Corvette Rally Wheel Restoration

[firstgenaddict]

I believe originally it was an Alkyd enamel. I have the code at the house if you need it.

[napa68]

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I believe originally it was an Alkyd enamel. I have the code at the house if you need it.

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The code would be great. This is for a 70. It is my understanding (be it right or not) that 70 had a little more of a green tint to it. ???????

Thanks,

Tim

[737Driver]

A wheel for your car would have had, most likely, A LOT of green tint in the paint. It would have had runs/slags as there was minimal care taken to prevent it.





When the argent was applied to the front, the paint continued through the openings right on to the black back and created substantial coverage.





One brand of wheel weights was Micro. No metric sizes were used and there was a pink color applied to indicate location and/or size.



The PICS shown are from original tires, wheels, weights and valve stems. In my opinion, they indicate what a factory fresh wheel would have looked like exiting the assembly plant. The wheels are, however, RESTORED. There is never a better example than an original, non restored component in good condition to give the best example of 'how it was' in the day.

Regards,

Mark

[ORIGLS6]

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The code would be great. This is for a 70. It is my understanding (be it right or not) that 70 had a little more of a green tint to it. ???????


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I have a set of 4 'day 1 take-offs' from a '70 Corvette at home in the garage. I'll try to remember to get one down tonite and get some shots for you.

[napa68]

That would be great. Thank you everyone for your input. I'd like to give a shoutout to Rusty Small. He hooked me up with the Goodyear Wide Treads at a great deal!

[ORIGLS6]

Here's a few pix of one of the wheels. These were taken off a new '70 before it left the dealership. The owner opted for some 8" & 10" Ansen slots and M/T tires. He was killed in a railroad accident less than a year later and through a 'friend of a friend' connection I got the tires & wheels from his wife. The tires ended up on another Corvette a couple of years later and the wheels, caps, trim rings and OE lugnuts have been in my garage since around 1972. The lighting wasn't exactly optimal last evening so I placed a can of Krylon Silver next to the wheel for comparison. Honestly I didn't see much of the green tint that I had expected.









A 'glob' as Mark indicated above. Just one of the factory flaws you might want to duplicate.



Some of the overspray on the back side. I had to wash some dust off the wheel and it wasnt completely dry when I took these shots.





And some 'blow-through' at the valve stem hole.



If you would like any more shots just give me a shout.

[napa68]

Thanks! I really appreciate the detail. Now I know what I have to do.

Thanks,

Tim