Painting Center Line Wheels

[delfinomuro]

Well I bought a set of Center line wheels for $100. Then Hoosiers as well. And the only reason I bought them, was to paint them and mount them on my 66 Plymouth. I painted 2 wheels, one rear and one front. In total, it was 5-6 man hours for both wheels. Cleaned them up then polish the beads. The tape the beads, then paint wheels. Let me know what you guys think.

 

[ChargerM440]

Looks good! I may have to steal this idea for my set of American Racing Outlaw I wheels.

 

[GTXperience]

I like'em! I have always been a fan of AutoDrags (just as long as they weren't polished).

 

[delfinomuro]

Looks good! I may have to steal this idea for my set of American Racing Outlaw I wheels.

Haha thanks man. And go for it! Glad it inspired you to do it as well

 

[GTXperience]

Again, looks cool but very labor intensive. I'm wondering if you could find caps to snuggly cover the beads while painting.

 

[delfinomuro]

Again, looks cool but very labor intensive. I'm wondering if you could find caps to snuggly cover the beads while painting.

Lol man that would be nice and save so much time. I'm working on the second front wheel. Going through it faster than the first one. The worst part is hand polishing the beads. Half way through, and my fingers are hurting and "getting stuck" haha

 

[Bladecutter]

View attachment 380409 View attachment 380410 View attachment 380412 View attachment 380414 View attachment 380416 View attachment 380417 View attachment 380409 View attachment 380410 Well I bought a set of Center line wheels for $100. Then Hoosiers as well. And the only reason I bought them, was to paint them and mount them on my 66 Plymouth. I painted 2 wheels, one rear and one front. In total, it was 5-6 man hours for both wheels. Cleaned them up then polish the beads. The tape the beads, then paint wheels. Let me know what you guys think.

An alternative to individually taping rivet heads is to carefully coat them in thin film of vaseline.
i've used vaseline for masking hi points on wheels & other items & it's def faster than taping, just have to take care to keep the grease only where needed.

 

[khryslerkid]

What aluminum compatible paint did you use?

 

[Cranky]

Yeah, dem things are ribits...ribit ribit ribit I have a set of those too but may sell them if the slots in the attic fit.

 

[Runner 68]

I'm not invalidating your effort, trust me, they look great but how much is your time worth per hour?

I think I would rather shove a sharp stick in my eye than mask those rivets. Wasn't there a production rim available that suited your needs / wants?

 

[delfinomuro]

An alternative to individually taping rivet heads is to carefully coat them in thin film of vaseline.
i've used vaseline for masking hi points on wheels & other items & it's def faster than taping, just have to take care to keep the grease only where needed.

Sounds a bit risky lol I'd probably screw it up.

 

[delfinomuro]

Yeah, dem things are ribits...ribit ribit ribit I have a set of those too but may sell them of the slots in the attic fit.

Extra set of these wheels? Haha

 

[delfinomuro]

I'm not invalidating your effort, trust me, they look great but how much is your time worth per hour?

I think I would rather shove a sharp stick in my eye than mask those rivets. Wasn't there a production rim available that suited your needs / wants?

Well it only took me 2 hours on the first wheel. And yes they do sell the exact same wheels the same way I'm painting them. But, I paid $100 for this set, plus $20 of paint and $6 of tape. Let's say $15/hr of labor. $15x8hrs=$120+$100+$20+$6=$246. Not bad for some wheels that will look brand new and sick haha. And i guess it also depends if you have patience, I have lots of it lol. Actually had a good time listening to music and taping the rivets haha. Although there were points where I removed a mask and balled it up from frustration.

 

[delfinomuro]

What aluminum compatible paint did you use?

Here's a photo. This stuff works great. Used it on a bunch of stuff, never fails and looks beautiful.

 

[Bladecutter]

I'm not invalidating your effort, trust me, they look great but how much is your time worth per hour?

I think I would rather shove a sharp stick in my eye than mask those rivets. Wasn't there a production rim available that suited your needs / wants?

Sometimes, the personal statememt supersedes the time it takes. If He had simply paid money for shelf items, They would not have as much of Him in them....just His money. Myself i would have sanded & polished them(because polishing is one of the things i do a lot of).....guaranteed to have triple the time He has in them,,,,leastways i'd have gone gloss black as opposed to matte,,,, & maybe increased the work exponentially with color sanding & polishing the black(consider all that finger ******* around the rivet heads) i'm just saying that at times....especially with keepers....the 'production' sense of time & worth, give way to meeting a desired result, & the satisfaction of One's own hand being instrumental in said results.
When i do my metal thing, time stops.....it will only happen as fast as it can happen....but the results will outdo average by a damn good margin

 

[Bladecutter]

Sounds a bit risky lol I'd probably screw it up.

An idea..cut a template from some thin plastic that will skirt around the rivet head, & lay it around each head as You apply the grease film.....then You could use a thin paint brush to skirt each head.
I know this.....if i had sat down to tape off each head individually..i certainly would have a lot more time in than You do. KUDOS!

 

[Runner 68]

Sometimes, the personal statememt supersedes the time it takes. If He had simply paid money for shelf items, They would not have as much of Him in them....just His money. Myself i would have sanded & polished them(because polishing is one of the things i do a lot of).....guaranteed to have triple the time He has in them,,,,leastways i'd have gone gloss black as opposed to matte,,,, & maybe increased the work exponentially with color sanding & polishing the black(consider all that finger ******* around the rivet heads) i'm just saying that at times....especially with keepers....the 'production' sense of time & worth, give way to meeting a desired result, & the satisfaction of One's own hand being instrumental in said results.
When i do my metal thing, time stops.....it will only happen as fast as it can happen....but the results will outdo average by a damn good margin

Polishing I can see, I enjoy that as well. I also enjoy rattle canning and powder coating but damn. Lots o rivets.

Did you consider Plasti-Dip Delfino? Same satin look, pretty tough but you can peel it off clean in sheets at a later date if you want to change the look.

 

[delfinomuro]

Polishing I can see, I enjoy that as well. I also enjoy rattle canning and powder coating but damn. Lots o rivets.

Did you consider Plasti-Dip Delfino? Same satin look, pretty tough but you can peel it off clean in sheets at a later date if you want to change the look.

Yea I thought of plasti-dip. But I've used it on other objects before and since these are wheels. I would have to be careful when washing since it can peel off and over time the color fades and starts to look dull. It's the only reason I didn't use it lol

 

[Cranky]

Extra set of these wheels? Haha

The Centerlines were on a drag car I ran in the 80's. Hurt the motor last race of the season in Louisiana and then almost lost everything when a trailer tire let go on the way home. That was a scary ride lol. Also have a set of Weld Prostars. Need a set of 2000 Durango/Dakota wheels? Got 3+ sets of those dang things...

Sometimes, the personal statememt supersedes the time it takes. If He had simply paid money for shelf items, They would not have as much of Him in them....just His money. Myself i would have sanded & polished them(because polishing is one of the things i do a lot of).....guaranteed to have triple the time He has in them,,,,leastways i'd have gone gloss black as opposed to matte,,,, & maybe increased the work exponentially with color sanding & polishing the black(consider all that finger ******* around the rivet heads) i'm just saying that at times....especially with keepers....the 'production' sense of time & worth, give way to meeting a desired result, & the satisfaction of One's own hand being instrumental in said results.
When i do my metal thing, time stops.....it will only happen as fast as it can happen....but the results will outdo average by a damn good margin

Polished a set of Fenton RT mags in the mid 70's and ran them on 4 different vehicles during the next 25 years! Had some time in them since it was all done by hand including having to sand them starting with 400. Finally let them go when I sold a really nice 70 Challenger. First set of tires that got mounted on them at a tire shop, the moron there told me that they were going to leak like hell and tried to sell me tubes. He gave me a pretty good lecture about it and was about to leave with only two tires mounted when he finally shut up. Never had a problem.

 

[delfinomuro]

The Centerlines were on a drag car I ran in the 80's. Hurt the motor last race of the season in Louisiana and then almost lost everything when a trailer tire let go on the way home. That was a scary ride lol. Also have a set of Weld Prostars. Need a set of 2000 Durango/Dakota wheels? Got 3+ sets of those dang things...


Polished a set of Fenton RT mags in the mid 70's and ran them on 4 different vehicles during the next 25 years! Had some time in them since it was all done by hand including having to sand them starting with 400. Finally let them go when I sold a really nice 70 Challenger. First set of tires that got mounted on them at a tire shop, the moron there told me that they were going to leak like hell and tried to sell me tubes. He gave me a pretty good lecture about it and was about to leave with only two tires mounted when he finally shut up. Never had a problem.

Lmao "that was a scary ride" I can imagine you saying it. Gotta agree, it does sounds scary as hell especially when you got a car on the trailer. And man you have a lot of wheels haha