Got around to restoring a set of 795 marked painted 14x6 magnums.
Media blasted the face and inside and left the original paint alone on the inner rim.
Since paint codes are difficult to find I took a wheel in to a paint supplier and they have books of PPG chips catalogued as wheel colors. I picked the closest one to the paint on the inside of the rim and did them in base clear with the clear being a satin finish to match the paint on the inside of the rim
paint pics
Since there aren't any good stencils I spent a few hours and made my own. Each stencil goes around each lug pocket in one piece so no starting and stopping of tape lines. I used a satin black for the inserts
satin black
Awesome work! Your patience and attention to detail really payed off, especially with those stencils. Nice goin'!
Craig R.
Thank you
Quote from: SHELB66 on March 24, 2024, 10:13:21 PM
Awesome work! Your patience and attention to detail really payed off, especially with those stencils. Nice goin'!
Craig R.
+1 on those stencils. That's what stood out to me too.
Yes, very well done!
Hi Davez,
I like the satin finish. Do you know if the OEM finish on the visible side was flat for both the gray and black?
Cory
I don't know about the black but am confident this set was a satin / close to a semigloss when new on both sides
Dave
Dave, they look great.
Greek
Beautiful work, Dave ..... kudos on those stencils, well done!
Fred
Very well done!
The painted Magnum look on a '66 is really cool.
great work!
Very nicely done!
Joe
Dave,
Could you elaborate a bit about how you made your stencils?
Thanks!
Quote from: 6T6/7 on March 26, 2024, 06:32:36 PM
Dave,
Could you elaborate a bit about how you made your stencils?
Thanks!
So I own a company that does pinstriping, graphics, vehicle wraps, corporate advertising etc. I used masking tape over the opening and did a pencil rubbing, I scan that to my sign software and draw a vector pattern over that. I then cut a pattern in paint mask vinyl. I brought 3 of my wheels in and go back and forth making test fits and adjustments in the vector pattern to find the right balance of one or 2 patterns that fit the openings as best as possible. Probably went through 8 or 10 test fittings until I was happy. There are some consistent inconsistencies in how the centers were stamped out but there are some slight variations from wheel to wheel. We're talking 1/32 to 1/64 of an inch.
dz
Quote from: davez on March 26, 2024, 10:46:43 PM
Quote from: 6T6/7 on March 26, 2024, 06:32:36 PM
Dave,
Could you elaborate a bit about how you made your stencils?
Thanks!
So I own a company that does pinstriping, graphics, vehicle wraps, corporate advertising etc. I used masking tape over the opening and did a pencil rubbing, I scan that to my sign software and draw a vector pattern over that. I then cut a pattern in paint mask vinyl. I brought 3 of my wheels in and go back and forth making test fits and adjustments in the vector pattern to find the right balance of one or 2 patterns that fit the openings as best as possible. Probably went through 8 or 10 test fittings until I was happy. There are some consistent inconsistencies in how the centers were stamped out but there are some slight variations from wheel to wheel. We're talking 1/32 to 1/64 of an inch.
dz
Ok, thanks for that info. I was wondering what was involved, including addressing possible variations, etc. Beautiful end product!
You have a nice product with those cut masks, some are probably interested ;-)
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+1