 stevelegel
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Loc: Detroit MI
Reg: 09-27-09
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09-09-18 12:35 PM - Post#2745732
The El Camino comes back from transmission shop tomorrow. 2 speed powerglide has new seals and no leaks. It ran and shifted well, but leaked bad. They said there was lots of sludge throughout and they took an extra day to soak all the parts overnight to remove all the old build up.
One of my 4 hubcaps was pretty beat up, I think a hard hammer had been used to pound it on at one time. Anyway I found a very nice used one on eBay, for only $12 and $11 to ship it. It is smooth and in great shape and matched the patina of my other three, but the black on the inserts has been worn or cleaned off. Here are two photos of how I masked and painted the details.
I cleaned the surface with acetone (nail polish remover) it dries fast and cleans well. Then I laid out sections of the blue masking tape, and used the top of a bic pen to detail the tape into the recesses of the turbines, then I used a utility knife blade to cut out the windows for reach turbine section, sometimes having to go back and detail it again. Then I masked off the rest of the area. A nice project for a rainy Sunday afternoon in Detroit
For the crossed flags, I used regular enamel paint from a small can, but used a flat toothpick rather than a brush. I laid a small drop in the middle of the recess of the flags and the fluer de le, then pushed the paint out into the corners.
then I sprayed the turbines.
The paint looks shiny because it is wet, I used a satin/semi gloss finish.
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Los59
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09-10-18 09:00 AM - Post#2745805
In response to stevelegel
Show us the finished parts when you're done Steve, I'll be digging into this soon enough myself.
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stevelegel
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Loc: Detroit MI
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09-11-18 03:51 AM - Post#2745868
In response to Los59
It came out swell. I think the big trick is using the pen cap to really seal the tape against the hubcap indents before cutting with sharp knife blade, and I waited 2 days for paint to set hard...and patience.
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Los59
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09-11-18 04:56 AM - Post#2745876
In response to stevelegel
Looks good Steve, I'll be incorporating the center spinner accessory as well on the finished set I'm working on so I may not try and paint the crossed flags.
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59cheviac
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Loc: the sunshine state
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09-14-18 10:15 AM - Post#2746148
In response to Los59
The masking on that inner ring must have been fun. Ah, for the days when I had that kind of patience, lol...
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 japete92
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09-15-18 06:09 AM - Post#2746206
In response to stevelegel
Simply to be correct, it's a 'wheel cover'. 'Hub caps' only 'cover' the lug nuts. The wheel covers are larger and 'cover' the valve stem.
Pete
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1belair1954
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09-15-18 07:05 PM - Post#2746282
In response to stevelegel
Thanks for the great photos I am going to tackle the side trim (airplanes) on my 1960 El camino they have small black rectangular in-dents like the Hub caps. Will use the blue tape like you have done I might hit it with some etch primer before the satin black. I wonder how they did the black at the factory must have had some type of template?
My hubcaps sorry I have the wheel covers lol are not to bad most of the original black still there.
On another point on wheel covers I have 1966 14"rims I was lucky enough to find aftermarket 1960 Impala wheel covers that have the teeth that hold them on so dont need the nibs to retain the caps.
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stevelegel
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Loc: Detroit MI
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09-16-18 02:29 PM - Post#2746350
In response to 1belair1954
nibs to retain the caps?
I needed one wheel cover to replace one of mine that was beat up from hard hammer hammering it on. The used one I found on ebay, is smooth all around the edge going onto the wheel, not with the "claws" like my originals. Do I need some other attachment?
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stevelegel
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Loc: Detroit MI
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09-16-18 02:31 PM - Post#2746351
In response to stevelegel
the big key to not getting bleed through around the tape was using the bic ben cap to really adapt the tape tight into the edges of the recess before trimming and using a really sharp utility knife or the one sided razor blade
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1belair1954
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09-17-18 12:19 AM - Post#2746397
In response to stevelegel
thanks Steve yep I will make sure I seal the tape down good to prevent the bleeding.
On the wheel covers original 59-60 chevy 14" rims have nibs or little bumps in the rim to hold the hubcap on. The later aftermarket wheel covers have the teeth like all later wheel covers and will fit on a standard 14" smooth lipped rim.
I looked for ages on Ebay for a set and paid more than the going rate.
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Los59
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09-17-18 05:55 AM - Post#2746412
In response to stevelegel
Hey Steve, what 1belair said regarding the wheel nibs or bumps to hold the wheel covers without the "claws" i have a set of both as well and was curious of the same at the time. I didn't know the ones with "claws" were aftermarket though.
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1belair1954
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09-22-18 04:47 PM - Post#2746942
In response to Los59
Hi Los59 I got the info on here about the two different types of wheel covers I cant remember which member it was.
I am just glad they made the ones with the claws or I would have been up for a new set of rims.
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Los59
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09-24-18 05:34 AM - Post#2747057
In response to 1belair1954
Yea, i had bought a couple of sets and came to realize that each set were different as to how they mounted. I did order new wheels from The Wheel Smith. Matched original wheels requiring the smooth edge wheel covers.
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