Hot Rods Oh No I F$%*ed up!!!! Ansen Wheel Help Needed!!!

I was wondering what the advantage is to using WD-40, water works fine for me and is much easier to clean up.

 

You know, I would love to give you a great answer but like I said I have never done this and the friend that welded up the chips recommended that I use WD-40. Perhaps for a lubrication so that the Aluminum does not get to hot? Not sure, but when a man as talented as Scott talks to a hack like myself I listen intently.

 

I thought you were going full show??? Fully polish them fuckers



Front AND back

 

Hahaha Chris. I want the car to be more go and slight show that's why I did not want to polish them. More of a car that cleans up a bit on the track and looks good doing so rather then one that gets polished every other day to keep up it's charm.

I may have no other choice though. The fronts are looking pretty polished already so I think I'll leave them alone.

 

Oh and I have polishing spokes so I forfeit the idea right from the get go.

 

check this out...http://www.roadsters.com/gibbs/

 

i read somewhere that cadium gold spray paint will match. i think they sometimes use on hood hinges or such. but its been a while since i read it and may have forgotten. i've had a drink and taken pharmasuticles since i saw that. but that is what i had planned on useing .eastwood maybe?

 

I scrubbed the other wheel center down with the Steel wool and made it uniform. They looked good as is but I wanted that color. I found a duplicor that I am going to dust on there and see what I have. The color looks like it's going to match perfectly so I should have the pics in a day or two. None the less I am less worried then I was when I started this thread. The wheels are going to look great I think.

The rim sanded to 2000 looks great, I can't imagine what it's going to look like once I get the polish and ball out. Lug Nuts are my real issue right now. Need to find some nuts that look the part and period.

 

Dunno if this helps.

I believe these are Mr. Gasket open lugnuts.
I cut them down for clearance underneath my 34 V8 re-pro caps on my slot mags.




Wheel mit cap.

 

there is something about that color on the wheel that just screams hot rod.

 

Thanks C9, that looks great!! I may give it a whirl and I also found some lung nuts at Summit that probably will work. Cutting them down might be exactly what I need to make them look right.

Progress on my wheels as of today are on this link.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=346968&page=3