anyone dismantled these
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Burning Brakes
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From: wash. dc
anyone dismantled these
i bought a set of the full wheel covers for my 71 a couple years ago and i want to take them apart and clean them up for installation next season. anyone accomplished this feat before. the bolts on the back are a lil rusted and i don't want to twist them off trying to remove them.. any ideas?????
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...the bolts on the back are a lil rusted and i don't want to twist them off trying to remove them.. any ideas?????
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or liberally soak `em in WD-40 overnight. I just got a set as well from a forum member- they're in pretty good shape, but I'll tken them apart to clean and frefinish as necessary.
They're sitting on the work bench soaking as I write . . .
Good luck-
They're sitting on the work bench soaking as I write . . .
Good luck-
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Burning Brakes
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i got one of em apart and would like to paint but don't know how to paint between the fins....any suggestions.
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Shoot the spokes, then polish the black paint off the tops of the spokes. Quicker.
I experimented with shooting the spoke basket from the rear in an attempt to keep the black off the tops of the spokes. I did not like what I got.
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Burning Brakes
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Mask the tops of the spokes, then shoot semi flat black. Tedius and time consuming.
Shoot the spokes, then polish the black paint off the tops of the spokes. Quicker.
I experimented with shooting the spoke basket from the rear in an attempt to keep the black off the tops of the spokes. I did not like what I got.
Shoot the spokes, then polish the black paint off the tops of the spokes. Quicker.
I experimented with shooting the spoke basket from the rear in an attempt to keep the black off the tops of the spokes. I did not like what I got.
