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55' buick special---new aftermarket wheels are bad


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I think I will go back to my original wheels. My hub caps do not look new, so I think I will powder coat wheels, add beauty rings, a chrome center cap and chrome lug nuts. I wonder how that will look. Corky Coker 54' buick Roadmaster looks good. I am not sure where to buy the rings, caps!!!

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Trim rings are available in body shop supply houses. My preference is the chrome plated ones. Chrome has a much more colorful shine than stainless.

In the mid 1980's I had a black 4 speed '74 Nova with red buckets. I got a set of Pontiac styled steel wheels, 14's in front 15's in the rear. I painted them gloss black, covered the Pontiac center cap with a Chevy emblem, and put chrome trim rings all around. I made black headlight covers and did some judicious blackout of the chrome.

I remember a couple of kids screeching their bikes to a stop so they could get both thumbs up.

Bernie

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