Paint Wheels dodge d24 1948

[bypass]

Hi,

 

can anyone tell me if the inside of the wheels is also painted with the color of the car?

The car is beige. The outside of the rims are painted in beige. To be original, the inside is also painted in beige? or may be black. It´s a dodge club coupe and the wheels are like in the pic:

 

Thanks

[normanpitkin]

If you get the original build sheet it will tell you the colours for the rim AND the middle of the wheel .My Chrysler was black centre with red rims

[Guest]

I think he's asking about the inside of the wheel (the side next to the brake drum).

[keiser31]

I sort of doubt that the wheels were painted different colors on the opposite sides.

[Guest]

I doubt it also but by believing in the General I have no idea what WPC might have done.  My 53 Buick, I was the second owner in 1960 had the same colour paint on both sides of the five wheels.

Edited December 1, 2016 by Guest (see edit history)

[Curti]

Why would the manufacturer ever go to the bother to paint the rims multiple colors ?

[Guest BillP]

15 minutes ago, Curti said:

Why would the manufacturer ever go to the bother to paint the rims multiple colors ?

 

I wondered the same thing, then put myself in the factory's position for a moment. Maybe they buy pallets of wheels from their supplier and they all come in with a thin coat of black on them. For the base line cars, they stay black. To dress up the high line cars, they paint the outside body color (why bother with the inside).

[keiser31]

15 minutes ago, BillP said:

 

I wondered the same thing, then put myself in the factory's position for a moment. Maybe they buy pallets of wheels from their supplier and they all come in with a thin coat of black on them. For the base line cars, they stay black. To dress up the high line cars, they paint the outside body color (why bother with the inside).

I was thinking that just when you were posting it.

[Restorer32]

I have never seen an original wheel that was a different color on the inside.

[40phil41]

FWIW, Both my '40 and '41 Dodges have body coloured wheels (front, back and inside). The 41 is bottom of the line. The 40 is top of the line.

 

Phil

[bypass]

Ok Thanks!

 

I'm going to paint both sides with the same color.

[dalef62]

Crosley wheels were painted black from the wheel manufacture and then Crosley painted the fronts red on early cars and off white on later cars.  No masking so there is overspray on the rears of the wheels. 

[Rusty_OToole]

Did a quick web search for 48 Dodge brochures and all the factory ads show either body color wheels or those white trim rings they had back then.

[JACK M]

17 hours ago, Rusty_OToole said:

Did a quick web search for 48 Dodge brochures and all the factory ads show either body color wheels or those white trim rings they had back then.

 

Like these?

NOS 16" and for sale.

 

Edited December 2, 2016 by JACK M (see edit history)

[plymouthcranbrook]

I never saw anything like that before^^

[Rusty_OToole]

I think Chrysler brought them out when whitewall tires were unavailable right after the war. They had them for a few years then they disappeared when they introduced  full chrome wheel covers.