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Yes, keep in mind that those years at least are balanced. They
are balanced at the factory, not when they are on the wheel. If the pieces are
not reassembled exactly as they came apart, this could contribute to them
flying off the car at the least little bounce. They were hard to keep on the car
when new & now that they have been on & off countless times, they
are very easy to dislodge.
John
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Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 8:52
AM
Subject: Re: IML: Refurbishing Wheel
Covers (was "Wow! 1967... ")
This is a task of great fun (if ya like that kinda thing), if
only to count the hardware and experience the weight of the covers. I believe
they tipped my scale at 13.5 lb, which is about 50% more than the entire alloy
wheel of one of my modern cars! I have also seen a photo from the factory back
in '67 that showed a woman with a stack of them to her side, balancing each
one on a fixture. She was balancing just the wheel cover, no wheel in
sight!
A few tips when restoring them:
1.) To see the correct
paint scheme for your year, use the wheel cover guide on the club
website:
<http://imperialclub.org/Repair/Wheels/covers.htm>
2.)
When painting the areas that require paint (usually matte silver and flat
black for these years), I recommend stripping the old paint off (fine steel
wool will usually do it), masking the areas to be painted (have fun cutting
the circles!) and then starting with a coat of epoxy primer. I have found this
to be the only way to keep your new paint from practically washing off the
next time you clean the whitewalls.
Hope this helps you have
show-quality wheel covers!
Chris in LA
67 Crown
78 NYB
Salon
DONALDDICKINSOND@xxxxxx (DONALDDICKINSOND@xxxxxx)
wrote:
I have spent a couple of days
refurbishing my hubcaps. This is a neat project as these hubcaps break
down into parts that can then be easily be cleaned and/or repainted and wow
what a difference when your done (a lot of bang for your time)! Of
course when you do this all of the warts show. I have rebuilt these by
separating the good parts from the not so good parts. I would be
interested in any good parts you may have to replace my not so good parts.
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