Please contribute to the restoration project

If you feel inclined please contribute to the effort anything will help!

Monday, August 6, 2012

Restored Original Wheels

From the bugeye parts car I have taken the original steel wheels and put them back to original condition.  I purchased a sandblasting kit from one of the local tool stores and sandblasted the rust and paint off of the wheels to product a clean steel surface. 

I then used an airgun to blow off any dust or residue, then treated the surface with metal etch/phosphoric acid.  After treating the metal I primed the surfaces in preparation for the final original silver colored paint.  I will obviously also replace the valve stems with new ones prior to installing the new tires.