Rattle can or powder coat

[Horse Newbie 7,075]

@WVHillbilly520H @Tractorhead

So I picked up my 520H rims and hubcaps from the powder coat shop today...

Rims...gloss white

Hubcaps...shiney chrome

What do you think ?

I'm really pleased with the hub caps...$10 a piece.

The shiney chrome is a powder coating...not true chrome plating.

Edited December 21, 2020 by Horse Newbie

[Horse Newbie 7,075]

@WVHillbilly520H @Tractorhead

So I picked up my 520H rims and hubcaps from the powder coat shop today...

Rims...gloss white

Hubcaps...shiney chrome

What do you think ?

I'm really pleased with the hub caps...$10 a piece.

I wish I had a before pic of the hub caps... I'll try to find some.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

@Horse Newbie , I 100% love the "shiny chrome" if you can find out what brand powder they used I will see if my guy can get it... Make some LSE wheels or freshen up those muffler heat shields and Onan air cleaner lids... Thanks for sharing. If you need the brand China markers in used just shout.

[Tractorhead 9,064]

@Horse Newbie

Whow, they looking great.

beeing worth the price definitely.

 

I’m still annoyed of the missed Schedule on my Rims.

Wished they had finished them before, so no Trailride possible on Sylvester like i would do.

Talked today with the young Boss and he told me he told his guy‘s to finish them, but they don‘t do so.

 

 

Edited December 21, 2020 by Tractorhead

[Horse Newbie 7,075]

3 minutes ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

@Horse Newbie , I 100% love the "shiny chrome" if you can find out what brand powder they used I will see if my guy can get it... Make some LSE wheels or freshen up those muffler heat shields and Onan air cleaner lids... Thanks for sharing. If you need the brand China markers in used just shout.

You talking about for the horse emblem and trim on the hub caps ?

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

Yes...here you go.

[Horse Newbie 7,075]

1 minute ago, Tractorhead said:

@Horse Newbie

Whow, they looking great.

beeing worth the price definitely.

 

I’m still annoyed of the missed Schedule on my Rims.

Wished they had finished them before, so no Trailride possible on Sylvester like i would do.

Talked today with the young Boss and he told me he adviced his guy‘s to finish them, but they don‘t do so.

 

 

@Tractorhead

I know what you mean on the unkept schedule...

Mine was supposed to be done last week...

I am just glad they didn't get " lost"

I am fully prepared to wait on things the way people do business these days...smh

[Horse Newbie 7,075]

3 minutes ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

Yes...here you go.

The hub caps are so nice now I'm almost afraid to attempt to paint the trim...are those actual "paint" markers ?  @WVHillbilly520H

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

Tim, go slow they "drip" a bit just keep a lent free wiper close by, you may have to do 2-3 coats over the shiny bling.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

Yes metal marking paint pens "china markers"

[Tractorhead 9,064]

1 minute ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

Yes metal marking paint pens "china markers"

 

Do you have a example how they turn out please?

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

6 minutes ago, Tractorhead said:

 

Do you have a example how they turn out please?

 

[Tractorhead 9,064]

9 minutes ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

 

 

Yap, that looks pretty cool.

i love it.

 

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

On the tractor...

[Tractorhead 9,064]

Matches perfectly with the Rims

👍

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

Just now, Tractorhead said:

Matches perfectly with the Rims

👍

That was my thoughts.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

Should I paint the engraving on my custom made wheel weight covers?

[Handy Don 12,247]

I can see the impetus to add some color here! 

Given my less-than-amazing painting skills I'd go for filling the text if the adjoining metal was smooth and I could easily clean off any "outside the lines oopses" But with the brushed surface I'd have "runs" that I'd regret.

Painting it all masks the spun metal look you might want to keep but it would let me (again, not the best painter) go back and contrast paint the lettering.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

Yep, I "turned" them on a lathe before I engraved them on a ProtoTrak CNC mill.

Edited December 21, 2020 by WVHillbilly520H

[Horse Newbie 7,075]

1 hour ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

Should I paint the engraving on my custom made wheel weight covers?

I probably would !

[rjg854 11,389]

2 hours ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

Should I paint the engraving on my custom made wheel weight covers?

Sure would make that stand out more.

[Horse Newbie 7,075]

4 hours ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

@Horse Newbie , I 100% love the "shiny chrome" if you can find out what brand powder they used I will see if my guy can get it... Make some LSE wheels or freshen up those muffler heat shields and Onan air cleaner lids... Thanks for sharing. If you need the brand China markers in used just shout.

@WVHillbilly520H  I'll see if I can find out what brand powder they used...and if the true color is called shiney chrome.

What are LSE wheels ?

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

1 minute ago, Horse Newbie said:

@WVHillbilly520H  I'll see if I can find out what brand powder they used...and if the true color is called shiney chrome.

What are LSE wheels ?

One of the most sought after limited edition  made in the 80s 420LSE... 

[Horse Newbie 7,075]

On 12/21/2020 at 4:44 PM, WVHillbilly520H said:

Yes...here you go.

@WVHillbilly520H

Man, I found those on the net...regular ones like $4.95, x large a little more...

Total around $26, but shipping was $20 or so...

can't believe the shipping is that much for 4 pens.

I'm thinking about getting some oil based paint markers at OfficeMax...prolly be alright as long as they're oil based right ?

Whadda ya think ?

[Tractorhead 9,064]

Maybe a rattlecan paint in your prefered Color sprayed little in the cap and a fine pinstripe brush works also.

 

Should be onsite Materials.