Topic: 67 Steel/Hubcap car Wheel Finish

[J_Speegle]

As I've been doing here is another shadowed post that I posted on another forum posted here to help members now and the future with their questions

Picture is of an original spare and small letter Speedway I removed from a later 67 GT350 I owned many years ago

Original question was what was the finish of the steel rims used on cars originally equipped with hubcaps?

They were sprayed semi-gloss black on all surfaces and the finish was generally not very glossy though after years of cleaning and rubbing the gloss can increase but IMHO that would not represent hoe typically they were on day one. Of course minor variations due to thickness of paint application, weather and conditions can produce a small amount of variation as usual in painted surfaces



Hope this helps others

[Bossbill]

I just restored one for my 67 Shelby (still looking for the other 4!) for trunk duty so I took the time to make it look as nice as possible.
As you can see, the shine can look different depending on distance. This was outside in the shade on a sunny Seattle day.

I can't believe how hard it is to find the 1967 only 15x6 Severe Service Shelby steel wheels.
And how many people think they have one when they don't.

(wheel was primed in black epoxy, then shot with SEM Trim Black quart/reducer 1:1 using a detail gun)

Thanks again for that picture Jeff. It has helped a lot.