[DeTomaso] Wheels

[Dickruzzindesign at aol.com]

Dear tvalz,

About 30 years ago I had my wheels stripped of paint. Then I sprayed the tire 
side with a sealer that I got from J. C. Whitney that was for porous wheel 
castings. 

I then spent about eight hours on each wheel, sanding, filling and generally 
tuning up the surfaces. I did not want them to look perfect, I still wanted 
the sand cast look, the made by hand look. 
Then I painted them. 

I put some kind of elastomer in the paint that causes the paint to resist 
chipping. After that I glued the valve stems in with silicone sealer.

A couple of days later I put air in the tires, about six months after that I 
drove the car to a paint shop, where it lived for about three years. In the 
meantime I bought a new house, was busy and not too anxious to get the car back. 
It took about three months to get it runable when I did.   The first thing I 
did was go to my local gas station to check the tires.

Not one tire had lost a pound of air. I could not believe it.

So... If you are going to do it, do not set a timetable. Have fun doing it 
and do every possible thing that you can, within reasonable expense, to do the 
best job possible. 

That will result in fewer problems down the road, don't worry, you will have 
plenty of them anyway.
I guarantee it will be worth it.

All the best,
Dick Ruzzin
_______________________________DickruzzinDESIGN at aol.com
920 Whittier Rd.
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
Phone: +313-824-0539 / Cell: +313-300-9558



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