the tinker
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
I bought these rims yesterday for a buck each.
They're from the 30's and were painted silver a long time ago.
Silver paint is tough to get off and is usually done to cover rust. I sat down and grabbed some spokes and was about to lace these rims up. Looking at them I thought," I wonder if these rims are still decent under this heavy silver paint?" I took a brush and painted a little Goof Off on a spot and the dull silver paint came right off, revealing shiny plating .
So.....I think I'll see if the whole rim will clean up as good as this one spot before I lace them up. This Goof Off doesn't work on all paints, but when it does, it's great.
Silver paint is tough to get off and is usually done to cover rust. I sat down and grabbed some spokes and was about to lace these rims up. Looking at them I thought," I wonder if these rims are still decent under this heavy silver paint?" I took a brush and painted a little Goof Off on a spot and the dull silver paint came right off, revealing shiny plating .