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muddpile · 03-10-2006, 01:59 AM

I took a break from welding my floor in a week or so ago, and decided my wheels could use a good cleanup. I thought I wanted something fancier, but these actually are starting to grow on me. Here's how I got them on the truck, brush painted orange 15x8 truck rallys. It actually came with full rings and caps!

And when I took the rings off, I noticed minimal change, as they never painted under them......

The center caps were pretty ratty, in my opinion they were pretty well unuseable....

But after an hour on each one with some paint, polish, and a lot of steel wool, they looked pretty good. The rings just needed a good polish as well.

muddpile · 03-10-2006, 02:02 AM

Next up were the wheels. I did the ones on my charger 5 years ago with this method, and they've held up in all seasons (They were painted while on the car too) so I figured a modified version of that paint job would work great on my summer truck. Sanded all the orange off, scuffed up the silver and proceeded with 2 coats Tremclad primer, 3 coats Tremclad silver, 5 coats Krylon clear. Here's the result:

And mounted with rings and caps (Ignore the lug nuts, they need replacing BAD)

They're no billet 20's or anything, but they look great, cost nothing but a bit of paint and some elbow grease, and they really suit the truck in my opinion. A job well worth it in my opinion.

67chevyguy · 03-10-2006, 02:27 AM

wow, you did a really nice job on those, I'm lovin the yellow bowtie. It's amazing what difference a bit of elbow grease can do, it reminds you that money isn't always what you need to have something great.

*Jr_Blazer_Boy* · 03-10-2006, 03:14 AM

Those really turned out nice!

**Yukon Jack** · 03-10-2006, 10:28 AM

Time and effort really paid off - nice job!

krue · 03-10-2006, 11:38 AM

looks good to me.

76bonanza · 03-10-2006, 12:36 PM

Are those rings 3 inch? I am looking for some deep rings like that.

CochinoFilipino · 03-10-2006, 01:22 PM

Very Nice. Now just squirt some of that tire dressing on the rubber. That will bring it all out.

Longer days and warmer weather are coming. Whoohoo!

**Boog** · 03-10-2006, 01:33 PM

That'll do it right there Mudpile. You just can't improve on the factory look of the rallys. I think they look better silver than any other color. It goes with just about anything. Where'd ya get the new centers for the caps?

jay_shy · 03-10-2006, 02:39 PM

Those look great. I really like the silver. I am in the middle of getting mine blasted and ready for paint. I am torn between silver or black.

Probably go with the silver

Jason

jsbgump · 03-10-2006, 03:22 PM

Nice work

LUV2XCLR8 · 03-10-2006, 05:33 PM

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

**Palf70Step** · 03-10-2006, 10:50 PM

Excellent. That made a world of difference.

roughedup72 · 03-10-2006, 11:30 PM

They look great, I did mine basicaly the same way Except I used chevy rally silver and krylon clear coat. I will try and get some pics. But it is amazing what a little hard work will do for some good old rally's. Nice job.

muddpile · 03-11-2006, 12:28 AM

Thanks for all the compliments guys! To answer a few questions:
76Bonanza: I've never measured, but I think the rings would be about 3". Oddly enough, three of them are that mild brushed finish you see there and one is chrome. I never noticed until I polished them all.

Boog: The centers on the caps are not new. I masked them off carefully and painted the black portion of them. The bright yellow and bare aluminum were already there and in good shape. Two of them had gold bowties, but again on the truck I never noticed. I still have to mask and paint them yellow.

**special-K** · 03-11-2006, 12:43 AM

Looks great! On the center caps,have you ever stripped the paint on the base where the lugs go through?It`s chrome under there.

HeavyD · 03-11-2006, 01:06 AM

An SOS pad works great to strip the silver paint off the caps, but grab a new one when the pad runs out of blue soap. With just the steel wool it WILL scratch the chrome if you are pushing a little too hard. I have a couple caps I won't use due to this. Muddpile those wheels look as good as mine that I had done at the body shop..very nice. FYI new repo stickers are for sale here on the board from PT's 70 CST, and they look just like the yellow ones in the pic here. I bought 2 sets and they are good quality, printed on foil just like the GM ones.

**53burb** · 03-14-2006, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by roughedup72

They look great, I did mine basicaly the same way Except I used chevy rally silver and krylon clear coat. I will try and get some pics. But it is amazing what a little hard work will do for some good old rally's. Nice job.

Do you have pics of yours...Where did you get the Chevy Rally Silver paint...at the dealership???

**53burb** · 03-14-2006, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by muddpile

Next up were the wheels. I did the ones on my charger 5 years ago with this method, and they've held up in all seasons (They were painted while on the car too) so I figured a modified version of that paint job would work great on my summer truck. Sanded all the orange off, scuffed up the silver and proceeded with 2 coats Tremclad primer, 3 coats Tremclad silver, 5 coats Krylon clear. Here's the result:

And mounted with rings and caps (Ignore the lug nuts, they need replacing BAD)

They're no billet 20's or anything, but they look great, cost nothing but a bit of paint and some elbow grease, and they really suit the truck in my opinion. A job well worth it in my opinion.

Where did you get your paint from as well. I have a set of rallys that I need to freshen up as well...

blazerparts · 03-14-2006, 11:42 AM

Some NAPA's have the paint. Summit has it too.

**Canadian694x4** · 03-14-2006, 01:44 PM

Well Done! Reminds me that I need to "Freshin' up" my rallies too sometime soon.

**Already Gone** · 03-14-2006, 02:24 PM

Real Nice job Muddpile !! I used this method to get the paint off my cap bases. Go to a body shop and get some of their good paint thinner which is 100 times better than the stuff Canadian Tire or Wally World sells. Put an inch or two of the thinner in a steel bucket or bowl ( plastic will warp from this stuff) and do it outside (or after you sniff the fumes you'll take a trip without leaving the farm) and let the thinner work on them. After a half hour of soaking the paint will fall of the base of the cap leaving the nice shiny chrome with no scuff marks and you didnt need any elbow grease.

HeavyD · 03-14-2006, 02:31 PM

Hey thats a great tip. Will save a LOT of hassle and time.

muddpile · 03-15-2006, 12:28 AM

53burb, the paint is just plain old silver Tremclad Rust Paint (Similar to Rustoleum) that I bought at the local hardware store in rattle cans. The primer is Tremclad as well and the clear is Krylon.

Already Gone, that is a great tip. I cleaned all the paint off one cap so it was all chrome, but decided to re-paint it grey around the base instead. Lots of people do polish them entirely though I've noticed.

**53burb** · 03-19-2006, 12:56 AM

Thanks for the replies...

03-10-2006, 01:59 AM	#1
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Freshly Restored Rally Wheels I took a break from welding my floor in a week or so ago, and decided my wheels could use a good cleanup. I thought I wanted something fancier, but these actually are starting to grow on me. Here's how I got them on the truck, brush painted orange 15x8 truck rallys. It actually came with full rings and caps! And when I took the rings off, I noticed minimal change, as they never painted under them...... The center caps were pretty ratty, in my opinion they were pretty well unuseable.... But after an hour on each one with some paint, polish, and a lot of steel wool, they looked pretty good. The rings just needed a good polish as well. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

03-10-2006, 02:02 AM	#2
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Next up were the wheels. I did the ones on my charger 5 years ago with this method, and they've held up in all seasons (They were painted while on the car too) so I figured a modified version of that paint job would work great on my summer truck. Sanded all the orange off, scuffed up the silver and proceeded with 2 coats Tremclad primer, 3 coats Tremclad silver, 5 coats Krylon clear. Here's the result: And mounted with rings and caps (Ignore the lug nuts, they need replacing BAD) They're no billet 20's or anything, but they look great, cost nothing but a bit of paint and some elbow grease, and they really suit the truck in my opinion. A job well worth it in my opinion. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

03-10-2006, 02:27 AM	#3
67chevyguy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Surrey , BC, Canada Posts: 83	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels wow, you did a really nice job on those, I'm lovin the yellow bowtie. It's amazing what difference a bit of elbow grease can do, it reminds you that money isn't always what you need to have something great.

03-10-2006, 03:14 AM	#4
Jr_Blazer_Boy Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Applegate Oregon Posts: 56	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Those really turned out nice!

03-10-2006, 10:28 AM	#5
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Time and effort really paid off - nice job! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

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krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels looks good to me. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

03-10-2006, 12:36 PM	#7
76bonanza Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St robert Mo Posts: 2,001	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Are those rings 3 inch? I am looking for some deep rings like that. __________________ 1968 c10 lowered 3" 4" 355/Th400 built by Hatfield racing in joplin MO

03-10-2006, 01:22 PM	#8
CochinoFilipino Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Republic of California Posts: 345	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Very Nice. Now just squirt some of that tire dressing on the rubber. That will bring it all out. Longer days and warmer weather are coming. Whoohoo! __________________ '67 C10 Short Stepside 5.0TPI/700R4

03-10-2006, 01:33 PM	#9
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,212	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels That'll do it right there Mudpile. You just can't improve on the factory look of the rallys. I think they look better silver than any other color. It goes with just about anything. Where'd ya get the new centers for the caps? __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

03-10-2006, 02:39 PM	#10
jay_shy SWB 4X4 CLUB Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,088	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Those look great. I really like the silver. I am in the middle of getting mine blasted and ready for paint. I am torn between silver or black. Probably go with the silver Jason

03-10-2006, 03:22 PM	#11
jsbgump Gone Fishing Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Texas 76135 Posts: 12,361	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Nice work __________________ 68 Chevy Short Fleetside LSX Swap Under Way 3.73 posi 2.5/4 drop Frame of resto has been started 2022 Hyundai Tucson Limited 2019 Chevy Traverse Redline Edition Wifes Ride Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post3483616

03-10-2006, 05:33 PM	#12
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03-10-2006, 10:50 PM	#13
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,845	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Excellent. That made a world of difference. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

03-10-2006, 11:30 PM	#14
roughedup72 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: south carolina Posts: 658	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels They look great, I did mine basicaly the same way Except I used chevy rally silver and krylon clear coat. I will try and get some pics. But it is amazing what a little hard work will do for some good old rally's. Nice job. __________________ 1972 chevy cheyenne 10,nothing special at the moment,Its a work in progress, Working on the engine, paint and body,engine, paint and body,now its the suspenion, ahh hell I'm about tired of working on it. Maybe it will be a rat rod.

03-11-2006, 12:28 AM	#15
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Thanks for all the compliments guys! To answer a few questions: 76Bonanza: I've never measured, but I think the rings would be about 3". Oddly enough, three of them are that mild brushed finish you see there and one is chrome. I never noticed until I polished them all. Boog: The centers on the caps are not new. I masked them off carefully and painted the black portion of them. The bright yellow and bare aluminum were already there and in good shape. Two of them had gold bowties, but again on the truck I never noticed. I still have to mask and paint them yellow. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open Last edited by muddpile; 03-11-2006 at 12:29 AM.



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03-11-2006, 12:43 AM	#16
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,859	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Looks great! On the center caps,have you ever stripped the paint on the base where the lugs go through?It`s chrome under there. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

03-11-2006, 01:06 AM	#17
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels An SOS pad works great to strip the silver paint off the caps, but grab a new one when the pad runs out of blue soap. With just the steel wool it WILL scratch the chrome if you are pushing a little too hard. I have a couple caps I won't use due to this. Muddpile those wheels look as good as mine that I had done at the body shop..very nice. FYI new repo stickers are for sale here on the board from PT's 70 CST, and they look just like the yellow ones in the pic here. I bought 2 sets and they are good quality, printed on foil just like the GM ones. __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man" Last edited by HeavyD; 03-14-2006 at 02:27 PM.

03-14-2006, 11:42 AM	#20
blazerparts No,I DON'T have Tourett's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 556	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Some NAPA's have the paint. Summit has it too. __________________ '72 K5 CST 350/350 Daily Driver '69 GMC3500 Camper Special CST Flatbed 396/400 Upgraded to show truck '69 GMC 2500 L6292, 3spd beater

03-14-2006, 01:44 PM	#21
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,306	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Well Done! Reminds me that I need to "Freshin' up" my rallies too sometime soon. __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 20 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada! - 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 2 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 13 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 6 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

03-14-2006, 02:24 PM	#22
Already Gone 70+ ( Old Skool Club ) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ,Canada Posts: 9,115	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Real Nice job Muddpile !! I used this method to get the paint off my cap bases. Go to a body shop and get some of their good paint thinner which is 100 times better than the stuff Canadian Tire or Wally World sells. Put an inch or two of the thinner in a steel bucket or bowl ( plastic will warp from this stuff) and do it outside (or after you sniff the fumes you'll take a trip without leaving the farm) and let the thinner work on them. After a half hour of soaking the paint will fall of the base of the cap leaving the nice shiny chrome with no scuff marks and you didnt need any elbow grease. __________________ 1972 C10 Custom/Deluxe 613 Highlander 406/700R4 1999 White Tahoe LS 4x2 with Z56 Police Package 1992 K1500 GMC Suburban Members I have personally met: MusicMan70 - HeavyD - ChewyChevy67 - StingRay -71SWB4x4 - 67 Burb - DeadheadNM - too much stuff - bc65 - das601 " Circumsatances Do Not Change Responsibility " " The Sky is not the Limit, Your Mind is." Marilyn Monroe .. RIP Charlie Watts 1941 - 2021

03-14-2006, 02:31 PM	#23
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Hey thats a great tip. Will save a LOT of hassle and time. __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

03-15-2006, 12:28 AM	#24
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels 53burb, the paint is just plain old silver Tremclad Rust Paint (Similar to Rustoleum) that I bought at the local hardware store in rattle cans. The primer is Tremclad as well and the clear is Krylon. Already Gone, that is a great tip. I cleaned all the paint off one cap so it was all chrome, but decided to re-paint it grey around the base instead. Lots of people do polish them entirely though I've noticed. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open Last edited by muddpile; 03-15-2006 at 12:31 AM.

03-19-2006, 12:56 AM	#25
53burb Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Queen Creek, AZ Posts: 1,004	Re: Freshly Restored Rally Wheels Thanks for the replies...

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