Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan

Posted by Mr.Pushbutton  On 2008/2/24 19:25:02

Hey Kev, those rims look pretty sweet. Did they have much rust around the inner lip where the tire bead seats?
Here in the rustbelt we get a lot of rust there and they don't want to hold air.
I have learned to blast the rims, epoxy primer them, then shoot the bejesus out of them with K-36 surfacing primer. You keep shooting K-36 until they start to resemble a donut (well, not really) and sand back down until the pits are all full with K-36, then wetsand down to "glassy smooth" then paint. Then they hold air!