Re: 55 56 Packard safety bead rim wheels.
Posted by BH On 2010/10/19 19:05:41
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Norwegan Forest green. Gray paint in good condition on back side of wheel. Is gray paint what the yused at the factory???
All of the unmolested original wheels that I've inspected were painted on the outward facing side only. Rims from local Packards were pretty rusty on the back/inside. The rims on my Carib H/T, which spent most of its year in AZ, confirmed what I found on one of my Pats, which came form WV and was originally delivered to southern OH - that the back (inside) of the rims were left in prime by the factory.
I suspect one of the previous owners of your Exec painted the back of the rim(s) in gray to stop/prevent rust.
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