| |
Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | |
8 members (66flea, Southerntruck, Otto Skorzeny, GMCJammer51, Phak1, TGP, DadsFirstPickup, Wayne67vert),
118
guests, and
2
robots. | | Key: Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod | | | Forums66 Topics128,049 Posts1,055,682 Members48,426 | | Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
| | | | Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 28 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 28 | I'm currently painting my 51 3800 Chevy pickup and I want to use the original split rims for originality. I'm wondering if powder coating is an option on these wheels. Not sure if the powder coating would affect the fitting of the lock ring. Etc? Anyone had any experience with powder coating these wheels? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 | I looked in to that. Doing 6 20" rims for '48 2 ton.
The problem is that you can't touch up scratches on powder coat. The best tire installers guaranteed there would be scratches when they were done. They work very hard to keep them to a minimum, but they would be there.
A good paint job can be touched up. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | To assemble the split rims you have to do a lot of prying and
hammering so your fancy powder coat (plastic) paint job is
gonna be a mess by the time you get a tire mounted up.
Spray paint is easy to touch up.
Denny Graham
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | |
|
|
| |
