Re: [A/S] Thin Blue Line

[Terry Tyler <tylerbears@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Daisy,

This is is what many vintage owners have done, myself included. Not only
that, I cleaned and buffed each wheel and sprayed the wheels silver
chrome.

While each wheel was off, I did each of the axle ends and the outside few
inches of the hub,  then hand painted the axle ends and hubs (where it would
be visible with the wheel back on) with blue paint (random selection).  It
was an oil based paint and it covered the grey steel with a smooth shiny
finish.

After liking how everything looked, I decided to continue by painting the
trim strip with the same blue (around the wheel housings and front/back of
trailer).  This was easy because the trim strip was indented. Using a brush,
I could make a perfectly straight line. The color is not original, but it
looks sharp to me and I'm the only one I was trying to please.

If I see another hue of blue that I like better, I'll give everything a
second coat and treat this first coat as though it was primer.

Terry 
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