knock-off decals or paint?

[tamskib]

I have a 66 coupe and the decals on the knock-off wheels are coming off. Should these be painted on or decals? Can the decals be replaced without buying a whole new center cap? Where can you buy paint or decals?

 

[Sting Ray]

They are painted on, although I don't know the correct shade of the three colors.

Good luck,

Tom

 

[66427-450]

most the repo caps have the colors in the wrong order, check it out.......... if you're going to repaint, you may as well do it correctly

 

[IH2LOSE]

They are painted on, although I don't know the correct shade of the three colors.

Good luck,

Tom

I used testors car model paint and it was excact.So I only wonder if the guy before me used the same thing and thats why it was perfect

 

[JohnZ]

If you're really going to do it "correctly", remember that the original factory KO spinners were painted differently on the left vs. the right side; as the wheel turned forward, the colors rotated past 12 o'clock as red-white-blue. The repro spinners (and the service replacements) were all painted in the same color sequence, so one side was wrong vs. the originals.

 

[IH2LOSE]

If you're really going to do it "correctly", remember that the original factory KO spinners were painted differently on the left vs. the right side; as the wheel turned forward, the colors rotated past 12 o'clock as red-white-blue. The repro spinners (and the service replacements) were all painted in the same color sequence, so one side was wrong vs. the originals.

John pleased elaborate on this when I repainted mine2 caps didnt match and I just assumed 2 were correct and two were not.any ways I painted them all red-white-blue to match

 

[JohnZ]

The original spinners were painted in a red-white-blue sequence going clockwise on the spinner for one side, and in a blue-white-red sequence going clockwise on the spinner for the other side (which made them different part numbers, right vs. left). That way the forward-rolling wheel color sequence was red-white-blue on both sides.

 

[IH2LOSE]

Well I am now starting to think I have alot more to learn prior to having my car flighted.

Is this written some where? why have I never heard mention of this prior?

 

[JohnZ]

Just one of those little "trivia" items that aren't in the TM&JG