Painted the Wheel wells!!
09-26-2012, 03:38 PM
#1
Senior Member
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Painted the Wheel wells!!
So after seeing a member who painted the wheel wells to match his paint I was inspired to do it myself. But instead of doing regular matching paint first I applied Pro Grade Sound deadening undercoat. I applied it to both the back wheel wells (metal) and the front (plastic). I took the time to clean it all thoroughly and rough the plastic up to help with adhesion. I did 2 coats on each well and it not only looks much better but there is a noticeable difference in the amount of road noise you hear. (I plan to do a few more coats on the wheel wells with the Rubber Undercoat then a couple coats of black matching paint; as well as putting a couple of RU coats under the cab). Just thought I'd share this. I'm quite pleased!
**Thanks to BassAckwards for the idea!**
**Thanks to BassAckwards for the idea!**
Last edited by Rusty Luck; 09-26-2012 at 08:58 PM.
09-26-2012, 04:26 PM
#2
Senior Member
Originally Posted by Rusty Luck
So after seeing a member who painted the wheel wells to match his paint I was inspired to do it myself. But instead of doing regular matching paint first I applied Pro Grade Sound deadening undercoat. I applied it to both the back wheel wells (metal) and the front (plastic). I took the time to clean it all thoroughly and rough the plastic up to help with adhesion. I did 2 coats on each well and it not only looks much better but there is a noticeable difference in the amount of road noise you hear. (I plan to do a few more coats on the wheel wells with the Rubber Undercoat then a couple coats of black matching paint; as well as putting a couple of RU coats under the cab). Just thought I'd share this. I'm quite pleased!
09-26-2012, 05:49 PM
#5
Ford Owner
Back in the old days my first car was a 1959 Chevrolet Impala 2 door hard top that I bought for a cool $400 in 1965. After buying the car, it wasn't good enough to just drive it around so I had to fix it up according to the style of the day which was; Paint the wheels black and the wheel wells white. If you had a lot of money, you would put lights in the wheel wells and hook them up to your parking lights. Then at night when you cruised the A & W or Ted's drive in on Woodward Avenue, you hit the parking lights and your car really looked cool. Today they just go out and buy new wheels but you should consider white wheel wells with lights because it is a great looking addition to any ride.
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09-26-2012, 08:57 PM
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Back in the old days my first car was a 1959 Chevrolet Impala 2 door hard top that I bought for a cool $400 in 1965. After buying the car, it wasn't good enough to just drive it around so I had to fix it up according to the style of the day which was; Paint the wheels black and the wheel wells white. If you had a lot of money, you would put lights in the wheel wells and hook them up to your parking lights. Then at night when you cruised the A & W or Ted's drive in on Woodward Avenue, you hit the parking lights and your car really looked cool. Today they just go out and buy new wheels but you should consider white wheel wells with lights because it is a great looking addition to any ride.
That's really cool idea, I currently have a list of things I'm gonna do and its damn near a mile long.
Last edited by Rusty Luck; 09-26-2012 at 10:36 PM.
