From: Paul Vandervort (pgv@mydb3.com)
Date: Thu Mar 30 2006 - 14:56:23 PST
Aaron
It would be far better to have the wheels sandblasted with the tires
The semi-gloss paint would be correct for it, that cammo job would be
Hope that helps; ref: I just finished my M100 late last year.
Paul Vandervort
Horrocks, Aaron wrote:
removed. Most likely there will already be rust where the tire meets the
rim. That is pretty typical of Jeep & trailer rims. If you don't do it
now, once you remove the tire you'll wish you had. Of course there is
the rare case where there may not be any rust there, but if your going
to put military style tires on it, do it now. With tube type tires, a
seal at the tire bead is of no importance other than keeping water out.
fine for a later M416, but not for an M100. Putting a coat of the
semi-gloss would definitely help to prevent rusting in the meantime
until you get around to it's restoration. That cammo paint is flat and
will absorb moisture, hence rust. Remember, the original paint and
stenciling may still exist under that cammo, so when you do start
stripping it, you may want to take care and carefully remove the outer
paint coats and see if you can obtain the stenciling so it can be
reapplied when restored. I had to go through two coats of paint and
several different stencil jobs to get down to what was put on it first.
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> Guys,
>
> What's the best way to go about restoring rims for an MV? I'm looking at
> the wheels on my M100, and several spares I have in the garage...
> http://www.aaronhorrocks.com/photos/M100/M100-Aaron_Horrocks-5809-800.jp
> g
>
> Should I leave the old tire on, and have the rim sandblasted, primer,
> and painted? To leave the inside (where the rubber meets) clean and
> smooth? (and replace the tires with MV NDT after the process)
> Or should I take the tire off so all parts of the rim get blasted,
> primer and painted? Being that it's a tube tire, I don't suppose getting
> a seal on the rim is very important?
>
> I'm going to have most of the work done this weekend if not very early
> next week.
>
>
> Additionally, I'm considering cleaning up my M100, and putting on a coat
> of Semi-Gloss OD #24087 for the time being to keep it clean and preserve
> it longer until I can get all the parts to restore her correctly.
> Currently she has a camo scheme paint job coming right out of the
> Montana National Guard. Should I bother to maybe try to save that paint
> job? Would it bother anyone if I did it over in solid OD? Comments
> thoughts? I'll probably paint her this Sunday or not...
>
> http://www.aaronhorrocks.com/Vehicles-M100.html
>
>
> Aaron Horrocks
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