[Tigers] Originality: Spare tire and wheel

michael@michaelshortt.com michaelsavga at gmail.com
Tue Jul 17 15:29:15 MDT 2012


Typical Corvette Owner...I wonder if he duplicates the tiny scratches that
result when you rest your gold chains on the console or leaves a few silver
threads from those nifty aluminum foil Corvette jackets?

Michael Shortt
On Jul 17, 2012 5:19 PM, "Jay Laifman" <jay.laifman at gmail.com> wrote:

> >Wheels done correctly should exhibit a slight bit of foam grey overspray
> on the black >backside of the wheel.  That's what I did on mine, per
> instructions I received on this >list.
>
> I was once watching a show about a guy who restores Corvettes, and is known
> as one of the top guys.  He showed how he finally figured out how to
> duplicate the factory paint job on the air conditioning bracket.  A nicely
> painted part comes to mind.  But, it seems that ALL the Corvette AC
> brackets peeled and flaked almost immediately.  So he "perfected" peeling
> and flaking!
>
> He also showed how the cars were painted, then the bumpers were put on, and
> then the paint was buffed.  So, the area under the bumpers were
> historically lower quality.  Rest assured, he duplicated that too!
>
> And, he gets all the big bucks Corvette restorations.
>
> Now are we going to start talking about if Tiger wheels have beefier bolt
> hole surrounds than Alpine wheels?
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