[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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