Paint colors with wire wheels
Forum rules
If you need help logging in, or have question about how something works, use the Support forum located here Support Forum
Complete set of Forum Rules Forum Rules
If you need help logging in, or have question about how something works, use the Support forum located here Support Forum
Complete set of Forum Rules Forum Rules
-
Topic author - Posts: 162
- Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:33 am
- First Name: Steven
- Last Name: White
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 2
- Location: Great Bend Kansas
- MTFCA Number: 73
- MTFCA Life Member: YES
Paint colors with wire wheels
I am thinking of painting my 1927 fordor maroon, red wire wheels seem to be a little much with this color, i have even thought about powder coating them a non ford color since this car is a driver, straw might be a better choice.
-
- Posts: 1049
- Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:53 am
- First Name: Terry
- Last Name: Woods
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1927 Model T coupe, 1926 4 door sedan
- Location: Cibolo (San Antonio), TX
- MTFCI Number: 20180
Re: Paint colors with wire wheels
Straw, or I think, some of the original color factory brochures showed fordor sedans with maroon bodies and BLACK wheels.
-
Topic author - Posts: 162
- Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:33 am
- First Name: Steven
- Last Name: White
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 2
- Location: Great Bend Kansas
- MTFCA Number: 73
- MTFCA Life Member: YES
Re: Paint colors with wire wheels
I think the straw color would look nice with blackwalls and the maroon color thanks for the reply.
-
- Posts: 6463
- Joined: Fri Jan 04, 2019 9:37 pm
- First Name: Steve
- Last Name: Jelf
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1923 touring and a few projects
- Location: Parkerfield, Kansas
- MTFCA Number: 16175
- MTFCI Number: 14758
- Board Member Since: 2007
- Contact:
Re: Paint colors with wire wheels
Straw is one of the four Ford colors.
The inevitable often happens.
1915 Runabout
1923 Touring
1915 Runabout
1923 Touring
-
Topic author - Posts: 162
- Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:33 am
- First Name: Steven
- Last Name: White
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 2
- Location: Great Bend Kansas
- MTFCA Number: 73
- MTFCA Life Member: YES
Re: Paint colors with wire wheels
Thank you Steve very much for the chart
-
- Posts: 472
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 8:15 pm
- First Name: Wayne
- Last Name: Jorgensen
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1915 Runabout, 1918 Runabout
- Location: Batavia, IL
- MTFCA Number: 31697
- MTFCI Number: 23399
- Board Member Since: 2013
Re: Paint colors with wire wheels
Here is an example.
Wayne Jorgensen, Batavia, IL
1915 Runabout
1918 Runabout
1915 Runabout
1918 Runabout
-
- Posts: 3299
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:56 am
- First Name: Dan
- Last Name: Treace
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: '23 cutoff, '25 touring, '27 touring
- Location: North Central FL
- MTFCA Number: 4838
- MTFCI Number: 115
- Board Member Since: 2000
- Contact:
Re: Paint colors with wire wheels
Windsor Maroon with Casino Red wire wheels looks great IMO
The best way is always the simplest. The attics of the world are cluttered up with complicated failures. Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
-
- Posts: 26
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:50 am
- First Name: Mike
- Last Name: Thomas
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1925 Coupe
- Location: Centerville, Iowa
Re: Paint colors with wire wheels
If you decide to powder coat, ask your powder guy for some extra powder, a cup would be a lot. Keep the powder in a cool dry place in a jar with a tight fitting lid. That way you can touch the wheels up later if need be. Just add a little powder to some clear finger nail polish and touch it up. Learned that trick in a powder coating class I took last month. $500 for the two day class, but sure had fun!
-
Topic author - Posts: 162
- Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:33 am
- First Name: Steven
- Last Name: White
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 2
- Location: Great Bend Kansas
- MTFCA Number: 73
- MTFCA Life Member: YES
Re: Paint colors with wire wheels
Wayne I really like that color combo, Dan i hear ya I already have the wheels painted red and what you say is exactly how many were for sure, me i just think they clash could pc them maroon also but i am leaning towards the straw color. I do appreciate all of the inputs.
-
- Posts: 3299
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:56 am
- First Name: Dan
- Last Name: Treace
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: '23 cutoff, '25 touring, '27 touring
- Location: North Central FL
- MTFCA Number: 4838
- MTFCI Number: 115
- Board Member Since: 2000
- Contact:
Re: Paint colors with wire wheels
Just a bit more of info found on the web, with additional letters to the dealers from factory branch.
This letter is from the Kearny, NJ branch assembly plant, built in 1917 to dealers in the area covered by this plant.
This letter is dated early Dec. 1925 and suggests clearly that wire wheels in 5 colors were available to be sent to dealers on order.
Black. Green. Vermillion. Red. and Straw.
Interesting that B. McCalley great work in the Encyclopedia notes that only black was offered in Jan. 1926 and colors much later:
Wire wheels, introduced in January 1926 in black only at first, then in several colors, became optional. These used the same 21” tires as the wooden balloon wheels. New hub caps, nickel-plated steel, were used with the wire wheels.
This letter is from the Kearny, NJ branch assembly plant, built in 1917 to dealers in the area covered by this plant.
This letter is dated early Dec. 1925 and suggests clearly that wire wheels in 5 colors were available to be sent to dealers on order.
Black. Green. Vermillion. Red. and Straw.
Interesting that B. McCalley great work in the Encyclopedia notes that only black was offered in Jan. 1926 and colors much later:
Wire wheels, introduced in January 1926 in black only at first, then in several colors, became optional. These used the same 21” tires as the wooden balloon wheels. New hub caps, nickel-plated steel, were used with the wire wheels.
The best way is always the simplest. The attics of the world are cluttered up with complicated failures. Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford