original Ford wheel paint
 

original Ford wheel paint: no base primer coat.

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I'm not 100% certain but do believe the wheels were dipped painted. Dave? What say you?

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The black ones were dipped, but like yourself, Mike, I am not certain about the colored wheels as I have seen originals with color over black.

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My curiosity . . . why wouldn't Ford use a primer, particularly on wheels which receive nature's vengeance directly off the road surface.
I see one slight coat of Tacoma Cream-on-steel; i.e., asking for rust, and negative customer feedback with compensation.

Surely, this isn't an owner's repaint job; an owner would respray over the Ford color coat.

Thank You !

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Ford was in the business of making a profit while building reasonably priced vehicles. Primer application costs money. And truly, the paint on the rims held up rather well without primer.

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Yes, the paint 'held up' extraordinarily.(I once stripped a Model A with a Red Devil scraper; the paint chipped off as if it was an 'eggshell'. Gleaming metal. No 'evidence' of primer.

THANK YOU!