GTS wheel paint

**wbute** · 31-03-2011, 10:22 PM

This one looks OK. Its not right for a sandman though... at least does not match the GMH ones.
Thanks for the tip though.

Thanks for the paint codes mr.jones

**ozbox** · 01-04-2011, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by HQ SS

Just a word of warning on some of the overseas made GTS rims.
One of the SS owners from here in WA bought a set and brought them around to me to ask my opinion on them as he was not happy with them.
I will put it this way it looked like the were welded together by a 5 year old with his eyes closed.
Some sections were only half welded and it looked like they needed to increase the wire
feed speed in places and the amps in others.
There was no way I would fit them to any of my cars let alone a completely restored SS
like his is going to be.
Cheers Paul.

paul,i purchased a set from rocket which are the wheel vintique brand...these were 15x7 for my 69 gto...absolutely perfect is the only way to describe them..they balanced up near perfect and i have had no issues with anything about them...car drives perfect with them on....what brand was your mates wheels??

**HQ SS** · 02-04-2011, 12:00 AM

Originally Posted by ozbox

paul,i purchased a set from rocket which are the wheel vintique brand...these were 15x7 for my 69 gto...absolutely perfect is the only way to describe them..they balanced up near perfect and i have had no issues with anything about them...car drives perfect with them on....what brand was your mates wheels??

I am not sure. I will have to chase him up as to where they came from.
They came as a rim and tyre package and when they arrived they were not fitted with the tyres they were supposed to have (they were fitted with a lot cheaper brand than they told him they would have on them.) and had the welding problem I spoke of.
Cheers Paul.

**Absinth** · 02-04-2011, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by ozbox

james..straight off my tins...gmh 13383 silver 350 metalic..
gmh 13384 grey 350 metalic..

both are a group 2 paint...and these are both supposedly the canadian wheel colours.

Those are 1971-72 HQ colours for GTS wheels....

Late HQ onwards GTS rims are:
GTS wheels - wheel silver metalic... 577- 17216
GTS wheels - charcoal.................. 577- 17473

**ozbox** · 02-04-2011, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by Absinth

Those are 1971-72 HQ colours for GTS wheels....

and your point is?

what is a 71 72 hq gts wheel?

**Absinth** · 02-04-2011, 07:37 PM

My point is that your supposition on them being Canadian wheel colours is most probably correct.....

and..... as WB has a HX Sandman they are not the correct colours for his ute.

**ozbox** · 03-04-2011, 12:21 AM

hahaha...he asked for colours and i gave him my opinion on a nice set of colours...i knew that it didnt have to be correct so i gave him the best advice he has had since his dad gave him the talk when he was 20...

**wbute** · 04-04-2011, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by HK1837

You can't legally use that rim on a car post 1972 as it only has 1 x safety bead.

Hey Byron can you enlighten me on saftey beads. I have heard them mentioned before and have never really known what to look for on the rim.
I wasnt planning on using it, may aint and re-sell it.
I am after two more rims at the moment if anyone has a couple of spares? As usuall the only part of my resto I thought I had in the bag went to sh^& as soon as I had a crack at it!

**hj308** · 22-03-2012, 05:59 PM

In regards to repainting GTS is it correct that they originally were done in a satin finish and not a gloss, can anyone on here that has painted their contrary to this say in a 2pak gloss give some feedback as to what colour codes they used which may have been close to the original colours, although I will probably just go with the original codes and finish.

**HK1837** · 22-03-2012, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by wbute

Hey Byron can you enlighten me on saftey beads. I have heard them mentioned before and have never really known what to look for on the rim.
I wasnt planning on using it, may aint and re-sell it.
I am after two more rims at the moment if anyone has a couple of spares? As usuall the only part of my resto I thought I had in the bag went to sh^& as soon as I had a crack at it!

Geez, this is old! Almost ready for a birthday!

Look at the JJ rims. These have a safety bead on each side on the rim, just in from the bead. The JK rims only have one on one side. The safety beads are designed to keep the tyre out near the bead in case of a flat.