The Wheels

One of my earlier posts showed what my hubcaps looked like when I first got the Scotty.  They started out dirty and grimy but with a little elbow grease and some red car model paint from Hobby Lobby they cleaned up nicely.  I couldn't wait to see what they would look like with the wheel rims painted so here we go...

The tread is good and there is no dry rot so I need to get these wheels looking better.  The first step was to scuff up the old white paint with a wire brush attachment on my drill.  That worked well so I cleaned off all the crud and let them air dry.  I didn't want to get paint on the tires so I taped them off with regular old painters tape.

I used three coats of glossy, oil based paint in the turquoise that matched the original vintage awning that came with the trailer.  It was still in good shape so I am hoping to use it.  The turquoise will also be paired with bright glossy white for the outside of the trailer when it is completed.  I had to wait 3-4 hours between coats so it took awhile to get this part done.

OK, so I was pretty excited about how the wheels looked once I used about three coats of  tire shine and put the hubcaps back on.  I thought I was done but there was something that just wasn't sitting well with me.  They needed something else.  The next day it came to me....they needed some white trim to make them pop!  I decided to add a small rim of white and now I am over the moon about how they look!!!  The addition of the white was the icing on the cake, the ice cream on the cobbler, the whip cream on the pie!

Oh yes. Now I am in love with these wheels!  They pop and they have my accent color of red which I will match with two outdoor chairs and a vintage red igloo cooler I picked up at a thrift store for $7.  Fun.