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Subject:Re: Tire Blocking Safety Question (not the usual one :)
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:24:56 -0800

You mean you *faked* them?!                    Dude...its very effective.

The  Mercedes wheels are one piece, so I'd have to invent the separation
anyway.

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 5:47 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Jake de Villiers
> <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I might have to paint my Mercedes steelies like that!
> >
> > What are "HCs" ?
>
>
>
> HC = Hub caps.
>
> I like trying to make up new internet acronyms. ;)
>
> And FWIW, masking that line wouldn't be easy. ( I eyeballed it) I
> didn't do it exactly the stock old Beetle way AFAIK. I think the stock
> black/white the black ends where the hacksaw blade points to. I
> brought the black out further to the 1/2 way in image.
>
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/PaintedWheels4.jpg/PaintedWheels4-full;init:.jpg
>
> Neil.
>

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