Pinstriping on rims

[RobertKB]

I have recently finished a repaint on my '48 Dodge D25 (same body as P15). I painted my rims at the same time and lost the pinstriping on them. I had done the pinstriping on them myself many years ago and had three stripes on them all the same width. I know that there were three stripes on the rims but I believe that the centre stripe was wider than the other two. My question is.......does anyone have a picture of an original rim or a correctly repainted one. I had pictures of some original rims I sold but I must have deleted them. Any help appreciated. I just find the pinstriping adds a nice final touch.

[Jim Yergin]

Robert,

This site provides information on width and location of the wheel pinstripes on a P15

http://www.oldmopar.com/oldmopar/colorchart.html

It states that the middle stripe is wider than the two outer stripes.

Hope this helps.

Jim Yergin

[randroid]

Robert,

If I can find my stupid camera I have an original with good stripes and I'll post a picture, but I recall a few years ago a thread about them that included widths of the stripes (they're not the same), diameters and spacing. Not a clue what to search under but you could check around and maybe luck onto it.

-Randy

[Cpt.Fred]

hello Robert,

this is not P15 but an original P10 rim, it is the way you said,

3 stripes and the inner one is the widest. maybe they were the same later on...?

hope that helps...

best,

Fred

[RobertKB]

Thanks, Jim, that is perfect. It looks like I should be going with white stripes but I believe I will go with silver which is what I did them before. I also believe they made an error stating the middle stripe should be 1/4". I believe it should read 1/8" or double the width of the other stripes. 1/4" is just too wide.

Randy, I would certainly appreciate a picture if you can manage it. Between the two, you and Jim, I should be able to get it right. I have a pinstriper lined up who can do a great job as he did the ones on my '38 Chrysler. The placement of the stripes on it are very different than on a '48 though.

Fred, yours is helpful also but I believe it is a 16" rim and the placement of the stripes is slightly different. The three stripes themselves look right though. I appreciate the picture.

Thanks again.

Edited August 8, 2011 by RobertKB

[Plymouthy Adams]

I also have a set of wheel at home original pinstripped..here is a chart that was posted here long back and I did a copy to my folder...I apologize to the original poster for not writing his name as source...

Plymouth P15 Wheel color and wheel pin striping chart

Body Color Stripe Color

Black Straw

Marine Blue Flake White

Chevron Blue Gold Bronze

Balfour Green " "

Kenwood Green " "

Battalion Beige Straw

Airwing Gray Vermillion Red

Plymouth Gunmetal Flake White

Cruiser Maroon Gold Bronze

Sumac Red * " "

Charlotte Ivory * " "

* These two Body Colors on Convert. ONLY!

[Rollie���]

Original pin-stripping on my P23. I can provide more pictures and/or measurements if you'd like.

[bamfordsgarage]

Good morning Robert

Here is the stripe pattern on my original '47 D25 16" rims. The outer stripes are just over 1/16" wide and the middle one is dead on 1/8". Of particular interest, perhaps, is the colour — my stripes appear silver, not white. You mentioned that you preferred the silver even though it is not original — perhaps it was factory original on at least some of the Canadian cars.