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    Posted: 03 Feb 2023 at 6:26am
One of my (many) projects is a steel wheeled B that I bought a few years ago. I am getting ready to have the rear steel wheels sandblasted and primed. My question is what color are the wheels supposed to be? I have heard black, orange and a combination of the two (black outers with orange in the center).

Any idea how they were, when they were new?
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My guess would be orange everything. Most often the only things black were items painted by vendors and installed or replaced after factory painting or test running. 
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Entire wheel painted orange.
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Link to a picture.

Steel wheels all orange.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/westrowman/15009917700
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Would there be any original paint underneath the lug?

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Originally posted by orangeman orangeman wrote:

Would there be any original paint underneath the lug?

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The wheels are completely rusted. One was 1/4 sunk in the ground when I bought it. I couldn't find any trace of paint.
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