Follow Me Paint Scheme & Tire Balance Update

madmike · Post by **madmike** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:22 pm

I just picked up my tires after they were mounted and balanced. Well, all but one of them. One would require 11 ounces of weight and I elected to use that one as the spare, without the weights. Weights are being mounted on the inside by the way. The tires are Denman's from Lucas. One took as little as 1/2 ounce of weight. Thought you might like to know.

The M38A1 I am restoring was a Marine Corp order but nabbed at some point by the Navy and identified with their numbers. I found yellow paint on the wheels but the A1 came without a spare. I am restoring this as it was used and mounting a spare, so I am trying to decide what color to paint the spare rim. Marine Corp green or base federal yellow? I saw a picture of a "follow me" A1 taken on a base in Riverside, Ca. The spare and ground wheels were painted yellow and the vehicle was a checkerboard paint scheme of yellow and green. The only other air base A1 I have seen was all yellow, body and wheels. My A1 body was never painted yellow.

Wes explained in another post that air base vehicles usually did not carry a spare or tools and would check one out if going off base. I am leaning toward painting the spare yellow as green would just look odd, but might actually be more correct. Since I am a committee of one, I would like to get some feedback on what you think. Comments appreciated. You might have to put up looking at this at a military meet.

Mariposa Mike

madmike · Post by **madmike** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:51 am

Okay. 68 looks at this time and no opinions. So don't laugh or snicker when you see this driving in to your meet.

Got the yellow wheels on yesterday and they really stand out. I can see why they did this on an air base where you need to be seen. Maybe that's why John Deere did it too?

evanso1975 · Post by **evanso1975** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:07 am

Can you post a photo? I like to see jeeps that offer variation to the standard OD ones. I promise not to laugh.

Wbr,
Owen.

madmike · Post by **madmike** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:13 pm

I plan to learn how to do that and have a lot of photos from start to finish, or at least to this point. The frame does not have the body on it but has been painted and the wheels really stand out. If I can figure this out soon I will post to my gallery of pictures file that Wes set up. Otherwise send a private message and I can send a photo that way.

I am hoping to have the body back this week or next. The work I am having done is minor panel repair/replacement/straightening and I may have to get the body back and do it myself. The shop has had it since early April.

Mike

evanso1975 · Post by **evanso1975** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:31 am

Great stuff. I pm'd you my email for a photo. My strata blue air force M38 originally had white front & rear bumpers and a white grille. Wonder what my wheels would look like in white?

I may have to look at getting some white-wall bar treads.