Popular Post Guppy Posted August 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2014 Decided to make myself a coffee table out of one of the original wheels from the Austin. A little bit cliche perhaps but still a fun wee project. Started with the wheel, a bit greasy and grimey from years of road use: Then I got a bar stool, cut down the legs, chopped the back off, painted the top black (so it didn't show up through the wheel) and put in two bolts to hold the wheel down: Hub cap before... ...and after polishing: The paint I used was colour matched from Car Colours in Albany: Sanded down and masked ready for painting: Primed: After final top coats: I put some shoe polish on the tyre to make it darker, and put on a glass top I got from another coffee table I bought from trademe and sacrificed: Finished! 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 oh man, this is super choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 If that was in a swanky shop, I would hate to think what would be on the price tag. Nice work man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 cool idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Awesome, curious to know where you got your glass from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 fantastically awesome. When we get a bigger place Im doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 did you end up using the reverse side of wheel because the dpolished dome sat too proud the other way round? Looks excellent man good jerb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 Thanks guys! Awesome, curious to know where you got your glass from? Knowing how much it costs to get glass made to order, I just bought an old coffee table off trademe and used the glass from that....so effectively the piece of glass (which has a nice bevelled edge and is quite thick) cost me $25 - far cheaper than buying a new piece! did you end up using the reverse side of wheel because the dpolished dome sat too proud the other way round? Looks excellent man good jerb Haha, yip - guilty! Somewhat of a cheat move, but it's not massively obvious, and it was going to be hard to make something up to support it on the rim/tyre that didn't look ugly or ruin what is possibly my last warrantable cross ply tyre (say by gluing something to the tyre). I'm thinking I could possibly get some of those stainless steel disc things that they mount glass on without drilling through the glass (sort of like this without the screw thread on the bottom: ...I'll keep an eye out, otherwise I'm happy with it as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODB Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Actually costs stuff all to get glass made to order - I got a square for my coffee table like 110 by 110 for 50 pinger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 pretty fancy recycle bin you have in that shot of the paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 PLUS WITH WHEEL UPSIDE DOWN THW VALVE IS EASILY ACCESIBLE FOR WHEN IT NEEDS AIR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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