From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
The design, materials, and painting process for the B.50 pressed steel wheels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\2\ scan0233 | |
| Date | 29th November 1938 guessed | |
| -2- The B.50. will have pressed steel wheels with a large centre disc on the outside extending nearly to the rim. The cost of painting the disc will not differ from that for the wire wheel, but we suggest that the steel wheel should be a more simple task. The wheel would be painted all over, but as it is protected cellulose might be used. Our discs have been designed on a principle adopted, we understand, on the better class production. The disc is in steel, chromium plated all over, and buffed only where a polished bead is desired. The method of painting is to spray all over and wipe off the paint from the polished areas. The design facilitates this by making the polished surface stand proud of the painted area. We would be glad to have your comments on this cost problem. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. CHIEF ENGINEER - CHASSIS. | ||