Author Topic: PAINTING HUBCAPS  (Read 3807 times)

aggiesale

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PAINTING HUBCAPS
« on: January 29, 2005, 23:01:27 »
I think I saw something about a stencil for painting 113 hubcabs.
Does anyone have any information.  Thanks

Bruce

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Re: PAINTING HUBCAPS
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2005, 23:05:10 »
You can find them on eba from time to time.  There are those that use masking tape but you'll get much quicker and cleaner results using the tool.

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Gainesville, Fl.

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Re: PAINTING HUBCAPS
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2005, 00:55:25 »
Bruce,

I found one made of silicon from a guy in Germany, fits very well and I'm about to do my new hub caps.  He has them for smaller caps or for the newer large caps.  I believe I paid about $100US including shipping.  Here is his email address (CBS.BAUMGARTNER@onlinehome.de).  
K&K has new  hub caps for about $27 ea. for the smaller ones.  Orginal Mercedes all chrome.  I think I need to etch the part to be painted though.  Anyone have thoughts or ideas how to do this?

Aloha,

Jim Saylor
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Re: PAINTING HUBCAPS
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2005, 10:20:17 »
Bruce,

The Search function on this web site works well.  If found the following discussion threads using the SearchTerms shown below.  You could try other terms.

http://index.php?topic=1515,cap,paint,tool

http://index.php?topic=1395,cap,paint,tool

http://index.php?topic=1314,cap,paint,tool

http://index.php?topic=1034,cap,paint,tool

http://index.php?topic=229,cap,paint,tool

http://index.php?topic=180,cap,paint,tool

http://index.php?topic=2320,cap,paint,tool

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Re: PAINTING HUBCAPS
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2005, 15:43:14 »
I painted a set of new original Mercedes hubcaps without any special surface preparation about 3 years ago. The paint is still on very tight.

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