how to sand and paint CenterCaps

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By Chance
- Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:08 pm #185303 Get Aircraft paint stripper...spray it on there and then the paint will just wipe off!

Air you going to re-paint them?? or strip and polish? What do you want the end result to be?

By dukeblu77
- Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:31 am #185639 i have the oem hx rim center caps.
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By teal_dx
- Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:18 pm #185654 first clean & degrease them.
Then scuff them lightly with some fine steel wool. Then use a wax & grease remover on them and the paint will be ready to go on!

If you're doing silver, Dupli-Color makes a good silver wheel paint. do a couple light coats, followed by a slightly heavier coat for the last coat.

No need for primer because if you are only scuffing the factory paint, the new paint will bond to it.
No need to strip the factory paint completely, as it usually is bonded well to the cap.
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By Graham
- Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:46 pm #185687
Chance wrote:Get Aircraft paint stripper...spray it on there and then the paint will just wipe off!


Will also melt the plastic... :lol:

Dont use paintstripper on anything other than metal
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By Classiccarsrule85
- Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:57 pm #185690
Graham wrote:
Chance wrote:Get Aircraft paint stripper...spray it on there and then the paint will just wipe off!


Will also melt the plastic... :lol:

Dont use paintstripper on anything other than metal


I think he thought what i thought.....i thought that he was talking about the oem eg ef metal center caps.....

By dukeblu77
- Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:17 am #185784 will the steel wool work on already spray painted ones?

thanks to all for the responses.
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By teal_dx
- Tue Apr 06, 2010 12:47 pm #185818 I'd sand/scuff all the way through the current spray paint, down to the factory paint. you never know how well the last coats of spray paint adhered.

Or worst case scenario, the new paint doesn't last and you paint them again.

By dukeblu77
- Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:54 pm #186112 what grain or type of sand paper should i begin with?
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