modified dog dish hubcaps

[Mr Chevorlet]

Here are some pics of the hubcaps on the truck. Bored a 2 5/8 hole on the front ones. I still need to paint the outside ring blue as soon as figure how to do it. Free hand painting I cant do. And tapeing was not working either, so I put them on for now.

[DEISS]

Very nice look.

[leftybass209]

That's a great idea!

[Mr Chevorlet]

Thanks DEISS and leftybass209. The hole looks a lot bigger than it is on the front but it has a black ring seal on the hubcap to keep the dirt out.

[Ol Blue K20]

Very nice.. I like the look

[CG]

Originally Posted by Mr Chevorlet

Thanks DEISS and leftybass209. The hole looks a lot bigger than it is on the front but it has a black ring seal on the hubcap to keep the dirt out.

If you get a chance could you post up a larger picture of just the front wheel. Id like to see this ring seal set up up close. Truck looks great.

[67swb72klb]

great job with the details coming along nice!

[BLAZERMAN]

Looks Great!

[special-K]

That looks great. I know what you mean about the red ring. I tried taping,and no go. I didn't like the red,either. It was red red,not that orange red

[jorgensensc]

Looks great. Dumb question, could you somehow attach it to something that spins, like a grinder or something? Then when it spins you could just hold the brush in one spot?

[nobolt]

just jack it up and spin the wheel.....it works for pinstriping.

[Mr Chevorlet]

Yes CG I will get a close up and post. But all it is, is a small rubber hose like a vacumn hose split down the center and glued on.
And thanks for the compliments guys.. I tried to just pour the paint and let flow but did not flow level. If I can find a aplicator that will make one full revolution without pulling away would work while spinning.

[chipflyer]

I like that.

[Mr Chevorlet]

CG here is the close up.

[Lattimer]

Find someone who does pinstriping (motorcycle shows are a good place to look) and have them free hand it.

[tommys72]

Try that green painters tape. Its called frog tape. You can get it at Wal-Mart. Its got what they call paint lock, so the paint cant run or spread. Its what I used to repaint my wheel covers

[special-K]

What's that rubber going to do for trying to remove the hubcap? Not sure why you're concerned with sealing that. Not saying it's a bad idea,but it was never a concern of GM's. I just hope the rubber doesn't make removing the caps difficult

Originally Posted by tommys72

Try that green painters tape. Its called frog tape. You can get it at Wal-Mart. Its got what they call paint lock, so the paint cant run or spread. Its what I used to repaint my wheel covers

It didn't "lock" the paint when I tried it. But mostly,it didn't cut clean enough (w/sharp Xacto) to not look masked. The factory stencils it and hand painting is the best solution for us,when going paint to paint. Masking works fine on paint to chrome

[Mr Chevorlet]

Originally Posted by special-K

What's that rubber going to do for trying to remove the hubcap? Not sure why you're concerned with sealing that. Not saying it's a bad idea,but it was never a concern of GM's. I just hope the rubber doesn't make removing the caps difficult



It didn't "lock" the paint when I tried it. But mostly,it didn't cut clean enough (w/sharp Xacto) to not look masked. The factory stencils it and hand painting is the best solution for us,when going paint to paint. Masking works fine on paint to chrome

Special K there was plenty of clearance for it to go on and off and it also covers the edge of the cut metal.

[70c10-08]

Originally Posted by special-K

It didn't "lock" the paint when I tried it. But mostly,it didn't cut clean enough (w/sharp Xacto) to not look masked. The factory stencils it and hand painting is the best solution for us,when going paint to paint. Masking works fine on paint to chrome

I did the same thing too and my then paint instructor at the college I attended told me to use Pinstriping tape worked just fine ill try to post some pics up sometime of my before and afters

[67swb72klb]

you should be able to mask off with fine line tape
you can get it at your body shop supplier

[BLAZERMAN]

I would mask off the whole area to be striped, then use an Xacto knife to cut out the stripe, maybe rob your wife's kitchen cabinet for a couple bowls that match the size to use to scribe around with your knife.

[Sicklajoie]

I have a friend who's a sign painter that painted mine free hand.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by 70c10-08

I did the same thing too and my then paint instructor at the college I attended told me to use Pinstriping tape worked just fine ill try to post some pics up sometime of my before and afters

Yeah,I forgot to mention taping that way. It's cutting masking tape that doesn't work well,especially when going over paint.

[Mr Chevorlet]

Thanks guys i will try to use pin stripping tape to see how it works for me.