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Old 12-10-2007, 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by thorsen View Post
My 1972 250C project is humming along quite nicely. I started looking at the hub caps today - what is the best way to mask off the star in the center to repaint them?

Three things.

Tape.
Newspaper.
razor blade.

Take your time and trim the tape back with the razor blade.
remove the tape while paint is still tacky.

Jim
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