Wanted 14" Factory Hubcaps

[hill]

Wanted 14" Factory Hubcaps. Need 2 of any color (will be rechromed) and 4 in camel/tan or white as a last choice.

Thanks

Darryl, Hill

Darryl,H.
You can buy new unpainted hub caps (wheel covers)from one of the parts places in the Alanta,Ga. area for $28/each. The hub cap retaining clips(4/wheel) are $0.65/each. Check with the forum or call IPCO in Atlanta:1-800-635-8590.
Bill Lewallen Lexington,Ky. The Bluegrass State; where diesels purr and turbos whirr.

[hill]

Thanks Wm. Lewallen

I appreciate your reply I didn't realize that they were so inexpensive. I will definitely buy new ones.



Darryl, Hill

350sl
74 450se

Chevota Landcruiser

[Arthur Dalton]

Set of 4
Ivory

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=566819297&r=0&t=0

Darryl,
If you don't find the wheel covers at the place I told you about, let me know and I can give you some more places to check out.
Painting them will not be the fun part. The masking them in preparation for painting is the fun part. Have fun.
Bill Lewallen Lexington,Ky. Where diesels purr and turbos whirr.

[barndoor]

Mercedes made a Special Tool that covered the star on the hubcaps for painting,they are most likely still available.





barndoor

'85 380 SE
'64 220 S
'60 190 b
'49 VW

[hill]

Thanks for the info. I found a set that is color matched. The guy who had them got wire wheels from the dealership so their NOS.

[Aaron]

The special tool (P/N: 115 589 04 63 00) is no longer available.

BTW, I have two sets of hubcaps, both are painted dark green. $40/set.

[speedbuggy16v]

ARGH!!!!!!!!(in my best charlie brown imitation)
I just got done masking and painting one hubcap, had come to the conclusion there had to be a tool....and now I find out there is and they are no longer available.....
will it never end?
Corey

whining and cussing masking tape.......

[Mark V]

I have a couple ideas I wanted to try on mine, I'm still working on things that don't work not appearance items - yet. The biggest problem I'm guessing will be the arcs. I seem to remember my graphic artist brother in law using a liquid mask. I was going to try that and then use a set of dividers, (a compass with two points) to trim the arcs nice and round. The centre point would need to be really sharp or would need to go into some modelling clay or something. The star I would trim with a straight edge and a razor. I don't even know what the masking is calledI can ask tomorrow when I see him. I suppos the same trimming method would work with masking tape If you fastened a blade to the pencil end of a compass. Let me know what works best for you.

Mark

[P.E.Haiges]

Don't you mean 14" wheel covers. Hub caps are about 2" in diameter.

P E H

In regards to painting the hub caps, I realized from experience that if you want a factory-like finish, apart from careful masking, many thin coats of topcoats will be needed to ensure no jaggy edges (due to thick overspray) when you remove the masking tape. Took me two weeks of careful preparation and painting and wett-sanding to achieve the finish I desired.