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11-11-2006, 07:03 PM
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More HubcapNess
seeing the thread from sirnik84 http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=169987 got me to thinking about one of the great unsolved w123 mysteries.......how the hell did they paint the hubcaps......i am sure we have all seen handpainted efforts with wonky lines and bits missing..( i have a set on mine) but how did mercedes do it....this has bothered me for years now....please someone put me out of my misery!!!
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#3
11-11-2006, 07:21 PM
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It's not a "hubcap", it's called a Wheel Cover when used on a Mercedes.
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11-11-2006, 07:29 PM
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the brand...
They had a special tool that looks like a cattle brand... no longer available and rare as hen's teeth
 John
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11-11-2006, 07:31 PM
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lol "wheelcover" then....call it what you like.......how did they paint the little buggers? i like the sound of "precision covers" that's about as far as i got
 ...devious buggers those germans you know!!
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11-11-2006, 07:33 PM
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this is what i need to know....what did that special too look like....i swear it must be a state secret or something!!! i doesn't matter how much masking tape a man has....he still can't match that teutonic finish
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11-11-2006, 07:41 PM
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see pic of tool...
above - you must have been posting while I was uploading my pic
John
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11-11-2006, 08:02 PM
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The tool I examined at a flea market looked like the application was for repainting but might have been used for production too. I kind of remember or thought it might have been a two piece set. Anyways for the few I repaint decided not to buy it. I use thin line masking tape for starters. A little tedious but results ore okay if you pay attention.
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11-11-2006, 09:22 PM
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They make a blue plastic narrow tape that doesn't let paint soak underneath. Thats what I used to paint mine.
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11-11-2006, 10:13 PM
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11-12-2006, 01:41 PM
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Here are a couple pics. I masked and painted 5, should I ever lose 1.
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11-12-2006, 04:55 PM
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Fantastic....i shall keep my eyes open for one of those little tools! meanwhile...back to the masking tape
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11-12-2006, 05:29 PM
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i got 4 hub caps today from surf n turf.. i need 2 extras since one is slightly dented.. and an extra would be nice to have
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#14
11-12-2006, 05:49 PM
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Forced,
They are correctly called hubcaps on other cars too. P E H
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