turbotime

I want to repaint my hubcaps cause the paint is flakin off. What is the easiest way to remove the old paint? I was gonna use aircraft stripper but then i was afraid it would eat away at the plastic itself... ideas?

Thanks!

Luserkid

Use some steel wool and rough up the paint, then paint over it.

Libertariat

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That's what I would do.

Paint em BRONZE!!

turbotime

will sandpaper work?

Luserkid

It will but use a very high grit. Wetsand 600 and up will do the trick. Reason being that if you use course grit youll eat away the plastic and itll look like **** and uneven (depending on the color you use).

JDM-EJ1

All this for hub caps?

Libertariat

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That;s why I said he should at least do some cool color. There's a guy in my hometown rocking gloss black hubcaps. Doesn't look too bad.

JDM-EJ1

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That;s why I said he should at least do some cool color. There's a guy in my hometown rocking gloss black hubcaps. Doesn't look too bad.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hmm.. I would rather just get wheels, that's just me though.

Libertariat

+1 for some rotas or Konigs!! (Teh budget wheel!)

ke98248

iTrader: (1)

Well if you only have like $20 bucks, it sure beats nothing!

turbotime

yeah these are for my beater painteing them gloss white with black honda symbol, better than nothing

JDM-EJ1

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Right on man, I was just curious; that's all. I wasn't trying to rag on your thread. I've always wanted to paint steelies, hehe.

turbotime

heh no worries yeah these are for the ej7 dont u worry i got nice rims for the ej1

vsmhatched

i used some aircraft stripper on some of my old side moldings and it started to eat away at the plastic within about 5 minutes....so I would suggest using sand paper, sand it down with some 180, prime it, then sand it down with 320, then paint

blk_EK

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You'll end up scratchin your hubbies if you do that.

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Give em a power wash before you paint em again.

Good luck man

Jhonny Ricer

I be rockin da highgloss black steelies with the honda cap panted red and the h silver an i must say they be sexy from afar but dont get to close lol

okdc2

I would take some steel wool to them or some fine sandpaper. Since you are going to paint over them scratch marks from the sand paper won't show unless they are absolutely huge.

Jhonny Ricer

800 grit automotive sandpaper wet or dry by 3m works well just wet sand em down in a swirling motion and spray em thats what i used for my steelies