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Old Dec 27, 2000 | 12:52 PM
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Center Caps

Hey I have black center caps for my camaro and the salt of the Roads are eating the black paint. Anyone know what kind of paint I can use on them. Also I want to to paint them silver to match my rims. Is this possible to go from black to Siler/gray, if so whut kinda of paint. And if it aint where can I get center caps, perferably not from the dealer?


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Old Dec 27, 2000 | 03:22 PM
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Buy some aluminium color spray paint. Clean the caps really well, with some simple green, and spray them. Then, if you ever need to touch them up, you can just re-spray them.

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Old Dec 27, 2000 | 03:47 PM
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Rubbing them down with a scotch brite pad will help the paint stick better too

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Old Dec 27, 2000 | 04:28 PM
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I just used a spray can from the local parts store. The scotch pad is good idea if you want the paint to stick. I also used a clearcoat to really make em nice.
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