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Car Forum / Honda Cars / July 2007

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Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps

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Philip Kline - 26 Jul 2007 15:33 GMT
I have a 95 Civic and the finish is coming off the plastic hub caps.
Anybody have any real good ideas on how to refinish them so the look
nice again?
Dan C - 26 Jul 2007 16:22 GMT
> I have a 95 Civic and the finish is coming off the plastic hub caps.
> Anybody have any real good ideas on how to refinish them so the look
> nice again?

Yeah.  Buy new ones.

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Jim Yanik - 26 Jul 2007 18:13 GMT
> I have a 95 Civic and the finish is coming off the plastic hub caps.
> Anybody have any real good ideas on how to refinish them so the look
> nice again?  

use a plastic-bonding primer(for plastic auto bumpers) and then a few top
coats of your favorite finish. Let them cure fully before re-installing
them on your wheels. You could use metallic paints,metal-flake
paints,hammertone paint.....

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Philip Kline - 26 Jul 2007 18:40 GMT
>> I have a 95 Civic and the finish is coming off the plastic hub caps.
>> Anybody have any real good ideas on how to refinish them so the look
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>them on your wheels. You could use metallic paints,metal-flake
>paints,hammertone paint.....

Do you have any brand names for the plastic-bonding primers?  I'm not
familiar with these and possibly a source for such things via the
internet?  I'd like to give this a try.
JRL - 27 Jul 2007 14:27 GMT
>>> I have a 95 Civic and the finish is coming off the plastic hub caps.
>>> Anybody have any real good ideas on how to refinish them so the look
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>familiar with these and possibly a source for such things via the
>internet?  I'd like to give this a try.

Go to a regular paint store and get primer for plastic.
NWF_Snake - 27 Jul 2007 15:56 GMT
Try "Bulldog Adhesion Promoter" from the Wal-Mart auto paint section.

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