1966 wheel cover insert paint color / code

[Douglas C.]

Hi all. I picked up a nice set of 1966 wheel covers, the inserts are faded, light gray / slightly rough texture. Can someone help with the proper color / texture / etc.?

Thanks, Doug

[Donald H.]

Re: 1966 wheel cover insert paint color / code

I got a decent set a while back and have been working on restoring them. I have done one. The paint I used is from Long Island Corvette (picture attached). The hubcap pictured on the left is an original (unrestored) with somewhat faded paint. The one on the right is the one I have restored.

The painted area has a soft edge, not crisp against a masking tape line. The way I got this is using 1/4" and 1/8" masking tape and leaving the edge up. I got a pretty good texture match also. What I did was keep the paint can two or more feet from the hubcap with the hubcap flat on a table and misted very lightly from above. Let the paint dry for a while and repeat. Takes a lot of paint passes to get the coverage. But I think it turned out pretty good.

Don

[Russ S.]

Re: 1966 wheel cover insert paint color / code

Looks very good Don.