1966 hubcap gray paint
I've searched here and find LIC no longer supplies the gray paint for 1966 hubcaps. Any suggestions where I might find the correct gray paint? Thanks
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Thank you Jaime!Comment
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I found what appears to be the paint LIC used to sell at Wilcox Corvette. Just ordered, I let you all know how/if it works outComment
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Joe, How did the hubcap paint that you ordered from Wilcox Corvette work out ?Comment
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Gene, There was not enough time to repaint the hubcaps before Flight judging. I did not get a deduction. A judge had previously mentioned it may not pass. I will try to post a pic of my hubcap and a sample of the Wilcox paint. (received top Flight Indiana Chapter meet!)Comment
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Joe, I can comment on my purchase of hubcap paint from Wilcox Corvette. However, mine car is a 1965 model that I recently finished restoring. I restored the hubcaps for my car by removing the small dents followed by sanding using a progression of 320, 400, 600, 800 and 1000 grit sandpaper to remove all scratches (and flash chrome) and then polished the hubcaps using my Baldor buffing machine. When I was satisfied with the results, my car restorer/painter applied the paint to the caps as required. After much research, I ordered a can of paint from Wilcox. After 2-3 weeks, no paint arrived so I called them. Was told that they has "misplaced" my order and that it would go out right away. I received my paint several days later. I was disappointed when I opened the box as I found a can of Dupli-Color paint that I could have readily picked up locally for much less money. My cost to Wilcox for this "special hubcap paint for 1965 Corvette hubcaps" was just over $40. I promptly sent them an email in which I voiced my disappointment as a dissatisfied customer. The response: "crickets" as they say. My response: I will never darken their door again and will share my experience with others. Later, when visiting a local parts store, I came across their display for SEMS paint. Found a charcoal color that looked (cap) like a pretty fair match and bought it. My painter finished the hubcaps using the SEMS and they looked great. I have been thru NCRS judging (Top Flight) and Bloomington (Gold Certificate) this year with no deducts for the hubcap paint. Will be judged at MACAN in a few weeks for my Triple Diamond and expect the same. Good luck on your project.
TerryComment
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Terry,
What SEM paint did you use?Regards,
Brian McIntyreComment
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Brian, I'll need to find the can of paint and will get back to you.Comment
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Brian,
The paint I used is SEM #15303-Graphite.
TerryComment
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Years ago I bought the hub cap paint from LIC. After using the paint I peeled off LIC label and found that the paint was from Seymour Paint.Comment
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Terry, I read the description of SEM 15303 and it recommends to be used for vinyl applications.
GeneComment
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Gene (and all),
In the interest of honesty, I'll give some perspective regarding the selection of the SEM paint that I used. My car was originally produced with hubcaps. So, I had to restore it using them. Over the 30 years that my car sat in a garage patiently awaiting restoration, I accumulated 26 (or so) hubcaps from purchases (mostly Ebay) in an effort to get four that were in pretty good condition. It was my intent that I would do the restoration of the hubcaps at some point. One would think that, given the 30 year period between car purchase and restoration, that I would have gotten the hubcaps done in a timely fashion. As most can relate, things like work, family and life in general managed to come first. Plus, there was no immediate hurry since car restoration had not yet begun. So, fast forward to 2019 and car restoration began in July. My restoration shop projected a finish date of Spring 2021. I was responsible for ordering and purchasing needed parts, restoring some smaller items and engine rebuilding/restoration.
As restoration proceeded, everyone was busy and work progressed nicely and on schedule. The calendar turned over to 2021 before I knew it and guess what, hubcaps were not yet restored. And yet, I continued to procrastinate. Finally, when only about a month short of completion, I got in gear to restore the hubcaps. I had selected the best four caps that I had and the four best spinners as well. There were numerous small dents and dings to be removed which required me to make some special tools (to fit nooks and crannies and curved surfaces). After satisfactorily removing dings, it was time to start sanding for scratch removal (also flash chrome removal). Once that was done, I polished the caps using my Baldor (buffer). My spinners were pretty easy to restore as they were in nice shape with good graphics and few surface blemishes. I will say that it was difficult to buff the hubcaps to a consistent finish which surprised me, especially given the sanding process that I used. I attributed that to the flash chrome of the original caps. Anyway, between me and my restorers, we finally got it. Ok, now time to paint the caps. So, you read my post above regarding Wilcox. I had also researched the Tech Forum and other resources in an effort to get the paint right. It was starting to get to "zero hour" on my restoration and I still had no hubcap paint. When I spotted the SEM paint, my only consideration was the color. I didn't research anything and just said "what the hell, let's give it a try". Well, the color worked out and the hubcaps got done. As noted above, the car has been judged and no deducts for the hubcap paint. I was disappointed to receive a one point deduct on the spinners because they had no part numbers inside. I know the spinners are originals and checked all of the spinners on my 26 hubcap collection and guess what, no numbers on any! Anyway, my car is not going to be a driver (sorry everyone, I hope you will forgive my sin) so I'm not worried about the hubcap paint in the elements. If the SEM paint I used is intended for vinyl or some other use, I really don't care. It met my needs and resulted in a successful outcome. Not the first time this has happened to me or anyone else, I'm sure. So, I'm not necessarily recommending the use of the paint but merely letting everyone know what worked for me. Sorry for the long story but maybe it was enjoyable to some
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Terry,
I always thought that paint (often called dye) to be applied to “soft” materials, like vinyl, plastic, leather, etc. had some elastomer added to give the dried paint some ability to stretch. If so, I can understand why regular paint might not be best for soft materials, but what would be the harm in using paint with the elastomer on hard materials, like hubcaps? Less durable? I don’t know. If the stretchy paint, design for vinyl, sticks to the hubcap surface, maybe it’s fine to use on hubcaps.
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