My mini winter project

[LIRS6]

Car under cover so what to do? Had often wondered if painted center caps would compliment the color of my 911 (see my garage). So as a small winter project, I decided to purchase center caps and paint them myself - I could in no way justify paying $400 for pre-painted caps.

Haven’t put them on the wheels as yet, and they by no means look professionally done, but I’m hoping they’ll look decent from afar.



Next photo in 2 months when mounted.

Jason

[Bill Douglas]

Good skills there Jason!

[AG81]

Wow....steady hand. Nice !!!

[dreichman]

Not that bad really. Well done.


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[Lyle O]

They look great! I've been considering this myself (same reasoning as you). Did you clear coat them (at least the center part)?

[LIRS6]

Originally Posted by Lyle O

They look great! I've been considering this myself (same reasoning as you). Did you clear coat them (at least the center part)?

No - just used Testor’s paint for the coloring, no clear-coat. I didn’t want to alter the anodized appearance of the caps.

I didn’t use a paint brush, rather some plastic sticks with a slight cotton-type tip - found them on Amazon.

Jason