Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

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?

Re: Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:33:34 -0500, Philip Kline wrote:

> 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.


--
"Bother!" said Pooh, as Christopher Robin pleaded to be spanked again.

Re: Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:33:34 -0500, Philip Kline wrote:

> 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.


--
"Bother!" said Pooh, as Christopher Robin pleaded to be spanked again.

Re: Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:33:34 -0500, Philip Kline wrote:

> 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.


--
"Bother!" said Pooh, as Christopher Robin pleaded to be spanked again.

Re: Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

Philip Kline <pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote in
news:k1cha3hp30e1vhkal0rl1i1mf3fpp7lh3c@4ax.com:

> 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.....

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Re: Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

Philip Kline <pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote in
news:k1cha3hp30e1vhkal0rl1i1mf3fpp7lh3c@4ax.com:

> 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.....

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Re: Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

Philip Kline <pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote in
news:k1cha3hp30e1vhkal0rl1i1mf3fpp7lh3c@4ax.com:

> 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.....

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Re: Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

On 26 Jul 2007 17:13:53 GMT, Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote:

>Philip Kline <pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote in
>news:k1cha3hp30e1vhkal0rl1i1mf3fpp7lh3c@4ax.com :
>
>> 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.....

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.

Re: Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

On 26 Jul 2007 17:13:53 GMT, Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote:

>Philip Kline <pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote in
>news:k1cha3hp30e1vhkal0rl1i1mf3fpp7lh3c@4ax.com :
>
>> 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.....

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.

Re: Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

On 26 Jul 2007 17:13:53 GMT, Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote:

>Philip Kline <pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote in
>news:k1cha3hp30e1vhkal0rl1i1mf3fpp7lh3c@4ax.com :
>
>> 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.....

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.

Re: Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:40:59 -0500, Philip Kline
<pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote:

>On 26 Jul 2007 17:13:53 GMT, Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote:
>
>>Philip Kline <pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote in
>>news:k1cha3hp30e1vhkal0rl1i1mf3fpp7lh3c@4ax.co m:
>>
>>> 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.....
>
>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.

Go to a regular paint store and get primer for plastic.

Re: Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:40:59 -0500, Philip Kline
<pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote:

>On 26 Jul 2007 17:13:53 GMT, Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote:
>
>>Philip Kline <pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote in
>>news:k1cha3hp30e1vhkal0rl1i1mf3fpp7lh3c@4ax.co m:
>>
>>> 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.....
>
>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.

Go to a regular paint store and get primer for plastic.

Re: Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:40:59 -0500, Philip Kline
<pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote:

>On 26 Jul 2007 17:13:53 GMT, Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote:
>
>>Philip Kline <pkline@ltdcommodities.com> wrote in
>>news:k1cha3hp30e1vhkal0rl1i1mf3fpp7lh3c@4ax.co m:
>>
>>> 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.....
>
>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.

Go to a regular paint store and get primer for plastic.

Re: Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

Try "Bulldog Adhesion Promoter" from the Wal-Mart auto paint section.

Re: Suggestions for refinishing Civic placstic hub caps
 

Try "Bulldog Adhesion Promoter" from the Wal-Mart auto paint section.