Any quick and easy tricks on getting rid of the yellow center piece lug covers?

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My S14 looks great, but I hate the yellow center piece lug covers, it just makes it look horrible. I've been planning on doing a 5 lug conversion, and putting on some 300ZX front brakes, and rims, but i'm saving up for all that at the moment. So before I have the money, i'd like to have some decent looking center pieces.

So do any of you guys have any tricks on making it look nice for the time being? I've heard you can sand it, and prime it, then find a matching color, and spray paint it etc. But is there anything else besides that?

Thanks in advance, here's some pics of them. . .




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Silver spray paint?

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Scuff n Paint

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you have 3 options if you ask me1. pop em off and leave em off2. repaint em to a color of your liking3. buy new wheels. you can get used wheels for pretty cheap, check the classifieds right here on nico.

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OutToWinPAHC wrote:Silver spray paint?
Alright, is there any procedures to follow, to keep the spray paint on, so it doesn't start peeling off after a few days?

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sand them with some 220 grt, clean with laquer thinner, paint with "Aluminum paint"It has the flake in it, hit with some clear coat

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Take the center caps off, clean them, and then spray them with duplicolor wheel paint. mint green like kyle.

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zeause wrote:Take the center caps off, clean them, and then spray them with duplicolor wheel paint. mint green like kyle.
Nice mint green rims.


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