Painted my Enkei center cap

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alphapig
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So two of my Enkei center caps started peeling.

Here's what the worst one looked like:

And here's how my wheels look without center caps: So I decided to paint the peeling part flat black.

Wetsanded with 1000 grit and taped off:

How it looks after 1 coat of primer and 2 coats of flat black:

Popped back into the wheel:

Here is how the regular chrome caps look:

Thoughts on how it turned out? t


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Nice job. Looks much better man.

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Damn dude that looks so much better. great job

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mucho mucho better

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Verrry nice work.. Much better in my opinion

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It looks 1000X better dude. Good job .

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AgreedLooks wonderful, did you paint all of the center caps ???

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alphapig
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Still have 3 more to go

Wanted to try it out on the really messed up one first

I think I like the flat black over chrome

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alphapig wrote:I think I like the flat black over chrome
+1

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I liked the worn and peeling look IMHO...

J/k Looks great Bro!

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i dont like those rims but nice job on the painting

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alphapig
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Finished the 3 other caps.

Looks alright I think. Too subtle to ever notice, but better than peeling.



I freshly re-rattlecanned the grille and lip with the same Duplicolor acrylic enamel a few weeks ago.


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