Touch Up Paint for Hubcaps - Toyota Yaris Forums

nwdixieboy · 04-04-2009, 10:42 AM

My hubs have gotten minor scratches which have discolored them. There has got to be a way to make them look better without buying new ones everytime. If you can touch up the paint on the car, why not the hubcaps? Anyone have any suggestions?

WeeYari · 04-04-2009, 10:58 AM

Even if they are in mint condition, painting stock hubcaps makes them look 1,000,000x better.

Just completely paint all 4 of them, rather than attempt some sort of touch-up.

nwdixieboy · 04-04-2009, 11:22 AM

What type of paint should I use? I may still opt for touchup paint as I live in an apt. with no place to really spray paint.

firemachine69 · 04-05-2009, 01:39 PM

Krylon. Best rattle-can stuff for plastic I've ever used. Not sure if it comes in a silver colour, however...

pixitha · 04-05-2009, 02:49 PM

Yeah I had to repaint the old hub cabs on my 1994 subaru a few years ago, they were looking HORRIBLE. I went to Home Depot and got some metallic silver paint, actually looked better than they did new when I was done.

04-04-2009, 10:42 AM	#1
nwdixieboy Drives: ecoh Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: seattle,wa Posts: 24	Touch Up Paint for Hubcaps My hubs have gotten minor scratches which have discolored them. There has got to be a way to make them look better without buying new ones everytime. If you can touch up the paint on the car, why not the hubcaps? Anyone have any suggestions?

04-04-2009, 10:58 AM	#2
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,743	Even if they are in mint condition, painting stock hubcaps makes them look 1,000,000x better. Just completely paint all 4 of them, rather than attempt some sort of touch-up. __________________

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04-04-2009, 11:22 AM	#3
nwdixieboy Drives: ecoh Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: seattle,wa Posts: 24	What type of paint should I use? I may still opt for touchup paint as I live in an apt. with no place to really spray paint.

04-05-2009, 01:39 PM	#4
firemachine69 School'er of hard knocks Drives: Silver Yaris 4dr. HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sudbury, On Posts: 556	Krylon. Best rattle-can stuff for plastic I've ever used. Not sure if it comes in a silver colour, however...

04-05-2009, 02:49 PM	#5
pixitha Pixitha View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 22	Yeah I had to repaint the old hub cabs on my 1994 subaru a few years ago, they were looking HORRIBLE. I went to Home Depot and got some metallic silver paint, actually looked better than they did new when I was done.