Paint Color for center wheel caps?

[tystaco]

I need to paint up both of my sets of plastic center wheel caps...I am wondering if anyone found a spray paint that they feel matches stock. I know I could go with a two tone look, but I'd love to get it blended back to factory.

 

[runnyrunnerton]

Dont have any pics right now, but I just redid my sequoia 5 stars with duplicolor silver from autozone. My sig has my build thread and the wheels should be there. Honestly, just scuff them up and paint the whole rim. Might take you 2 cans, and you can touch them up whenever to match perfectly. (DO NOT USE CLEAR) the regular duplicolor silver works great, if you use clear the touch up will show plainly. Also, if you must clear the wheels, make sure you use wheel paint, regular rustoleum and valspars metal paints cant take the heat from the wheels and yellow in about 3,000 miles, ask me how I know. Use a craft paint brush to do the wheel emblem if its inset, or clip it off from the inside and epoxy it back on if its raised. tons of wheel paint threads on here, card trick will help you out.

 

[StreetCreeper]

I need to paint up both of my sets of plastic center wheel caps...I am wondering if anyone found a spray paint that they feel matches stock. I know I could go with a two tone look, but I'd love to get it blended back to factory.

I used this stuff about a year or two ago. I didn't do anything special before either, just cleaned the dirt off and let them dry — then hit with a few coats of this stuff while letting them dry in between coats.

I run my truck through the wash at least once a week and sometimes twice. The center caps look the same today as they do in the picture from back then.

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[octanejunkie]

I used this
Rust-Oleum 7271830 Metallic Spray, Silver, 11-Ounce
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0019K1YD2..._qfTNxb1CXRCBC

Wrote a thread about it too
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/223308-painting-center-caps.html

Good luck, have fun!

 

[tystaco]

I used this stuff about a year or two ago. I didn't do anything special before either, just cleaned the dirt off and let them dry — then hit with a few coats of this stuff while letting them dry in between coats.

I run my truck through the wash at least once a week and sometimes twice. The center caps look the same today as they do in the picture from back then.

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Thank you! That looks pretty well matched to me. I know I could paint the whole wheel set...but that is way more work than just popping off the caps and hitting them.

 

[Skibber]

I taped them off then lightly sand blasted all 4 of mine and had a local body shop shoot them along with a front lower fender flare replacement to match the wheels/body for $100. Probably would have been more if they did the prep work.

Anyone know off hand what color the 01-02 sport/limited 5 spoke "coke bottle" wheels are painted? I painted the caps Millennium Silver and it matches close enough. Wheels are ready for a fresh coat as they've started peeling around the valve stems.