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Painting Vinyl Wheel-Covers

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Bush Tucker Man:
Is there any special preparation, & indeed, paint required for this task??
(including a good-degreasing/removal of sillcone polish??)

I'm not really too keen on advertising any dealership for free as I travel around, the sticker in the rear-window is enough (& the decal the cheeky beggars stuck on the off-side rear :roll: )

Alternatively, do I ask Tim for a suitably sized circular patch of appropriately coloured vinyl?

jjsaul:
get a replacement wheel cover.....

plenty cheap on ebay or at the shows....

abinitio:
Is it soft or rigid?

Couldn't comment on painting it, usually if not vinyl covered they are screened so if you wanna go that way then inking will be more forgiving as it's what is used on curtain side trailers if not done in vinyl or solvent print.

Vinyl is easier as an option though that being the case you may want to consider a new cover and have something custom on it. Stand out from the crowd.

Most suppliers are not much more expensive to supply graphics fitted to a new cover than they are to supply just the graphics.

We ourselves only sell semi rigid covers too which have better longevity with vinyl than soft ones.

Lee

Bush Tucker Man:

--- Quote from: "abinitio" ---Is it soft or rigid?

Lee
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It's vinyl with a rigid (carded??) centre.

Similar to the ones fitted to new Defenders as standard (& lettered by the supplying dealer)

Bush Tucker Man:

--- Quote from: "jjsaul" ---get a replacement wheel cover.....

plenty cheap on ebay or at the shows....
--- End quote ---

Can't afford it now.
I'm a poor NHS wage slave

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