Jerry Roberts Posted January 2, 2012 Report Posted January 2, 2012 Gents,Pardon the stupid question, but what type of silicone and is it the same that you get at the hardware store? Also, do you have to have a special caulking type gun for that? And does it have to be hot/warmed up like hot glue? Thanks, Jon Use the clear one from the hardware store . Use the small squeeze tube , sometimes called aquarium sealer . It doesn't have to be warmed . It comes in different brands , very common . Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted January 2, 2012 Report Posted January 2, 2012 OOOps, Don......you were right. I somehow got the impression he was talking about a full wheel cover rather than the original Plymouth cap. Even those center clips can become a little weak and or bent slightly... as evidenced by how easily the cap goes on or comes off. Sometimes I'm amazed at how tough a rim is since they really take some punishment from things like potholes. Jon......your car looks great with those white trim rings on the wheels. Glad it's running good. Quote
fedoragent Posted January 3, 2012 Author Report Posted January 3, 2012 OOOps, Don......you were right. I somehow got the impression he was talking about a full wheel cover rather than the original Plymouth cap. Even those center clips can become a little weak and or bent slightly... as evidenced by how easily the cap goes on or comes off. Sometimes I'm amazed at how tough a rim is since they really take some punishment from things like potholes. Jon......your car looks great with those white trim rings on the wheels. Glad it's running good. Gents, Thanks for the help again. BTW, silicone acquired. Thin bead will be applied tomorrow. Thanks, Jon Quote
fedoragent Posted January 3, 2012 Author Report Posted January 3, 2012 Nice pie crust:D Thank you very very much. Jon Quote
Niel Hoback Posted January 4, 2012 Report Posted January 4, 2012 That is a beautiful wheel assembly. Is the red color the wheel, or is it a band around the wheel cover? Its so clean looking that it looks fake! Quote
fedoragent Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Posted January 4, 2012 That is a beautiful wheel assembly. Is the red color the wheel, or is it a band around the wheel cover? Its so clean looking that it looks fake! Niel, Thanks! The wheels were powder coated an Oxblood color because I'm fond of that color. The Lyon whitewalls are over them. The dogdish are of course on top of the clips. If you would like to see a picture of them without the rings and dogdish, let me know. Jon Quote
Niel Hoback Posted January 4, 2012 Report Posted January 4, 2012 Thanks for the info. I have the same combo on my wheels and I think the stripe of color makes a world of difference since mine are all white. I tried adding a black ring where yours show red, but since the body color is blue, I think I'll try a blue ring and see if they look anywhere near as nice as yours. Quote
fedoragent Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Posted January 4, 2012 Thanks for the info. I have the same combo on my wheels and I think the stripe of color makes a world of difference since mine are all white. I tried adding a black ring where yours show red, but since the body color is blue, I think I'll try a blue ring and see if they look anywhere near as nice as yours. Niel, One more thing. Try something I didn't. Powder coat or paint the wheel, then see if you could have someone perfectly paint to circles in the middle between the hubcap and the Lyon whitewall. I wanted that, but never did it. Happily mine looks fine without it. Now I just need to figure out the exterior and interior color of the car to paint. Jon Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted January 4, 2012 Report Posted January 4, 2012 I had the same problem with NY roads vs. one of my hubcaps last year. Or so I thought. When I got the car it had 3 Dodge hubcaps and 1 Plymouth. I suspect the Dodge hubcap I picked up to replace the Plymouth one is the culprit, although I've long since lost track of just which one is the "replacement" The inside ridge that the clips on the rim snap over, on the one occasionally liberated hubcap, is ever so slightly turned in more than the other three. And I just happen to have one rim on which the clips are slightly bent. When I rotated the tires last time I didn't put the hubcaps back on the same rims they came off of, and put the odd hubcap on the odd rim and it wouldn't hold tight. After much head scratching and a few carefully selected expletives I discovered the problem, and the simple fix of just making sure the one odd hubcap goes on a rim with straight clips. It was just by chance that I had always put the hubcaps on the rims that would hold them tightly for the past 19 years. Quote
Niel Hoback Posted January 4, 2012 Report Posted January 4, 2012 My wheel covers are held on by the hubcap, so no part of the wheel shows. Any color I want has to be painted onto the cover itself. I suppose I could paint about 1 1/4" ring of body color and then pinstripe that. Hmmmmmm. possibilities. Quote
fedoragent Posted January 5, 2012 Author Report Posted January 5, 2012 My wheel covers are held on by the hubcap, so no part of the wheel shows. Any color I want has to be painted onto the cover itself. I suppose I could paint about 1 1/4" ring of body color and then pinstripe that. Hmmmmmm. possibilities. I can take a picture of the wheel that has that example if you'd like. Jon Quote
Niel Hoback Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 Thanks for the offer, but my spare has the striping on it for me to use as a guide. I am thinking now that a good project would be to make a blue band on the inner edge and then stripe that. Quote
fedoragent Posted January 6, 2012 Author Report Posted January 6, 2012 Thanks for the offer, but my spare has the striping on it for me to use as a guide. I am thinking now that a good project would be to make a blue band on the inner edge and then stripe that. Cool. BTW boys, the silicone worked fine. Jon Quote
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