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All Things Fiero => Tech Tips, Tech Questions => Topic started by: Fierofool on January 18, 2021, 03:44:11 pm

Title: Refurbshing Wheel Center Caps
Post by: Fierofool on January 18, 2021, 03:44:11 pm
If your lace wheel center caps are dingy and tarnished, they can be easily refurbished.  This is what I did. 

Using a Chore Boy pad or a glass cooktop Scotchbrite cleaning pad, I applied some stainless steel cookware cleaner. 


After wetting the cap, using circular motions, I removed the tarnish, as well as the faded Fiero logo.  Took about 2 minutes per center cap.


Once you have it nice and clean, follow the instructions on the can and apply some Aluminum Clearcoat to protect them.


You can leave them blank, or when they are dry, if you wish, you can apply Rodney Dickman's wheel center cap stickers to replace the original logo, or get the inlaid decals.
Title: Re: Refurbshing Wheel Center Caps
Post by: Wreck It Ralph on January 18, 2021, 06:29:50 pm
This would be a great write up for the newsletter
Title: Re: Refurbshing Wheel Center Caps
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 18, 2021, 07:21:23 pm
That was my first thought, too, but it would make for a short article.
Title: Re: Refurbshing Wheel Center Caps
Post by: Fierofool on January 18, 2021, 09:03:33 pm
It would be about as I described it.  It was very easy and fast. 
Title: Re: Refurbshing Wheel Center Caps
Post by: Wreck It Ralph on January 19, 2021, 09:04:35 am
That was my first thought, too, but it would make for a short article.

Short does beat done. Plus pretty photos are worth 1000+ words and fill space nicely.
Title: Re: Refurbshing Wheel Center Caps
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 19, 2021, 07:22:01 pm
Are those caps aluminum?  I had thought they were plastic.
Title: Re: Refurbshing Wheel Center Caps
Post by: scottb on January 20, 2021, 08:12:04 pm
I think the difference is the wheels themselves, I know the center caps on the 14 inch wheels are plastic. Charlie mentioned lace wheels in the beginning. Apparently those caps are metal
Title: Re: Refurbshing Wheel Center Caps
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 20, 2021, 08:15:22 pm
The center caps on my '88 are plastic.
Title: Re: Refurbshing Wheel Center Caps
Post by: scottb on January 20, 2021, 08:17:57 pm
The center caps on my '88 are plastic.

The red car is the first one I have had with lace wheels, haven't looked that close and wasn't sure
Title: Re: Refurbshing Wheel Center Caps
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 20, 2021, 08:19:01 pm
The certer caps all appear to be the same.
Title: Re: Refurbshing Wheel Center Caps
Post by: scottb on January 23, 2021, 06:11:25 pm
As Charlie showed me today, if you look closely at the center caps you can see they are clad with a metal skin. Metal looks good when it is polished.
Title: Re: Refurbshing Wheel Center Caps
Post by: GTRS Fiero on January 23, 2021, 06:23:59 pm
I have a NOS set, somewhere.  I also have a set from TFS, a set from another '88, and a set from an '86.  I have several sets from ebay.  If I can find them, I'll compare.