ive got my black rims and Im wanting to do the lug nut caps a neon/lime green...

first problem is finding a paint that will stick
second is finding lime green that will hold up

at O'reilleys theres the lime green lookin dupli-color engine enamel which the guy said would adhere if you painted it in a warm environment...

thoughts?

 

I would think the lug nuts would get scared pretty bad just putting them on. If I were doing that, I would at least consider powder coat.

 

I think he means the center caps...not the lug nuts themselves.

 

I painted my center caps.

Used Krylon Fusion paint, which is supposed to be really good stuff for painting plastics because it bonds with the material. It's held up for 1.5 Canadian winters so far.

Make sure you put on a few coats and the clear coat the hell out of it.

 

I'm gonna put some pictures up here soon...

I end up using rust-oleum plastic primer on the lug caps AND center cap.
On the lug covers I topcoated with my lime green rust oleum paint

The center caps are primed so I figure if they have primer I'm going to use the same engine enamel I used on the rims themselves.

Should I go over the lug caps to make them tougher?

 

 

I'm thinking you'll find more love for them than hate.

JMHO.

 

ILL TAKE THAT!
thanks bert!

 

Black is fine but the green looks might weird, especially with your pewter Blazer.

 

yeah for now ill leave my black covers on. I'm hoping to hercu-line the rockers, and the badge on the back, and on the doors ill do the emblems green, so they pop with the black