Poverty cap question
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Can anyone tell me the “red” color on a poverty cap. Where can I get some to repaint the rings on my caps? The black looks great but the “red” not so much
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Re: Poverty cap question
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It's red that leans a little towards orange in the sun. I used Mazda flame red to paint mine. Later on I switched the red paint for red vinyl. These caps started in 1969 so whatever red they used should be one of those colors? After I buffed my hubcaps out I had a lousy time getting the paint to stick + clean and crisp lines masking by hand is rather difficult. I ended up drawing up a pattern of the shapes in AutoCAD and had a sign shop cut them out of vinyl. The red on the cap is this photo is painted the Nissan color. I have since removed the paint and went to a generic red sign vinyl. All the satin black is vinyl and applied like a sticker.
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Re: Poverty cap question
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Thanks, that is exactly what mine look like except yours are nice. I never even considered vinyl, although I had considered just using a red paint marker.
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Re: Poverty cap question
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I still have the cad file if you want to switch and try the vinyl. It's not oem correct like paint, but they do look nice. Just need a local sign shop to cut it out.
If you do want to paint the red on use electrical tape to mask with. It will go in a circle waaayyy better than any paper based tape could dream of. Take your time and you can make perfect circles with it.
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Re: Poverty cap question
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Can anyone tell me the “red” color on a poverty cap. Where can I get some to repaint the rings on my caps? The black looks great but the “red” not so much I've not used this myself but was once told that Testors Italian Red was a very close match for the red on 69 dog dish caps. I think its model car paint. Maybe look for it at a hobby shop that sells model cars. I think Walmart carries it too.
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Re: Poverty cap question
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Can anyone tell me the “red” color on a poverty cap. Where can I get some to repaint the rings on my caps? The black looks great but the “red” not so much I've not used this myself but was once told that Testors Italian Red was a very close match for the red on 69 dog dish caps. I think its model car paint. Maybe look for it at a hobby shop that sells model cars. I think Walmart carries it too. I used the Testors Italian Red.
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Re: Poverty cap question
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For $20, Hemicuda's offer is as close to free as it gets! You ain't kidding. Gotta love Moparts.
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Re: Poverty cap question
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For $20, Hemicuda's offer is as close to free as it gets! That made me chuckle. Free still isn't good enough for most Mopar guys. Mike would have to pay the shipping both ways, too.
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Re: Poverty cap question
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$20 is a steal for someone with a template who can get it right the first time. Try painting one sometime and see what I mean. No thanks. Trying to paint one isn't worth the brain damage and expense. All the more reason to send them to Mike.
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