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Jim Griffin
After browsing some catalogs, I found out that painted center caps for Porsches are ridiculously expensive.
They range in price from about $40 to $90 apiece!!
After doing some research on the Pelican Parts and Rennlist forums, I saw that several individuals chose to hand paint the caps themselves. One great suggestion was to use paint markers, which are available at most craft stores, or at Wal-Mart. I bought gold, black and red ones at Wal-Mart for about $2.60 apiece. When I first removed the caps, and looked closely, they were in need of being refinished. I chose to first refinish them with silver wheel paint, which I also bought at Wal-Mart for about $4.00 for one spray can.
Naturally, I first cleaned the caps by scrubbing them lightly with an old toothbrush and some cleaner. I then let them dry, and then put three light coats of silver paint on them.
I then started with the gold paint marker, and painted the entire background areas of the crest. After letting the gold paint to dry, I then proceeded with the black marker. Finally, I added the red paint.
Overall, the painting process went very smoothly and very easily. It is not all that difficult or time-consuming. I highly recommend using the paint markers. I would estimate the total time to be about two hours or less. To me, it was time well spent.
Here is a picture of the OEM center caps.
This picture shows the caps after I painted them with silver wheel paint.
Here is a picture of the caps after being fully painted.
At this stage, I have not yet put on a clearcoat.
Here is a picture of the OEM caps on the car.
Here is a picture of one of the painted caps on the car.
I've heard that in order to be totally Porsche-anal, the bottom of the crest should point towards the valve stem!!
Here is another picture of one of the painted caps on the car.
Note that the silver on the caps does not match the wheel perfectly... at certain angles in sunlight.
I may someday try to get matching silver and touch them up, just to be "perfect"!!
Or... I may paint the spokes and the center caps black (but keep the crest as it is)!!
