Low budget aero hubcaps (magnet attachment)

[trikkonceptz]

Despite the ultimate "Ghetto" look, I was even considering using the aluminum roofing tape for my wheels. Straight strips across the wheel until it is fully covered and if I felt the need, smaller strips wrapped over the lip in order to hold the ends in place. The tape is strong and chrome, anything wrong with doing that?

If you need to service a wheel then poke a hole in it and re do it when you get home ...

[blackjackel]

I just realized something...

these are STELL... they are gona rust up on you something aweful

[jim-frank]

The ones bought have a non-stick coating of some kind on them. If they start to rust, I can spray on some primer.

[slopemeno]

You can get stuff like that powder coated pretty chaeply if you choose a common color (white, black, etc) and sometimes a 12 pack will do wonders...

If you want to paint them yourself, use Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy. $5.00 a can (give or take) at Orchard Supply.

[Johnny Mullet]

Spray them with PAM to keep food from sticking and keep them rust free

[Bror Jace]

I was at our local "Christmas Tree Shoppes" which is a (small) step-up from a dollar store. There they had some type of an aluminum tray (with flimsy plastic lid) they referred to as a 'dessert tray.' It was lighter than steel. The reduction in weight is always welcome ... but the lighter weight may also mean they will be easier to keep on. They were also larger than 12" or 13" ... for those of us with larger rims (My Civic has 16" wheels).

Maybe these dessert trays are aluminum clad cardboard? They had a design molded into them that was hideous. That was the worst part, I think.

I think I'd rather have plastic ... then I can spray paint it black, silver or body color.

Still, I'm dubious of having anything permanently attached with magnets (that I'd have to source).

[COMP]

i check tire pressure every other week so i need something that is removeable

[MetroMPG]

COMP: you could drill a small hole and use a valve stem extension.

[COMP]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

COMP: you could drill a small hole and use a valve stem extension.

not on the truck,,,i have short stems in so they can't be torn off

[Nerys]

The only problem I have is on some cars they do not look nice so I came up with a solution. I have no tried it yet but I will give it a shot. I am going to Heat up a piece of plastic and make it into a "bowl" the shape of my hubcap. Attach once inside and outside. This will do several things. One make them smooth like these pans you guys are using. (awesome novel idea BTW!! I do not think it ever would have dawned on me to use them like that) Second its clear so they are invisible and third they are clear so you can still have nice hubcaps and aerodynamics and putting BLACK on the inside will keep the caps clean and brakedust and dirt off :-)

My problem is I only have 2 of 4 caps. Some smucks stole two of them while we were in philly moving my mother out. $5 a pop and they just had to steal them. Alas I can not find them again and all the "current" hubcaps I would not be caught dead putting on my car they are so butt ugly :-(