Need heavy duty black vinyl

[Buddy]

Where can I get H.D. black vinyl to close in the spokes on the wheels of my truck? Thanks!

[freebeard]

No response yet? Maybe if you post a picture of the wheel, be it steel or cast aluminum or Model A Ford wires.

I'd cover the holes from the backside (with duct tape or muslin) and spray them with about 8 coats of Plastidip. It might look like this (the brake drum and dust cap in this case):

[The donkey CRX]

Buddy, Here is what I used to cover the "holes" in my alloy wheels. It is considered heavy duty and is used to "wrap" cars. Got on line at:

Sign Warehouse Inc.
Part number VEG-500-2410-502
24" X 30 foot long roll
$18.59 plus $10.18 shipping

This is much thicker than what I could find at local sign shops.




Hope this helps

[Buddy]

Does the vinyl just "sit there" or is there an adhesive used?

[The donkey CRX]

It has adhesive and backing paper. If you go to the Home page here on Ecomodder you will see a thread on "Aeromodded Civic VX 72 MPG". On page 13 or so is an explanation of how I installed the vinyl. Sorry, I don't know how to "link" to it.

[Xist]

Originally Posted by The donkey CRX

It has adhesive and backing paper. If you go to the Home page here on Ecomodder you will see a thread on "Aeromodded Civic VX 72 MPG". On page 13 or so is an explanation of how I installed the vinyl. Sorry, I don't know how to "link" to it.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post427797

Originally Posted by The donkey CRX

I tried once more to make a decent looking wheel cover using vinyl sign lettering material. This time I went on line to Sign Warehouse Inc and found some thicker black vinyl that is 3 mil, almost twice the thickness of my first try. The part number was VEG-500-2410-502 and came in a roll 24 inch by 30 f00t for $18.59 plus $10.18 for shipping. This is enough to make 4 or 5 four wheel sets of covers.

Below are some pictures of how I made them.

First I made a pattern on the back of the vinyl peel off portion. These dimensions will cover all the "holes" on a 14 inch Insight space saver wheel.







Here is the "donut" cut from the roll.



Then I cut across the "donut" so it would lay flat on the cone shape of the wheel





I then peeled off the backer and wet the wheel surface and the back of the vinyl donut with some soapy water, This made it easy to place the donut where I wanted it and remove any wrinkles or bubbles.

Here is a picture after it dried. You can still see where the "holes" are but I think it is still acceptable as a cheap and very lightweight aero wheel cover.

[The donkey CRX]

I started my "computer" education in collage with a Cobolt? class that required me to carry around a 5 pound box of IBM punch cards for a entire semester. I guess That made me a reluctant and slow adapter. I am also a terrible speller and typer . I was really glad when they came out with that new "smell check" feature.

[Xist]

Originally Posted by The donkey CRX

I started my "computer" education in collage with a Cobolt? class that required me to carry around a 5 pound box of IBM punch cards for a entire semester. I guess That made me a reluctant and slow adapter. I am also a terrible speller and typer . I was really glad when they came out with that new "smell check" feature.

My dad was a terrible speller. People always claim they do not need to know how to spell because they can use spell check, but he always ended up with the wrong word.

[Buddy]

How well does the vinyl stand up to sun, rain, and snow? Do you eventually have to replace it?

[The donkey CRX]

My vinyl wheel covers are only a few months old, but so far are doing fine. This material is used to wrap entire cars and I assume will last several years.

This may not work if your wheels have narrow spokes and a lot of open space between the spokes.