Pizza pan hubcap project

[Automcdonough]

This thread is cracking me up! You guys have all seen properly clipped hubcaps get bounced off and you're out here using velcro, tape, glue.
If you're going to half-ass this then just stick to macaroni doodles and sculpey figures so I don't have to worry about pizza pans and other kitchen items laying in the road.

[BamZipPow]

Originally Posted by Automcdonough

This thread is cracking me up! You guys have all seen properly clipped hubcaps get bounced off and you're out here using velcro, tape, glue.
If you're going to half-ass this then just stick to macaroni doodles and sculpey figures so I don't have to worry about pizza pans and other kitchen items laying in the road.

Thanks fer the humor...

Covers popped off this morning...guess I'll have to try some Gorilla glue now.

[BamZipPow]

Gorilla glue held up just fine in this morning's drive in the rain. Only one spot (out of 4) popped loose...but the cover stayed on at 65mph. After I got home, I pulled the cover off to see how bad it would be if I had to take the cover off fer a flat. After a few hard tugs, it popped free.

Currently leaving my covers off so I can move on to my next experiment...

[KITT222]

I'm looking into U-clamps to attach them to my alloys. Of course though, if something goes wrong, it goes horribly wrong.

[BamZipPow]

Originally Posted by KITT222

I'm looking into U-clamps to attach them to my alloys. Of course though, if something goes wrong, it goes horribly wrong.

You would be better off using some tire weights and burning the lead off. Then tap those onto the edge of the pizza pan...

[Vekke]

Originally Posted by KITT222

I'm looking into U-clamps to attach them to my alloys. Of course though, if something goes wrong, it goes horribly wrong.

Metal U clamps like used in exaust pipes or something else?

[KITT222]

Originally Posted by BamZipPow

You would be better off using some tire weights and burning the lead off. Then tap those onto the edge of the pizza pan...

That will be looked into....

Metal U clamps like used in exaust pipes or something else?

Like hardware ones. That's why they'd wreak havoc if they got unscrewed.

[Otto]

Originally Posted by Automcdonough

This thread is cracking me up! You guys have all seen properly clipped hubcaps get bounced off and you're out here using velcro, tape, glue.
If you're going to half-ass this then just stick to macaroni doodles and sculpey figures so I don't have to worry about pizza pans and other kitchen items laying in the road.

Depends on the load imposed by the wheel cover. If it's heavy like a manhole cover, then it will require very stout mounting. If, otoh, it's light like a Frisbee or even less, and its outer edge snugs into the inner edge of the rim to carry the shock loads, then a modest attachment will hold, like velcro.

Keep in mind that a strip of velcro all around the edge would distribute a light load over a large area, rather than concentrating said load on just a few stress points. Get the picture?

[euromodder]

Originally Posted by Otto

Keep in mind that a strip of velcro all around the edge would distribute a light load over a large area, rather than concentrating said load on just a few stress points. Get the picture?

I'm always reluctant to call a rotating load light.

A 205/55/16 tyre has around 2m circumference, so it rotates 500 times/km.
If you're doing 100km/h (62 mph) it's rotating 50.000 times / hour or nearly 14 times / second ; 840 rpm.

In addition the wheels are taking all the punishment the road can throw at them.

[BamZipPow]

I wonder how these are held on...