Hubcap centers 1956

L378 · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:53 pm Post subject: Hubcap centers 1956

Schwing comments in his "Herman moves to MD" build thread that according to progressive refinements hubcap centers were all painted black beginning on 9/4/56. PR notes that prior to that date they were painted various colors. I have seen hubcaps on earlier cars painted either the color of the inner rim or body color. I looked through the archives, various web seraches, but found no documentation as to what color the hubcap center should be for a given body color. Just wondering if anybody has any documentation on this.

janerick3 · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:58 am Post subject:

Garwood lists hubcap center colors in his books (matches body color '54 - April '56). However, given the number of errors in his oval window-era color charts, I wouldn't count on them to be 100 percent accurate.

I do know that Strato Silver cars had hubcaps with Strato Silver centers. I still have 1 (very rusty) of 3 color-matching hubcaps from a Feb '55 L227 ragtop that were taken off the car in 1970.
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L378 · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 7:57 am Post subject:

janerick3,

Thanks for responding. I’ve known that ovals originally had painted emblems, with earlier ovals having the emblem (mostly) painted corresponding the body.

From progressive refinements body section page A-51: Sept. 4, 56 ornamental wheel caps bug/transporter Now: VW emblem in black only Before: various colours

AS you note Garwood is incorrect in that he indicates this change in the late 56 MODEL Year rather than the late 56 CALANDER Year which was early 57 production year. My question was with “various”. However, I’ve always been curious because of seeing a few L275 light beige cars with red emblems. According to Garwood (inaccuracies duly noted) it appears that VW painted the inner rim of light colored cars (light beige, parchment white) a darker color and the hubcap VW emblem was painted the inner rim color rather than the body color. It’s just a small little detail, but the hubcap looks rather naked without it. Since I hadn’t popped them on since mounting my summer rims, figured just do it. Done in beige which is what I figured.

Below are some photos of various emblems with the poster ID'd from the gallery

Beige rims(piet&som) I post this as always curious about this rim combo
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(barnyardvw)
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57 horizon blue (suboval)
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Jungle green (welt)
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How to (margaritavillian)
I didn't find much luck with the rattle can and wipe method but I did using Elmer's (glue) brand 'Painters' paint pens found at the local craft store. I outlined the emblems in fine point and filled in the middles with a medium point.
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Schwing in his thread describes how he did his and I recall discussion on HOW TO in the split window beetle forum.

L378 · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:00 am Post subject:

Popped on the caps and snapped a few quick pics.
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I see I need to go out with the Mr Clean Majic erase and clean the whitewalls.

79SuperVert · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:09 am Post subject:

lzamora · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:08 pm Post subject:

SOS pads with the blue soap on then work great also.
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L378 · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:01 pm Post subject:

79SuperVert · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:12 pm Post subject:

They are supposed to be available at Walgreen's so I'll be checking that out tonight. Thanks. This could be my Beetle - related discovery of the year! Very Happy

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Snort · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:47 pm Post subject:

caseydenise · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:03 pm Post subject:

My free hand is bad, but I don't care much. This was rustolium thinned down a bit. It dried better.

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L378 · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:15 pm Post subject:

Hey, you've got 20 foot hubcap emblems just like me! Had trouble photographing last night as the lighting was so bad, the flash was washing out the beige. Paint was too thick & dried a bit blotchy, but they look OK on the car. Also you don't need to use much pressure with the Mr Clean unless you have a really troublesome spot.
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caseydenise · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:10 pm Post subject:

And my wife didn't believe me that other guys around the country are also painting their hubcaps right now. Jeez

Good work fella's
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L378 · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:24 pm Post subject:

79SuperVert · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:51 pm Post subject:

cavscout · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 5:41 am Post subject:

The magic erasers are great. We use them on our vert top and all the interior. Wife uses them on walls and everywhere. They do work very well.
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79SuperVert · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:58 pm Post subject:

Holy Mackerel! These Magic Erasers are awesome! I used them on my whitewalls and on my mud flaps and the dirt came off like nothing. Much better than the smelly whitewall cleaner that comes with all kinds of warnings about getting it on the paint. Only problem is that after four whitewalls and two mudflaps the eraser started to fall apart. No matter, it still works great.
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npbusguy · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:03 pm Post subject:

Here is a little secret to painting the hubcap logos.

Start with nice clean hubcaps (in this case, 3 NOS ones and one new German made reproduction)
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Get a little acteone ready to clean with
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Mount a lint free cloth tightly over a sanding block
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Spray semi gloss black on hub caps Shocked

Moisten the dust free cloth with the acetone and start wiping the overspray off the hubcaps in a linear motion (no circles)
Change the acetone cloth often for best results.
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The logo starts to show up nicely.
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Complete painted logo hubcap that needs a final polish once the paint is fully cured.
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caseydenise · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:18 pm Post subject:

Dang, those came out Awesome! Wish I thought of that.
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L378 · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:28 pm Post subject:

stale air · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:29 pm Post subject:

Thats how I did mine also, an old ford buddy of mine tought me that trick. Its how he paints up his 30's ford caps. I painted mine over 10 years ago and they are still holding up nicely.
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