On Mon, 12 May 2008 02:10:15 GMT, "Jimbobean"
<mr_dimpleguy_himself DeleteThis @verizon.net> wrote:
>Does anyone know what color silver Toyota used on the center caps for this
>year (96-01) 4Runner?
>Mine have flaked away and look pretty bad. Called Toyota and they didn't
>know. Anyone have
>any success painting them themselves?
>Thanks!
>~J
>
I had the same problem with the center caps on my 2000 Tundra. The
dealer's parts people didn't have a clue but one of the service
writers said they have a guy who refurbishes the center caps and all
he does is sand and paint them. He suggested I go to Pep Boys or Auto
Zone and look for the correct color.
At Pep Boys I found some silver spray paint, Dupli Color, High
Performance Wheel Coating that looked like a perfect match. There is
no color number but the cap shows the color. I've done all 4 of mine
and they look better than new.
I feathered where the paint had flaked away with some light emery
paper and washed all the dirt and dust off. I found that 4-5 light
coats of the spray paint, with 10 minutes between coats, worked the
best. The light coats prevents bubbling, pooling and running.
Good luck
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