1952 hub cap center color & Belvedere wheel color

[John Hendricks]

I found that the the Lettering Enamel - One shot- from EAstwood's in Bright Red comes pretty close to the red on the hub caps.  Getting the paint on the hub caps is not easy.  I tried all sorts of ways to allow paint only where i wanted it. Then I met a guy at the Portland Swap Meet who does a beautiful job restoring license plates.  His method works but with a lot of practice-called eye-hand- coordination. Use a small brush and do it freehand.  It works.

[yorel]

Thanks for the information.? It would be nice to know about that fingernail polish and where to get it.? I think the lower body color would look best on wheels, so I'll do that.

[52plym]

I have 2 Belvederes.  On one, the original color of the wheels is the lower body color.  On the other, the original color of the wheels is black.  I owned the one with the black wheel since new.  Lots of people liked to paint them red, but they did not come that way.  The hupcap center color is a problem.  It was originally a dark red that was almost opaque.  Someone once found a fingernail polish that was nearly like the original....don't recall the color name.  The bright red is radically different from the original color. ;D

[yorel]

Does anyone know what color I need to get to repaint the center section of my 1952 full wheel covers?? I painted one of mine today Banner Red made by Krylon, but it looks off a little from what I remember the color should be.? Please refer me the brand name, color and where to buy it.

Also I'm wondering what the original color of 1952 Belvedere wheels were.  Black, red, or the same color as the lower body?