Dumb Question.... Hubcap Removal

[cultural infidel]

How in the devil do you remove dog dish caps without scratching painted wheels?

[Chris_Dresbach]

Very carefully. One way is to take something like a small plastic putty knife, or something like that which is a little easier on paint, and work an edge loose and pull the rest of the hub cap off by hand.

[Da Tinman]

I've got an old crowsfoot prybar that I dipped in plasti-dip that works smurfectly.

[cultural infidel]

Thanks guys! Good thing spray paint is cheap and I can touch up the scratches this go around. But next time I will be ready with a proper tool

[blackhawk61]

Brake adjusting tools work real good.

[DEEPNHOCK]

I slip a motel room key card up against the wheel and use a flat bladed screwdriver.
Just rotate the screwdriver blade against the plastic card to pry the hubcap over the detents.
Never have scratched the paint on a wheel this way.
Jeff

[thunderations]

Any thin piece of plastic can be used to protect the paint. At this time of year, I like to use my wifes credit cards. Ther are some lug wrenches that have a hook at the end instead of just being wedge shaped. They will get under the cap a little better and leave room for the plastic protector.

[woodysrods]

I have a couple nylon sticks used by glass installers.
They work great!
Good Roads
Brian

[Chris_Dresbach]

Thanks guys! Good thing spray paint is cheap and I can touch up the scratches this go around. But next time I will be ready with a proper tool

SI even sells the correct color wheel paint! $12.50/can

[kurtruk]

I have a couple nylon sticks used by glass installers.
They work great!
Good Roads
Brian

One of my favorite tools for a myriad of jobs, auto-related or not!

[Sdude]

At this time of year, I like to use my wifes credit cards.

Now that there is funny.........

[WCP]

I use a seal puller and a small piece of 1x2 wood to remove the "baby moons" from the Wheelvintique wheels (internal retaining humps). That method should work equally as well on "dog dish" caps.

[Mrs K Corbin]

a rag and a flat bladed crow-bar....

[57pack]

Never a dumb question,
Not asking is dumb

[cultural infidel]

Well I'm going to pick up a small pry-bar and give that a go with the rag. Somewhere during one of my 7 moves in the past 7 years I have lost mine, along with many other tools.