Best way to Spray Paint Hubs while on the axle

[Triple_B]

So, you want to paint your hubs. But, you dont want to go through taking off the hubs, right? well, now you dont have to.
Supplies needed:
4 Paper plates
Scissors
Marker/Pencil/Writing Utencil
Your choice of paint
REAR HUBS:
First, take 2 paper plates and draw a straight line about half way through the plates. Then, draw a circle about 2 1/2" wide in the center of the plates. Following the line you just made, cut them out. Like this:

Front Hubs:
The front hubs are different. You will do basically do the same thing, but instead of a circle in the center, u will cut out a square about 4" X 4" in the center. Like this:

Eventually, this is what it should look like when they are on:
Front:

Rear:

 

[sheeblast]

easier to just remove that one nut, that way you can also paint the back of the hub too.
also you should have tapped up the studs. and you also got paint onto the hub nut and in the front it is on the seal and maybe down on the spindle.

 

[Whitty21]

cool enough idea i gues, i think it would be worth the 2 seconds to get the hub off, good job though man

 

[Triple_B]

cool enough idea i gues, i think it would be worth the 2 seconds to get the hub off, good job though man

thanks....ran into this problem today, thought about a plate .... behind the hub.... GENIOUS!!

 

[Triple_B]

easier to just remove that one nut, that way you can also paint the back of the hub too.
also you should have tapped up the studs. and you also got paint onto the hub nut and in the front it is on the seal and maybe down on the spindle.

yea well the threads name is " HUBS ON THE AXLE".... it helps when u read things

 

[sheeblast]

yea well the threads name is " HUBS ON THE AXLE".... it helps when u read things

ya just letting you know that it is easier to just take the hubs off. and i gave you the reasons why. the paint on the threads is not good.

 

[Triple_B]

ya just letting you know that it is easier to just take the hubs off. and i gave you the reasons why. the paint on the threads is not good.

ok...............................................

 

[79 bronco]

It looks good .. Did you paint the wheel nuts???? I hope you cleand the paint out of the the threads!!!

 

[Kieran]

Good idea, but its way better to take them off and not paint the nut and threads.... But if you dont have an impact i guess its one way

 

[Triple_B]

It looks good .. Did you paint the wheel nuts???? I hope you cleand the paint out of the the threads!!!

is it bad if i didnt?

 

[chevymuddman]

i did mine by wrapping a rag around the rag around the axle. i was just lazy but it worked

 

[CarGuy420]

i think its good info easy, money friendly way to get the job done.

 

[motoman9911]

Stop being lazy and take the nut off. It looks sh*tty spraying everything.

 

[Paulie B]

Stop being lazy and take the nut off. It looks sh*tty spraying everything.

I didn't say it but you have a point here

 

[Blasterdude27]

Stop being lazy and take the nut off. It looks sh*tty spraying everything.

Been their done that. Do it right the first time and don't halfass, it looks 100x better and you feel prouder of your work.

The difference between painting with parts still hooked up and stripped down and done the right way.

Done the right way......

^^^Mind you those are old pics from another time, its nice to say I've leared from my screw ups over the years and do much better work now a days.

 

[CarGuy420]

^Is that one pic supposed to be a mojave?