I am working on a kettle project and want my wheels to look as good as they can. What do you guys do to dress them up?
What type of wheels?
Just the standard modern plastic wheels.
I assume that soaking the dirt off of them and rubbing them with a bit of Armor-All might do it. But if you know a better way I am all ears?
I have a set that is badly faded. Thought about taking them apart and possibly trying to paint them at least the face part. Other than cleaning them with soap and water I haven't done much beyond that. One set I did try a light application of some conditioning oil for plastics we have at work but it attracted to much dust.
This is what I do (trick taught to me by Golly)
Use a nail punch to pop the white walls of from the inside, give them a good clean with hot soapy water, then spray paint the white walls white and spray paint the wheels black, re- install the white walls and your done
It's been a few years since I've used this stuff, but it worked awesome on faded black motorcycle plastic bits and car black plastic trim. I think it took me two or three coats for a nice uniform finish without streaks. Lots of customer images on the Amazon page.
http://www.amazon.com/Forever-Black-Bumper-Trim-Dye/dp/B000FOIJXQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406245105&sr=8-1&keywords=forever+black+trim
If they are really dry rotted just get a fresh set, otherwise armorall works pretty good