possible gold paint solution to the gold center woes on 53-55 hubcaps  ( and  the S in the grille on a 55)  The paint is duplicolor gold anodize paint that I found in an auto
parts store  and it works.

Its NOT quite the same as original but it sure ain't bad and it goes
on and stays because they have adhesion additives for painting on unsanded
steel or chrome
 I mentioned at the time maybe misting a red coat under it (it comes
in yellow- blue and red plus a cast aluminum color  for an underbase if needed(
but DON"T do that because the red is VERY strong and it'll just look dark
orange, I also redid the S in the grille of my 55  because even though I just
had it gold plated the guy screwed it up so I had nuttin to lose

It looks awesome!

The more paint you put on- the darker it seems to get
 i tried to scratch it with my fingernails and it wouldn't scratch
off  and I waxed it- none came off

Another useI see would be to fake gold iridite  would be to shoot a
light coat over aluminum cast coat because its a light yellow when its just a
mist coat

 Dcat on the newsgroup will be posting pics of my S and my wires
hubcap since i can't post  look for them
 they were shot in shade so the S doesnt look reflective even though
it is- but the hubcap color picture  is almost exactly what the paint looks like

Hope it helps someone