If you look thru the link below you can see the process from Monster truck
to baby moons. I had the wheels color matched to the body...I though with
the moons they made a nice look:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=314934&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Tony

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> I pulled the silver-painted OEM plastic hubcaps off my '84 van and just
> painted the wheels with satin black rattlecan paint. With a new set of
> 195/75R14 BFG AT tires, the van's feet have a nice chunky utilitarian look.
>
> However, Mrs Elliott is less than pleased with the appearance of the
> wheels. Too "Road Warrior" or "cop car" looking.
>
> She likes the hubcaps. I think they are dorky and cheap-looking.
>
> Can this marriage be saved?
>
> I'm willing to compromise but am uncertain if there are any other
> options. Maybe I can paint the wheels or hubcaps some other color, I'm
> thinking.
>
> The van's body is "ivory" (a very pale yellow), with mainly black
> details, except for the ancient red and black Hi-Lift that Pensioner
> sold me a while back replacing the rear bumper.
>
> An Ivory, Black and Red color scheme? Tractor red hubcaps?
>
> What we need here is a web-based Vanagon paint application where we can
> try different color schemes before committing ourselves.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>