As I have occasion to pull the wheels for service, swapping slicks, or doing upgrades. To help pop off the hub caps this paint can opener works for me and I thought that others may enjoy the idea.

The cost is about zero, LOWES is giving them away in the paint section. The paint can tool pulls the hub cap off from the back easily and without scratches etc, Enjoy Waldig.

 

Great idea, Thanks for sharing.

Later,
KrzyFast

 

+1. Great tip.
I am always scratching mine when I take them off. I will def. try this.

 

I misread the title. I thought it read rocks. Sorry.

 

... OR

... try a plastic bicycle tire tool you can find at Wal-Mart. It has a nice lever on one end and PLASTIC. I always try to keep things that are metal away from clear-coat and have been using this with great success since I got the Impala SS in '96.

It won't even threaten the back of your lug cover.

 

The wrench that came with the car works good to and if you put a piece of tape on the end it won't scratch them.

 

i use a half wood cloths pin...

 

For some reason the pictures don't come through (probably my firewall), but if it's the "tool" I think it is, it does a great job opening beer bottles too. I carry them in all my vehicles for one or both purposes.