Damaged My Own Trim Rings

Wanted to remove the tire on the rear of the '65 Signet convertible. First had to remove the "baby moon" to access the lug nuts. Tried by hand with a large flat blade screwdriver, nothing doing. That's when I noticed each time I leveraged the screwdriver against the rim, I was leveraging against the trim ring, denting the chrome over and over again with each attempt.

I removed the trim ring and used a hammer along with the long screwdriver to remove the stubborn hub cap. Live and learn.

Trim ring 2.JPG

trim ring 1.JPG