Snap-on automotive wheel cover overlay and method for manufacturing same

An improved wheel cover overlay capable of being snapped-on and over an existing manufacturer's or aftermarket's automotive wheel cover comprising:

• an outer boundary surface, a rear inward board surface area, a plurality of major flanges with walls protruding from the rear inward board surface area of said wheel cover overlay wherein said major flanges comprising major through holes, a plurality of minor flanges with walls protruding from the rear inward board surface area of said wheel cover overlay wherein said minor flanges comprising minor through holes, a plurality of through holes directly carved into the surface area of the inward board for receiving wheel nuts with support log nut towers, an opening for accommodating an inflation means, a plurality of major snap on hook-shaped members protruding from said plurality of major flanges, and a plurality of minor snap on hook-shaped members protruding from said plurality of minor flanges, and said improved wheel cover is manufactured by process comprising the steps of:
• i. selecting suitable polymer materials;
• ii. performing thermal cycle testing of said suitable polymer materials;
• iii. performing chemical resisting testing of said suitable polymer materials;
• iv. performing falling ball impact testing of said suitable polymer materials;
• v. performing pencil scratching testing of said suitable polymer materials;
• vi. performing abrasion resistance testing of said suitable polymer materials;
• vii. performing scratch resistance testing of said suitable polymer materials;
• viii. providing a three dimensional scanned imaging of individual component parts;
• ix. transferring said three dimensional scanned imaging of said individual component parts to an injection molding computer to generate precise corresponding design of said component parts;
• x. placing rigid polymer material in an injection molding to form said individual component parts;
• xi. finishing said component parts by smoothing said parts and removing all sharp and rough edges;
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• xii. chroming said component parts.