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Plasti Dipped my wheels!
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Just showing off how my new matte black wheels look to give those considering it an idea of how it looks! It took a few hours, but I'm very happy with the result. I opted for keeping my wheels on and masking my calipers and discs with a half-cut kitchen trash bag. I did five coats on each wheel, waiting about ten minutes in between each coat. I touched it up the next day after noticing some spots I missed. *Don't forget to roll back a bit to view your wheels from the opposite angle to make sure you didn't miss anything!*
I love the look, and since my Mini was used, there were plenty of marks and curb bites on the wheel that the plasti dip mostly sufficiently filled in. Plus the black hides the awful brake dust! Yay! Here's with just one done, to show the contrast. Attachment 196952 Here's two finished. Attachment 196953 And a close-up. Attachment 196954 Enjoy! |
There was a whole thread about this. Hopefully it lasts.
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They look great! Question for a newbie, does the Plasti dip last long or is it something that needs to be reapplied often?
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It's pretty durable unless you scratch it or curb it.
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Yeah it's by no means a permanent solution, but I wasn't sure I was going to like it black, so it's perfect for now. Also, when I removed plasti dip from the emblem in the middle of the caps, it took more effort than I expected to remove it, so that was encouraging.
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mamut, how do you like your megan coilovers? how is the ride quality vs. stock suspension?
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Looks great, I'm considering doing this to my car as well. How many coats did it take?
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I went with five coats per wheel (excluding the extra touch-up coat I did later) just to be safe. I bought the wheels kit from dipyourcar.com if you're interested.
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Thanks :thumbsup:.
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Originally Posted by Mr.Spahkol
(Post 3501732)
I went with five coats per wheel (excluding the extra touch-up coat I did later) just to be safe. I bought the wheels kit from dipyourcar.com if you're interested.
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Originally Posted by Kathy1946
(Post 3501740)
I really like what you've done. :thumbsup:
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Did you paint inside the rim as well?
Were you able to spray the inside rim with dip ? I would like to leave the tires on the mini when I dip, but I just want to make sure I can dip the inside rim too. I have S lite rims and want to get inside the rim.
Your rims look great! |
Originally Posted by GooGoomuc
(Post 3501818)
Were you able to spray the inside rim with dip ? I would like to leave the tires on the mini when I dip, but I just want to make sure I can dip the inside rim too. I have S lite rims and want to get inside the rim.
Your rims look great! |
Yea, I'm just lazy. Looks like I will have to remove the tires from the mini.Now I have to buy a floor jack. Thanks man.
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Originally Posted by GooGoomuc
(Post 3501830)
Yea, I'm just lazy. Looks like I will have to remove the tires from the mini.Now I have to buy a floor jack. Thanks man.
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I recently discovered plasti-dip and it has become my new best friend! This is my car during and after plasti-dip :) It took about 3 Cans to do the entire car (wheels, grille, front and rear light trim)
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It's great isn't it? I've actually been trying to figure out what else I could 'dip that I'd like better than it is already haha. Glad you're enjoying it too, yours looks great.
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Yeah, thanks! It came out so well that my neighbor/ boss had me do his Prius also haha
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Originally Posted by Mr.Spahkol
(Post 3501522)
Just showing off how my new matte black wheels look to give those considering it an idea of how it looks! It took a few hours, but I'm very happy with the result. I opted for keeping my wheels on and masking my calipers and discs with a half-cut kitchen trash bag. I did five coats on each wheel, waiting about ten minutes in between each coat. I touched it up the next day after noticing some spots I missed. *Don't forget to roll back a bit to view your wheels from the opposite angle to make sure you didn't miss anything!*
I love the look, and since my Mini was used, there were plenty of marks and curb bites on the wheel that the plasti dip mostly sufficiently filled in. Plus the black hides the awful brake dust! Yay! Here's with just one done, to show the contrast. https://i.imgur.com/mkq2H.jpg Here's two finished. https://i.imgur.com/wLORM.jpg And a close-up. https://i.imgur.com/1yklS.jpg Enjoy! |
Originally Posted by Porthos
(Post 3513414)
Turn out great hopefully it holds well. But seriously that is a fail on the wwheel weight being on the outside.
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Originally Posted by Mr.Spahkol
(Post 3501522)
Just showing off how my new matte black wheels look to give those considering it an idea of how it looks! It took a few hours, but I'm very happy with the result. I opted for keeping my wheels on and masking my calipers and discs with a half-cut kitchen trash bag. I did five coats on each wheel, waiting about ten minutes in between each coat. I touched it up the next day after noticing some spots I missed. *Don't forget to roll back a bit to view your wheels from the opposite angle to make sure you didn't miss anything!*
I love the look, and since my Mini was used, there were plenty of marks and curb bites on the wheel that the plasti dip mostly sufficiently filled in. Plus the black hides the awful brake dust! Yay! Here's with just one done, to show the contrast. https://i.imgur.com/mkq2H.jpg Here's two finished. https://i.imgur.com/wLORM.jpg And a close-up. https://i.imgur.com/1yklS.jpg Enjoy! Already got an issue for you. When its time to get new tires, the tech will need to remove the wheel weight which you have covered with dip. When removing this you will tear the dip and need to redo each wheel entirely. That's a deal breaker. :nod: Should just purchase wheel paint and be done with it or get the wheel weights put on the inside of the wheel. |
Originally Posted by SpeedRacer0212
(Post 3513426)
Already got an issue for you. When its time to get new tires, the tech will need to remove the wheel weight which you have covered with dip. When removing this you will tear the dip and need to redo each wheel entirely. That's a deal breaker. :nod:
Should just purchase wheel paint and be done with it or get the wheel weights put on the inside of the wheel. BUT, I don't have much confidence that a tech won't somehow lift it while working on it, but that fine with me really. |
Originally Posted by SpeedRacer0212
(Post 3513426)
Already got an issue for you. When its time to get new tires, the tech will need to remove the wheel weight which you have covered with dip. When removing this you will tear the dip and need to redo each wheel entirely. That's a deal breaker. :nod:
Should just purchase wheel paint and be done with it or get the wheel weights put on the inside of the wheel. |
Originally Posted by jmonga
(Post 3513443)
what i did to prevent that issue is took a deck of cards and put them around the lip to create a bowl. No overspray onto the tires at all :wink:
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