My turn with the plasti dip

[Mebot]

Well I took this weekend to plasti dip my wheels. Did the rear wheels on Saturday & the front today (Sunday). There was afternoon thundershowers threatening so had to break up the process. Still tho I am quite pleased with the result28923

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[ImpalaSlayer]

dosent that stuff dry like super rubbery?

[Mebot]

Not as much

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[ImpalaSlayer]

thought it was made for like the handles of tools and stuff, or am i thinking of somethign else

[Mebot]

thought it was made for like the handles of tools and stuff, or am i thinking of somethign else

No you're right its designed for that but I havent noticed it being extra rubbery

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[ImpalaSlayer]

looks good, but why not just paint or powder coat? also how did you apply it?

[Got_1]

looks good, but why not just paint or powder coat? also how did you apply it?

because you can just peel it off if you wanna go back to stock

[F8LBITEva]

looks mean!

[Mebot]

looks good, but why not just paint or powder coat? also how did you apply it?

Haha well coz honestly it was super easy to apply & super cheap for the materials. And as gots mentioned above I can peel it off at any time. The way I look at it is this is just a trial run. See if I like dark wheels or if after a couple months I decide that the chrome wheels really do make the marauder stand out. Which at that point I havent lost anything by painting or powder coating the wheels.

Plus if I do like the dark setup I do have a set of Focal F01 wheels that I've been eyeing for a long time so this would help me feel good about making a large purchase

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[Mebot]

looks mean!

Thanks man. Cars & coffee on saturday?

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[ImpalaSlayer]

the black wheels deff look better. stock is blah

[Ladyhawke]

Looks good Ryan!

[DOOM]

dosent that stuff dry like super rubbery?

That's what she said! :lol:

[EMAS]

dosent that stuff dry like super rubbery?

It all depends on how you apply it and how thick you apply it. If you dip an item it puts a very thick coating that is soft and rubbery. If you spray it in very thin coats and don't put more than 3 or 4 on it is not that rubbery, it is very similar to some of the rubber coated trim put on some cars from the factory.

[HiHoSilver]

looks good! I was thinking about doing the chrome around the windows. Have a can in the garage.. might have to give it a shot (no pun intended).

[breeze]

Hmmm, man have to give it a shot.

[2,4shofast]

That turned out really well!

[Mebot]

Thanks for the comments everyone! Yeah I was really pleased with the way they turned out! Like I said, a very easy and very affordable mod. And I don't feel like I've drastically altered my appearance permanently, because I can peel off at any time and go back to stock!

And if you look closely, I didn't plasti-dip the inside of my wheel. I only did the outside rim and the spokes. It's not a big difference until you're right up close. I think if i were to do this again, I would do the entire wheel, but at this point, this was simply a "trial run"

[Haggis]

Thanks for the comments everyone! Yeah I was really pleased with the way they turned out! Like I said, a very easy and very affordable mod. And I don't feel like I've drastically altered my appearance permanently, because I can peel off at any time and go back to stock!

And if you look closely, I didn't plasti-dip the inside of my wheel. I only did the outside rim and the spokes. It's not a big difference until you're right up close. I think if i were to do this again, I would do the entire wheel, but at this point, this was simply a "trial run"

Looks good Ryan, I think I might try it on the inside of my rims.

[ctrlraven]

Looks good! My Taurus wheels and MM wheels have been holding up great.

[Mebot]

Looks good! My Taurus wheels and MM wheels have been holding up great.

Thanks! & I appreciate the idea. Btw did you plasti dip your center caps?

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[Richy04]

Just so you know, you can cut that tool dip with thinner and shoot it through a gun. Makes the end result smoother. Use a cheap Charlie harbor freight primer gun with a 1.8 or 2.2 tip and go to town..

[Mebot]

Just so you know, you can cut that tool dip with thinner and shoot it through a gun. Makes the end result smoother. Use a cheap Charlie harbor freight primer gun with a 1.8 or 2.2 tip and go to town..

Hey not a bad idea. Might have to use this the next time I use it. Thanks for the tip!

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[a_d_a_m]

I think black rims on these cars makes 'em look more P71 than anything. At least it's reversible.

[ctrlraven]

I didn't take the center caps off and just sprayed the wheel with them on. I used 5 or 6 coats. The more even coats you put on the easier it will be for the stuff to come off.

Last weekend I pulled the plasti dip off my Taurus wheels but left the center caps black which I think looks even better since the wheels are chrome and gives it a nice contrast. I had only done 3 or 4 coats I believe on the Taurus wheels and took a little elbow grease to get some of the weird angle areas off but no more than an hour for all four wheels.