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03-31-2013, 11:28 AM | #1 |
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Plasti-Dipped Wheels
I hated the original 2 tone wheels, one of the first things I wanted to do was make them solid black.
Pics: First day: It was snowing/sleeting After detail: Plasti-Dip: (it's raining today) Retook some photos with my camera when the sun came out: I like the white car with black accents look. I think I'm going to dip my chrome fender trim too. Last edited by hobojoker; 06-09-2014 at 12:05 PM. |
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Great job man. This is only helping me more to stick with the stock wheels and plasti dip them instead. Doesn't hurt that I will save around $1,000 too . Did you go with a glossy black or matte? It looks matte but I can't tell for certain. Also, did you get the entire wheel kit from dipyourcar.com that includes the pre-dip spray and brake masking bags? I like it a lot!
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I went to home depot and bought whatever black multi purpose plasti dip they had. Used about a can and a half for 5 coats. I made sure to clean the wheels thoroughly beforehand.
I was looking at getting new wheels too until I saw what dipped wheels looked like. The problem with the stock is more the 2 tone than anything else. More offset would be nice, I think you can get plates for that? |
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I have no idea how long this will hold up. It's easy to just do it again. Takes 2 hours
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Love the look with the black wheels!
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So much you can do with plastidip and all I see in this forum is black. C'mon guys, get creative!
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Black is better with white than orange is =P if I had another color I wouldn't have gone black
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Nice! Is this black base with Gold metalizer? |
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Did you flip the wheels over and do the inner section or just spray the face of the wheel?
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I did not flip them over, but sprayed through to coat the inside
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