Has anyone tracked on 'plasti-dip' coated wheels? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Turbo · 04-02-2019, 01:58 AM

I'm curious how this coating stands up to the heat and rigors of the track?

Anyone have experience running this stuff on track? I have a set of rims to freshen up and this would be easier than de-mounting the tires and powder coating them.

Might also be nice to have a protective coating on there to deal with the brake dust......

FirstWinter · 04-02-2019, 02:54 AM

Holds up fine.

Mr.ac · 04-02-2019, 07:10 AM

If you are worried about brake dust.....
Maybe you shouldn't be on a race track.

Maybe you should park hard bro!
You know like those car circle jerk parties all over instagram.

15limited · 04-02-2019, 08:47 AM

You cant even compare professional sandblasting/powder coating compared to driveway plastidip, no matter how much easier it is. Gotta pay to play or look just like the others.

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ka-t_240 · 04-02-2019, 09:19 AM

My personal car, no.

I have tracked a friends Evo-X with purple plastidipped wheels. They were sprayed out of a paint gun vs spray cans if that makes any difference. They have held up ok, but after 2 years they have lost their "look" as the brake dust is pretty embedded. Didn't seem to be much of an issue with heat, but I never took the car out for a full session ever.

DarkPira7e · 04-02-2019, 10:03 AM

Rocks will tear this coating off pretty quickly. If rocks aren't an issue, I don't see why it wouldn't stay on. plastidip does not clean well in my experience,so be aware that while you may delay damage from corrosive dust, they're always going to look a bit... bleh. Honestly, for the cost to benefit, powdercoating is amazing. And it washes nicely.

ka-t_240 · 04-02-2019, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 15limited

You cant even compare professional sandblasting/powder coating compared to driveway plastidip, no matter how much easier it is. Gotta pay to play or look just like the others.

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I have a hard time when Powder Coat and wheels. Almost every wheel I've seen fail(that is not from something like hitting an object) both on and off the track has been powder coated. Maybe its a coincidence.

RToyo86 · 04-02-2019, 10:37 AM

There is a spray on product you can use to help protect the coating from being stained by brake dust. It holds up under heat just fine. There is a similar product called flexidip. It sprays on thinner but also lays down flatter with less of a textured finish.

It won't have the up close finish of powder coating, but it's a nice way to change the look and protect the original finish. One can per wheel should give you a thick coating.

I have always coated my winter steelies black. A four year old pair of wheels looked brand new when I sold my SX4 after peeling off the dip.

finch1750 · 04-02-2019, 11:24 AM

no heat issues. Spraying it on thick and on a clean wheel surface are key.

15limited · 04-02-2019, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ka-t_240

I have a hard time when Powder Coat and wheels. Almost every wheel I've seen fail(that is not from something like hitting an object) both on and off the track has been powder coated. Maybe its a coincidence.

How many wheels have you seen fail? What brand of wheels? I'll believe it, if you told me you had proof lower quality flow formed wheels and the electromagnetic process of powdercoating weakened them, but all you just said powdercoated wheels are weaker...

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CSG Mike · 04-02-2019, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 15limited

How many wheels have you seen fail? What brand of wheels? I'll believe it, if you told me you had proof lower quality flow formed wheels and the electromagnetic process of powdercoating weakened them, but all you just said powdercoated wheels are weaker...

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I will clarify his post with aftermarket powdercoats.

steverife · 04-02-2019, 01:04 PM

Back in the day, Steeda made a wheel for NASA's American Iron series. Might have been a spec wheel. They came in silver or powdercoated. There were lots failures and they were almost exclusively the powdercoated ones. Given how you have to heat a wheel and what heat can do to compromise strength, it doesn't seem like an unreasonable concern.

Regarding plastidip? If they mess up or look bad after some time, just re-do them. Isn't that the point?

Pat · 04-02-2019, 01:15 PM

There is a range of temperatures used to powdercoat things. Some super hot; some not so hot. The lower temperatures aren't far off what a wheel might see at a race track. I wouldn't use your example to say ALL wheel powdercoating will increase the likeliness of failures.

strat61caster · 04-02-2019, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by steverife

Regarding plastidip? If they mess up or look bad after some time, just re-do them. Isn't that the point?

Agree with this, half the point of plastidip is you peel it off and redo it if it looks like shit, probably once a year if you really care about what it looks like.

Lots of good brake pads have dust that just wipes right off, if you haven't been to the track yet just go and don't defer to 'protect your wheels' they'll be fine.

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RToyo86 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Drives: 17 Asphalt 86 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2,173 Thanks: 1,711 Thanked 2,217 Times in 1,132 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	There is a spray on product you can use to help protect the coating from being stained by brake dust. It holds up under heat just fine. There is a similar product called flexidip. It sprays on thinner but also lays down flatter with less of a textured finish. It won't have the up close finish of powder coating, but it's a nice way to change the look and protect the original finish. One can per wheel should give you a thick coating. I have always coated my winter steelies black. A four year old pair of wheels looked brand new when I sold my SX4 after peeling off the dip. Last edited by RToyo86; 04-02-2019 at 10:51 AM.

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FirstWinter Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Drives: Car Location: Location Posts: 646 Thanks: 374 Thanked 422 Times in 254 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Holds up fine.

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ka-t_240 Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 968 Thanks: 124 Thanked 327 Times in 236 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My personal car, no. I have tracked a friends Evo-X with purple plastidipped wheels. They were sprayed out of a paint gun vs spray cans if that makes any difference. They have held up ok, but after 2 years they have lost their "look" as the brake dust is pretty embedded. Didn't seem to be much of an issue with heat, but I never took the car out for a full session ever.

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DarkPira7e Rust bucket enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: 2013 Turbo Firestorm FRS Location: Vermont Posts: 3,934 Thanks: 3,200 Thanked 4,095 Times in 2,045 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Rocks will tear this coating off pretty quickly. If rocks aren't an issue, I don't see why it wouldn't stay on. plastidip does not clean well in my experience,so be aware that while you may delay damage from corrosive dust, they're always going to look a bit... bleh. Honestly, for the cost to benefit, powdercoating is amazing. And it washes nicely.

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steverife Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Drives: 2016 Scion FRS Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 458 Thanks: 52 Thanked 275 Times in 181 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Back in the day, Steeda made a wheel for NASA's American Iron series. Might have been a spec wheel. They came in silver or powdercoated. There were lots failures and they were almost exclusively the powdercoated ones. Given how you have to heat a wheel and what heat can do to compromise strength, it doesn't seem like an unreasonable concern. Regarding plastidip? If they mess up or look bad after some time, just re-do them. Isn't that the point?

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