Plasti Dip Vs Autodip
 

Hey guys! Been thinking of changing the color of my stock wheels on my 2017 brz. I am going to buy some rims later on but waiting on winter to pass as I live in Northwest Indiana.

I have used plasti dip on my old car before. Has anyone used Autodip? I am looking for the gloss black. Any recommendations to which one might be better?

A buddy used cans of Autodip on his Miata hardtop and it came out pretty good. It was very even. That's about all the experience I have with it. I want to get couple cans and try it our for myself.

I've used Plastidip several times for wheels and other car parts. I like it quite a bit.

Same basic thing just a different name/manufacturer.

Don't plasti-dip your wheels. It always comes out looking terrible. IMHO the only decent paint for wheels I have ever seen is is powercoating or hydro-dipping. they are pricey but look great.

Plastidip is great. It only looks bad if the person spraying isn't good.

Exactly! I have seen some beautiful jobs on wheels and I have seen some total crap ones. Prep it right and take your time applying it and they can look beautiful. For a while. Then the gravel and road debris will chew it apart. Once that happens you peel it off and put on a new coat. It really is that easy.

I kind of agree. It's easy to screw up, though. I have to tell people my wheels are plastidiped because they all thought it was paint.

Very Gold:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Cz...Q=w921-h691-no

Lighter gold:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1W...w=w921-h691-no

Miata wheel:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SG...g=w921-h691-no

Green Sparkle Wheel:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ag...w=w921-h691-no

The Dr Seuss of the wheel world!

plasti dip isn't a bad option if you're not sure what you want / experiment. However if you're serious/ committed to wheel color powder coat is DEFINITELY WORTH!

Main difference is if using the rattle can autodip is gloss and plastidip is matte. You can get gloss plastidip but you need order the kit from dyc or someone similar

As tcoat said prep is key. And also lay it on thick (7-9 layers) to make it durable and easy to peel when done with it

I have used both plastidip and autodip.

I liked the way the autodip came out on the rims but my issue was after 2 months it started peeling off on all 4s so i went back to plastidip.

Little different opinion here. I used autodip and it's been holding very well. I've used plasti dip in the past, but the texture is very rubbery and tacky. Autodip is much more glossier and smooth. One thing I noticed during applying autodip is that Plasti dip sticks better while spraying. If you're using autodip, make sure the paint surface is wax free, squeaky clean. I've been jumping here and there, but overall... I like autodip better. It's pricier, but I think it's worth the extra cost. I'll try to take some pictures after washing my car.

I've used plastidip quite a bit and it looks great and holds up great.

My buddy tried autodip on his chrome bumpers on his Chevy and it started peeling off after a few weeks.

Key thing that people forget is also how good you prep the wheel before dipping.

I'd go with plastidip just due to durability and availability (you can buy it at almost any hardware store). My car background is solely rooted in 4runners and before I ordered aftermarket wheels I plastidipped my stock ones. They came out very even and looked painted. They help up to brush, branches, and dirt extremely well when off-roading or driving through trails. Like the others have said make sure you spray it on in layers, the first 2 or 3 so it lightly and then work your way thicker and thicker each time until you get to about 10 layers. I would also wait until it's consistently about 70 degrees or higher throughout the day so it sprays evenly.

i plasti dipped my wheels last weekend and i would def reccommend 10 coats. prep is everything. make sure everything is clean and dry and masked off at least. (needle and tire). I would also reccomend masking off the inner wheel if you dont want to deal with peeling them off later. 10 coats or more will make it peel off easily and removal a breeze.

It leaves a very rubbery texture on the wheels. dirt and small rocks can stick to it as well. and it seems to be holding up well.

I was in this same dilemma, I wanted to plastidip my wheels and came across autodip and didn't know which one to use. My cousin had his truck wheels dipped and it was an easy application but I did notice that they were rubbery/sticky to the touch. I did some research on plastidip and came across autodip and the one thing I liked about it was that it had a non rubbery/sticky feel to it. I wash my car a lot and wanted something that was smooth and could be easily wiped down. I went with matte black autodip and happy with how it turned out. Like everybody else is saying pre is key, I read up on a lot of forum post and videos on how to do it (this was the my first time ever spraying wheels so its not 100%).


Some pics of how it turned out...

You can see in the top right corner were I had to do a touch up...
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