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vchi · 10-02-2015, 03:27 PM

Wondering if anyone dipped the polished spokes and left the black spokes alone. Taping up all the non-polished areas seems like it'll be quite challenging...

JonAvalon · 10-03-2015, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by vchi

Wondering if anyone dipped the polished spokes and left the black spokes alone. Taping up all the non-polished areas seems like it'll be quite challenging...

Yea I was thinking about doing that as well. Masking off the non-polished areas would take up a bit of time. I have to plastidip my track wheels soon, so I guess I can give it a try on the stocks while they are off.

vchi · 10-08-2015, 04:54 PM

Sweet! Let us know if you end up doing it. I'd love to see how they turn out

amcluesent · 04-02-2017, 12:39 PM

Cleaned and masked, putting some warmth into the metal.

Matt black base, two coats of glossifier

Lav · 03-01-2019, 08:38 PM

Why put warmth into the metal?

And when you peel the masking stuff off, do you use a razor to cut along the border? or when you peel it does the plastidip just cut itself off cleanly

Looking at te pictures where the masking cards/paper is still on it looks like the plastidip doesn't form a continuous layer from wheel to mask, is that difficult to achieve or just naturally how it settles?

EDIT: Also, would taking a clay bar to the wheels make any sense? Would impurities embed themselves in the painted sections of the rim just like they do in the body of the car?

VIP BRZ · 03-01-2019, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Lav

Why put warmth into the metal?

And when you peel the masking stuff off, do you use a razor to cut along the border? or when you peel it does the plastidip just cut itself off cleanly

Looking at te pictures where the masking cards/paper is still on it looks like the plastidip doesn't form a continuous layer from wheel to mask, is that difficult to achieve or just naturally how it settles?

EDIT: Also, would taking a clay bar to the wheels make any sense? Would impurities embed themselves in the painted sections of the rim just like they do in the body of the car?

Take your masking off before the plastidip fully cures

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10-02-2015, 03:27 PM	#57
vchi Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2015 Crystal White Pearl Subaru BRZ Location: San Marcos Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wondering if anyone dipped the polished spokes and left the black spokes alone. Taping up all the non-polished areas seems like it'll be quite challenging...

10-08-2015, 04:54 PM	#59
vchi Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2015 Crystal White Pearl Subaru BRZ Location: San Marcos Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sweet! Let us know if you end up doing it. I'd love to see how they turn out

04-02-2017, 12:39 PM	#60
amcluesent Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Drives: GT-86 Location: Scotland Posts: 53 Thanks: 38 Thanked 84 Times in 39 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cleaned and masked, putting some warmth into the metal. Matt black base, two coats of glossifier

03-01-2019, 08:38 PM	#61
Lav Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Drives: Frs Location: CA Posts: 121 Thanks: 189 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Why put warmth into the metal? And when you peel the masking stuff off, do you use a razor to cut along the border? or when you peel it does the plastidip just cut itself off cleanly Looking at te pictures where the masking cards/paper is still on it looks like the plastidip doesn't form a continuous layer from wheel to mask, is that difficult to achieve or just naturally how it settles? EDIT: Also, would taking a clay bar to the wheels make any sense? Would impurities embed themselves in the painted sections of the rim just like they do in the body of the car?

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