Plasti Dipped Gold Wheels

[Xdragonxb0i]

Can i paint over plastidip?


i was thinking about doing a black plastidip. then using rustoleum to paint over it. it would be cheaper and also i have more colors to choose from.

[vincent201089]

Originally Posted by Xdragonxb0i

Can i paint over plastidip?


i was thinking about doing a black plastidip. then using rustoleum to paint over it. it would be cheaper and also i have more colors to choose from.

Yes, u can. It's still "pealable" but takes years. dipyourcar on youtube has a video that he sprayed other paint over plastidip.

[jaime3]

does anyone have problems with air bubbles when plastidipping the wheels? ive already redid my wheels 3 times and still have the same problem with air bubbles

[Krazy]

Does anyone have gold rims on a red fr-s that can post up pictures?

[pete39sp]

Himmmm,,, I may have to try this b-4 I invest in new rims. I have an Argento FR-S and wanted to put Bronze rims on it. It looks like I can make bronze using the Gold.

[LeeMaster]

Originally Posted by jaime3

does anyone have problems with air bubbles when plastidipping the wheels? ive already redid my wheels 3 times and still have the same problem with air bubbles

First of all, your cans need to be warm and you need to shake it vigorously to allow the spray to be misty. Then you have to apply very light coat, the first coat you should still be able to see the old colors more than you should see the new one and give it at least 20 minutes for each coat. You also need to apply it evenly so you wont have to overspray a certain area.

[jaime3]

thank you for the advice. i will attempt to do it again. does anyone use the predip spray?

[stancypants]

Originally Posted by raul

I tried the gold by itself. It looks fine in pictures, but in person they have a green-ish hue, so I decided to throw a coat of copper over the gold on mine.

Did you paint your headlights ?

[raul]

Originally Posted by stancypants

Did you paint your headlights ?

Yes. I masked off the chrome bit on the side to balance out the chrome areas within the housing. I didn't like how it looked doing the whole thing black except the high beam reflector like everyone else does.

[stancypants]

Originally Posted by raul

Yes. I masked off the chrome bit on the side to balance out the chrome areas within the housing. I didn't like how it looked doing the whole thing black except the high beam reflector like everyone else does.

groovy I really like it good work !

[bryan767]

Doing mine next week. Looks like the Lowes in my area sells plasti dip and the gold metalizer!

Plan of attack:
Base coat of flat black
2-3 layers of gold metalizer

Ill post my results next weekend

[AlexL]

Originally Posted by raul

I tried the gold by itself. It looks fine in pictures, but in person they have a green-ish hue, so I decided to throw a coat of copper over the gold on mine.

If you dont mind me asking, how many layers of gold metalizer and copper did you apply to your wheels? Im looking for that exact shade of gold on my whiteout myself. Thanks in advance.

[BeRZed]

Originally Posted by bryan767

Doing mine next week. Looks like the Lowes in my area sells plasti dip and the gold metalizer!

Plan of attack:
Base coat of flat black
2-3 layers of gold metalizer

Ill post my results next weekend

Why not get the vintage gold plasti dip from dipyourcar? Won't need any base coatings.

[raul]

Originally Posted by BeRZed

Why not get the vintage gold plasti dip from dipyourcar? Won't need any base coatings.

Because that stuff wasn't available when I did it sir. Look at the original date of the post.