Plasti Dipped my wheels...
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From: Chantilly VA
Plasti Dipped my wheels...
while still on the car!!! 
It's not that I'm lazy but I have limited space to work as I live in a condo. Sure I could have taken one wheel off at a time but I figured with proper masking I wouldn't hurt anything. Oh and total time from prep to finish was about an hour
It's not that I'm lazy but I have limited space to work as I live in a condo. Sure I could have taken one wheel off at a time but I figured with proper masking I wouldn't hurt anything. Oh and total time from prep to finish was about an hour
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Cool, keep us updated on the wear factor of this paint type finish.
I am leaning towards metallic gunmetal grey paint but I may try this on my WW if it holds up for a while.
It looks really good on your white vert with black top.
keep us updated on the wear factor of this paint type finish. I am leaning towards metallic gunmetal grey paint but I may try this on my WW if it holds up for a while.
It looks really good on your white vert with black top.
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From: Chantilly VA
My plan was to buy rims but last weekend I had a $997 repair bill so that went out the door. Not sure as far as durability but I have heard of 6 months plus. I thought if I was going to paint them on the car it would be better with plasti dip vs some permanent paint. If over spray occurred plasti dip would wipe off.
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a white or red stripe would look great and separate the rubber from the wheel....just a thought
$9 for a set of 5 on ebay and very easy to apply.....
$9 for a set of 5 on ebay and very easy to apply.....
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Looks good - as mentioned above, keep us updated on how it holds up.
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From: conasauga tn
actually i had just got off the mountain and i had brake dust all over the wheels. i tried to just wipe the dust off with an old shirt of mine and i wiped a little to hard and i peeled just a tad of the plasti dip off. i could have fixed it but i just peeled all of the wheels, drove it a week then i ended up painting them again