by "AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC" (addictedtom3s)
Published 05/30/2017 at 23:34
by "AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC" (addictedtom3s)
Published 05/30/2017 at 23:34
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Seeing as how trying to be responsible and making adult decisions severely limits car mod funds, I’ve been thinking about plasti-dipping the BRZ’s stock wheels so they’re one uniform color (I hate the two-tone grey and machined spokes on the stock wheels).
What’s oppo’s oppinion on plasti-dip? I’m thinking either silver, intense teal or bronze for the white BRZ. Although I am leaning more favorably towards bronze. Thoughts?
*Flamesuit on*
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
05/30/2017 at 23:39, STARS: 0
Silver unless your car is black. If it’s black do bronze.
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
05/30/2017 at 23:44, STARS: 1
Generally speaking, I feel like plastidip is quite played out. Some colors more so than others, though. More conservative colors that aren’t black are better, imo. That bronze isn’t bad.
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
05/30/2017 at 23:52, STARS: 0
If it was me I would just leave the wheels alone or use paint stripper and just strip the wheels of course the tires either need to be removed or thoroughly protected.
To me plastidipping is really lame done by bros who dont have skills or are just too lazy or poor to properly paint something.
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
05/30/2017 at 23:53, STARS: 0
Easier is better. plus, no fear of ruined value. Just go for a classy, subdued color.
"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
05/31/2017 at 00:11, STARS: 0
I plastidipped my wheels clear as a protective coating.
"Wagon Guy drives a Boostang" (gimmeboost)
05/31/2017 at 00:14, STARS: 1
I plastidipped the wheels on my last car. The car was blue and the wheels were gray until I made them bronze/gold. I got a lot of compliments on them and the job lasted a couple of years until I traded it off.
"VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated." (vonbootwilly)
05/31/2017 at 06:01, STARS: 1
1. I have tried a few things other than powder coating, after a while it will just look really bad. I would only consider powder coating, they are just wheels, if you don’t destroy them with some horrible pointless color most people will either not notice or appreciate the change, espacially if you tell them you did it properly.
2. The silver looks proper decent. I would definitely run those to my local powder coating shop and get them done in silver metallic if it was me.
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
05/31/2017 at 08:37, STARS: 1
My opinion of dip is not the best, and I have dipped wheels. The finish is never great (maybe I suck), they are a huge pain to clean, and no matter how many coats I do or how careful I am it starts to chip away pretty quickly.
Dip is great to change the look from 20 feet away, and even better to see what color you like. It’s also really cheap, so my suggestion to you is why not? Get a few cans and spray on. If you decide you like the color then look into new wheels or powdercoating.
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
05/31/2017 at 09:37, STARS: 0
Well I’ll be the voice of pro plastidip. I’ve used the stuff on 5 sets of wheels, and have had good results. My wheels on my S4 were coated in matte black with a glossifier top coat, then once I replaced the tires, I stripped it off and the wheels were pristine beneath. I did need to use dip dissolver to get some of the spoke areas cleaned up, but it took less than 20 mins per wheel to strip and prep them for the next coat. Then I went with the matte black and topcoating with gunmetal metalizer. They turned out perfect. I have the same coating combo on our new Pacifica, and they are still pristine after nearly a year of driving, and including a Michigan winter. It is true they can be tough to clean fully, but with the darker colors, that’s not an issue. The wheels still look good after cleaning. I use the wheel woolies with simple green as a cleaner, and it works well. I’ve been through the car wash with them as well, and the coating has held up. The dipyourcar.com whee kit is a good way to go. You get a dip release coating for the tire that allows you to spray right on the tire and peel it off later. That technique allows the edges of the wheel to get coated as well. I also soak the cans in hot water until use and that helps the coating to lay down nice and smooth. The key is to use enough coats, minimum 4 wet coats of the base coats, so that would be 1 light coat, and 4 wet. That should use up the 4 matte black cans of dip, then follow up with the topping for 3-4 coats as well. The topping stretches a bit farther, so you may only use two of the three cans. Also for prep, I like to wipe down with rubbing alcohol instead of just the pre dip spray.
Look at it this way, if you don’t like it, you can peel it off. No harm done. I just coated my S8 wheels with the matte black and black obsidian topcoat. It’s a nice metallic black with a gloss to it. I like it better than straight gloss black, but I think I like the gunmetal better. I’ve also done two sets of winter wheels in just matte black, and they held up nicely. Not perfect on the set of winters for my S8, that were off my S4, but pretty good still. That’s been 4 winters with the coating on there. So I’m happy with the longevity of the product. And that set of wheels was done with the old index card technique. So the outside edges of the wheels aren’t coated.
Give it a shot, but watch some videos on technique. It’s pretty forgiving stuff.
"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
05/31/2017 at 10:13, STARS: 0
I did it.
And I liked it. Was still holding up well 2.5 years later when I traded it on on a WRX.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
05/31/2017 at 10:28, STARS: 0
It works fine but I really dislike the bronze plastidip. Bronze rims are a different shade and look way better
"Captain of the Enterprise" (justanotherdayinparadise)
05/31/2017 at 11:47, STARS: 0
My brother and friend have done it. They tend to look matte, always chip and it can actually be difficult to remove. Especially when your trying to remove all of the dip. They look okay if you can live with those issues.
"WiscoProud" (wiscoproud)
05/31/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 0
Does that mess with the balance? I realize in a perfect world a uniform coat shouldn’t, but the real world is seldom perfect.