Wheel Color Help! (plasti-dip)

"Kailand09" (kailand09) 03/04/2015 at 20:59 • Filed to: None

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Ok, so I HATE the stock color of my wheels. I need your help figuring out how to change them.

I was at CAS a few weeks ago, and I REALLY liked the challenger hellcat wheels. They are like a dark gunmetal with a mix of gold/bronze. Exactly what I was thinking really for my car. What do you think? I'm open to more bronze/gold, less, etc. But can't figure out what combo to do.

Then question- how should I make them with plasti-dip? Anthracite grey as base, add copper metalizer, gold metalizer, or just vintage gold? Add in silver metalizer flake in the middle? Add in glossifier?

Or go with a black coat and one of those combos? I suck shit with color unfortunately. I WILL test on something random before my wheels, but I just can't figure it out. I'd like to eventually buy wheels in said color, but want to get a feel with dip first.

Thoughts?

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:06

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I think the color on the Hellcat wheels would look killer on your ST. If you can replicate it, I'd say to give it a shot.

Kailand09 > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 03/04/2015 at 21:08

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Thanks man. The replicate part is the hard part :(

I can't figure out between gold metalizer, copper metalizer, or vintage gold.

Past that, black or grey or gun metal base coat? dafuq is colorz

OPPOsaurus WRX > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:14

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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:14

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Would look good. Do some tests on aluminum cans or something to try to get the right look.

Kailand09 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/04/2015 at 21:17

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Yeah I'll be doing that. I just don't know what to buy. Don't want to end up spending a fortune on dip really

Kailand09 > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/04/2015 at 21:18

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Ehhh I'm not a fan of the white thing. A bit too ricer for me on the FoST. I like subtlety.

Not that it looks bad, just not my tastes. Thanks though, cuz it does look good on that SVT.

Birddog > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:20

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White is always a classic choice.

jkm7680 > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:20

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That would look pretty good, just make sure that you actually would like the look before you completely commit to doing it. Maybe try it first on a small piece of metal or something.

Kailand09 > jkm7680 03/04/2015 at 21:24

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Yeah I plan to try it on a small piece first. Then dip the wheels, and probably remove at end of summer and sell the stock wheels for better wheels in a similar color if it turns out I like it.

Kailand09 > Birddog 03/04/2015 at 21:24

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Hm, seeing it in action actually looks better than expected.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:24

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Yeah, I gotcha there. I'd almost think Copper Metalizer, but I'm really not too sure. I'd probably lay down a gun metal base coat but, again, I'm not positive. Lol

OPPOsaurus WRX > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:25

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i feel like it comes out stronger in a photo than in real life. At least its not neon green.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:25

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Hot Pink or GTFAC

Kailand09 > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 03/04/2015 at 21:25

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Haha right? It's so difficult to gauge colors.

Kailand09 > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/04/2015 at 21:27

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Yeah neon green is gross. Someone else posted a FoST with white stockies, actually isn't too bad. Decisions decisions...

pitstop_pitowski > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:27

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I would go with more of a copper/gold look. It would look great with the performance blue. I will be doing the same with my stock FoST wheels once the summers go back on with the new wheels I'm getting (if/when winter ends). When do you plan on dipping your wheels? I should have mine off and ready to be dipped sometime next month. Maybe I can give you a sneak peek.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:29

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For sure. That's why most of my friends just stick with black or solid colors :p

OPPOsaurus WRX > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:32

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they are nice looking wheels. The bronze color is nice but I wouldn;t go as dark as the hellcat. With the dark color it will probably wont show the design/details

Kailand09 > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/04/2015 at 21:34

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Yeah that's a concern of mine. I was thinking of going a grey base coat instead of black and trying to add in some silver flake as well to brighten it up a bit.

Not sure ;(

jkm7680 > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:37

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Sounds like a good idea!

CounterTorqueSteer > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:40

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Here ya go http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/i-plasti-dippe…

Garrett Davis > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:41

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Rado grey:

Achieved here by not washing them. ;)

Kailand09 > CounterTorqueSteer 03/04/2015 at 21:42

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Looks like you did a great job. Is that anthracite? Or black?

Kailand09 > Garrett Davis 03/04/2015 at 21:42

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LOL. I do like rado, but it just looks like a focus Titanium then :(

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 21:46

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I feel like you really need radial spoke rally type wheels to go white IMHO.

I'm strongly considering going vintage gold dip on my black FoST. GIS results look pretty good.

Kailand09 > Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed 03/04/2015 at 21:56

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They look really damn good. but on my blue I'll look to scoobie.

So I kinda want that darkness with a subtle hint of gold/bronze

Garrett Davis > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 22:01

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No way, the Titanium wheels look way different! Also the grey like the Hellcat rims look much nicer than black, which is a little overdone now.

CounterTorqueSteer > Kailand09 03/04/2015 at 22:09

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Black. I was going to do anthracite before I saw black on sale at Home Depot. I'm pretty happy with it. It has been durable.

Kailand09 > Garrett Davis 03/04/2015 at 22:09

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Yeah black is too fad and doesn't show the wheels at all then.

Kailand09 > CounterTorqueSteer 03/04/2015 at 22:09

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Thanks! Maybe I'll go black base coat then.

nafsucof > Kailand09 03/05/2015 at 07:38

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Trying to copy me? Black plastidip with copper metalizer

Kailand09 > nafsucof 03/05/2015 at 18:40

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OH DAMN! That's great to see pictures of that. That's actually not quite what I'm going for, but SUPER helpful pictures.

How have they held up? Any glossifier over those?

nafsucof > Kailand09 03/05/2015 at 19:19

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cool no worries! Uh held up great two years fine, no glossifier though. Actually just started peeling them to re do. The finish has finally succumbed to the brake dust on the fronts. Started to Look dull. I'll probably do the same color again as it looks excellent when clean. I could literally power wash them up close to remove the brake dust though. I'm installing an lsd soon hopefully it will stop or lessen the brake dust. The plastidip isn't coming off the inside of the wheels very well as its more course finish though.

Kailand09 > nafsucof 03/05/2015 at 19:25

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Very good, thanks for the insight. Glad to hear!