![]() 09/07/2015 at 02:30 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Don’t do it, they become one. Also don’t plastidip BBS style 5s. Last year I dipped my wheels hot pink for breast cancer awareness month (October) and am just now getting most of the dip off. I’ve dipped 2 sets of wheels before and they peeled just fine so it’s not because I don’t know how to use the stuff. Also don’t spray your wheels with 20 year old paint thinner, then leave it to sit while you troubleshoot your pressure washer.
Dat finish :,(
The insides were getting so damn clean too. You can see where its a lighter pink, where the plastidip and paint thinner fused. Ah well, style 5s are a dime a dozen anyway, and I could never decide if I wanted the centers gold or silver. Looks like these will be my gold pair.
(E24 article ETA early tomorrow morning)
![]() 09/07/2015 at 02:47 |
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Googone pro was what I used. Worked amazing. Maybe you still have a chance to atleast the rest of the dip off.
![]() 09/07/2015 at 02:56 |
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Hmm not a bad idea.
I have a bottle of the stuff, and used it to remove the tape residue you see in this picture just a few days ago. I also have lots of mothers aluminum polish, and luckily I only really gummed up the one wheel. I might still be able to save the wheel, but what a pain.
![]() 09/07/2015 at 03:08 |
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WD40 turns the stuff to goo. It’s what I used to get the several-years-old plastidip off my truck’s hood.
![]() 09/07/2015 at 03:09 |
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Sorry, I accidentally meant to say goofoff. Friends told me gasoline works too, but I haven’t tried it. Good luck! Worst case scenario some real paint never hurts.
![]() 09/07/2015 at 03:25 |
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Great idea, I’ll have to give it a try tomorrow.
![]() 09/07/2015 at 08:35 |
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Never use paintthinner on anything painted you want to keep nice, and even then some plastics don’t like it either. Start weak, step up gently in strength.
![]() 09/07/2015 at 09:08 |
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Yep, lesson learned but then hindsight is 20/20. I think I’ll just leave the paint thinner in the cabinet next time.
![]() 09/07/2015 at 13:56 |
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Well at least you didn’t use the hydrofluoric acid...
http://breakingbad.wikia.com/wiki/Hydrofluo…