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> Plasti-dipped The Rims Today Finally!
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post Oct 15 2009, 05:34 PM
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so I went today and bought 4 cans of plasti-dip just for this.

I was reading and it said 30 mins between each coat. I know you used a blowdryer to speed this up, just wondering how long you waited?

I want to make sure I do it right the first time. hopefully its comes out as good as yours
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post Oct 24 2009, 12:05 AM
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Hey. How is the Plasti Dip holding up? I was going to Remove all 4 wheels, sand, resand, and paint the rims, but Plasti Dip seems so much easier. If it works well for you, I'll definitely do it instead.

I have a question though, why is it necessary to remove the wheel? Why can't you just spray it with the wheel on the car? Even if there's overspray, it's easy to remove anyway, so what's the big deal?? Does the tire have to be laid down horizontally or something (because I watched a few videos on Youtube on painting rims, and some ppl said it may be easier to stand the wheel up).

One more, did you Plati dip your mud guards on, or are those real mud guards?
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post Oct 26 2009, 12:50 PM
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because what are u gonna do when the plastidip goes through the wheel and get onto ur brake? then eventually u will have to take the wheels off to clean the brakes...

so why be lazy to being with? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
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post Oct 28 2009, 12:30 AM
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QUOTE (Ben Chow @ Oct 26 2009, 01:50 PM) *
because what are u gonna do when the plastidip goes through the wheel and get onto ur brake? then eventually u will have to take the wheels off to clean the brakes...

so why be lazy to being with? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)


AHhh... You're a wise man.

I didn't think of that. Thanks.
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post Oct 28 2009, 01:08 AM
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I have a quick question...

Is it possible that applying so many coats of Plasti-Dip on the wheels could throw off the balance of the wheel/tire?
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post Nov 1 2009, 06:37 PM
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Plasti-dip doesn't really add much weight. I doubt it would throw off the balance. I only used 4 coats this weekend. This was more of a test to see if I like it. I do. I will be painting them eventually. Not sure if I want to keep the lug nuts chrome though. Hopefully I can get motivated to get the windows tented this week!

(IMG:http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt43/IsIAreIsMe/lancer/P1080455-1.jpg)
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post Nov 2 2009, 12:00 AM
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makes me wanna plasti dip my wheels for the hell of it.
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post Nov 2 2009, 02:17 PM
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The white plasti-dip on the wheels looks GREAT with the rally red paint!! I wonder if it would look good on my octane blue lancer...

Photoshop anyone...?? LOL
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Dude get those windows tinted!
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post Nov 2 2009, 02:38 PM
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post Nov 2 2009, 03:20 PM
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QUOTE (KrUsHeR @ Nov 2 2009, 02:17 PM) *
The white plasti-dip on the wheels looks GREAT with the rally red paint!! I wonder if it would look good on my octane blue lancer...

Photoshop anyone...?? LOL


I used a picture from nhernan74. It would look something like this.

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post Nov 7 2009, 04:32 AM
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Question about the white rims though, won't that make a lot of unnecessary heat? Kind of like white wall tires?
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IMO white rims looks better than black!! it stands out more!! but a constant cleaning is a must as assume..

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QUOTE (ezxhaton @ Nov 7 2009, 04:32 AM) *
Question about the white rims though, won't that make a lot of unnecessary heat? Kind of like white wall tires?


No idea. They will be spinning with air rushing over them. I don't see how that will be a problem. The white rims were a big hit at a car show I went to today. And tons of looks on the drive there and back
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I have never heard of rims overheating... lol
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