Plasti Dip Rims

[|2idicu|ous]

I am considering plasti dipping my titanium genesis 4.6 rims with black plasti dip spray. If you are unfamiliar with plasti dip in automotive uses just google it or look on youtube.

I wanted to hear some opinions on the matter. has anyone else done so or tried? I'm thinking i'll do it in a step wise fashion by removing the center wing inserts and seeing how it looks with blacked outer wheel and normal insert. if i'm unhappy with that, then i'll spray the center inserts but not the wing emblems.

another potential application in the future would be plasti dipping the nonchrome portions of the grill though that would be annoyingly labor intensive. they have also released a plasti dip smoke product that could be used to darken the tail light assemblies.

its all very intriguing to me and opens up a lot of cheap DIY possibilities.

 

[homeofstone]

new rims maybe. But messing up OE rims may make the car have less value when you get rid of it.

 

[|2idicu|ous]

new rims maybe. But messing up OE rims may make the car have less value when you get rid of it.

it would actually protect the OEM rim. the beauty of plasti dip [i suggest googling/youtubing it] is that you can simply peel it off. literally. loosen an edge and peel it off.

 

[OneFunGenesis]

sub'd. Have been thinking about doing this myself.

Here is my photoshop of what I was thinking about doing:

 

[brfatal]

Plasti-dip will not hold up. Not to mention what you're (to both of the people above) wanting to do is extremely tacky.

 

[OneFunGenesis]

That is why I photoshop things

 

[Ruissimo]

My cousin plasti-dipped his Jeep's wheels about three months ago. They're still holding up. He also blacked out all the chrome trim pieces as well as his taillights (which I frowned upon).

As long as you do at least 4 coats, that stuff comes off easily... and holds up relatively well.

Been thinking about plasti-dipping the plastic parts of my grill (to match the gray bits on my R Spec wheels) but I just can't seem to do it!

 

[scottdk]

My cousin plasti-dipped his Jeep's wheels about three months ago. They're still holding up. He also blacked out all the chrome trim pieces as well as his taillights (which I frowned upon).

As long as you do at least 4 coats, that stuff comes off easily... and holds up relatively well.

Been thinking about plasti-dipping the plastic parts of my grill (to match the gray bits on my R Spec wheels) but I just can't seem to do it!

Or Vinyl wold be another option and would probably hold up better, but may require more skill.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aV2H57bES4"]DIY: Wrapping Rims in Matte Black Vinyl - YouTube[/ame]

 

[|2idicu|ous]

here's my photoshop.

 

[|2idicu|ous]

Plasti-dip will not hold up. Not to mention what you're (to both of the people above) wanting to do is extremely tacky.

maybe i'm swallowing the plasti dip propaganda, but most say it holds up quite well as long as you apply it properly.

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[OneFunGenesis]

It holds up fine lol. I can possibly photoshop mine completely black this weekend....

 

[brfatal]

Plasti-dip does not hold up. Every few months you will need to perform upkeep in order to keep it from looking tattered. Upkeep either being re-application or an additional layer, depending on how bad it is. It really does cheapen the look of wheels they are put on though.

 

[jcthome]

I'm a believer in the dip. Done properly, the application lasted me a full year (until it was time for new tires). After the new tires, I did another full application and they look as good as new...this was 9 months ago. Sorry, I don't own a Genny (yet), so this is based off my Infiniti FX 20" wheels.

4 cans at around $6 each, not too bad...

 

[OneFunGenesis]

Pix?

 

[jcthome]

Pix?

Before:

Application (December 2011)
Note: No need to mask. A lot easier to just spray and peel excess off (there's a vid or 2 on youtube that demo's this)

Today:

 

[redrum]

Plasti-dip does not hold up. Every few months you will need to perform upkeep in order to keep it from looking tattered. Upkeep either being re-application or an additional layer, depending on how bad it is. It really does cheapen the look of wheels they are put on though.

they also sale a high and low gloss clear coat.
it's been 9 month and 51 car washes later never had to do a touch up, and it look just as glossy as the car does.

 

[OneFunGenesis]

^ Pics?

 

[maxmar04]

Plasti-dip does not hold up. Every few months you will need to perform upkeep in order to keep it from looking tattered. Upkeep either being re-application or an additional layer, depending on how bad it is. It really does cheapen the look of wheels they are put on though.

its all in the prep work and technique. it can either turn out very good or very crappy. my friend has plastidipped some parts on his g37 and it came out very good. its been around 2 years now and has not peeled, cracked or faded, still very smooth. Dont be such a downer!

 

[Little_Jason]

this is kind of funny because I myself juts came across this product and really think this looks good with the idea you came up with here.

sub'd. Have been thinking about doing this myself.

Here is my photoshop of what I was thinking about doing:

 

[OneFunGenesis]

Thanks. I think it will look good, just doesn't on paper...uk?