how long did it take to dip the wheels? did you remove the center cap and did you mask or put cards around the tire for over spray? i've seen a few youtube videos just curious how you did yours.. time to paint those calipers now
No need to put cards around the tires or remove the center cap. All I did was mask off the fenders/quarter panels, and anywhere that I can see might get over spray. I've dipped other cars before in past, including window trims and
emblems.
The process in total should take 2 hours. Make sure you get an even 5 coat of dip on each
wheel to make removal easier should you decide the outcome doesn'the look good. I sprayed 5 coats on each
wheel, followed by an addition 2 coats of Glossifier to give it a shine.
When dipping, after the 4th coat, inch you car up or down to make sure you haven't missed anything, especially with these multispoke wheels. Once you're done dipping, wait a few minutes, and peel the dip off your tires, tear at the edge only, do not attempt to "peel" it off or you could risk taking the dipped with you.
Of course, I did this all with the wheels still in place. You can always remove the
wheel to make it easier. Check out Dipyourcar on Youtube, Fonzie goes over this process in great detail. I have his videos bookmarked lol.
I actually redipped one of my wheels, driving 6 1/2 hours back home in our Parisian Gray car peeled some of my dip off. Fastest color you know
I'll post more pictures tonight of the process.
