Painting Rims

[FordandPolaris]

Haha yeah the second wheel was kind of sketchy, I figured it out though, my camera is broke so I'll get over to my brother's and post em up when I get a chance!

 

[wwareham2008]

Oh yeah. You can use it when it's cold out. Just don't use it when the PlastiDip is cold. It comes out in chunks. But don't worry, it will dry smooth if you had a mishap.

Lane that is Plasti Dip on the Jeeps rims? If so that looks ****ing nice man. *Answered my own question by reading but my reaction is still the same.

 

[FordandPolaris]

Well I finally got my brother's camera and got some pics taken. The rims turned out very nice.

 

[Scottandtyson210]

They look great, now do the same to the chrome side moldings and it will flow great. I am thinking of doing it to ALL my chrome.

 

[Lane24]

Love it!!!! Especially with the white lettering facing out on the tires. Great job.

 

[Survival]

I used Plasti dip as well on mines...some frog tape...and index cards didnt even have to remove the wheels...

 

[GAINMOB]

i didnt realize it was a spray...i might check into the kit that you can make your own color and use on mirror caps instead of paint...can you put clear on top of it?

 

[Lane24]

I put clear over my Bumper cap. Just wanted the bugs to wash off a little easier.

 

[wwareham2008]

i didnt realize it was a spray...i might check into the kit that you can make your own color and use on mirror caps instead of paint...can you put clear on top of it?

They also just put out a glossifier. I think the site was dipyourcar.com, it has a lot of info.

 

[walnuts4x4]

man I want warm weather to get here... I wanna get rid of my tan....

also how is this stuff holding up on chrome?

 

[wwareham2008]

man I want warm weather to get here... I wanna get rid of my tan....

also how is this stuff holding up on chrome?

Interested in that question to. And I am doing my rims right now, well one anyways I am going to let it dry and see how I like it before doing the rest.

 

[Scottandtyson210]

As for the Chrome, My wheels were the stock chrome and I havent had to respray yet, washed, scrubbed, wind rain, snow no issues.

 

[wwareham2008]

Decided to do them all here are some pics of the one I was able to finish before it got dark, going to do the rest in the morning.

 

[FordandPolaris]

Looks good! Yeah I have only had mine sprayed for a week, but we finally had some decent snow, and none of it has come off. I am very happy with the result.

 

[FordandPolaris]

OK I thought I would just give an update on this project. The plastidip has held up very well the last 6 months or so. I had to completely respray two rims due to user error more than anything, but otherwise I have been very happy with it. I also used it on the door moldings and mirror caps. Clear coated the rims, which didn't do a whole lot. Gave them a little shine which is nice. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to give their truck a cheap aggressive look.

 

[GAINMOB]

has anyone seen the "make your own color" kit from plastidip yet? i want to color match my mirrors since that would be the simplest way

 

[FordandPolaris]

I have seen it on their website, but do not know of anyone using it.

 

[GAINMOB]

i may order one day and experiement with it...its only plastic...lol

 

[FordandPolaris]

Last update I will do to this thread since I don't think extra ones will be necessary. Plasti Dip has been solid on the chrome rims so far, and it will be a year next month (according to the earlier postings in this thread). Even if you are just looking for something to protect the rims from road salt this is nice stuff to do the job. I have quite a bit of extra so I will attempt the bumpers when it gets warm out.

 

[bigb]

Chrome blackout kit by duplacolor

cleaned my 20s as good as i could get em...i got em used for a good deal because they were pitted but still look good took bout 3 hours and a cuple packs of steel whool but got em lookn good heres what they look like after the duplacolor chrome blackout kit only cost me 20$ bucks too got my old rims lookn new !!