Plastidip

[Odimus]

I'm looking at doing my rims with the plastidip and also the boat trailer rims...question though about the trailer rims...will there be a problem with water getting under the rubber coating and then rusting out over time???

 

[FordandPolaris]

It should be fine. If water is behind the rubberized coating, it will probably peel the rubber away and you will see it bubbling. I had a little trouble with mine bubbling because I did mine when it was like 0 degrees out haha. Just peeled it off, and repainted them when it got warm again. I would say go ahead and do it, and in a few months peel it off of the rim and see if you are having rusting. I am sure it will be fine though.

 

[tonydiv]

Why not just do them with bedliner paint?

 

[QbanCgar]

as far as doing the wheels, did you'll take the wheels off & paint them or did you just paint 'em w/ the wheels on?

 

[ydopen]

Get them powder coated or buy wheels

 

[tallsville]

there is a pic on here that shows someone using flashcards put between rim and tire

 

[QbanCgar]

thanks tall! ydopen i would buy wheels, but w/ 1 income in the house right now, i'm want to take the easy road...for now @ least!

 

[Wint]

How well would Plastidip hold up on rims? I've thought about taking my rims and having them coated but I wasn't sure how well it would hold up over time, or if there were better options out there (like bedliner material).

 

[QbanCgar]

not really sure how Plastidip would hold up on chrome rims, however i think on factory rims it might hold up a little better. but from reading from other users, they recommend applying 2-3 coats. i would normally would consider getting new black rims, over powdercoating, put it seems like PlastiDip is the poor man's route.

 

[Soapman99]

I 'dipped' my wheels on my other car last Thanksgiving and they still look good. I have even had a new set of tires installed since then. I would suggest 5 coats. You will use about 1 can per rim. Don't forget to do a couple coats on the back side.