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Plastidipped my Sport rims black

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The silver rims on a Tank just didn't look right to me, so I got a few cans of Plastidip and sprayed them. I think it came out pretty good for all of $20 mod.

Screwed up one rim by not wiping off a few rain drops. I was doing them outside and it started to sprinkle, so I brought all rims in the garage and continued to spray them. I couldn't fix it so took me all of a minute to peel the whole rim and respray it. This stuff is awesome.

Lets hope it holds up til I can afford some Rubicon take-offs.
 

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I plan on doing this exact thing to mine (when I finally get it).

I was told about 1 can per rim. Is that about what you experienced?

Also, when you took the wheels in the garage, did you flip them over and spray the inside? The reason I ask is I've seen people online leave the wheels on and cover the brakes/calipers and spray like that. To me that seems like it would leave a lot unpainted on the inside of the rim.
 
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I plan on doing this exact thing to mine (when I finally get it). I was told about 1 can per rim. Is that about what you experienced? Also, when you took the wheels in the garage, did you flip them over and spray the inside? The reason I ask is I've seen people online leave the wheels on and cover the brakes/calipers and spray like that. To me that seems like it would leave a lot unpainted on the inside of the rim.
No need to spray inside the wheel. It hardly shows and gets dark from brake dust anyway.
If I was really anal about it I don't think I would dip. A few cans of black Rustoleum might be better.
 
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You don't have to spray the inside of the rim if you don't want to, but I will say that it can start to peel sooner if you don't. By covering the whole surface of the wheel it does not give the dip an edge or line to peel from.. Just some food for thought. HAPPY DIPPING!!
 
#9 ·
Plastidip is a great way to test the waters to see if you like the look. The wheels came out great.

As someone else had mentioned, preparation is key prior to painting.
 
#10 ·
It took me 4 cans to do all 5 rims, both inside and out. I wasn't too critical over slightly lighter spots in the rim itself, but outside I did about 3 coats each.

If it lasts for a few months, great! I plan on getting Rubicon take-offs eventually, but if they start to look like crap prematurely, it's easy enough to just respray. :)
 
#14 ·
Yes. My wheels were dipped all winter in snow and salt. Not a mark. Peeled off easily in spring.
 
#17 ·
I dipped my rims a couple of weeks ago. I dipped the wheels installed and outside. It was a windy day and therefor turned out like shit. Has a rough texture and uneven coating. The wind blew the dip all over the wheels. I didn't realize till the next day how shitty it looked.
Went off roading a few times and the mud and dirt really stick to the dip. Probably because of the texture. I did dip my grill inside my garage and turned out great. Gonna peel the wheels and take them off and dip them inside next time
 
#30 ·
I've had my wheels plasti-dipped for about two years now. Only issues were when I changed tires. They had to put the new wheel weights in different spots and I had to do touch-ups.

I'm finally taking the plasti-dip off and it can be a little bit of a bear. I plasti-dipped the inside of the wheel but didn't use the four coats like on the front. It is difficult to remove and took quite some time. It is messy but WD-40 does help to make it come off. So...if you're doing it, don't put it on the interior of the wheel. So when the time does come where you want it off, it is a bit easier if you don't spray the interior.
 
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I picked up 5 cans of plastidip to do my 5 17 inch wheels, wasn't sure how much I'd need. Do I just clean the wheels first? What should I use to go that? Also, if I plastidip them, then buy new tires in a month, will the plastidip be ok through installation of new tires?

Any other tips before I start?

Thanks
 
#32 ·
I picked up 5 cans of plastidip to do my 5 17 inch wheels, wasn't sure how much I'd need. Do I just clean the wheels first? What should I use to go that? Also, if I plastidip them, then buy new tires in a month, will the plastidip be ok through installation of new tires? Any other tips before I start? Thanks
Nice! I think I cleaned them with rubbing alcohol first cant remember. Tip...spray from a decent distance and do a very light coat on the first round. I over sprayed and a few of mine up close you can see drips. My spare is perfect though so it only took me 4 wheels to get it down. Looks much better black in my opinion. Have fun.
 

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Let me help from my mistakes and observations...

1.mask off the tires in some way. I got dip on the tires, thought I would just peel it off..no. Took a wire brush to it, alcohol..no.

Black magic tire wet works great, for taking it off. But you can't spray your tires to take over spray off w out over spraying the wheels. Mask.

2. Buy a can for every wheel and mark for each wheel. I did this cuase someone from a vendor said two cans per wheel! I got five, I sprayed on a moderately windy day semi sheltered from 10-14" away, a little farther than recommended as I remember.

3. Do heavy coats, especially once a decent base happens(1-2 coats). A can a wheel will work, if you can lay down good coats w out waste to the wind. I say this because my dip was still hard to remove. Which leads to ..

4. If ur dipping in enclosed area w out respiratory protection, at the very least ur getting high. Even in the wind it was prevalent.

5. Watch some you tube on dipyourcar.com. If doing it again, I would consider a metalizer, or some other thing. Its one of the things that attracts me to keeping the stock 09 wheels, to experiment. But how many times do I do that before I have spent enough money I could have just got new wheels?

Answer, about 4 times.
 
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