Another Plastidip Wheels Story...
 

I heard a lot about people on the forums plastidipping just about everything to their wheels, emblems, grills... hell some have even plastidipped their whole car.

So I had some extra time this past weekend and thought might as well try it out myself. I don't have the extra cash right now to get new wheels and I was getting bored with the stock look. Not to mention that I have over 120,000 miles on the car so the wheels have taken quite a beating over the years. Loving the fact that it is completely reversible and will cover up all "my bads", I decided to plastidip the stock 18 inch sport rims a black matte. I then went over it with 2 coats of plastidip glossifier to give it more of a shiny appearance. The whole project took about 6 hours and I think it came out very well. Been about a week and have driven over 500 miles and not a nick on them.

I got all the products from Fonz at dipyourcar.com. Hes a great guy and very experienced with plastidip. If your on the fence about it or got questions, email him. Hes a great resource.

Since I had originally taken these pictures, I have gone over it with another coat of glossifier. What can I say, I like shiny objects.

And oh yea... I also did the trunk lip which you may catch a glimpse of in some of the pics.

Before

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...218_122324.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...218_122312.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...218_122135.jpg


After

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...218_122335.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...218_150920.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...218_151056.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...218_150907.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...218_150759.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...218_122421.jpg

Wow... "dipyourcar.com"... I knew someone would make a business out of the whole plastidip craze... Lol

OP, the wheels look great btw...

Exhaust and window trim..... Black..... NOW!!!! Looks good though. How many coats of clear did you do?

The pictures show two. I have since then done one more coat. I was going for the black chrome effect and was told more glossifier i use the closer I will get. I was thinking of doing even a 4th coat until I took the car out in the sun. Wheels were sparkling! ... so thought I should stop while im ahead unless i wanted to wear a gold chain and put spinners on.

The clear coating looks good in the pics. I had problems with the clear coating not being very even. I only did 2 coats on one wheel and decided to change it back and leave em all matte black. So did you clear coats do that to you at all? It just seemed like plastidip didn't like the clear for me.

for wheels, the glossy finish looks great! Well done!

Edit: dipyourcar has gunmetal grey and other colors too! Definitely my next summer project!!!

Well no I didnt really have any problems. The clear coat I bought was called "plastidip glossifer" which is specifically made to stick to plastidip. I didnt want to get any kind of clearcoat and risking it damaging the plastidip. Maybe try the glossifier and see if you have any luck with that. Just spray it on as evenly as you do the plastidip and it should blend in perfectly.

Not a fan of black wheels on IP sedans but the paint job looks quite good!

Gotta see them in person! Pictures are bad quality! The tires just disappear! Need more lighting!

Car looks good! You guys have a TL to?

Thanks man. The gunmetal grey must be something new. He didnt have that on there when I purchased my cans. It looks like it comes in a 11 ounce non spray bottle. Got to buy a spray can separately. I will definitely look into this once I get bored with this look. Gunmetal on IP...hmm sexy.


Thanks dude. I would have loved it to be a little lighter myself but didnt have the options at the time with plastidip.

Haha turn up your monitor brightness bro! Ha just playin. It was a very cloudy day when I took the pics. When I get some extra time, I will take some when the sun is out so you can see them sparkleeee.

Ya its my wifes ride. Very smooth ride but it doesnt have the kick the G has. I love the bluetooth audio on it though. I play the myheartradio app on my cell phone right through the TL's speakers.

they came out great! well done!

the car has 120k miles.....still looks clean to me.

Nice job on the wheels :biggthumpup:

ya, I'd say an improvement over the stock color plus it will hide some wear/tear blemishes you accumulated over the years. Man, you need to drop that thing...

Clear coat
 

when applying the plasti dip clear coat do you want to do that right after you spray your final coat of black? Like when the paint is still wet?