Plastic-Dipping Wheels

Rjtwins · 08-18-2017, 09:42 AM

Hi All,

Im sure this topic has been discussed before, but because Im a cheap ***, I'm considering Plasti-dipping my current wheels rather than buying new ones. Has anyone done this? How did it come out? And most importantly, how long did it last?

Thanks for the input,

RJ

guyboy1970 · 08-18-2017, 10:28 AM

Rj, you may want to look in the design center section of this forum....lots of these same questions there. Hope that helps! Welcome to BGW!

BurntClutch · 08-18-2017, 11:05 AM

I have done it for a set of wheels on my vehicle for the snow tires. It came out really well, and is still going strong after several seasons. Just need to avoid an automatic carwash that has the tireshine, that will eat the coating.

Prep is important, just scrape anything loose, and then wash with a good soap that has a wax stripper. Use a lot of thin coats to build up well. If you do get a tear, you can wet your finger with mineral spirits to sort of taper the edges and then re-spray.

As guyboy mentioned, check out the design forum for more intel!

ARKSoft84 · 08-18-2017, 11:06 AM

Literally 1000's of youtube videos.

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...sti+dip+wheels

I've never had a Plasti-Dip job go bad.

mike_dmt · 08-20-2017, 06:09 PM

Plasti-dip is usually used in a somewhat "temporary" scenario. Meaning you can peel it off later.

Any reason you wouldn't just paint them?

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08-18-2017, 09:42 AM	#1
Rjtwins Not Yet Wild Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Westerville, Oh Posts: 9	Plastic-Dipping Wheels Hi All, Im sure this topic has been discussed before, but because Im a cheap ***, I'm considering Plasti-dipping my current wheels rather than buying new ones. Has anyone done this? How did it come out? And most importantly, how long did it last? Thanks for the input, RJ

08-18-2017, 10:28 AM	#2
guyboy1970 Gone Wild Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Blackshear, GA Posts: 226	Re: Plastic-Dipping Wheels Rj, you may want to look in the design center section of this forum....lots of these same questions there. Hope that helps! Welcome to BGW!

08-18-2017, 11:05 AM	#3
BurntClutch Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: NY Posts: 72	Re: Plastic-Dipping Wheels I have done it for a set of wheels on my vehicle for the snow tires. It came out really well, and is still going strong after several seasons. Just need to avoid an automatic carwash that has the tireshine, that will eat the coating. Prep is important, just scrape anything loose, and then wash with a good soap that has a wax stripper. Use a lot of thin coats to build up well. If you do get a tear, you can wet your finger with mineral spirits to sort of taper the edges and then re-spray. As guyboy mentioned, check out the design forum for more intel!

08-18-2017, 11:06 AM	#4
ARKSoft84 Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: NC Posts: 368	Re: Plastic-Dipping Wheels Literally 1000's of youtube videos. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...sti+dip+wheels I've never had a Plasti-Dip job go bad.

08-20-2017, 06:09 PM	#5
mike_dmt Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 349	Re: Plastic-Dipping Wheels Plasti-dip is usually used in a somewhat "temporary" scenario. Meaning you can peel it off later. Any reason you wouldn't just paint them? Sent from my Lenovo TAB 2 A10-70F using Tapatalk
mike_dmt Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 349

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