Spatt Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Just got a price for coating my wheels in this rubberised paint.. £100, Seem fairly cheep.. Has anybody had it done what is it like to live with? does it come off, pain to clean.. any info becuause i dont know much about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Spend another £100 and get them repainted properly. Plastidip on wheels looks cheap and doesn't last. Search for Plastidip using the search button. Quite a bit of info here about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 +1 it didn't last on my door pulls, let alone wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:RedZed: Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I hate the finish of plastidip. I don't know if it was invented for some specific purpose but wherever I have seen it used (on cars), it looks horrible. I'd personally avoid using it at all costs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjt Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 As what the others have said, I can't see it lasting on wheels despite it still looking fine on the front bumper of my car almost 2 years on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Do it yourself - all they will do is give the wheels a quick clean and spray it on, it doesn't require much in the way of creative talent to apply. As the others said, on You Tube and from a distance it looks ok but up close you can tell its just rubberised paint with plenty of imperfections. It will no doubt also start to fail with the impact of stones, dust, heat etc. A full refurb and spray will cost you approx £200 and give a much better quality finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delz0r Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Don't do it. Go for a refurb instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatt Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Wow.. well then... maybe I do it myself.. see how it looks then if it comes off I can get em coloured propely next year or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick-r1 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 **** easy to use, and just as easy to take back off. the finish is an acquired taste, i done the center of the lip on mine and took it back off 2 weeks later... i still have the badges done in it though, but thats only until i buy the black ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeerrrk Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I used it to refinish the door pull, but that's only a temporary solution before I ask Vlad to do some dipping for us! I wouldn't fancy it on my wheels but is a massive craze in the states. Have u got any spare wheels to try it on first? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaz Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I'd say buy a can first and see what you think, iv had my wheels and other bits plasti dipped for coming up to 2years with no problems at all. And it was driven daily until recently. Just make sure you do nice lights coats and build it up from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatt Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 cheers for the advice... i think it'll be a cheep (ish) solution for what i need. and as its not too popular over hear thought i would give it a shot. think i could tackle it myself? going for blaze orange on my azure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaz Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yeah you could definitely do it yourself, just make sure your wheels are absolutely spotless beforehand and make sure you get an even coverage all the surfaces/spokes. Especially where the rim meets tyre as this will help it "cling" to the tyre. Nice light layers to start of with and then start building it up. I built up about 5-7 layers I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 There are loads of guides online for doing it. It'll take about £50's worth to do the wheels. I'd seriously just save up the extra cash and get them painted properly. I've found it works well for painting up trim, or badges etc. I've done all the faded trim on my 300zx with it. But the finish doesn't look good enough in my opinion for large areas like wheels etc. Looks cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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