10-31-2016, 01:28 PM | #1 |
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Just thought I'd share
Hey everyone,
Just thought I'd share some pics of the project I did this weekend. Little backstory: I got the car about a month ago and it was completely stock. Lease car and it was in good condition. The driver had curbed the car a couple of times and I didn't like the curb rash on the rims. So I sanded down all the curb rash as smooth as possible. I've seen Plastidip and Dip your car stuff and weighed that versus powdercoating the rims black to match the car. Well, I went ahead and did the Dupli Color Custom Wrap Black Metallic spray on (basically Plastidip). Here are just a few pictures to show some before and after. Enjoy. |
10-31-2016, 02:16 PM | #2 |
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Black wheels on a black car. Now that's something I haven't seen too much! Looks like you did a great job... but I would opt for neon lime green!
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10-31-2016, 02:20 PM | #3 |
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I did look at doing some other color, like a gunmetal grey or something of that nature, but for approximately $60.00 to redo all 4 rims, I can't complain, and I can always change the color anytime I want.
I'm not a lime green kind of guy, even my bike is two tone black (gloss sides with matte black on the top). |
10-31-2016, 02:24 PM | #4 | |
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Total time was about 4 hours with sanding all the curb rash and everything. |
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10-31-2016, 02:39 PM | #6 | |
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I saved a little by going with their "Black Friday" special that is a 60% gloss, but I actually think it was the best choice (you could do any percentage of gloss from none to 100%, but too much gloss shows too many issues). JMHO
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10-31-2016, 05:20 PM | #7 |
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I really enjoy the way the wheels turned out! Keep us posted with how well they hold up, I'm considering doing this to mine as well!
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11-01-2016, 08:06 AM | #8 |
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I put plastidip on my wife's BMW. The first time I only put two coats on and it had some little chips from debris. When we got new tires installed the machine messed up the plastidip pretty good. No biggie though. I peeled it off the wheels and resprayed them. I put on 6 coats and over the last year and a half they look fine. No noticeable nicks in the finish or anything.
Shes wanting to go back to the stock look on the rims though so I'll be peeling off the plastidip this weekend. I will say, the thicker you put the stuff on, the easier it is to get it off. I dipped the mirrors on my car a couple of weeks ago.. |
11-01-2016, 08:17 AM | #9 | |
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11-01-2016, 11:40 AM | #10 | |
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The only slight negative is towards the end of the can, it can start to spit a little. It's not horrible but just something to watch out for. |
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11-01-2016, 11:42 AM | #11 |
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I agree, just a little shine but not too much. I would personally go maybe 40% just for that more matte look but even at 60%, those rims look very very nice.
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11-20-2016, 02:27 AM | #12 |
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I'm looking to do my wheels soon; went to my local O'reillys and picked up a couple cans of what you used. I really like the up close finish of them
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11-20-2016, 04:55 AM | #13 |
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my sons car needs this after he let one of his wheels drop face first on our sidewalk...
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11-20-2016, 08:42 AM | #14 | |
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