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SUX2BU 04-09-2011 05:43 PM

Plasti dipped my wheels and removed Camaro emblems on Ginger the vert.
 
So what do you think?

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/attach...1&d=1301627942
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/attach...1&d=1304205245
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PoorMansCamaro 04-09-2011 06:21 PM

I'm lovin the plasti dip. did that to mine as well. :D

GbrilliantQ 04-09-2011 06:26 PM

Beautiful. Nice job!

I've got 6 cans of plasti in the garage, just waiting. I decided to wait, since I'm trading up in a year. Looks great. I'm doing the taillight bezels too.

2010victoryredss_ron 04-09-2011 06:29 PM

what is the plasti dip???? did you unmount the tires?? is it removable???

OldJedi 04-09-2011 06:33 PM

Sorry, me too! Never heard of it, what is it and what does do better than paint or powder coating?

Blueclyde 04-09-2011 06:35 PM

Looks great!

The Stig 04-09-2011 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by OldJedi (Post 3075688)
Sorry, me too! Never heard of it, what is it and what does do better than paint or powder coating?

Its a plastic coating. Essentially it's plastic in a can. Its better than paint in that you can peel it off if you ever want to go back.

PoorMansCamaro 04-09-2011 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2010victoryredss_ron (Post 3075673)
what is the plasti dip???? did you unmount the tires?? is it removable???

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldJedi (Post 3075688)
Sorry, me too! Never heard of it, what is it and what does do better than paint or powder coating?

here you go!

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123422

OldJedi 04-09-2011 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by stieger (Post 3075698)
Its a plastic coating. Essentially it's plastic in a can. Its better than paint in that you can peel it off if you ever want to go back.

OK, thanks

Ryder11 04-09-2011 10:52 PM

did you do inside the wheel also?

2010 SSRS 04-09-2011 11:04 PM

looks good

SUX2BU 04-09-2011 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryder11 (Post 3076509)
did you do inside the wheel also?

No, I obviously got some over spray on the inside of the wheel, but that part was already black to begin with.

Thanks for all the compliments guys, I LOVE the way it looks. These wheels will only be on the car for another 2 weeks or so until I get my F14's. I just couldn't wait to see what it would look like with black wheels. I only used two cans, because that is all home depot had, but i HIGHLY recommend using at least 3 cans.

Ryder11 04-09-2011 11:08 PM

just asking cuz im planning on doin this soon, just trying to get a plan down

SUX2BU 04-09-2011 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryder11 (Post 3076553)
just asking cuz im planning on doin this soon, just trying to get a plan down

Sorry, didn't mean to sound like an ass on that last response, It just came out that way.

My tips are:
Get 4 cans of plasti dip. Towards the end of the can it starts to sputter and throw out globs that can mess with the finished product. So stop using it when you notice it starts to sputter or maybe try turning it upsind down and spraying to clear the nozzle (I didn't do this, but I think it might have helped).

I cut out a 21.5" template to not get a lot of over spray on the tires(see pic bellow), since the blue painters tape would not stick to the tire AT ALL. In hind sight, I would make that a 22" cut out. Since I had to go back and touch op the edge of the wheel in a few spots.

Also, I would re install the wheels IMMEDIATELY after your last coat. Just be VERY careful. This will prevent the plasti dip from being ripped out when you go to torque down the lugs since it is still wet. Two of my lugs ripped out the plasti dip about 1/4" out from the seat, not a big deal since you can't see it unless you are on all fours. I'll probably just touch it up later.


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