Painting stock wheels need opinons
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djknowledge
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touche...
MixGotAnLS
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my brothers car with the wheels painted using the plasti dip, got a pic of 1 of the wheels on it before but by the time i got there 3 of the wheels were off the car and it was on jack stands
JoshMcMadMac
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I think for $75 a wheel you could get them powdercoated instead of painted, which will hold up better. You can paint them yourself relatively easily for about $50 in supplies. I posted a thread on it that you can reference if you are so inclined.
Now this is just MO but I dont really like that you could just peel the paint off like that. It doesnt look like that guy prepped the surface at all either, so would it peel off if you sanded and primed instead of spraying over clearcoat? I agree with JoshMcMadMac about just getting them powdercoated.
JoshMcMadMac
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It is plasti-coat, not paint...it is designed to peel off like that.
MixGotAnLS
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me and my brother just did this, the :q:q:q:q peels right off
didn't clear coat it, dunno if my brother wants to
diskfunktional
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Not really digging the color combo on this. But I'm considering doing this to my LSE wheels. (I have a fractured heel right now. I'm crutch bound and looking for things to keep me busy)
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201420&page=5
You can actually paint right over the plasti-coat any color. I just would like the make the center section of the wheel a darker gun metal and still keep the machined "lip" around the wheel. Heres a link to where I saw it
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201420&page=5
You can actually paint right over the plasti-coat any color. I just would like the make the center section of the wheel a darker gun metal and still keep the machined "lip" around the wheel. Heres a link to where I saw it
Thanks that actually looks pretty good and for the price you cant beat it. I have a full size spare in the trunk that im thinking about doing it on, I'll keep you posted on pics .
This stuff really is the best!
Since it peels right off you could do the top coat in what ever color you want and if you dont like it just peal it off. I use this stuff a lot.
Plasti-dip, despite how easy it peels off with your fingers, will also not chip. It does not need any prep and it sticks to chrome!
The cheapest I could find powdercoat is 105 per wheel, but then its a requirement to sandblast them prior which ads about 80 more per wheel. Definitely the way to go... if you can afford it.
JoshMcMadMac
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That is stupid expensive. Shop around; $75 blasted, coated, and out the door is more typical.
I never heard of blasting and actual powder coating for that cheap myself either.
I painted mine gunmetal, which is quite dark. Almost a charcoal gray. I left the center cap and rim the stock silver. Winter wheels, as noted by the winterforce rears. The fronts do match now.
Dang that looks sick !! How did you end up with that rear-front height combination? How low is it in the front? How about tires? fronts looks 245/50?