Plasti dip OEM wheels. Yes, No, Maybe?

[reigninslayer]

For those whom Plasti dipped their OEM wheels what are your thoughts on the process? I like the black look of wheels but don’t want to fork out the cash for new black wheels. Plus if I Plasti dip and get tired of the look I can just peel it off. Am I correct about that? How does it old up after washing the wheels (by hand or car wash) and in the winter months?


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[Lize]

Theres some photos and tips here:

Plasti Dip Wheels

Has anyone done plasti dip on there lonestar chrome 20's? I've seen a couple post but they were late last year and no updates since then. Just want to see if they last before I go by the black lonestars

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[reigninslayer]

Thanks


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[rrbhokies]

Just did mine last weekend, so time will tell............. the first two tires were a disaster. I was holding the cans too far away and wasn't wetting it enough. I ended up with a tremendous amount of texture. I had to remove the dip on those two tires and start over from scratch which cost me a lot of labor and time. Fortunately, time, patience, practice, and no less than a dozen you tube videos later, I was able to get results that I was pleased with. I used approx. 1 can of black per wheel and 2 cans of gloss enhancer. In all, it was 1 base coat, 4 wet coats, and 3 gloss coats. Now to be careful in taking care of them.

 

[DavidNJ]

They are popular with autocrossers. There, the Plasti-dip also protects the wheels from brake dust.

 

[Bay Area RAM]

I plasti dipped my old truck and it held up great until I sold it, almost 8 years later.... I did not clear coat it so it was more of a matte black... anytime there was an issue I'd simply spray over it with more plasti dip.

 

[SilverSurfer15]

I definitely wouldn’t do them flat, it won’t look like a “black wheel”.... it’s going to look like a spray painted stock wheel. Just my two cents.

The gloss photo above doesn’t look too bad though.

 

[Rottonrob]

Did my jeep 4 years ago, still there. Also did the flares, peeling a little.

 

[Reaper]

I did mine with flat black and they look great to me. Just depends on how rugged you want your wheels to look.