to plasti-dip or not to plasti-dip.

[blackmica10]

i currently am running the stock 16"s on my 05 hatch and i want to plasti-dip my rims to black for this summer while i save up for a nice set of rims. the problem is i dont have any spare set to put on while doing this, no tools to take off the rims at home,and no access to a lift that will let me keep my car up their while i spray the rims. powder coating is an option, but im thinking a waste of money considering they will be used for winters anyways and plasti-dip is reversible. any ideas? if anyone has tools/lift/jack and is willing to help a brotha out, i could come to you and lunch will be on me:chuckle

[n00bMeiSter]

You don't need to take the tires off to plasti-dip, just use cue cards and stick them in where the rubber meets the rim. You could always do it over the course of a week, one rim at a time. Your car will look a little weird until they are all finished, but hey, it's winter, who cares? :)

Check out the other plastidip thread, there's a bunch of pics in there of what people did.

[blackmica10]

the thing is the plasti dip would go through the rim to the rotors and calipers wouldnt it? and that wouldnt be good.

[n00bMeiSter]

Oh lol, well yeah, you have to take the wheel off the car first lol. Get a block of wood, jack up your car and then let it rest on the wood (instead of the scissor jack) while the plastidip is drying. Just make sure to put blocks of something behind the back wheels so the car doesn't roll back and off the wood block or scissor jack.
Ask Thanu how long his wheels took to dry.

[Rob23]

or you can do one wheel at a time, you car comes with the tools to lift and take on and off the rims. look in your truck compartments. but that will take alot more time. you should do it, plasti dip has a nice finnish to it as well.

[schmat66]

i say do it, exspecially if its your winters!

[j-ski]

i say do it, exspecially if its your winters!

+1

do it was we can all see what it looks like.....maybe you'll start the next "big rave" lol

[Rob23]

+1

do it was we can all see what it looks like.....maybe you'll start the next "big rave" lol

pasti dip is already well known. my hubs are black plasti-dip and many people on the forum have plasti-diped they're rims.

[blackmica10]

or you can do one wheel at a time, you car comes with the tools to lift and take on and off the rims. look in your truck compartments. but that will take alot more time. you should do it, plasti dip has a nice finnish to it as well.

i actually did not know that thanks. the thing is i dont want to mess with taking my wheels off myself... and in response to the others than-u already plasti-dipped his rims lol. i want to do it, just the rims coming off needs to happen

[j-ski]

QUOTE=Rob23;710419]pasti dip is already well known. my hubs are black plasti-dip and many people on the forum have plasti-diped they're rims.[/QUOTE]

Well excuse me mister plastidip expert for not being up to times lol jk. I just thought it was funny. To better your post you should have included pics to prove your point ahahahahahhaha

FYI, I'm just dcking around so don't get mad :)

[The Wolf]

i actually did not know that thanks. the thing is i dont want to mess with taking my wheels off myself... and in response to the others than-u already plasti-dipped his rims lol. i want to do it, just the rims coming off needs to happen

I plasti-dipped my 16's for the same reasons you're considering it, and I'm glad I did. If you can borrow a set of jack stands, you can do both wheels on each side at a time. I did my driver's side on one weekend, didn't have time to get to the others until the next weekend lol.

[Rob23]

wasn't trying to be a know it all, just informing you to be helpful.
heres a pic with the plasti-diped hubcaps, mind my dirty car.

http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz321/murrman23/My%2004%20Mazda3%20GT/DSCN0568.jpg

[ST3ALTH]

Here are some pics of my winter rims plasti dipped black. I would say that it is suitable for winter but i would not run this in the summer because of the matte finish, just does not look right in my opinion.

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu220/ST3ALTH_photo/CP-E%20gauge%20Pod/IMG_3680.jpg
http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu220/ST3ALTH_photo/CP-E%20gauge%20Pod/IMG_3678.jpg

[schmat66]

man i went to go get some plasti-dip and i couldnt find it anywhere, not even home depot, any other places of carry?

[ST3ALTH]

man i went to go get some plasti-dip and i couldnt find it anywhere, not even home depot, any other places of carry?

Home Hardware carries it, but they dont normally stock a lot of them at one time. You may be lucky and find a HH with 3-4 cans though. Or you can get it from Nextmod.

[schmat66]

okay thanks :)

[The Wolf]

HH usually can place an order for you if they don't have enough in stock. they did for me.

[blackmica10]

right now i am leaning towards doing it, unless i can get a full time job in which case i think i will go powder coat a gloss black

[n00bMeiSter]

@mica: do it, you'll be happy you did. I'll help you get your wheels off if you'd like.

@schmatt: pm me the colour you're looking for, I have a bunch of cans sitting at home that I probably won't use.



So rob.... I see you park in an underground parking garage......

[j-ski]

Here are some pics of my winter rims plasti dipped black. I would say that it is suitable for winter but i would not run this in the summer because of the matte finish, just does not look right in my opinion.

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu220/ST3ALTH_photo/CP-E%20gauge%20Pod/IMG_3680.jpg
http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu220/ST3ALTH_photo/CP-E%20gauge%20Pod/IMG_3678.jpg

WOW, that's pretty decent looking! How long does that stuff stay on? Maybe I should do it to my stock OEM 17's as a back up to the DAI's I want to buy for summer. What do you think the cost would be? (like how many cans would i need)

[n00bMeiSter]

^ Not sure, but you can peel it off at anytime. Over time stones and stuff will/may "chip" away at it, but just spray over the chip and you're good to go.

I think thanu said he used one can per wheel or something? Also depends on how much you want to use. How many layers you want, etc.

[thanu31]

http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?48171-Plasti-dipping-rims-rear-bumper-!

check that thread, and yea, it took me about 1 can per rim

This is how mine turned out
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs969.snc4/76285_10150119149373765_502323764_7753425_2772739_ n.jpg

[j-ski]

Thanu and noob, one of you guys want to do mine for me? We can make deal maybe? Pm me if you want...both yours look great

[Default User]

this is something thats really hard to mess up - as long as the rims are off the car.

You'll feel really silly how easy it is. Somebody once mentioned "watch your mom/GF fix her hair with hairspray - now picture her head is an 18" Rim"
that's all there is to it

Basically mask around the rim by masking tape& newspaper or use a deck of cards and tuck them in between the edge of the rim and the tire. then spray.

the stuff peels off anyway - so its very forgiving

[ST3ALTH]

Yeah i used 1 can per rim. If you want let me know i dont mind doing them for you...

[blackmica10]

i dont have a problem with doing them myself, i just am not confident with taking off the wheels myself

[The Wolf]

i dont have a problem with doing them myself, i just am not confident with taking off the wheels myself

Left loose, right tight ;)

[blackmica10]

Left loose, right tight ;)
hahaha i was waiting for this. last time i watched someone attempt to take their own wheel off the first time i watched him struggle for 20 minutes trying to take it off and then abort mission cuz he didnt wanna ruin anything.

[ST3ALTH]

hahaha i was waiting for this. last time i watched someone attempt to take their own wheel off the first time i watched him struggle for 20 minutes trying to take it off and then abort mission cuz he didnt wanna ruin anything.

LMAO if you want you can come to my house and ill take your rims off for you. I do mine multiple times a year. Its a Piece of cake.

[Rob23]

So rob.... I see you park in an underground parking garage......

haha, if you have something specific you need to work on right now send me a PM.

[ST3ALTH]

haha, if you have something specific you need to work on right now send me a PM.

i also have a garage with a heater in it lol. i must say best mod ive done lmao

[j-ski]

So ST3ALTH, you wanna do mine for me when it gets a bit nicer out? I live in Brampton too. Case of beer or a bottle of Brandy and some lunch...or some molla? You do it and show me and then next time I'll be good to go! If you want to do it, i'll PM you when the weather changes.

Thanks

[ST3ALTH]

So ST3ALTH, you wanna do mine for me when it gets a bit nicer out? I live in Brampton too. Case of beer or a bottle of Brandy and some lunch...or some molla? You do it and show me and then next time I'll be good to go! If you want to do it, i'll PM you when the weather changes.

Thanks

Sounds like a plan.

[Rob23]

what would you do if you got a flat tire?

[j-ski]

what would you do if you got a flat tire?

Who me?

I would change it just like I did in the freezing cold earlier this weak after I hit the steel pipe that fell out the back of a pick-up.

[j-ski]

Sounds like a plan.

Perfectooooo....thanks man

[Rob23]

more directed to blackmica10, as he mentioned he had problems with taking off the wheels.

[j-ski]

more directed to blackmica10, as he mentioned he had problems with taking off the wheels.

cool, thought I would answer you just incase it was directed at me...lol

maybe he has CAA

[n00bMeiSter]

Thanu and noob, one of you guys want to do mine for me? We can make deal maybe? Pm me if you want...both yours look great

No problem man, pm me sometime



Left loose, right tight ;)

There's a little more to it than that :P

[n00bMeiSter]

edit: double post

[n00bMeiSter]

haha, if you have something specific you need to work on right now send me a PM.

Hehe, I just might do that. ;)



i also have a garage with a heater in it lol. i must say best mod ive done lmao

That will be the first mod I do to my home when I buy it lol.

[kala]

Definitely plasti dip your rims! Depending on your car colour, it might be the best mod you can do during winter! I did my rims over the winter break in the states. Cost me $18 for 3 cans (only in Home Depot, US) and took about 12 hours including drying time. So worth!

I'll take a picture and let you guys be the judge. Might as well make a new member thread while I'm at it.

[kala]

Great, I went to Petro Canada and the car wash was closed?! I need a car wash baddddly! I'll make a member thread eventually lol

[flying-3]

does anyone have experience with plasti dipping on the actual paint fo the car?
I want to plasti dip my hood to see what it looks like before i actually get it painted but im worried the plasti dip will react with the paint
so then after when i take it off it will look like shit

[Nextmod]

man i went to go get some plasti-dip and i couldnt find it anywhere, not even home depot, any other places of carry?

we have alot instock =)

[schmat66]

i got a can but thanks :)

[K_L]

Here are some pics of my winter rims plasti dipped black. I would say that it is suitable for winter but i would not run this in the summer because of the matte finish, just does not look right in my opinion.

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu220/ST3ALTH_photo/CP-E%20gauge%20Pod/IMG_3680.jpg
http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu220/ST3ALTH_photo/CP-E%20gauge%20Pod/IMG_3678.jpg

planing to do this on my summer ms3 rims...do you think the matte finish looks good on carbon grey 3., coz i see you have black mica and matte doesnt look nice on it...

[ST3ALTH]

planing to do this on my summer ms3 rims...do you think the matte finish looks good on carbon grey 3., coz i see you have black mica and matte doesnt look nice on it...

Well i think it came out pretty nice, its not to bad. i would never plasti dip mazdaspeed 3 rims. I have Them for summer rims and i cant believe your thinking of doing it....

[K_L]

Well i think it came out pretty nice, its not to bad. i would never plasti dip mazdaspeed 3 rims. I have Them for summer rims and i cant believe your thinking of doing it....

dont get me wrong.,i love the look of ms3 rims on my car specially this spring when i drop the car on prokits...just needed some advice whether i leave it as it is or too plastidip...looking for effect of all-around-matte...coz my car colour looks like matte...

enyways thnx ST3ALTH

[The Wolf]

dont get me wrong.,i love the look of ms3 rims on my car specially this spring when i drop the car on prokits...just needed some advice whether i leave it as it is or too plastidip...looking for effect of all-around-matte...coz my car colour looks like matte...

enyways thnx ST3ALTH

I would definitely powdercoat or at the very least use rim paint instead of plasti-dip. It looks pretty good in pictures, but it's not something you can show off.
Check out ST3ALTH's close up shot of his rim... top left lug. With Plasti-dip, it tends to just tear off like that when you tighten your lugs. Again, for winter it's no big deal but if they're your summer rims, drop the $250 for a powdercoat.

[ST3ALTH]

I would definitely powdercoat or at the very least use rim paint instead of plasti-dip. It looks pretty good in pictures, but it's not something you can show off.
Check out ST3ALTH's close up shot of his rim... top left lug. With Plasti-dip, it tends to just tear off like that when you tighten your lugs. Again, for winter it's no big deal but if they're your summer rims, drop the $250 for a powdercoat.

Exactly! i noticed that on a few rims.

[Rob23]

dont get me wrong.,i love the look of ms3 rims on my car specially this spring when i drop the car on prokits...just needed some advice whether i leave it as it is or too plastidip...looking for effect of all-around-matte...coz my car colour looks like matte...

enyways thnx ST3ALTH

how can a colour look like matte? that makes no sense, matte is a finnish not a colour. and your finnish on your carbon grey is the exact same finnish on stealths black mica, so its pretty much going to look the same lol.

[ST3ALTH]

how can a colour look like matte? that makes no sense, matte is a finnish not a colour. and your finnish on your carbon grey is the exact same finnish on stealths black mica, so its pretty much going to look the same lol.

LMAO, Yeah i did not understand that either. Oh well. All everyone is saying is..... Plasti dip is normally just for winter rims to keep them protected or if you wanna change the color up a bit. But if your looking at doing your summer setup i say spend the extra cash and do it right. Get them powder coated or painted properly.

[Rob23]

agreed.

[n00bMeiSter]

dont get me wrong.,i love the look of ms3 rims on my car specially this spring when i drop the car on prokits...just needed some advice whether i leave it as it is or too plastidip...looking for effect of all-around-matte...coz my car colour looks like matte...

If your car looks matte, I think it's time to wash it... or get it buffed and waxed lol




agreed.

+1

[j-ski]

I would definitely powdercoat or at the very least use rim paint instead of plasti-dip. It looks pretty good in pictures, but it's not something you can show off.
Check out ST3ALTH's close up shot of his rim... top left lug. With Plasti-dip, it tends to just tear off like that when you tighten your lugs. Again, for winter it's no big deal but if they're your summer rims, drop the $250 for a powdercoat.

$250 for powder coating? that's the going rate on 4 rims? Can someone clarify this. If that's the case then maybe I should just do that to my OEM 17's instead of plasti-dip! Would def last lnger and look better.

[hit26k]

$250 for powder coating? that's the going rate on 4 rims? Can someone clarify this. If that's the case then maybe I should just do that to my OEM 17's instead of plasti-dip! Would def last lnger and look better.

You can get a chemical strip, with two layers of powder coat, and no clear coat for $200 from Metal Coaters. And this is for a whole set.

[j-ski]

You can get a chemical strip, with two layers of powder coat, and no clear coat for $200 from Metal Coaters. And this is for a whole set.

Cool, thanks for the heads up...I think the clear coat would be good though as an added layer of protection and enhancement no?

So 2 layers and clear seemed to be the norm from what I remember when I was asking last year...or is it 3 coats and 1 clear???

I need to start writing shyt down...I think I'm getting old lol

[vinamack]

how do these things hold up in pressurized washer? like coin-op or touchless

[j-ski]

how do these things hold up in pressurized washer? like coin-op or touchless

I'm assuming pretty good except if you had a chip in the finish or something cause then I could see the pressure washer maybe peeling it off even more (if you held the washer too close).....better wait for one of the experts to answer though.

[hit26k]

Cool, thanks for the heads up...I think the clear coat would be good though as an added layer of protection and enhancement no?

So 2 layers and clear seemed to be the norm from what I remember when I was asking last year...or is it 3 coats and 1 clear???

I need to start writing shyt down...I think I'm getting old lol

It all depends on the shop. Some do clear coats, some don't.


how do these things hold up in pressurized washer? like coin-op or touchless

Are you referring to plasti-dip or powder coating? My winters are powder coated and no problems going through the touchless. A few members do coin-ops, not sure if their rims are plast-dipped though.

[kala]

Finally got around to getting the car washed this weekend. I used three cans which worked out to three coats for each rim. I've washed the rims in both touchless and non touchless car washes about 4 times without any problems. These were plasti-dipped less than a month ago. Pictures taken with iPhone 4's Pro HDR app.

http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd456/kalabatcha/IMG_0343.jpg

http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd456/kalabatcha/IMG_0344.jpg

[j-ski]

Dang, the way it turned out kinda looks like my powder coated winters in terms of quality....for a fraction of the cost (even though I didn't pay for mine).

Still think I'm going to powder coat my summers instead of plasti-dip

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p109/J-SKI_2007/Mymazda/mymazda007.jpg

[kala]

Definitely worth it. I only spent $18 and now I can enjoy black rims during the winter. For the rest of the year, I'll be getting silver rims.

[n00bMeiSter]

Finally got around to getting the car washed this weekend. I used three cans which worked out to three coats for each rim. I've washed the rims in both touchless and non touchless car washes about 4 times without any problems. These were plasti-dipped less than a month ago. Pictures taken with iPhone 4's Pro HDR app.

http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd456/kalabatcha/IMG_0343.jpg

http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd456/kalabatcha/IMG_0344.jpg

Was gonna say in your other thread; looks like someone's been playing with photoshop and HDR lol

looks good

[thanu31]

how do these things hold up in pressurized washer? like coin-op or touchless

mine holds up fine, i always wash it at the coin-op, all the dirt comes right off and its white again!:)

But i did spray a coat of clearcoat, might be why its so durable

[Rob23]

i go through the esso touchless car wash all the time, and mine are just plastic hubcaps painted with plastidip. no problems

[hit26k]

I'm thinking of blacking out the fog light trim. How many cans would I need? And how many coats would be enough - 3 to 4 im assuming?

[The Wolf]

I'm thinking of blacking out the fog light trim. How many cans would I need? And how many coats would be enough - 3 to 4 im assuming?

One can for sure. I did all 4 rims and my front emblem with 2 cans. I did lighter coats than others I guess, but its held up since october.

[hit26k]

One can for sure. I did all 4 rims and my front emblem with 2 cans. I did lighter coats than others I guess, but its held up since october.

Thanks. I'm probably going to do this once Spring rolls in.

[K_L]

coz i think carbon grey looks closer to matte than ST3ALTH's black mica..
enyways thanx for the info's...
maybe save for next year summer for POWDERCOAT...

thnx guys

[ST3ALTH]

all my plasti dip is gone now... :( It lasted a lot longer than i thought it would. It started peeling on one of the rims and you could start to see the stock color rims showing. So i decided to remove all the plasti dip. I actually missed the stock silver color of the snowflakes lol

[master0068]

Ok.. I've read SO MUCH about plastidipping rims, but I can't seem to get a straight answer on Clearcoating them.

If you plastidip your rims, and then clearcoat them, is it still removable, or does the Clear Coat harden the whole finish and make peeling it impossible?

Anyone who has done this, I would really appreciate your feedback.

Also, which clearcoat would you recommend for rims, Duplicolor or Rustoleum? or others?

Thanks,

[Kwokalobster]

Ok.. I've read SO MUCH about plastidipping rims, but I can't seem to get a straight answer on Clearcoating them.

If you plastidip your rims, and then clearcoat them, is it still removable, or does the Clear Coat harden the whole finish and make peeling it impossible?

Anyone who has done this, I would really appreciate your feedback.

Also, which clearcoat would you recommend for rims, Duplicolor or Rustoleum? or others?

Thanks,

Yes, ive done clear coat after plasti dipping my rims, but i find that it didnt turn out evenly as i thought, some were more glossy than others, it wasnt really pleasing to the eye either so i re-did it with plastidip on top of the clear coat. Plasti dip is meant to stay matte but if u want to clear coat, that's your choice to do it or not. I used Duplicolour.

[master0068]

Yes, ive done clear coat after plasti dipping my rims, but i find that it didnt turn out evenly as i thought, some were more glossy than others, it wasnt really pleasing to the eye either so i re-did it with plastidip on top of the clear coat. Plasti dip is meant to stay matte but if u want to clear coat, that's your choice to do it or not. I used Duplicolour.

... See. No Direct answer.

I DO want to clear coat, as I think it will protect the finish a lot better, and I want a glossy finish, but can it still be peeled off after? And I think for it to look even, has a lot to do with how you apply it.

[6strings]

dont clear coat plastidip. the product wasnt meant to go hand in hand with clear coat.
you wont achieve a perfect glossy finish with plastidip because as Kwokalobster mentioned it wont come out even on the shine.
i ran out of funds and tried out plastidip on my rx8 rims. it looks good the way it is. (but thats just my opinion)
if you want the glossy finish and all, go with the whole process of painting your rims (sand/prep/prime/paint/clear-coat)
im only trying this for one summer because im dirt cheap lol

[-RJ3-]

dont clear coat plastidip. the product wasnt meant to go hand in hand with clear coat.
you wont achieve a perfect glossy finish with plastidip because as Kwokalobster mentioned it wont come out even on the shine.
i ran out of funds and tried out plastidip on my rx8 rims. it looks good the way it is. (but thats just my opinion)
if you want the glossy finish and all, go with the whole process of painting your rims (sand/prep/prime/paint/clear-coat)
im only trying this for one summer because im dirt cheap lolWelcome to budget mods lol

[6strings]

Welcome to budget mods lol

LOL exactly.
cant wait to mount the rims on the car.. if they start to peel.. then hey, i can either put run another coat on them.. or just peal the whole damn thing off.

[6strings]

I did the rims up and got bored and did the front gril of my hatch.
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h473/g_tar/rimzandtinz.jpg

This is how the hatch turned out.... it was... ok
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h473/g_tar/dognose.jpg

So I peeled it off.
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h473/g_tar/peeling.jpg