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Old 03-07-2013, 10:36 PM
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Plastidipped wheels!

I dipped my wheels today and gotta say.. Turned out great! It was easy to do and dried quickly. Also dipped my emblems to match. Took around 4 hours and 5 cans of dip




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Not a fan of white wheels, but you did a good job!
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go on dipyourcar.com and buy 1-2 cans of the pearlizer to give the white that triple stage look with metallic flakes in the paint..

then buy 1-2 cans of glossifier to put on top.
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Came out really good, I did mine in Black and I was really impressed with it. They still held up (8 months now or so) and the only problem is a little curbed part peeling off on the passenger side wheel. Which I enjoy since it isn't curbing the rim up, just the dip, at which I can just respray and touch up
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Yup I already put on about 3 coats of the metalizer on which made it look really pearly in person. And yes I also added the glossifier. Dip done right!
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Well done!
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Nice job, good luck keeping them clean!
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looks good man, nice to see someone else with white plastidip wheels
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Originally Posted by Colorado Chaos
Yup I already put on about 3 coats of the metalizer on which made it look really pearly in person. And yes I also added the glossifier. Dip done right!
i prefer the pearlizer to the metalizer.
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Originally Posted by 9kRotary_Venus
looks good man, nice to see someone else with white plastidip wheels
How long has your dip lasted?
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Looks great! Would you say one can per wheel would work?
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Originally Posted by Colorado Chaos
How long has your dip lasted?
lol, im not even done yet, im riding on 3 white wheels and one chrome haha! but so far the first one ive done has laste about a month and a half
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Yes one can per wheel should work fine. And the white looks good on the red!
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Originally Posted by Junkman 6394226
Looks great! Would you say one can per wheel would work?
I painted mine inside out so it took me 6 cans, 1 full on the face and half a can on the inside. However I am one of the very few that run 20s so i have more rim to cover
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Originally Posted by simonmd
Nice job, good luck keeping them clean!
I did mine in flat black and left it at that. My driveway is mostly dirt so every rain storm it splashes crap all over them. I find a quick brush off with the brush from a snow scraper does wonderfully. It doesnt scratch and the flat black doesn't really show dirt anyway.
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