VaclavSV

I was wondering if anyone has painted their winter rims themselves or if I should even attempt it? Would plastidip work or should I paint them? I have OEM 18's for my winter setup. The rims are currently silver but I think black would look much better.

063AMG

I plastidiped my winter set and it turns out pretty good. Better than i expected. Its pretty easy and it made my car more agressive

VaclavSV

How much did the plastidip cost you? In Toronto its $20 a can! and the home hardware (I tried loses, home depot, and canadian tire) I went to only had 2 cans in black! Im going to go to another home hardware soon. I did my centre cap from the wheel with 2 coats and it turned out really nice this morning. Ill try to do one wheel tonight and hopefully the rest this weekend.

063AMG

its sold out for the black ones in home hardware and i found a paint store that sells them too, it was like $17.99 each in Vancouver. I bought 5 cans and it takes around 1 can per wheel. I put on 3 coats and after 2 weeks of driving, i haven't seen any chips or scratches yet.

VaclavSV

I had some fun last night with my emblems...The wheels take a long time to wrap so I am going to wrap them tonight, and paint them tomorrow.

hyperion667

man, that's a nice look

VaclavSV

Thanks! but I don't want to take the credit, another member on here has the same look only his C is black. I like the red, it matches the brakes! haha

Mort

Good job, I was wondering how you trim around the numbers so you can peel the excess plastidip off.

DuaneC63

Just finished mine. Use a pointed exacto knife held as flat against the surface of the car as possible. There is a slight space between the emblem and the body were the two way adhesive foam tape holds the emblems on. Just be gentle and you can get the point of the blade in there without touching your body paint. After you score it with the blade, use a tooth pick in the corners of the emblems to make sure the plastidip doesn't pull off. Inside the numbers/letters take a bit more time. Go slow and have lots of light.

DuaneC63

Not sure if plastidip is going to hold up on wheels esp in the winter.

Mort

Duane - Thanks

Roswell

Nice job Vaclav... makes me want to black-out my emblems.

VaclavSV

Roswell

Looks great... but I highly doubt they will last with our harsh winter. On the other hand, it's pretty cheap to re-apply the plasti-dip.

GHAZAN

it will eventually get dirty and lose its blackness

ZephyrAMG

It won't last because plastidip peels right off any glossy or semi glossy surface...but who cares, have fun while it lasts and smoke if you got em...

VaclavSV

?? lost me with this one!

tbal

Don't all wheels eventually get dirty. Lol

KA8

$20/can? That's expensive. Just paid $5.49/can at lowes in socal to paint fading moulding on my Z.

E55 Bulldog

Looks good man. Let us know how it holds up.

Roswell

The beauty of our Canadian taxes (import, federal & provincial).

DuaneC63

Dayum you need a new government too.

VaclavSV

Quick pick after installing... the grey looking stuff is just a bit of anti-seize from my hands. Im pretty impressed so far. I will let you guys know how they hold up. Let me know if you want better pictures.

AntsE63S

Plasti dipped my emblems 2 nights ago. Gonna do the window trim and the front led chrome rims tomorrow. I LOVE THIS STUFF LMAO

Mikedivincent

Does anyone have experience on the wear on rims that have had plasti-dip applied?