Plasti Dip Wheels and Painted Calipers

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Apr 9, 2011 | 05:55 PM

ark1tech

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Plasti Dip Wheels and Painted Calipers

I spent all day plasti dipping my wheels and I decided to paint my calipers white. Here are some pics.. Enjoy

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Apr 9, 2011 | 05:57 PM

chrislis

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XXXXXXXX for me at least.

Apr 9, 2011 | 06:00 PM

dragon_27

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yeah pics ain't working

Apr 9, 2011 | 06:10 PM

ark1tech

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Apr 9, 2011 | 06:15 PM

chrislis

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ehhhhhh.

i like factory color better. and the calipers are a bit too vibrant for me.

personal opinion.

Apr 9, 2011 | 07:36 PM

dynomite05

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I like the wheels, but not sure about the calipers. They might look better with the bolts black. How is the plasti-dip holding up?

Apr 9, 2011 | 10:08 PM

advans

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plasti-dipping wheels?

when did MBworld become so ghetto.

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Apr 10, 2011 | 01:20 AM

kbahl21

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plasti dip wont hold for very long.... white calipers will get dirty very fast. Otherwise nice job!

Apr 10, 2011 | 01:32 AM

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awesome..................

Apr 10, 2011 | 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by advans

plasti-dipping wheels?

when did MBworld become so ghetto.

when ppl decided just cuz its a benz dont gotta spend thousands of dollars to change out wheels and tires ..

OP ..looks cool , dunno bout the calipers aint feeling them , but as long as you like all that matters ..

Apr 10, 2011 | 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by kbahl21

plasti dip wont hold for very long.... white calipers will get dirty very fast. Otherwise nice job!

Plasti dip surprisingly does work for a while. I painted my wheels on my Audi back in December and no problem yet and I commute around 80 miles a day. But I agree on the white calipers getting dirty quick especially when it rains/snows.

Apr 10, 2011 | 01:15 PM

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Wheels looks good but the caliper not feeling it

Apr 10, 2011 | 02:08 PM

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+1^, are those rims 17"?
Great work on the plasti dip though!

Apr 10, 2011 | 02:12 PM

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Wheels look ok, but i am not feeling the calipers. You should have gone with silver. But to each their own.

Apr 10, 2011 | 02:19 PM

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I like it!!!

Apr 10, 2011 | 08:57 PM

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ark1tech

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yeah they are 17" 's

Apr 10, 2011 | 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MBFLO

i'm up for painting stock wheels, but plasti dip, really? there's satin or flat black wheel paint out there.

Apr 10, 2011 | 10:37 PM

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ark1tech

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well the reason i did it is because I wanted to see if I would like it before painting them.. There is a thread about this already, so u must have missed it. I will paint them whenever I get a chance..

Apr 11, 2011 | 11:06 AM

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^ahh...i see, just an FYI. plastidip will discolor and peel off, especially in heat. whoever told you that or done that is an idiot. if you wanted to "see" you should use a UV coated, heatproof vinyl.