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Old 07-19-2012, 01:15 PM
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plasti-dipped my GLK rims and grill
first time i plasti dipped so there is plenty of room for improvement I really like the look though it gives it more of an urban warrior element.
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Black grill, roof rack & rims.... hmmmm..... .
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Turned out amazing!
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thanks guys! i'm glad you like it.. i get a lot more looks on the road now.. its strange what some coloring does to the overall appearance of a car haha
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Great job. But I'm not a fan of the look. Looks like overdone brake dust to me.
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Great job. But I'm not a fan of the look. Looks like overdone brake dust to me.
hahahaha its 'matte' black ... speaking of brake dust thats where i got the inspiration from!! one day my rims were particularly dirty and i'm like dang that looks good! time to make em completely dirty
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With that look.... you probably don't need to clean your rims any more.
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With that look.... you probably don't need to clean your rims any more.
you got it! one less headache, I also don't need to buy the akebono brake pads to mitigate brake dust
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I like it!
I plasti-dipped my rims as well. You dont notice the brake dust as much, but its a lot harder to remove.
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Damn Im feeling that! It looks like a tank
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I want to do my roof rack, how did u go about taping it and such?
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Do the rings around the fogs too, I did it on my 09 C class and it turned out nice..I just did it on the housing around my LED's on my GLK.



makes the lights stand out more
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You are all convincing me to plasti dip my grill too! I just ordered the spray and im going to try it as soon as it arrives, lets hope i dont mess things up!
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I want to do my roof rack, how did u go about taping it and such?
those are stock!! by the way your GLK is looking great!
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You are all convincing me to plasti dip my grill too! I just ordered the spray and im going to try it as soon as it arrives, lets hope i dont mess things up!
ok cool, watch the videos on youtube about how to do it, and overspray is pretty easy to remove haha. good luck and post the pics when you are done!
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ok cool, watch the videos on youtube about how to do it, and overspray is pretty easy to remove haha. good luck and post the pics when you are done!
Will do as soon as it gets here.
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roarrunner8r, great job on the plasti dip. How is it holding up on your GLK?
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Looks good. But I wonder how well the dip will hold up after several washes. I assume wheel cleaner would damage the coating. I guess you should just use the car wash soap to clean the wheels.
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Looks good. Thought about doing mine.
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Plasti-dip is a great thing lol idk how it holds up on wheels but on other stuff it holds up well through car washing and is easy to touch up.
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Looks good. Thought about doing mine.
JUST DO IT. lol
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Looks good. But I wonder how well the dip will hold up after several washes. I assume wheel cleaner would damage the coating. I guess you should just use the car wash soap to clean the wheels.
thats what I was thinking...but its cheap canned spray paint. so it cant look terribly bad...I was thinking of plasti-dipping my front grill and keeping the mercedes logo chrome...I guess ill do that when Im bored next time.
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here we go...just did it on sunday

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Thanks for the photos and posts.. I am not a fan of all of the chrome upfront with the grille. The black grille I think has a euro look to it, which I really like so much more. So perhaps that is next on my list here soon! Thanks again and I will update with photos.
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Originally Posted by dromesburg
Thanks for the photos and posts.. I am not a fan of all of the chrome upfront with the grille. The black grille I think has a euro look to it, which I really like so much more. So perhaps that is next on my list here soon! Thanks again and I will update with photos.
well, Im a huge fan of chrome...but that silver plastic its part of really hides it...the black contrast really makes the chrome sing...but to each their own. the all black is nice too...I would seriously recommend plasti-dip for its durability and protective properties as well as the ease of removing it if and when you ever get tired of it or becomes damaged for some reason.
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