the wheels look amazing like that, i cant wait to do my eaps lol....when you do the wheels are you just taping off the tire and then letting it dry and cutting at the tape line or just ripping it off immediately after you spray?
IME, you can't really get a clean tapeline with plastidip UNLESS you remove the tape as soon as you shoot it, while it is still wet. REALLY wet. Otherwise the plastidip just peels from the tapeline out. [thumbd]
I used plastidip too this weekend, but in an unconventional way...
I took the rear chrome garnish off my Fuze because I want it black. First I shot a nice thick coat of plastidip, and then after allowing that to dry for the recommended 4 hours, I shot black metallic Rustoleum over that, and then clear over that. Results:
I've seen it done with index cards too. much cheaper. When you guys plasti dip your wheels, do you worry about overspray on the inside part of the wheel?
Your rims look good Avie..What you could try on the red accents is have a graphic shop make em for you instead of painting em..Pretty sure they can do that for you.Price might be like $10 bucks for all 4 rims.Give it a try.
multiple coats, if you put it on to thick the first time it gets that orange peel look....no bueno [nono] I did about 6 coats lol really most do two I have bad ocd hahaha [chairfall]
I also put on something like 5 or 6 coats. I did not even tape it off. Actually I taped off the rigged portion of the tire after the test wheel. It will come off the smooth portion just fine.
im super excited, the wheel is already looking great, i think im just gonna go with 4 coats though but i tend to lay them down a little on the thicker side
well im in the panhandle and u never know whats going to happen here haha it snowed just the other day but most of it melted as soon as it hit the ground. But being a delivery driver it comes in handy to have a winter set and plus that allows me to run summer tires on my eaps
im debating on whether i should put some clear coat on them to let them shine a little bit and maybe lessen the chance of everything getting chipped and scratched???
It's probably more likely to get chipped and scratched with clear coat on it.
I did paint over the plastidip when doing my rear valence and now my foglight surrounds and have noticed no ill effects. I was half expecting some horrendous side effect, but if anything the paint adhered better the the plastidip than it would have to just the bare surface. I'm impressed.
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