Hi dudes I have done 1 wheel in black plastidip to see what it would look like black,if I go ahead I will get the glossifire for them to do the lot,
Now I have only sprayed the front of the alloy and bunged the wheel nuts just incase it was a nightmare to peel off,here's some stage by stage pics will post one in morning of daylight view.I think it makes my green calipers stand out more too.
All going well will do the lot black gloss let me know your thoughts
Dudes

Looks really good how long it take you to just do one wheel and how many coats?

JackFi said:

Looks really good how long it take you to just do one wheel and how many coats?

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Mate never used the stuff before lol done 4 coats about an hour and a bit was drying quickly with halogen lamp on it as it went dark quick lol,

swift said:

Mate never used the stuff before lol done 4 coats about an hour and a bit was drying quickly with halogen lamp on it as it went dark quick lol,

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Good job, you gunna do the rest? I really wanna do my front grills with plastidip.

I'm gonna re do mine, gonna be a full refurb as ones badly kurbed. Looks really good though!

JackFi said:

Good job, you gunna do the rest? I really wanna do my front grills with plastidip.

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Yeah man think I am going to do them all black gloss,and maybe go somewhere To get my handles done black gloss by a pro

JackFi said:

Good job, you gunna do the rest? I really wanna do my front grills with plastidip.

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I did my front grill with plastidip buddy. And the bit behind the licence plate, I hve a grey car so doesn't show up as much as white car but gives you an idea


And Shaun you know how I feel about your dipped wheel. Top job. It looks brilliant,

Matthewr1990 said:

I did my front grill with plastidip buddy. And the bit behind the licence plate, I hve a grey car so doesn't show up as much as white car but gives you an idea


And Shaun you know how I feel about your dipped wheel. Top job. It looks brilliant,

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Cheers dude thanks for the advice on how to and tips,here's a daylight view of it

swift said:

Cheers dude thanks for the advice on how to and tips,here's a daylight view of it

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Awesome mate. A coat of glossifier on those would make them look the dogs danglies.

When you come to spray them properly don't fill the nut holes in. Spray in side those for full coverage. also don't put the bag on the inside of the wheel. It will help get the coverage on the complete face as I can see it missed slightly on the inside of the spokes. It won't be visible once on the car and helps give it a professional look. When it comes time to peel it off. Peel it off the front and then take an old towel and quite literally rub the insides of the alloy. This will rub all the "overspray" off for you

Don't try and rub overspray off until you are ready to peel it all off as you will most likely catch the plastidip and ruin your finish.

told you they would look good

Yeah I have only done it this way incase it was a nightmare too peel off I will be spraying the whole allow inside and nuts this weekend got a plastidip order coming tomorrow,with glossifire to get them gleaming.should look sweet

swift said:

Yeah I have only done it this way incase it was a nightmare too peel off I will be spraying the whole allow inside and nuts this weekend got a plastidip order coming tomorrow,with glossifire to get them gleaming.should look sweet

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How simple is this to do Shaun?

J4MI3 said:

How simple is this to do Shaun?

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Easy mate but I only had one go mind ask me after weekend lol

swift said:

Cheers dude thanks for the advice on how to and tips,here's a daylight view of it

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They look ace :slayer:

bradgibbs said:

They look ace :slayer:

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Cheers dude will attempt proper job weekend fingers crossed

swift said:

Cheers dude will attempt proper job weekend fingers crossed

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As said above, bit of gloss and dammm i'll be jealous!

I guess you made this thread for opinions, I will give you mine.

Everyone else is positive so you will probably go down that route - however, I've never really liked black wheels because the features disappear, they don't look as bright, and in my opinion they can look smaller!

For example, see the photos I've attached, the details almost vanish on the black wheels, where as they pop on Silver. I love silver Same alloy, but look at the difference!

RobBravo said:

I guess you made this thread for opinions, I will give you mine.

Everyone else is positive so you will probably go down that route - however, I've never really liked black wheels because the features disappear, they don't look as bright, and in my opinion they can look smaller!

For example, see the photos I've attached, the details almost vanish on the black wheels, where as they pop on Silver. I love silver Same alloy, but look at the difference!

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Yeah your opinion is exactly why I am using plastidip because I like both and I can whip it off when/if I am done with it,but I do welcome all thought either for or against as it's nice to have opinionated people.
Cheers dude

Red would look pretty cool on a white car...

Fergie said:

Red would look pretty cool on a white car...

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Reds actually not a bad shout, red wheels and mirror caps and line the front grill with a red strip like the GTI Golfs have.