Plastic Dipping MS Rims that I just bought.

[RichardD]

So these were recently purchased off the forums, they came with TPMS, tires, wheels and center cap.

I cleaned them, put the dip release around the tire, and pre-dip washed the rims for best results.

Here is 1 coat in.

I did the inside as well but will not be posting pictures, I used it to learn the process and it really does add to the effect to have the inside dipped too.

Here is 3 coats in:

I then applied pearl coating:

In the shade it is hard to tell you applied the pearl coat, so I finished with 4 coats of Pearl. Here it is in the sun:

And last, laying flat in the sun:

Thanks for looking. I have to wait ~ 8 hours for the post dip to help harden it, and then I will be taking it to have them mounted.

Drive safe,
Richard

 

[RichardD]

Mounted,
I took the lug nut covers off and platic dipped them too.

 

[Buddy]

They look great. Especialy like the pearl.

 

[jelloslug]

Nice! I always like the idea of plasti-dip for wheels. If it ever gets scratched it's so easy to pull it off and do it over.

 

[deloryan]

I noticed you didn't protect the lug nut holes from overspray. Did you remove this before mounting? I would worry that having plastidip between the wheel and lug nut might cause issues. A trick I learned was to put quarters in the holes to keep overspray away. Just pop them out before things dry.

 

[RichardD]

I noticed you didn't protect the lug nut holes from overspray. Did you remove this before mounting? I would worry that having plastidip between the wheel and lug nut might cause issues. A trick I learned was to put quarters in the holes to keep overspray away. Just pop them out before things dry.

No I had no issues, I plasti dipped them off the car, as these were spares, and then protected the plastidip using the post dip spray. They mounted them and I saw no issues with the dip pealing or breaking. The quarter trick sounds nice. I did plasti dip, front and back of the rims though, that may have helped. I hope to get about 1 year out of this, and will know if it was worth it. All in for about $100 in materials and 4 hours in labor, although most of that was watching it dry.. ha ha..

 

[Muhammad]

Looking good

Only issue I've had with Plastidip wheels over time was keeping them clean. The surface is just too abrasive and tends to attract dirt and brake dust

 

[Fresco]

They look great!

 

[RichardD]

Looking good

Only issue I've had with Plastidip wheels over time was keeping them clean. The surface is just too abrasive and tends to attract dirt and brake dust

I made sure my last few coats were wet, this helped and, I bought the post dip spray, that helped alot with the texture, and i bought the brake dust spray too. Lets see how it goes. I am very curious as I did it myself I noticed a few spots I could have done better, but I think we are our harshest critics.

 

[hmmm]

Well done sir..

 

[redan]

Nice job. End product looked professionally done!

 

[RichardD]

About 4 months in they look great, brake dust rinses right off, although I wash the car weekly so nothing really builds up. I have a rub mark that I need to spray, but you cannot tell unless you are detailing the car. For the money and how easy this was, I still recommend it. I may get my original 5 spokes and powder coat them to compare the overall quality.