Plastidip Gemini vs plastidip Gemini covers

[The_mattyg]

Are there any strong opinions on the appearance of Hyperdipped Gemini vs Hyperdipped Gemini covers?

 

[Madsen203]

Covers leave silver line where cover doesn’t cover the wheel. The Gemini wheels look awesome and worth doing if you prefer a different color.

 

[Pianewman]

(FYI, most sources refer to the wheels as "Apollo" and the covers as "Gemini." I don't understand why Tesla continues to call the wheels "Gemini.")

 

[Moshmosh]

Any pictures for bronze Apollo or bronze Gemini without covers!

 

[The_mattyg]

Covers leave silver line where cover doesn’t cover the wheel. The Gemini wheels look awesome and worth doing if you prefer a different color.

I’d dip the silver line away. Just not sure if dipping the covers will look good or if I should just dip the wheels.

 

[Driver08]

Hyperdipping will give a smoother finish than Plastidipping.

@mackgriggs used 3M vinyl to black out the silver Gemini rims:

Definitely looks interesting....I haven't seen white rims in person in my area yet to make an opinion on them or not. How did you paint them? Masking and spraypaint?

I finally went ahead and put Vinyl on the outside edge of my rims to get rid of the silver ring. Here is what it looked like before ->


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And after:

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Was actually easy to do. Took about...an hour. You don't have to be precise with it at all...you only see the outside edge of it. Well....maybe if you have your aero covers off frequently you will want to spend more time on it but I didn't.

I bought rvinyl black 3m 2080 vinyl, 1'x5', $16 on amazon. I cut 5' by 1/2" strips. If you stretch the strips just slightly as you put them on, 5' will cover the whole outside edge. Easy to put on...took more time to clean the wheel and cut the strip than putting them on. I used a heat gun...but....I don't think it did anything special vs just using my fingers to press the vinyl on.

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Now to see how long the vinyl and plastidip last! A nice thing about the vinyl...is that if I ever get curb rash, I can just recover it with vinyl. The $16 of vinyl would be enough to do strips for 24 wheels.

 

[mackgriggs]

And.....I said an hour in that post, but right before I sold it I did it again and it took like....15 minutes. You don't need to make it look perfect/pretty at all...just slap it on there since nearly all of it gets covered by the aero covers.

 

[The_mattyg]

Hyperdipping will give a smoother finish than Plastidipping.

@mackgriggs used 3M vinyl to black out the silver Gemini rims:

I have the hyper dip shadow black. Just don’t know if I should do the covers or just the wheels.

 

[tryangles]

Anyone know if the finish gets affected or scratched when swapping out for new tires?

 

[EkkS]

Anyone know if the finish gets affected or scratched when swapping out for new tires?

If the tire installer knows that they are doing, they won't touch the wheels.

 

[untouchable360]

I would just DIY and paint the wheels. Won't cost you more than $100 with paint and supplies. It's not harder than you think, just follow the youtube tutorials.