DevolvR Posted September 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 One of the chemicals in it has the potential to brown/darken finishes that it is applied to. This would mean you could peel off the pdip and your wheels would remain stained. I do not know exactly every type of finish it will react with, but all you would have to likely do to repair this would be a sand and polish or at worst re-clear, since I don't think it will penetrate very far. Mostly just a note of caution for people who haven't experienced this before. I'm not sure if this is the case. I would be very interested to see some results of the staining. From my experience, PlastiDip is not supposed to stain, and I certainly didn't see any staining off the surface on the machined and cleared surfaces of the wheel. For this application, I highly doubt it would stain the coating of the wheel if the coating is made to resist brake dust, oil or any other road contaminants. But I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevolvR Posted October 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I like when people try things differently. Because too many times I have seen negative feedback on things that people know nothing about. :-/ If it works, awesome. If not, who cares, start over. Everyone wins. I dig the originality! I didn't get this post originally, but with the thread over in Show Room that's like 16 pages long about Painting Wheels made me realize what you were being sarcastic about. Woah! Somebody on volvospeed who isn't mentally challenged painted their wheels! Seriously though, looks really good I love it. LOL I'm not MacMinter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550 Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I didn't get this post originally, but with the thread over in Show Room that's like 16 pages long about Painting Wheels made me realize what you were being sarcastic about. LOL I'm not MacMinter. Yeah, if no one does anything different (even if it is distasteful) everyone will always be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exexpat Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 also curious to see how this holds up. I still have the Lenso 22s for the van under my house and my 9-year-old wants me to paint them black and put them back on the Eurovan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpilotz Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Thanks alfred! this is how mine turned out. I was gonna do a layer of black semi-gloss but I liked the flat black lol and people when your cleaning your wheels use that mix (degreaser+rubbing alchol)!!! if i didnt know any better id say its magic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKSIDE Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 wow...badass bro... Just be careful when tightening & untightening the lug bolts, so the paint doesn't come off (in the holes-obviously) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drPheta Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 FWIW, when I sprayed Plastidip onto the front grill, it stayed there a LOOOONG time. Although wheels get more abuse than a grill does, still rocks and salt should chip it off the grill with ease. I know Krylon Fusion flaked off quickly when I painted a grill with that stuff... even with wet sanding prep and primer. It depends on if you prepped the spokes enough for the plastidip to hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go1 Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 This is my first time posting, and my first time on the site as a matter of fact. I wanted to say I stumbled on this while researching something entirely different. I am very familiar with Pasti-dip. It won't stain, requires no prep, and last forever. Here are a few quick pictures of my mini that I did, first the winter wheels, then a year later the entire car. Great results, and won't peel as long as you don't spray directly under the coating. Everyone that says it won't last simply doesn't know plasti dip that well. GREAT PRODUCT. <a href=" title="IMG_0130 by PilotGore, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6046/6256742272_072e14b693.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0130"></a> <a href=" title="IMG_0132 by PilotGore, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6161/6256222109_1481094e9c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0132"></a> <a href=" title="IMG_0535 by PilotGore, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6162/6256752160_4c937daed8.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0535"></a> <a href=" title="IMG_0537 by PilotGore, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6095/6256223117_2f189d81ff.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0537"></a> <a href=" title="IMG_0539 by PilotGore, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6164/6256223631_ca51b2cd8a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0539"></a> <a href=" title="IMG_0540 by PilotGore, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6221/6256753538_21b8d88b10.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0540"></a> Months later I decided to pull of some of the panels for a "different look." No residue, no ill effects. <a href=" title="IMG_0564 by PilotGore, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6096/6256224923_7888e68e8a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0564"></a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DevolvR Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Wow very nice PilotGore. How many cans did you go through for the entire car? And why did you remove the hood and rear quarter panel after? Looks like you Plastidipped your car in a Aircraft hanger... and is that a BatPlane I see back there? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevolvR Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 oh.. and welcome to VS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon35T Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Why no clear over the top ? Would be harder to strip off later if you need to but wold last longer, no ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevolvR Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Clear might work, but wouldn't it harden the PlastiDip? Krylon Fusion is a one stage paint which includes a gloss / hardener specifically made to bond with Plastic. Now i don't know the chemical properties between the 2 products, but I picked it carefully in case they don't interact well with one another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the most modern GLT Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 stock wheels look good black until you put the center cover back in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevolvR Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 What stock wheels? oh, and I'm plasti-dipping the center caps too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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