GXPaycheck Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Neighbors garage became available and made a great paint shop. 4-5 coats black, 2 coats glossifier. Made a few mistakes. Got some touchup to do around the edges of the rims. And I learned that you wont find the spots you missed until you put the wheels on the car and roll it outside! Anyway, here they are! Need to get some pics with direct light on the wheels. You can't see it in these pics, but the edges around the lip peeled a bit. I'm going to pick up the repair kit and run a bead of thinner around the edge (sponge brush maybe), and use the straw trick to get whats left out of the cans and run a bead of dip along the edge. The tires have a good sized ridge around the bead that makes things interesting. I did the barrels as well, probably needed a couple more coats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralfy Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Sexy man good job! I love G8's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pureshine Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongosg8 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Brain they came out looking really good. How many cans of plasti dip did you use? Is the glossifier almost like a clear for it? I was going to do my wheels on my G8 but I was going to do them in white. I heard the brake dust really sticks to the plasti dip so I decided not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralfy Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Dipyourcar.com, all the info you need is there. They also sell a product for removing the brake bust no problem. But adams dwc does the job also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralfy Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 [ame=http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IzHf-xTO40Y&feature=plcp]How to Clean Plasti Dipped Wheels - Brake Dust Pro - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Machine Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Looks great!!!!! Nice touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlack151 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 They came out great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I like the look! :thumbup: Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I like the look! :thumbup: Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
694doorbird Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Very sharp!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck08sierra Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 looks good!! For those wondering, it will take 2-3 cans to do 4 wheels and this is laying it down pretty thick. For my stock 20's, took 3 cans with 5 coats. I just bought the matte black from Home Depot for $15. Nice change to the rim and if you don't like it, comes right off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE Mook Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Now that looks nice! If you love it, I suggest having them powdercoated or painted. Mook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluezey Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Good Job, they look good! My SIL did it to his p/u and it's holding up well. Bluezey:cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GXPaycheck Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 I bought their wheel kit which has 4 cans of black and 2 of the Glossifier. It's enough if you are doing the fronts only. You might need some more if you do the barrels. I did 4-5 coats black and 2 coats gloss. The Glossifier gives it a matte finish, but if you use enough you can get some shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamworkz Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Looks good. I plan on doing this soon as well, but haven't decided on the color. Dream Workz Auto Detailing using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralfy Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Now that looks nice!If you love it, I suggest having them powdercoated or painted. Mook Yes but the beauty of plastidip is being able to go back stock or change the color at anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggoZ Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Yes but the beauty of plastidip is being able to go back stock or change the color at anytime. ....plus that brake dust releaser looks very interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southtexasplayn Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Those came out looking sweet. Love the g8! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongosg8 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Thinking maybe this weekend I'm going to test the new Adams deep wheel cleaner on a plasti dipped old rim for ---- & giggles and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aholder Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I like the plasti dip. Everything on my Taco that's bare plastic I dipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 sexy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GXPaycheck Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Now that looks nice!If you love it, I suggest having them powdercoated or painted. Mook Thanks Mook. That's one reason why I did it. If I like it, I will make it permanent. The current finish isn't that hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Machine Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 You should try dipping your rear spoiler! I think it would look good ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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