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Old 09-08-12, 06:00 PM
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My wife's GX470 looks new minus the rims.. the clear coat had started to peel in a few areas. I was looking at refinishing and also potentially swapping out rims. I happened to hear a friend talking about plastidip and thought I'd give it a shot on her rims.. All I can say is wow!!! - I love the way it looks. The awesome thing is that it can be removed. Now as for its durability - that is yet to be seen. Check out a few shots of her rig with it's new look

3 cans of Plastidip and $15 later...







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I like that look. How did you apply it?
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took the wheels off, taped off the tires and sprayed.....did two coats and put the wheels back on... that simple.
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Can you take some pics from a little closer?
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looks awesome... another member did the same with his wheels with lots of pics too, ip with black wheels look good too... i think there was very little disapproval posts but i supported it...

i am so lazy i think i will just leave the wheels on and then put a cutout cardboard in front of brakes and spray away...
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Plasti dip stuff works wonder for certain car items.
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Old 09-09-12, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by clubsport
looks awesome... another member did the same with his wheels with lots of pics too, ip with black wheels look good too... i think there was very little disapproval posts but i supported it...

i am so lazy i think i will just leave the wheels on and then put a cutout cardboard in front of brakes and spray away...
my 2 cents - take the few extra minutes and take the wheels off... leaving the lugs in chrome really makes it pop... and it would be more of a hassle to make a cut out that covered all of the rotor
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^^^ of course ur right... i am so lazy... lol
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Love it! Looks great! -- Interested in a 'durability' report after a few miles are put on!

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Interesting. I have all kinds of wheel cancer going on with my '03 GX so this might be a good option.
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Cool!

I'm also in need of repair since it started bubbling/peeling on some parts of the wheel of my 04 GX. Would you think black wheels is good in white body color?
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Originally Posted by ZoeZhe04
Cool!

I'm also in need of repair since it started bubbling/peeling on some parts of the wheel of my 04 GX. Would you think black wheels is good in white body color?
looks good on this one - granted he is far from stock - http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...4/IMG_1510.jpg
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Originally Posted by initialsrb
looks good on this one - granted he is far from stock - http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...4/IMG_1510.jpg
Random and off topic question - do you know what kind of bumper that guy is rockin'?
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Random and off topic question - do you know what kind of bumper that guy is rockin'?
It's an ARB...
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Very nice!! If my GX was not black I would consider this.
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