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Old 11-29-10, 05:19 PM
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hows the prep work for plastidip? do you need to sand or anything or do you just spray on and let dry?
Old 11-30-10, 04:18 PM
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Just clean your wheels really good, and use LOTS of coats
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Old 11-30-10, 04:34 PM
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Powder coating is your best bet.

I've done it on motorcycle wheels too...
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Hey sorry I didnt go with matt but you said u had a black IS so if you were thinking of glossy black heres a pic. Just got them done this week.



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^ Apokc I thought you recently powder coated them after your plasti trial
Old 02-27-11, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ApokC
Just clean your wheels really good, and use LOTS of coats
but how long does the plastic dip stuff last? Someone mentioned they cannot even take a power-wash. Powdercoating aroudn here in colorado is about 100 bucks a wheel, but the prob is i need the car to get to work....groan....

I am thinking about duplicolor with some really good prep--when they start to peel, I can always redo, or get them powerdone.
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Originally Posted by Alex2422
Hey sorry I didnt go with matt but you said u had a black IS so if you were thinking of glossy black heres a pic. Just got them done this week.



WHEELS LOOK CLEAN! So did you do yourself? If so, what brand paint and clearcoat did you use?
Old 10-12-11, 06:16 PM
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Any suggestions guys what color to powder coat stock '06 IS350 rims? Car color is glacier frost mica.
Old 10-12-11, 06:24 PM
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About to get my stockies powdercoated gloss black, $45 a piece

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Go with Powder-Coating if you can, its durable and looks great! I have also seen many DIY painted Rims, and if you prep correctly they will look great too. As for Plasti-Dip, they look good , at first, but they are hard to clean. Plasti-Dip was easy to remove but, did take some time. I just removed the Plasti-Dip and have decided to paint them myself, it make it easy to see what they would look like Matte Black though, got a lot of compliments on them.

If you decide to Plasti-Dip, then I would clearcoat them afterward to help keep them cleaner, and make them easier to wash.

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Old 10-12-11, 06:52 PM
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i dont like all black wheels.. gunmetal would look great
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