hows the prep work for plastidip? do you need to sand or anything or do you just spray on and let dry?

 

Just clean your wheels really good, and use LOTS of coats

 

Powder coating is your best bet.

I've done it on motorcycle wheels too...

 

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.

 

^ Apokc I thought you recently powder coated them after your plasti trial

 

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.

 

WHEELS LOOK CLEAN! So did you do yourself? If so, what brand paint and clearcoat did you use?

 

Any suggestions guys what color to powder coat stock '06 IS350 rims? Car color is glacier frost mica.

 

About to get my stockies powdercoated gloss black, $45 a piece

 

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.

 

i dont like all black wheels.. gunmetal would look great