Has anybody plasti dipped?...... Opted for Matt Black now

[Ant.W28LKR]

Bought some winter wheels, skoda VRS 17's. Was maybe going to go black plastic dip on black golf for the winter? Kinda stealth?. Has it been done, what you think??  

I've seen vids of spray plastic dip, Is it as easy as it looks?

[JoeDarKa]

It will be fine! They are winter wheels, do them whatever colour you fancy. Mine are blue!

[MC71]

Forget Stealth, done to death.

GOLD FTW, end off.............next!!  

These are VMR 701's with "Vintage Gold" Plastidip. Gold always looks the nuts on black cars.......



Amazon used to stock it for around £20 a tin.  

[Ant.W28LKR]

That does look good.   

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B007SPX1C4/ref=pd_aw_sbs_8?pi=SY115

Many tins of dip am I going to need to do 4 wheels?

[Ant.W28LKR]

Cheaper on eBay for a bigger tin.

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?sbk=1&nav=SEARCH&itemId=181220903710

[Ant.W28LKR]

Ok I've changed the heading.   I've got silver Skoda VRS Alloys for winters.  I was thinking of plastic dip spraying them.  How easy is it? The youtube vids make it look like its a walk in the park.  How easy is it to remove? I was going to go black but the gold post has got me thinking.   Just wondering how good it is to work with? Easy? Hard?  Thanks.

[vaheedakhtar]

Did my 18's a few weeks back in gunmetal grey.  Piece of piss of a job. I did 3 Coates and they've been fine so far. No chips, scratches or marks.

I would suggest a good few hours of drying after the last coat, as I got a bit paranoid about the difference in shades. But after a few hours, they all looked equal.

[Ant.W28LKR]

Did my 18's a few weeks back in gunmetal grey.  Piece of piss of a job. I did 3 Coates and they've been fine so far. No chips, scratches or marks.

I would suggest a good few hours of drying after the last coat, as I got a bit paranoid about the difference in shades. But after a few hours, they all looked equal.

Thanks for the info, Do you have Any pictures??  How Many cans did you go through doing 4 wheels? Was there an undercoat/primer used first?  Where did you buy the stuff from?  Thanks. 

[monte]

I've just done my track wheels in black 

You don't need any undercoat or any prep really apart from a good clean. I gave mine a wipe down with some IPA just before spraying.

One thing I would suggest is to try and deflate the tyres and get cards round the edge of the wheel.
Also make sure the edge is really clean. All sorts of tyre silicones etc get down there and the Plastidip just won't stick.

Give the wheel and the can a bit of a warm before spraying and make sure you shake the can well. Its quite a thick spray so make sure it's not too cold.

I got mine from ukdips on eBay 


I'll take some photos today of my finished wheels.

This is what my first one looks like...

[toosmiles]

excellent work,how many cans did you use m8?

[MateyGuv]

I would suggest masking off the bolt holes where the bolt seat(?) makes contact with the wheel and the face of the alloy that sits on the disk. I used a coin on the bolt holes and masked the rear face - you'll need to remove the coins and tape when the plasti dip is still wet though. In some circumstances the paint/plasti dip can get hot enough to melt and cause the bolts to work loose

[Ant.W28LKR]

Great response guys.

How many cans does it take for 4 wheels?

I'm liking the black. That was my original plan, black on black,  the gold looks good aswell.  Hmmmm

[Scottymon]

Probably 3 cans but buy 4 cans to be sure... I'm liking the Gold too, but not sure if the Monzas would look good in it.

[Scottymon]

Great job, loooks brilliant.  Did you get a bit of the tyre there.

[MizGTi]

How many can required for 18's? How many coats would you guys recommend?
Thanks