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Re: Has anybody plasti dipped? Is it easy? I've just ordered BLAZE ORANGE
« Reply #45 on: November 19, 2013, 07:24:38 am »
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Re: Has anybody plasti dipped? Is it easy? I've just ordered BLAZE ORANGE
« Reply #46 on: November 19, 2013, 05:41:35 pm »
Well the blaze Orange arrived today and I'm being a pussy and sending it back for an exchange to matt Black.  :ashamed:

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Re: Has anybody plasti dipped? Is it easy? I've just ordered BLAZE ORANGE
« Reply #47 on: November 19, 2013, 05:42:48 pm »
Well the blaze Orange arrived today and I'm being a pussy and sending it back for an exchange to matt Black.  :ashamed:


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Re: Has anybody plasti dipped? Is it easy? I've just ordered BLAZE ORANGE
« Reply #48 on: November 19, 2013, 06:05:29 pm »
Well the blaze Orange arrived today and I'm being a pussy and sending it back for an exchange to matt Black.  :ashamed:

WTF !!! You cant do that, everyone here was waiting for photos. You must go ahead as planned mate. Black will look boring, Orange FTW !!
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Re: Has anybody plasti dipped? Is it easy? I've just ordered BLAZE ORANGE
« Reply #49 on: November 19, 2013, 06:51:09 pm »
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Re: Has anybody plasti dipped? Is it easy? I've just ordered BLAZE ORANGE
« Reply #51 on: November 20, 2013, 11:04:48 pm »
The tyre's needed to come of, i couldnt mask up and still get a good edge on the alloy as the tyre sits over the alloy rim.   So it would need to be tyres off then done and then tyres back on. Just too much hassle right now. Matt Black will be more forgiven than bright Orange so i'm playing it safe. sorry guys :sad1: :sad1:

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Re: Has anybody plasti dipped? Is it easy? I've just ordered BLAZE ORANGE
« Reply #52 on: November 20, 2013, 11:21:51 pm »
after all that?  :laugh:
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Re: Has anybody plasti dipped? Is it easy? I've just ordered BLAZE ORANGE
« Reply #53 on: November 20, 2013, 11:28:54 pm »
after all that?  :laugh:

I ordered it, it arrived but I just couldn't bring myself to do it as I think it would be a bodged job with tyres still on them. 

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Re: Has anybody plasti dipped? Is it easy? I've just ordered BLAZE ORANGE
« Reply #54 on: November 20, 2013, 11:38:26 pm »
Don't worry dude.

If you have any reservations about the colour it's best to change your mind before wasting £50+

You don't need to mask the tyres up really. Just make sure that you go over the overspray on the tyres quite thick. That way it will pull off the rubber tyre easily and not in hundreds of little pieces  :happy2:

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Re: Has anybody plasti dipped? Is it easy? I've just ordered BLAZE ORANGE
« Reply #55 on: November 21, 2013, 08:29:19 am »
Don't worry dude.

If you have any reservations about the colour it's best to change your mind before wasting £50+

You don't need to mask the tyres up really. Just make sure that you go over the overspray on the tyres quite thick. That way it will pull off the rubber tyre easily and not in hundreds of little pieces  :happy2:


Like I said at the start it was in a moment of madness when I bought the blaze Orange.  My original plan was matt Black and when the Orange arrived I just couldn't bring myself to do it.   Cheers Carlo  :happy2:


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Re: Has anybody plasti dipped?...... Opted for Matt Black now
« Reply #56 on: November 21, 2013, 09:28:45 am »
Here's a set of Monza (reps) that have been plastidipped with tyres off. The look good but not sure if black wheels will look lost on a black car.

http://m.gumtree.com/p/wheel-rims-tyres/golf-mk5-mk6-gti-monza-18-black-alloys-5x112/1037420723

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Re: Has anybody plasti dipped?...... Opted for Matt Black now
« Reply #57 on: November 25, 2013, 04:04:38 pm »
How many coats of Plastidip are you meant to put on the alloys?  I've done two coats so far and it hides blemishes very well:


Think I'll give it another 2 coats and perhaps LACQUER it, can you do that with plastidip?  I know you can use the Glossifier but some American peeps are using proper Lacquer for a lasting effect... what do you reckon?

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Re: Has anybody plasti dipped?...... Opted for Matt Black now
« Reply #58 on: November 25, 2013, 04:06:42 pm »
you can laquer it but it wont peel off very easliy when you want to remove it, it will come off in tiny bits, if you want it gloss you can plastidip glossefier and do a couple of coats of that

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Re: Has anybody plasti dipped? Is it easy? I've just ordered BLAZE ORANGE
« Reply #59 on: November 25, 2013, 04:10:27 pm »






Where you based?

 :happy2:

based in southwest london mate, matt black was just the beginning................. matt camo green next with black wheels after winter