Anyone ever Plastidip wheels before?

eastwest2300 · 07-30-2011, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by buddahson

Has anyone tried painting over the plastidip? I would like to try painting my rims a Dark grey. I was thinking a couple coats of black plastidip fully dried followed by a couple of coats of a Dark Grey spray paint. Do you think you would still be able peel off the base coat of plastidip effectively removing the top coat as well? I may give it a shot on something other than my car this weekend.

Dude, I think doing that, you're gonna have a serious mess on your hands, definitely experiment on something first before you touch the Z, just my 2 cents.

eastwest2300 · 07-30-2011, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by SolidKatfish

Yea I can assist you. I experienced some of the problems we might in counter.

We could link up this week Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, let me know please. Im actually looking forward to doing this.

buddahson · 07-30-2011, 09:54 AM

Ok, I'm in the process of test painting a bucket lid now. I did three coats of black plastidip as my base. Now I'm painting over it. We'll see how it goes.

eastwest2300 · 07-30-2011, 12:27 PM

Take pictures, so we can all see..

Maila87 · 08-08-2011, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Juruki

looks perfect! I wanted to plasti dip my wheels black.
Did you paint the inside barrels too?

Really nice! How many cans you used for 4 wheels?

atl370z · 08-09-2011, 10:24 AM

Just did my emblems last night. They turn out great!
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buddahson · 08-10-2011, 03:28 PM

FYI, the paint over plastidip idea was a failure. It looks fine but is very difficult to remove. I highly recommend against doing anything similar.

Masa · 08-10-2011, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by buddahson

FYI, the paint over plastidip idea was a failure. It looks fine but is very difficult to remove. I highly recommend against doing anything similar.

Yup, we found out the hard way when we did b1ades roof with clear coat.

RandyD · 08-10-2011, 04:39 PM

i'm doing my rear 370z badge now...

eastwest2300 · 08-10-2011, 06:32 PM

I wanna see more pics of this stuff, come on guys..post up pics, please.

3SeventyZ · 08-11-2011, 08:35 AM

going to give this a try today

curious to see how it turns out

Dzel · 08-12-2011, 07:28 PM

When you guys did your wheels did you remove the tires and stems or did you just take them off the car and painted them?

cevans87 · 08-22-2011, 12:52 AM

Masa, I see you are from Annapolis. Do you by any chance have the black fang delete on your 370? I'm pretty sure I've seen you on my commute to Alexandria on 50. I drive a red 09 370z with the black fang and black rear valence.

Anyway, I'm actually considering plastidipping my emblems in a few weeks after reading one of the threads about it recently.

Masa · 08-22-2011, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by cevans87

Masa, I see you are from Annapolis. Do you by any chance have the black fang delete on your 370? I'm pretty sure I've seen you on my commute to Alexandria on 50. I drive a red 09 370z with the black fang and black rear valence.

Anyway, I'm actually considering plastidipping my emblems in a few weeks after reading one of the threads about it recently.

I used to have black fangs and rear valence using the plastidip but I got tired of it after a couple weeks then peeled it off again, the best part about the product itself. You can always switch up if you get tired of the look.

I plan to plastidip my wheels sometime in the near future just to see if I want to go through with powder-coating - sort of like window shopping before making the final purchase.

edit: Don't you just love that stretch of Rt. 50 between Annapolis and D.C.? It's like the autobahn - if you aren't going 90mph someone is gonna run you off the road!

tonybui · 08-29-2011, 12:57 AM

How long would it last on wheels?? I'm so tempted

07-30-2011, 09:54 AM	#108 (permalink)
buddahson Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 272 Drives: 09 370z, 07 R6 Rep Power: 16	Ok, I'm in the process of test painting a bucket lid now. I did three coats of black plastidip as my base. Now I'm painting over it. We'll see how it goes. __________________ Thanks for the sig EazyD.

07-30-2011, 12:27 PM	#109 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,972 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	Take pictures, so we can all see.. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

08-09-2011, 10:24 AM	#111 (permalink)
atl370z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: atlanta Posts: 282 Drives: Maxima Rep Power: 15	Just did my emblems last night. They turn out great! [IMG][/IMG] Last edited by atl370z; 08-09-2011 at 10:37 AM.

08-10-2011, 03:28 PM	#112 (permalink)
buddahson Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 272 Drives: 09 370z, 07 R6 Rep Power: 16	FYI, the paint over plastidip idea was a failure. It looks fine but is very difficult to remove. I highly recommend against doing anything similar. __________________ Thanks for the sig EazyD.

08-10-2011, 06:32 PM	#115 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,972 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	I wanna see more pics of this stuff, come on guys..post up pics, please. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

08-10-2011, 04:39 PM	#114 (permalink)
RandyD A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Potomac Falls, VA Posts: 2,977 Drives: 2010 370z 7AT Roadst Rep Power: 20	i'm doing my rear 370z badge now...

08-11-2011, 08:35 AM	#116 (permalink)
3SeventyZ Track Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: MD/DE Posts: 626 Drives: 350Z, 370Z, SRT8 Rep Power: 475	going to give this a try today curious to see how it turns out __________________ 2009 Magnetic Black 370Z Sport 6MT

08-12-2011, 07:28 PM	#117 (permalink)
Dzel A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Midland, TX Posts: 3,884 Drives: 11 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 23	When you guys did your wheels did you remove the tires and stems or did you just take them off the car and painted them? __________________ 10secWS6 IF YOU CAN'T SWING IT THEN DON'T BRING IT! Check out Domestic Performance C.C.

08-22-2011, 12:52 AM	#118 (permalink)
cevans87 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Rosslyn, VA Posts: 9 Drives: 09 Red 370Z Rep Power: 14	Masa, I see you are from Annapolis. Do you by any chance have the black fang delete on your 370? I'm pretty sure I've seen you on my commute to Alexandria on 50. I drive a red 09 370z with the black fang and black rear valence. Anyway, I'm actually considering plastidipping my emblems in a few weeks after reading one of the threads about it recently.

08-29-2011, 12:57 AM	#120 (permalink)
tonybui A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,397 Drives: 09 Sports 6 Speed Rep Power: 427	How long would it last on wheels?? I'm so tempted

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