Plasti-dipped wheels

[krupnation]

I know it's been done before but just thought I'd share. Plasti-dipped my stock 17's last weekend. I love the contrast on the silver body. Sucky iPhone pic. Enjoy :guitar2:

 

[Husker Z]

Looks sharp dude, I've always liked the black/silver contrast.

 

[Trevloc]

do those door handles. it will really add contrast.
old pic.

 

[krupnation]

hey TREVLOC, I do like that you did the door handles. Next question, plasti-dip my grill or color-match paint it? As you can see, I'm getting rid of all the chrome on the truck. Your thoughts?

 

[Trevloc]

honestly, either would look good.

i am more for black on everything. i have painted a whole lot of my interior black just cause i love black...

but that is your call. i painted mine black (it was color keyed to start) with actual paint and i paint it every few months due to rock chips and bugs and so forth.

from what i hear plastidip doesnt chip due to those things cause its thicker and rubberyer. if that makes sense.

 

[Tucson4runner]

plasti dipped my grill and it hasn't chipped yet. i do regret not sanding before hand because it doesn't adhere to the chrome so well but it looks good to me!

 

[4Runners]

It's been well over a month since i plasti-dipped my wheels and they still look good. The only problem was when i took it to the dealership to get the tires rotated i told them to be careful and they only chipped one wheel a little near a nut but its barely noticeable. Besides that i drove on rocky gravel roads, in the grass, and even sprayed them down with the hose on full blast with a jet stream nozzle and there were no problems at all. This stuff is pretty durable, holds up much better than i thought!

 

[krupnation]

It's been well over a month since i plasti-dipped my wheels and they still look good. The only problem was when i took it to the dealership to get the tires rotated i told them to be careful and they only chipped one wheel a little near a nut but its barely noticeable. Besides that i drove on rocky gravel roads, in the grass, and even sprayed them down with the hose on full blast with a jet stream nozzle and there were no problems at all. This stuff is pretty durable, holds up much better than i thought!

And the beautiful part? If it ever does chip or peel a little you can just spray some more on!

 

[rook]

is there enough film build to cover minor surface imperfections like pitting?

 

[futbolking]

Looks sick, luv the look. Going to do this soon. Did you take the wheels off, or spray while on the 4R?
Plasti-dip grill, it will hold up well. Had it on my VW & had no problems. Never sand if you are going to use plasti-dip. It defeats the purpose of being able to take it off.

 

[krupnation]

Thanks man. I took them off, cleaned them really good (just normal carwash stuff) and sprayed away. It was super easy, just time consuming.

 

[dannyg]

Do you think i could spray the wheels with plasti dip with out taking them off? i feel like it would save a lot of time. has anyone tried?

 

[4Runners]

Do you think i could spray the wheels with plasti dip with out taking them off? i feel like it would save a lot of time. has anyone tried?

I didn't take off the wheels. I talked about it here: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/92245-i-just-finished-plasti-dipping-my-rims-black-check-out-pics.html

 

[8086bruce]

Looks great!:thumb3: