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[Robert]

Plasti-dip....

And stance it.

Then you will be cool

[Sven Smergberd]

Yeah Plasti-dip, looks cool, cheap and easy, but what happens when rocks hit your wheels? Does it just chip like paint? Obviously it would tear not chip but you know what I mean.

 

When I painted the wheels on my Civic I primed and painted and they still chipped a tiny bit. Plus painting with tyres still on is balls.

[Marv]

It's rubberised so it should accept some punishment. Dunno about full on gravel spray, but

[Cracktastic]

could do a test video or something of doing skids on gravel and see if it scratches the wheels.

[Sven Smergberd]

It's rubberised so it should accept some punishment. Dunno about full on gravel spray, but

 

 

could do a test video or something of doing skids on gravel and see if it scratches the wheels.

 

Yeah in their FAQs they say it will stand up to Rally driving....so by proxy it makes my car a rally car.

[Sven Smergberd]

Yeah research suggests I'll need 4 cans of Plasti-dip at $30 a pop, plus 2-3 cans of glossifier at another $30 a pop, so that's $210, plus having to risk overspray on the tyres.

 

CBF.

[Bumpty]

Tip for painting rims with tyres on.
Get a pack of good or shit playing cards and stand them between rim and tyre gives good protections. Easy and quick as fork.


...fork I say, FORK!

[skillionaire]

[Marv]

Paint is cheaper than plastidip and (I reckon) it looks better

[Sven Smergberd]

Tip for painting rims with tyres on.
Get a pack of good or shit playing cards and stand them between rim and tyre gives good protections. Easy and quick as fork.


...fork I say, FORK!

 

Yep, did that when I painted rims last time, did work, had minimal overspray, but those were stock Honda rims on my EG6 with old tyres, so wasn't too concerned, but not doing the same on my Suby rims. Will just wait till I need new tyres and get Rims plasti-dipped or powdered then.

 

Cheers for the advice though.

[Sven Smergberd]

In other news, Capsicum is a dodgy word.

 

It's shifty.

[Bumpty]

I wouldn't even consider plasti-dip for rims, purely because of stones/gravel. I'd do it only as a temporary solution to see what they looked like in a different colour.

I am a country bumpkin with gravel roads left right centre though.

[Sven Smergberd]

I wouldn't even consider plasti-dip for rims, purely because of stones/gravel. I'd do it only as a temporary solution to see what they looked like in a different colour.

I am a country bumpkin with gravel roads left right centre though.

 

Yeah but even in the city your wheels still get marked.

 

I just know powdercoating is a more permanent solution, and I'm only going down a few shades in silver. 

 

I agree though if I found plasti-dip in the colour I wanted it would be a good temp solution to see if I liked the colour on my car.

[Bumpty]

What's wrong with your lens skillerous?

[Harry88]

After googling the shiz out of SH Foresters with wheels, I have come to the realisation that my stock wheels are pimp

 

STI 18's or Rota Gravel 18"s

 

[Hypnotic]

Sup!

Still not sure if today was a cubt of a day or not.

I'm gonna go with yes.

Time for beer!

[Bumpty]

May of been cubty for you, but i got a good laugh.

Time for water (headache)

[Harry88]

Still not sure if today was a cubt of a day or not.
 

 

Was it going to result in beer no matter what option you chose?

[Hypnotic]

May of been cubty for you, but i got a good laugh.

Time for water (headache)

 

Enjoy your water, puss bag.

 

 

Was it going to result in beer no matter what option you chose?

 

That is a very good question.

 

Yes

 

Was still a cubt of a day though.

[Harry88]

Whatever works for you!

 

Customers this time?