decided today that i wanted to plasti dip my wheels..it turned out great!

 

The plasti dip didn't tear when you torqued the lugnuts?

 

i did it with the rims on..just get a trash bag and cut it in half then put it in the wheel to cover your brakes and calibers..works great!

 

here is a picture of how the bag covers the inside of the wheel, very easy to do

 

Give it a couple weeks this is going to turn out fugly.

:wabbit2:

 

Not from what I have seen, done properly I have seen them last quite nice.
Got to prep them right though.

 

So you didn't remove the wheels when you did this? Plasti dip painted the lugs too is what I am getting from this..
Hmmm. Good luck with that.
Lug wrench still fit? It will tear when you have a flat....
Doing the rims off the truck would have worked better and lasted longer IMO
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This is a general question but in general don't you guys who painted your rims run into issues when your wheels need to be balanced? I would imagine that the removal of the old weight (scratches and place where it wasn't painted) and the new weight being that gray color on a black rim must mess things up?

 

Forgive my ignorance, but why?

 

I have always asked for the sticky weights instead of the side mounted ones if your rims have room for them. So no scratching involved. They do look good but time will tell

 

Honestly I think the rims look good...


but I still have to post my painted rotors




I really tried not to... but I had to

 

Sarcasm? I hope....

 

No I kept them on..my friend did his the same way and hasn't had any problems with them for over a year now. And I'm worried about when they balance and rotate them but I think I am going to just powder coat them soon

 

My friend has had his for over a year with no issues

 

can we get a close up of the after product

 

Yeah I'll put one up whenever I get off work

 

heres a close up

 

I am going to paper mache my wheels..lol

 

haha hell yeah

 

well in all honesty i think it LOOKS great, i would be curious to see after six months how well it holds up. how about an update down the road