I plastidipped a Wheel today

today i had time to tinker after making my introduction and i decided id try to clean they years of grime off my wheels.... after scrubbing with soap and water for 25 minutes on 8 square inches i decided to youtube some faster techniques and chemicals i decided that i would try oven cleaner from the dollar store and while it worked great it also took the clear off the wheels so i had some plastidip left over from previous wheels and decided to coat them and see what it looked like. here is the result i think im gonna try and accent them with red maybe in the emblem of the centercap and the parts of the wheel that are hardest to mask

 

hmmmmmmm not bad. but why not just use a flat black rim paint? or a metal prepping cleaner with acid in it to provide a better substrate for primer/paint?

 

i guess i was trying to mix cheap and being lazy and not wanting to go to the parts store and specifically pick a certain wheel wash that i wasnt sure would work any better than the oven cleaner.....i do remember using oven cleaner before but it didnt strip the clear. i will not be doin that again ill just bite the bullet and spend the money on the other wheels

 

ahh. i guess ultimately, the question is, how long will that plastidip last?

 

i have a 98 pathfinder that i did a year ago and it still looks alright the plastidip seems to hold up pretty well from my experience

 

plasti-dip holds up well if you do the prep and coat right. I had to use Goo-Gone to get it out of the pitting when I removed it

what worries me is the 2nd pic and how far back your tire/axle is in relation to the wheel-well

 

i hadnt noticed ill have to look at it in the morning. it was on a jack and i had it in first i dont have an ebrake maybe it rolled a bit? regardless it does look strange not that you say something