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GC8.Love · 2007-07-21, 09:12 AM

Well..

I've never really liked how panted wheels held up to stuff..

If someone wants to experiment before me, they could try this;

Spray down your wheels proper in whatever lovely color you choose.

Give them a light coat of Plasti-Dip spray (clear).

I wonder how durable this will be..

Plus I dunno if the PD will discolor over time - and be visible over something like white or a lighter color once that happens if so.

I'm gonna try it anyway, so I'm not really asking for a guinea pig!

I've been thinking about using it to prevent rock chipping on bumper skins and stuff for awhile, but if it turns out badly, it'll be fairly hard to get off - RockBlocker or something would be better in that situation, mostly.

Anyhow..

The only drawback I really see is that the PD coating will get nicked up when mounting tires and such.. I hear it's pretty resilient though.

And unless you're actually painting the wheels with the stuff, it shouldn't throw on any weight.

Any .02 is welcome.

Oh yeah, and the heat thing..

Dunno how it'll hold up to that. You could always spot test..

2007-07-21, 09:12 AM	#18
GC8.Love EJ22 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 339 Car: '01 STM Impreza 2.5 RS ; '96 "Junior Mints" colored Impreza Brighton - "Bowl of Wet Spaghetti" Class: We got classes?	Well.. I've never really liked how panted wheels held up to stuff.. If someone wants to experiment before me, they could try this; Spray down your wheels proper in whatever lovely color you choose. Give them a light coat of Plasti-Dip spray (clear). I wonder how durable this will be.. Plus I dunno if the PD will discolor over time - and be visible over something like white or a lighter color once that happens if so. I'm gonna try it anyway, so I'm not really asking for a guinea pig! I've been thinking about using it to prevent rock chipping on bumper skins and stuff for awhile, but if it turns out badly, it'll be fairly hard to get off - RockBlocker or something would be better in that situation, mostly. Anyhow.. The only drawback I really see is that the PD coating will get nicked up when mounting tires and such.. I hear it's pretty resilient though. And unless you're actually painting the wheels with the stuff, it shouldn't throw on any weight. Any .02 is welcome. Oh yeah, and the heat thing.. Dunno how it'll hold up to that. You could always spot test.. __________________ "Lemon curry?!" Last edited by GC8.Love; 2007-07-21 at 09:16 AM.