My adventures with Plasti Dip

**Tigger** · 29-04-2013, 09:00 PM

Great work mate!
I really love the effort you put into the preparation work. As anyone will attest...the prep is 90% of the finished job!
Well done!
(There is a guy on auskoda.com named "the speedfighter" who has done a fair bit of work with plastidip too!)

**candy_wagon** · 29-04-2013, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by zei20t

Love your work! looks great. However IMO black side mirrors look cheap. maybe CF wrap them or something?

Or how about plastidipping the wheels too? might end up being cheaper even with re-coats in a few years? at least you can go back to silver wheels if you don't like the black

I see what you mean, but I am not personally a huge fan of the fake CF look. I think it might look a bit out of place just on the mirrors though. If I was doing more (like Todd did on the black beast) it would certainly look better.

Originally Posted by gldgti

sounds like a cheap way to a black grille to me - I might try it.

Very easy. Mysticality did his also and it looks great. I just decided to keep the Skoda and vRS badges visible.

Originally Posted by Martin

Awesome job, put some tint film over the headlights also...

I havbe actually bought some cheap headlight film to do exactly that. Just waiting for it to arrive. It cost $3.97. I'll chase up the link when i can.

Originally Posted by dArK5HaD0w

ur on the right track.
here is some ideas for u.........

Thanks for making mine look like a chump mobile!!!! I always had the idea to do exactly what I have, but I have seen this pic before and love it. I did consider doing the bottom bar under the brille to but ultimately ran out of time and energy!

Originally Posted by Tigger

Great work mate!
I really love the effort you put into the preparation work. As anyone will attest...the prep is 90% of the finished job!
Well done!
(There is a guy on auskoda.com named "the speedfighter" who has done a fair bit of work with plastidip too!)

Yep, failing to prepare is preparing to fail...or some s*** an old teacher of mine used to say. Truth be told I think this stuff would stick like poo to a blanket regardless of what you did or didn't do.

I did forget to mention that all I ever needed to know I found on You Tube. Specifically Dip Your Car's channel. There are really good tutorials and examples of what can be done with all sorts of colours and finishes.

I'm glad you guys like it, I am really pleased so far. But as always, there is more to come...

**xpeesx** · 29-04-2013, 09:23 PM

looks so tough!

**Zim_rs** · 01-05-2013, 02:53 PM

does plasti-dip work on wheels or is it better to just get them powder coated?

**candy_wagon** · 01-05-2013, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Zim_rs

does plasti-dip work on wheels or is it better to just get them powder coated?

Plasti dip works on just about any surface you can think of and certainly does work on wheels. However its worth remembering that it is a removable coating and will never be as durable as paint or powder coat. I was originally planning to plasti dip my wheels but there are too many variables to consider so I will get them powdered in the near future.

Things to remember are:

It has a rubbery, grippy surface so grime and brake dust will stick more freely.
You can't use abrasive cleaners or wheel brushes to get rid of grime.
Whenever you need wheels rebalanced, the tyre fitter will probably have to break the plasti dip to mount weights properly.
You stand a strong chance of breaking it around the wheel nuts when removing and putting wheels on the car.
Any break in the surface (it does kind of break, a bit like cling wrap would) is hard to cover and generally requires removal and a re-coat.

I really think you would need around 5 cans to to a set of 18" wheels properly and that doesn't include coating the inside of the wheel or the fact you might need to re-do it regularly. this adds up to $150 and when you compare that to a decent powder coating job at around $200-250 and it didn't stack up for me to waste the money on plasti dipping them.

**Twin_Dad** · 01-05-2013, 03:10 PM

It's biggest benifit is that it is reversible.

**zei20t** · 01-05-2013, 08:22 PM

if the tyre place is putting weights on the outside rim of the wheel, id be taking it elsewhere.

however, you mention doing the inside of the wheel, maybe don't do it, just the outside face.

on powdercoating/painting, best option IMO, but harder to reverse

**NOO63N** · 01-05-2013, 09:55 PM

Where is this 200-250 powder coating place for 18s? Lol that seems quite cheap. I've called places all around Sydney and it's always been around $100/wheel with the tyres already off the wheel. If you could get powder coating done for that price, definitely go for that imo!