Plastidip Your 17" Stock Wheels

[sbpphoenix]

It'll only ruin the dip on the lugs

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[bandita52]

What is lug nut size

 

[Scot]

What is lug nut size

They take a 19mm socket.

 

[$ub$onic]

Think i use a 3/4. Either or I guess

 

[13'sonicRS]

Dipyourcar.com sent me 6 cans to do 4 wheels and trim lol I wonder if I have enough xD

 

[NutroniumGOfaster]

Glad this helped! I'd be interested to see how the 15"s look.

I googled/youtubed 'PlastiDip Plasti Dip' and found afew dipyourcar.com videos that discussed the removing wheel and taping everything method and shows the use of a regular kitchen garbage bag on the brakes and rotor to shield them during painting. 4 coats of plastidip later you see the end result. In later videos you see what it looks like to paint plastidiped wheels with metalizer paint. Different metalizers for a chameleon look and all examples were quite impressive!

I have 15" as well and the spoky kind, not the solid 'star' kind so I cant wait to start dipping my rims ASAP! I think I'll go with Blaze Yellow for the brake caliper (being very careful to not paint MOVING PARTS - complete dissembley required).

I'll take pics of what I'm doin as I'm doin but for now it's just a 2012 Chevrolet Sonic LT Hatchback 4-Door 1.8L 1796CC 110Cu. In. l4 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspirated driver's dream.

 

[sonic007]

Just beware the blaze yellow is going to fade really fast on the hot calipers. I would order the full spectrum daytona yellow. Sprays better and will not fade. Also doesnt need a base coat.

 

[SonicBoy24]

Different metalizers for a chameleon look and all examples were quite impressive!
The Chameleon effect is from Pearls, not from metalizers. Just for clarification.

I think I'll go with Blaze Yellow for the brake caliper (being very careful to not paint MOVING PARTS - complete dissembley required).
Not only will the Blaze yellow fade fast on hot calipers, but seeing how plastidip is not made for heat, you would be creating a firehazard. Use High-Heat paint on calipers.
Additionally, complete disassembly is not needed to paint calipers. The easiest way is to to take them off the rotor, mask up the lines, piston, and other moving parts, and paint away.

Not trying to shoot down your dreams or be a dick, but I also don't want you to go uneducated or cause problems down the road.
I have a lot of plastidip experience as well, see the link in my sig.

 

[NutroniumGOfaster]

About the calipers

Just beware the blaze yellow is going to fade really fast on the hot calipers. I would order the full spectrum daytona yellow. Sprays better and will not fade. Also doesnt need a base coat.

Actually going from rims to brake calipers seems to make more sense if it was a different thread instead of this one about wheels. Sorry about that.

@Sonic007, thank you for your suggestion of a more heat resistant paint. Instead of only citing a problem, you suggest a better idea and for that advice, thanks! Yeah I don't want to waste product on whats not going to last long and/or catch on fire.

I'll see what Datona Yellow looks like and will get back to you. opcorn:
O.K. Daytona Yellow is only rated for 200C while 'G2 Caliper Paint - High Temperature Brake Caliper Paint System Set (Yellow)' is rated at 900 degrees max.

Plastidip for the rims, however, awesome!

 

[sonic007]

Actually going from rims to brake calipers seems to make more sense if it was a different thread instead of this one about wheels. Sorry about that.



@Sonic007, thank you for your suggestion of a more heat resistant paint. Instead of only citing a problem, you suggest a better idea and for that advice, thanks! Yeah I don't want to waste product on whats not going to last long and/or catch on fire.



I'll see what Datona Yellow looks like and will get back to you. opcorn:

Its not that its more heat resistant. The paint itself is better quality. The Blaze colors have really bad fading issues. They fixed that with the full spectrum. Im sure the intense heat would speed up the fading process though.

 

[LTZNYC]

nice write up

 

[Fempunk]

The bump reminded me, has anyone done this with the wheels on?
I hate doing the effin lug nuts id rather just do them on lol

 

[SouthFLSonic]

I highly recommend taking them off to do a good job on them am not have it start to peel the first time you have to take a wheel off.

I mean you can do it with the wheels on but then you need to cover the car and roll each wheel to to get good coverage top and bottom. For the hassle it's much easier to just take em off.

 

[SouthFLSonic]

It takes me 5 hours round trip from time I put the jack under the car till I am pulling it out. That's not even rushing really so it can be done faster if imagine depending on if you have the sun to dry em faster.

 

[getthebiscuit]

So thanks to Sonic007 im getting his 17" wheels next sunday if all goes as planned. thought about doing the wheels just like this but then red on the remaining wheel. Any thoughts on how that would look?

 

[Hdmanny]

I am curious as to why it is called plastidip if it is sprayed on with a can?

 

[RobbyS]

I am curious as to why it is called plastidip if it is sprayed on with a can?

 

[Hdmanny]

Oic

 

[joshuadunkin]

this looks awesome. when i get my 17s i may just do this in a blue color.

 

[joshuadunkin]

Warmer weather is approaching and my 17s are on. Can't wait to do this