Plasti Dipped Wheels

[YOUNG]

Plasti Dipped the wheels today. Tell me what you think.

All Clean and ready to go.

 

[STLtrailbSS]

Change the look of the truck for about $20 you know Im all for it, Code Red is dipping today too.

 

[YOUNG]

Heck yeah! i used about say 3 cans.
i really like the look of the black wheels, plus with my headlights tinted, crossbar painted and tails tinted everything i can make black is now black! :wootwoot:

 

[Voymom]

I wonder how restupid it would look to plasti dip my stock rims?? They're horrible LOL I don't think blacking them out will make them look less ugly though

 

[YOUNG]

mine are chipped and scraped and everthing else. it makes it look better for sure. less noticeable because its all black!

 

[STLtrailbSS]

Yeah VoyMom if your talking road rash and salt pitting the plastidip will fill in some pretty decent scrapes. Tell hubby to get to the hardware store and if you don't like it peel it off!

 

[YOUNG]

 

[Voymom]

Young, Your rims do look hot! I like the look of it on the truck too. I would plasti dip mine but they are so hideous looking. It's not the chips and scrapes it's the damn style GMC has on it, just flat out ugly as hell looking. But I need a temp fix until I can get some decent rims that I actually like lol I'm picky!

 

[TexazReece]

I wonder how restupid it would look to plasti dip my stock rims?? They're horrible LOL I don't think blacking them out will make them look less ugly though

You should look onto getting 06Envoys denalli stock wheels once he finds the 20's he likes. All you'd have to do is black the gmc on the wheels to flow with the Blk theme of your truck. Oh and def diggin the wheels Young

 

[Short Bus]

I approve

 

[YOUNG]

Thank you all! and voymom i want new wheels too! but you might as well plasti dip them and see how you like it, im a big fan of it looking like there isnt anything there. and in the dark it looks really nice.

 

[jrSS]

Thank you all! and voymom i want new wheels too! but you might as well plasti dip them and see how you like it, im a big fan of it looking like there isnt anything there. and in the dark it looks really nice.

That's what she said (had to add that in there)lol

 

[Uncle Blazer]

Looks awesome. How well does the plasidip hold up against road rash?

 

[Black_tb]

where did u buy the stuff from

 

[SBUBandit]

I'd like to see someone do one of the other colors on the stock wheels. My wheels are getting really bad, large sections of clear coat are peeling off, but I don't want black

 

[STLtrailbSS]

You can buy it at home depot,lowes,ace most hardware stores. And by road rash if you mean rubbing these things down a curb your not going to like the outcome but for everyday like rocks salt water blah blah blah they handle great they don't chip like a paint would they will stay that nice solid black. SS owners have seen 1year before noticable problems. Mine have been through 2 snows here without an issue still look like the day i painted them.

 

[Uncle Blazer]

And by road rash if you mean rubbing these things down a curb your not going to like the outcome but for everyday like rocks salt water blah blah blah they handle great they don't chip like a paint would they will stay that nice solid black. SS owners have seen 1year before noticable problems. Mine have been through 2 snows here without an issue still look like the day i painted them.

Good to know. cant decide on all black or black with a gold bowtie.

 

[jbones]

Sorry to take away for the wheels discussion, but would this product work just as well on bumpers, particularly the lower area as we seen some models have from from the factory:

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[STLtrailbSS]

It will work with ANYTHING lol! but yeah it should definitely work on the bumper.

 

[jbones]

It will work with ANYTHING lol! but yeah it should definitely work on the bumper.

That would make a fairly inexpensive mod. I've always preferred the black lower painted bumpers.

 

[SBUBandit]

That would make a fairly inexpensive mod. I've always preferred the black lower painted bumpers.

I think you'll definitely be in the minority there. I've never been a fan of any vehicle with Rubbermaid parts

 

[Off Road Bella]

is plasti dip only used on metal or can it be used on plastic/ fibreglass components too?

 

[Short Bus]

I think you'll definitely be in the minority there. I've never been a fan of any vehicle with Rubbermaid parts

I like the bumper with the black lower part also

 

[STLtrailbSS]

people use it on interior pillars,dash panels, rear valance on the SS,SS brake ducts,badges.....everything

 

[ItsOnVoy]

I love the idea of plasti dip!! Stuff is great!! I personally would never do my stock rims because they look really bad (shape and style wise) so I won't bother myself with it.

 

[jrSS]

I am most def. Gonna try this stuff this summer sometime.

 

[YOUNG]

is plasti dip only used on metal or can it be used on plastic/ fibreglass components too?

On the can of Plasti Dip it says that it works well on fiberglass.

and it will deff work for the lower black part of the bumpers.


Im thinking about spraying my back bumper step pads with it and see how they look.

 

[Fire06]

The black wheels is a nice idea

 

[Off Road Bella]

back bumper sound like a great idea I hope you will post pictures, because I need to do something like that to my back bumper, its all scratched up from other vehicles hitting it, so it will be good to see plasti dip on, can't wait to see how it will look please keep me posted okay.
I also have a dumb question to ask, where in Britsh Columbia, Canada can I find this product???

 

[YOUNG]

Any hardware stores should have it, and you can always order it online.
i got mine from home depot. but im not sure if u have any of those up there..

and when i said my bumper i mean bumper step pads.

 

[cartman57]

Had to post these pics after all the ideas, easy stuff to do.

 

[STLtrailbSS]

that looks so much better on a saab then a SS guys have tried that before on the TBs you nailed it. LEGIT!

 

[cartman57]

Thanks!!!
Best $6 mod so far!!!

 

[ItsOnVoy]

Wow those look amazing man!! Nice choice on taping off the lip of the rims!! Gives it a great contrast and looks great man! Nothing like a cheap mod that makes the truck look that much better!

 

[cartman57]

Wifey thought I bought new rims, now she wants the rims on her RX done.
Haven't posted much but read alot, this is one good forum!
Thanks for all the ideas.

 

[ItsOnVoy]

hmm now you guys got me thinking to do my fulgy looking rims lol

 

[YOUNG]

Might as well try it and see what u can come up with

 

[Voymom]

hmm now you guys got me thinking to do my fulgy looking rims lol

If you have the same rims I do, no amount of plasti dip with take the fugly away lol. I think the only thing to fix our fugly would be a shotgun

But I'm tempted to try it anyways

 

[JosueLT]

Wifey thought I bought new rims, now she wants the rims on her RX done.
Haven't posted much but read alot, this is one good forum!
Thanks for all the ideas.

How is it peeling the tape off? Does it peel off clean? Or does it pull the rest of the plasti-dip off too?

I imagine you'd have to start untaping while it's still wet a bit to avoid peeling.

 

[cartman57]

How is it peeling the tape off? Does it peel off clean? Or does it pull the rest of the plasti-dip off too?

I imagine you'd have to start untaping while it's still wet a bit to avoid peeling.

Correct, after the 4th coat start removing the tape at an angle away from where it's masked off. It didn't peel any away.