plastidip or paint wheels?

Chuck33079

Because plastidip looks like ***. You bought a $30k+ car, don't treat it like a Honda.

There's a lot of people who disagree with me, but I'm of the opinion that you should either do it right or not at all. Plastidip is the aesthetic equivalent of the washer mod.

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synolimit

Ones powder, ones dip.





For me its about what works for a good price. Paying some crazy prices out there for something just as functional for a cheaper price works for me, because i race car.

Plus wheels will look like ****. Can't stop brake dust and who the hell wants to clean wheels daily.

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Chuck33079

A silver wheel is just as functional as a painted, powdercoated or plastidipped wheel, and it comes free on the car. Maybe plastidip makes sense if you're in a situation where you want to sell a 100% stock vehicle, or turn in a stock vehicle at the end of the lease. I think plastidip looks bad. Others don't. If cost was not a concern in any way, would anyone use plastidip?

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synolimit

Never said silver wasn't, but if he/I want a certain look, then cheapest functional is best. And you are 100% wrong about paint. No one paints wheels. It doesn't last and it chips with ease and you have to take further steps with clear coat etc. (and im not talking about you in a garage, professional so maybe you have a better chance of lasting). Powdercoat is harder and best and plasti is soft like rubber and doesn't chip. With plastis new shine or clear you can also make it smooth and look none matte. Again brake dust gets on everything. I never wash my wheels because it looks just like they would, matte black. To me that's worth it by itself. If cost was no concern, yes I'd still plasti! Paint and powder can still chip. I sure as **** don't want to be without a wheel for days, breaking the tire down, doing all that work for a damn chip. Plasti can be fixed in minutes.

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Chuck33079

Plenty of people paint wheels. I'd prefer it to powdercoating on forged wheels. If the wheels were cast, powdercoat away.

You and I'll never see eye to eye on plastidip. I think it's tacky and cheap. To each his own.

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I couldn’t have said it better myself.

synolimit

Not if you have a brain. Salt eats paint and clear coat, everyone knows this. If you don't you have issues.

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Chuck33079

Not everybody lives where the roads are salted. Also, water and soap removes salt.

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gurneyeagle

Paint your rims KAV and your door handles Gun Metallic. The only thing I would use PlastiDip for is for blacking out the fangs. Since that area is a stone chip magnet, the elasticity of PlastiDip makes it the perfect coating. It can be easily touched-up - it is way more self-leveling than paint - and when it finally looks bad, peel it off and reapply.

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Chuck33079

No one paints wheels. You're 100% wrong.

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gurneyeagle

That comment may come as a surprise to not only R&S Wheels in Houston, but most if not all car manufacturers too.

In spite of what was stated further up the thread, I painted mine. Two reasons:

1. I wanted an exact match to KAV; and
2. when they do get nicked/scratched, it's much easier to do a touch-up.

Don't fool yourself, a powder coated wheel can get a stone chip; I've seen it numerous times. I don't deny that powder coating isn't a much more durable coating, but it does have some drawbacks too. I've got two nicks on my powder coated calipers, so it can happen.

As with everything else, it's all a function of the environment you drive your car in.

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synolimit

God the ignorance is palpable. Yeah manufactures know best! Hey 09-11's how's you oil temps doing with no oil cooler? I could name a million things they do wrong. I never said PC didn't chip, in fact I did say it chips. But no one here is going to want to break a wheel down every time a chip happens as I said, therefore dip is a great easy cheap solution. Whether you live in snow environments or not you still have sand blasting out west, rocks and gravel else where, salt water by the oceans etc. I'd never paint because it never lasts! I could also care less about a company I've never heard of who paints wheels. I bet they're real performers . Funny my enkie rpf1 (which I'm sure has RS beat every way possible) are PC'ed.

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Chuck33079

Yes, we're all ignorant because we don't agree with you and we don't like plastidip. That must be it.

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synolimit

Has nothing to do with dip at this point. Its the lack of knowledge about paint. I've stated the truth. Keep being ignorant if you want. I'm out.

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gurneyeagle

Besides ignorance, your lack of humility is just as palpable.

I never questioned the logic of powder coating, just gave my reasons for having my wheels painted. I don't have to break down a wheel to fix a chip; Dr. Colorchip works just fine with the wheel on the car.

I've spent a lot of time on the Atlantic coastline in Florida and never had a problem with salt erosion on the paint. My cars are kept washed and waxed.

Instead of throwing a bunch of absolutes out there as fact, why not engage the rest of us in conversation? Ignorant arrogance is not a virtue.

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