[edwardbradley]

i have a 2017 718 Lava Orange, Graphite Blue Interior. i would like to change the color of my stock wheels to a shade of Blue. I have looked at powered coating, but that is permanent. so i have seen a product made by Dip your Car that is a removable paint finish, peels off, lots of colors and finishes. has anybody used this product? Thoughts? Comments?
thanks....

 

[Porsche2018]

I was waiting for others that like the darker wheel theme to chime in but that has not happened. So my recommendation is if it looks good to you then it is good, this is your toy so enjoy. My personal taste is I think darker wheels detract from the car and darker colors make the wheels look smaller and less esthetic..........but........but we all have different and if this suites your personal sense of esthetics than that is the ticket. If you do move forward with the Blue shade please post for our members.

 

[Sails Call]

I would try it, as it is not permanent. Just a small cost and a little time. If you like the looks, you could powdercoat later.

 

[Optical TDI]

Is this different and/or better than PlasticDip?

 

[edwardbradley]

same product dipyourcar.com

 

[nineball]

they (dipyourcar) just sell a lot of plastidip and in various colors along with additional things like "sealers" and such. it's the same thing they sell in a car for $7 at home depot, just with more options for colors. i have done a few projects with it and it is very easy to apply AND remove but it is nothing more than a temporary change. i have done the targa bar on my 83 911 and the grille i had on a previous fusion. the targa was just to cover up some scratches and paint defects, and it worked. the fusion had the grille changed from chrome to black and it worked great as well. after a year though there were definite chip marks in it from stones and various things hitting the front of the car during normal daily driving, but a few more passes and they were covered up decently. i have attached before and after pics of the fusion grille.

when doing wheels i highly suggest you remove them from the car as it's much easier to apply and way less prep work (don't have to cover everything behind the wheels when they are off the car). general rule of thumb is 3-4 light coats (50% coverage or less) with 15-20 mins between coats, then 3-4 heavy coats with at least 30 mins between.

 

[Viffermike]

Just some food for thought:

Start inspecting cars with dark-colored wheels, particularly ones with colors that have any level of gloss. I challenge you to find, on any given week, enough examples of wheels with 'temporary' coatings such as PlastiDip, DipYourCar, etc. that look like actual powder coating to fill your fingers on one hand.

Know that almost all OEM wheels are powder coated (which is a process where powdered pigment is chemically bonded to a wheel's metal surface), NOT painted (which involves no chemical bonding). There is a reason for this: Regular paint cannot withstand road debris, brake dust, and other road- and car-borne abrasives and solvents for thousands upon thousands of miles. What makes someone think a plastic coating (again: no chemical bonding) can?

For a 'temporary' look for a few hundred miles, sure: go for it. But I guarantee it will start to look bad very quickly -- and you can't just repair a coating from road rash, or a rock chip, or what have you. You'll have to re-coat entirely.

 

[nineball]

Just some food for thought:

Start inspecting cars with dark-colored wheels, particularly ones with colors that have any level of gloss. I challenge you to find, on any given week, enough examples of wheels with 'temporary' coatings such as PlastiDip, DipYourCar, etc. that look like actual powder coating to fill your fingers on one hand.

Know that almost all OEM wheels are powder coated (which is a process where powdered pigment is chemically bonded to a wheel's metal surface), NOT painted (which involves no chemical bonding). There is a reason for this: Regular paint cannot withstand road debris, brake dust, and other road- and car-borne abrasives and solvents for thousands upon thousands of miles. What makes someone think a plastic coating (again: no chemical bonding) can?

For a 'temporary' look for a few hundred miles, sure: go for it. But I guarantee it will start to look bad very quickly -- and you can't just repair a coating from road rash, or a rock chip, or what have you. You'll have to re-coat entirely.

i don't think anyone thinks plastidip is permanent, and that is the beauty of it and one of the better points. it's easy to apply and easy to remove if you don't like it, and much, much cheaper than paint or pc. quite a few friends i have who race use it on their cars due to the ease of use and cheap cost.



RE: the bolded part - yes you can just re-coat sections of it. once you have it applied you can go over parts with additional layers without any real problems. i did just that with the grille i posted in this thread. i don't believe you can if you apply something on to-p of it like their gloss coating but just plastidip - no problem.

 

[Viffermike]

i don't think anyone thinks plastidip is permanent, and that is the beauty of it and one of the better points. it's easy to apply and easy to remove if you don't like it, and much, much cheaper than paint or pc. quite a few friends i have who race use it on their cars due to the ease of use and cheap cost.

And I can totally understand the utility for it in the context of racing: to protect the underlying wheels' finish. After all, the genesis of the black-colored wheel trend was borne out of autocrossers who were tired of having to clean their cars' silver/aluminum clear coat wheels of brake dust and other crap. Black simply hides it.

RE: the bolded part - yes you can just re-coat sections of it. once you have it applied you can go over parts with additional layers without any real problems. i did just that with the grille i posted in this thread. i don't believe you can if you apply something on to-p of it like their gloss coating but just plastidip - no problem.

Noted. But I gotta say: Plasti-dip just doesn't wear well on wheels -- and if it's done it has to be maintained regularly, which your grill comment drives home. I simply do not see very many wheels that have been 'dipped' that look good.

 

[nineball]

i wasn't referring to their wheels, i was referring to their cars. it's a fast and cheap way to "paint" your car a new color scheme. most racers i know have long ago accepted the fact that the wheels are always going to be dirty and nothing you do (short of coating them each day in vasoline and washing it off) will stop the brake dust from forming. a good scrub with a brush and some soap and put them to bed.

i don't think plastidip wears well on most surfaces with the possible exception of putting on super heavy coats on tool handles, which is what it was originally used for. after all it is just liquid rubber. but if you take it for what it is - a cheap and easy way to change the appearance of a vehicle, and is easily removable, and anyone with any skill level can apply it pretty decently - it is a good thing. a great example would be the targa bar on my 83 911. it looks good, both near and far, and was easy to apply. that part of the car is not really subject to the same inherent problems of say a grille or a wheel.