Advise on painting or plasti dip chrome plated OEM wheels?

[bamabrock]

How have they stood up? I just came in from the garage from peeling the plasti off the two wheels I did. Not sold yet on the durability and the need to try and touch up in the future.

a scuff here or there, but touch up took a few seconds

 

[chrisratz]

I have commitment issues.





But seriously, I just don't feel like painting them permanently yet and plasti dip is super cheap.

Haha exactly. I also have commitment issues so plastidip works for me. If I get tired of the blacked out look I can fix it with a pressure washer.

 

[WoodyCreature]

I have commitment issues.





But seriously, I just don't feel like painting them permanently yet and plasti dip is super cheap.

These wheels cost $12.50 each. Cost is not really a factor when the paint or plasti will be more than what you paid for the wheels.

 

[SWUtah]

Got a local quote of $75 per wheel to take off chrome finish and powder coat them. That includes taking off wheels and then remounting and balancing them?

 

[NKP Garage]

Got a local quote of $75 per wheel to take off chrome finish and powder coat them. That includes taking off wheels and then remounting and balancing them?

That is extremely cheap.

 

[fireball]

50 bucks a wheel here in Central PA to powder coat.

Should be able to find a small tire shop that will charge you for a mount and balance, take the tires off for you then put them back on after the wheels are coated.

 

[2000UZJ]

I wipe mine down, tape off and spray. The paint lasts one or two trips.

Here is a quick picture DIY.

 

[WoodyCreature]

I wipe mine down, tape off and spray. The paint lasts one or two trips.

Here is a quick picture DIY.

Is that matte, semi or what?

 

[BTUMAN]

I wipe mine down, tape off and spray. The paint lasts one or two trips. Here is a quick picture DIY.

That looks sharp!

 

[Supra88]

Rattle can - Mazda Graphite Grey.

 

[2000UZJ]

Rattle can - Mazda Graphite Grey.

I use the same color. I love it.

 

[BTUMAN]

This looks like the Dupli-Color high performance wheel coating sold at any automotive store- the dark grey. I'm going to give it a shot.

 

[SWUtah]

This looks like the Dupli-Color high performance wheel coating sold at any automotive store- the dark grey. I'm going to give it a shot.

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Please update us on how it works

 

[BTUMAN]

Please update us on how it works

Looks so much better than before.

It's darker than it looks in the picture. Weird.

 

[SWUtah]

Looks so much better than before. View attachment 819763 View attachment 819766

It's darker than it looks in the picture. Weird.

Looks great. Mine are chrome so I have a local company that will remove the chrome and powder coat for $75 per wheel, plus have to leave my beast with them for a couple of days for them to dismount and remount tires. Seems like a good deal but have to convince the boss this is important. Wish I did not have the chrome and could do what you did.

 

[BTUMAN]

Thanks. You know you can do this over chrome too. In fact duplicolor has a YouTube channel showing how to do.

 

[APKhaos]

Looks great. Mine are chrome so I have a local company that will remove the chrome and powder coat for $75 per wheel, plus have to leave my beast with them for a couple of days for them to dismount and remount tires. Seems like a good deal but have to convince the boss this is important. Wish I did not have the chrome and could do what you did.

You are on the right track. PDip should hold over chrome, but paint will not be reliable over chrome. Strip chrome and powder coat is a good solution. Tell the boss you read that on the interwebs so it must be true.