Painting Factory Wheels
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Can this be done without removing the tires from the wheels?
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That's the great thing about plastidip. Just mask off the brakes and go to town. I've had my wheels done for about a year now (one full Nebraska winter) and they still look great. Pic is of the rear tire and it's a bit dirty from the snow/salt.
There are plenty of videos out on YouTube. Best of luck and enjoy your maintenance free wheels!
There are plenty of videos out on YouTube. Best of luck and enjoy your maintenance free wheels!
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You don't need to tape off the tires as you can just gently pull off the ring of plast-dip from the tire after the last coat is dry. I saw where someone posted that they placed quarters over the lug nut contact points and removed the quarters while each coat was still wet. This will keep the lugs from twisting off the plasti-dip when you tighten the lugs. I sprayed 3 coats. I couldn't seem to get the cans to spray evenly for a second coat so I used a new can for each coat (maybe if you sprayed the second coat before the first was totally dry the can could be reused but I waited for each coat to fully dry and it turned out very smooth).
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