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Plastic Dip Rims

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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 09:15 AM
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Just wondering about how long it should take me to plastic dip all 4 rims?
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 12:24 PM
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Depends how fast you take the off, prep, how many coats, and dry time depending on weather. My friend and I did 5 of my beadlocks in about 2 hours taking our time.
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 12:36 PM
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I did all 5 on my Sahara in a couple hours. I stuffed newspaper behind them to protect the brakes and tailgate and just peeled the over spray off my tires. Not to bad, but next time I would use index cards in between tires and wheels for the overspray. I cleaned then all with alcohol then did 6-8 light coats. Just kept going around the jeep until I had a nice thick and even covering. It's been almost a year now and they have held up great, way better then I expected. When I rotate my tires I just touch up the lugs. Good luck!


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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 12:48 PM
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Mine took most of the afternoon.
I took the wheels off to do it, that added considerable amount of time as i only had the jack/ stands to take two off at a time.
I also allowed for plenty of drying time inbetween coats.
I did make a mistake and tried to do it once when it was pretty cold, and the finish came out terrible. So... watch the weather
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 12:56 PM
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Thanks. It's going to be about 60 plus degrees here in NC tomorrow so I believe it should be warm enough
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