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Frid · 02-01-2013, 01:04 PM

Love me some black rims!

kbeery · 02-01-2013, 02:04 PM

Great job they look awesome

Asian Zero · 02-01-2013, 02:05 PM

I had mine dipped for about a year. only problem i had was along the lip. its hard to get it real good between the rim and the tire and after a year of daily driving in illinois weather it starts to show a little silver along the edge. Long story short its a good temporary thing but if youre gonna have your car for awhile might as well get them powdercoated or painted. I plastidipped some stripes, side mirrors, bowties, and taillight bezels and those are holding up good on my car. IMO if you drive a lot and live in a place where the weather is always changing youre better off gettin them done right.

SuperSport2011 · 02-01-2013, 04:10 PM

looks good but personally I would never do it. I was at my local car wash and a guy came in to take the plastic dip off from his rims, he told me it's great at first but after a while it'll drive you nuts cus it's so cheap. I was planning to plastic dip mine too but after hearing and seeing his frustration I decide to wait for my tax return and powder coat them.

Cruuzin LV · 02-01-2013, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperSport2011

looks good but personally I would never do it. I was at my local car wash and a guy came in to take the plastic dip off from his rims, he told me it's great at first but after a while it'll drive you nuts cus it's so cheap. I was planning to plastic dip mine too but after hearing and seeing his frustration I decide to wait for my tax return and powder coat them.

I think it's great if you want to see what your car will look like with black rims but it’s not a very good permanent solution. However if you like to change it up often, not such a bad idea.

Asian Zero · 02-01-2013, 04:33 PM

i got quoted $100 per rim for powder coat. thats +/-20 cans of plastidip. so far ive done all rims 2 times, full t3 stripes, rear bow tie, rear bezels, side view mirrors, and lower door stripes. and ive probably used like 15 cans. I mean if you dont really know what your doing with this stuff i agree it can turn out like shit. but if you use it as much as I have and get the hang of how to apply it it looks ALMOST as good as vinyl at 1/4 the price. Im just sayin. right now my rims are back to stock but everything else is still dipped on my car.

02-01-2013, 01:04 PM	#15
Frid Drives: '11 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 3,483	Love me some black rims! __________________

02-01-2013, 02:04 PM	#16
kbeery Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville fl Posts: 142 View My Garage	Great job they look awesome __________________ Build thread: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=270158 Garage 2005 Silverado (pending sale) 2006 Kawasaki ZX6R 2011 Camaro SS/RS

02-01-2013, 04:10 PM	#18
SuperSport2011 Drives: 2011 camaro 2ss/rs rally yellow L99 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Toronto Posts: 956 View My Garage	looks good but personally I would never do it. I was at my local car wash and a guy came in to take the plastic dip off from his rims, he told me it's great at first but after a while it'll drive you nuts cus it's so cheap. I was planning to plastic dip mine too but after hearing and seeing his frustration I decide to wait for my tax return and powder coat them. __________________ - Airaid cold air intake - Kooks 1 7/8 long tube headers - Kooks high flow cats - Borla atak 2.5" cat back exhaust - Dyno tune - AFM delete - 94 octane tune - Vitesse paddle shifters - Blacked out rims - Costum painted engine cover - T3 stripes - GM locking gas cap

02-01-2013, 02:05 PM	#17
Asian Zero Drives: 2010 IBM Camaro 1LT RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lake in the Hills, Illinois Posts: 418	I had mine dipped for about a year. only problem i had was along the lip. its hard to get it real good between the rim and the tire and after a year of daily driving in illinois weather it starts to show a little silver along the edge. Long story short its a good temporary thing but if youre gonna have your car for awhile might as well get them powdercoated or painted. I plastidipped some stripes, side mirrors, bowties, and taillight bezels and those are holding up good on my car. IMO if you drive a lot and live in a place where the weather is always changing youre better off gettin them done right.

02-01-2013, 04:33 PM	#20
Asian Zero Drives: 2010 IBM Camaro 1LT RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lake in the Hills, Illinois Posts: 418	i got quoted $100 per rim for powder coat. thats +/-20 cans of plastidip. so far ive done all rims 2 times, full t3 stripes, rear bow tie, rear bezels, side view mirrors, and lower door stripes. and ive probably used like 15 cans. I mean if you dont really know what your doing with this stuff i agree it can turn out like shit. but if you use it as much as I have and get the hang of how to apply it it looks ALMOST as good as vinyl at 1/4 the price. Im just sayin. right now my rims are back to stock but everything else is still dipped on my car.