With the long pause there with no activity, I thought that Sting may have put everyone to sleep!
Today I played around with Plasti-Dip on my set of 45th wheels that I had bought last summer. I had been looking for a decent deal on a set back when they first came out with the idea of painting them (the idea I had was similar to what LBM eventually did with hers!)
Using Plasti-Dip is allowing me to try out different schemes (since I am fairly "tactile", I like to see and touch things before I buy). I spent the afternoon getting the wheels cleaned up and prepped, but as the clouds and wind rolled in, only had time to to mask one wheel (which probably was for the best) before relocating to the garage to spray.
Looking at a few options, and would love y'all's input. Please note that in the pictures, I am aware of many missed spots of Plasti-Dip coverage. Also, the wheel is not mounted on the car (it is actually about a foot in front of the stock wheel) so the lighting on the tire is brighter, and you can see the stock wheel through the 45th.
Option 1 - black on center of spokes and outer edge of rims, leaving the outer edges of the spokes polished:
I liked the idea of just the polished highlights, and have had a club mate state that he loves this setup. It may be too much black ... the rim and tire kinda blends together with less definition (could be mitigated with a pinstripe of an accent color around the edge of rim?)
Option 2 - Black for center of the spokes only, the rest remaining the polished silver:
The black spokes on the 45th are contoured all the way to the edge of the rim. If the Plasti-Dip is stopped short of the wheel edge, up close it might look odd having the color stop while the spoke itself continues.
Option 3 - no pictures because I thought of this setup later, would be a reverse image of Option 1 with Black only on the outer edges of the spokes and across the center of the hub (except Chevy logo - polished) with the rest of the wheel remaining polished. I may mock this up tomorrow if the wind and temps cooperate.
Option 4 - Transfer the tires to my stock wheels, sell the 45th wheels and find another full set of wheels that I like already painted up and skip all this BS!
Any input is welcomed! Praise or Bash, I want honesty!
