painting wheels

[humms]

Hi humms, nice job you've done.
May I know how many can needed to spray all 4 rims?
Since you says it's reversible, may I know how easy to remove the coating from the rim?

hi kw930, thanks for the compliments! it's quite easy to remove it actually. as you can see from my above pictures, you just need to peel it off. the more layer you have, the easier for the plastidip to come off as a whole. however, you may need to start peel it off at the edges and roll it / peel it just like how you peel a tape off.

if you dip it well, the plastidip will coat the entire surface area and you may need to use a toothpick or a sharper object to puncture a small hole on the surface of the plastidip. i've removed before some of plastidip on some other things.

for some of the area that did not coat well, ie not 100% full coverage, that requires harder work such as usage of thinner and hard rubbing.

 

[kw930]

IC, sounds like doing facemask lol, then really suprise that the coating is durable while it's easily removal too.
BTW, how many can of spray needed for 4 layers coating like you did?

 

[humms]

IC, sounds like doing facemask lol, then really suprise that the coating is durable while it's easily removal too.
BTW, how many can of spray needed for 4 layers coating like you did?

i did with about 1 and 1/2 cans because i didn't really paint the entire wheel, because i painted it while the wheels are still on my car. if you remove the wheels and paint it entirely, i think you would need about 2 of 2 1/2 cans with 4 coats

 

[prodigy]

Did you prep up the wheels before spraying it? As in clean it and wash thoroughly?

 

[humms]

Did you prep up the wheels before spraying it? As in clean it and wash thoroughly?

yes i did. i washed the wheel, even used an old toothbrush to remove dirt on harder to reach area of the wheels. plastidip sells a pre-dip liquid, but i don't think it is necessary. just normal washing will do. best to use some brake dust remover or wheel cleaner to thoroughly rid it of dirt.

make sure you dry it entirely especially at the wheel cap area! refer to my close up photo of the dipped wheel cap, you can see some water retention at the wheel cap seam, make it harder to peel the unwanted dipping off the wheel cap. if it's entirely dry, you can easily peel it off the wheel cap.

having said that, i actually recommend the wheels to be removed from the car so that you can check for unpainted area and you can easily remove the wheel cap for better finishes there.