Refurb wheels

[Jarre]

Right, I've got my winter wheels on now so I decided to plasti dip one of my 17s to see what it looked like, here was the result:

It looks quite good, IMO, and so I put it in front of the car to get some idea of what it would look like:

I think it looks quite good, other views are welcome, though!

But looking at what I need to finish the job off, I'm wondering whether I'm just better getting them properly returned rather than plasti dip.
I'd want to redo the one I've done (because I messed it up a bit) and therefore I'll need 4 cans of plasti dip (£70). I also fancy using the metal user, so say I need 2 cans of that (£35). So that's £105. Now it's also recommended you use their primer to achieve a longer lasting finish, this only comes in a tin so I'll need a spray set too. So it's all mounting up to a fair price only to really obtain a 'temporary' solution.

Would I be better having them sprayed/powder coated, Matte or gloss? Or just leave them silver (all my badges and grills are blacked out).

Cheers guys

 

[Deleted member 74601]

It sounds like if you want to do it, get it done properly.

However, what about the coats of plasti dip and then just 2 coats of plasti dip gloss per wheel, instead of metallic.

 

[jc_boc]

I was under the impression that plastidip was tough as nails and lasts a good long while? I am planning on plastidipping mine too in the summer.

 

[Jarre]

The glossifier only seems to come in tins, which is why I said metalizer. It says on the plasti dip website that the metalizer provides a gloss finish? I don't know, and for that reason maybe I should get it done properly haha

 

[TarekElsakka]

They look quite fascinating. You really are getting the hang of plastidipping, aren't you? Haha.

 

[Masterkm]

Jarre, That looks well done. Personally I would go for a refurb. A local place to me does £120 a set without tyres on. So for the price you listed above, I would go for a refurb.

PS. Your car needs the FL spoiler lol

 

[Jarre]

A refurb might be better lasting, plasti dip is meant to be good but time will tell. I'd had to spend the same price as a refurb to get it completed and for it to only last a couple of months before needing doing again. Another point to note is that one of my alloys does need returning anyway because I curbed it letting an ambulance through a queue of traffic a couple of months back.

When repairing an alloy does it need to go through a complete respray anyway?

 

[Masterkm]

Yes Jarre, A repair goes through a full respray afterwards

 

[Jarre]

ah thanks! Might be worth getting them sprayed for that reason anyway. Still not sure as to whether I should go black or keep them silver. Maybe even gun metal/anthracite?

 

[Masterkm]

Gunmetal gets my vote on a black car

 

[Jarre]

Gunmetal gets my vote on a black car

Yeah I've always liked that colour with black. I've added a pole anyway so people can vote

 

[freekie]

I'm sure that using the plastidip primer makes the paint much more difficult to remove, more of a permanent change than a temporary one.

 

[paul7619]

What about bronze. Black car with bronze wheels looks so good, but im yet to see a Leon with that colour choice

 

[Jarre]

I'm sure that using the plastidip primer makes the paint much more difficult to remove, more of a permanent change than a temporary one.

Well the point of the primer is that it helps the plasti dip to bond better, so yeah I guess it will make it more of a permanent solution!

 

[ATGNI]

Gunmetal definately.

I'm going to get my spare set of Andromedas done in a metallic anthracite.

 

[Jarre]

What about bronze. Black car with bronze wheels looks so good, but im yet to see a Leon with that colour choice

I didn't think about bronze! Personally I don't think it will suit my car, it is just a standard leon so may look silly. If I had a BTCC that was lowered and a spoiler maybe

 

[Jarre]

Gunmetal definately.

I'm going to get my spare set of Andromedas done in a metallic anthracite.

Yeah i'm leaning towards that now! The poll is 100% for anthracite so far haha!

 

[EndlessNameless]

For me, black wheels on a black car don't really work. They work well with a lairy painted car, but it's too monochrome with a black car.

Slightly darker than standard silver would be my choice (coincidentally the colour my wheels go when I haven't cleaned them in a while - I reckon they do actually look better dirty, and my car's black).

 

[Jarre]

For me, black wheels on a black car don't really work. They work well with a lairy painted car, but it's too monochrome with a black car.

Slightly darker than standard silver would be my choice (coincidentally the colour my wheels go when I haven't cleaned them in a while - I reckon they do actually look better dirty, and my car's black).

I have to agree with the 'colour my wheels go when I haven't cleaned them', I used to think that my wheels would look good that colour.

You're probably right with black on black not working, plus I guess that would make my car look extremely drug dealer like haha! Not good when you spend a lot of time in Liverpool...

 

[LeonES]

Jarre, get them done properly, pay once.

The lads over on the FocusST site swear by Romax on Portrack Lane, Stockton or Prestige Powder Coatings at Hartlepool, the latter a little cheaper IIRC, finish from both absolutely superb by all accounts and circa £50 a wheel.