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Old 02-18-14, 03:14 PM
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Default Plastidipped tail lights and wheels

So decided this weekend to try some plastidip and found the gold metalizer and smoke plastidip so went ahead and tried it on my wheels and I think I love the gold and white and black appearance so will now consider a permanent powder coat on my wheels... And the finish on my tail lights after 7 coats of smoke plastidip I think turned out smooth and really nice smoked out look and the nice part it can peel right off, what do you guys think?
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Old 02-18-14, 03:18 PM
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Love it, well done!
I'll try tail lights too
Old 02-18-14, 04:11 PM
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Looks nice!
Old 02-18-14, 04:26 PM
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pretty nice for plastidip
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Looks good man! Those wheels almost look photoshopped haha
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wheels do look p shoped
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The tail lights look good, so do the wheels. Did you have amber on the taillights? Did the plasti dip hide the amber? I can see the clean rectangles but not the amber. Please advise
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Loving the wheel. But not feeling the tail light plastic dip because it doesn't have that glossy look
Old 02-18-14, 10:58 PM
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Coming from gold/white/black themed owner,

Personally rear is overdone with plastidip.
Too many "dipped" accents compare to rest of the car in my opinion.
(i.e. emblems and reflectors along with tail lights)
maybe removing the license plate will help ? or black out the front headlight/fog light housings ?

But I think the wheels look interesting in a good way.
Hope we can get a profile shot to get a better idea.
Old 02-19-14, 06:06 AM
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Very interested in seeing how the wheels look in person, they look really good in the pictures. Not a fan of the tail lights at all.
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Thanks everybody... And hahaha its not photoshopped but I see that it kinda looks like that... And yes thats my next project getting the headlights and fog lights blacked out but will wait till I get a house with a garage to have plenty of time to take them apart... Well I think I like the new look that today will be talking to someone about getting them powdercoated the same color... The only thing is the metalizer is really thin so it chips easy, will take some more with direct sunlight
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Originally Posted by islove623
The tail lights look good, so do the wheels. Did you have amber on the taillights? Did the plasti dip hide the amber? I can see the clean rectangles but not the amber. Please advise
And I think the plastidip did hide the amber pretty good, another friend did his with 9 coats and came out much darker but still smooth, one can goes for $9 at pepboys and if you dont like it, you can always peel it off...
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Originally Posted by bboysunone
Loving the wheel. But not feeling the tail light plastic dip because it doesn't have that glossy look
I thought the same thing too and bought a can of clear coat but after the 7 coats I liked the look and left it alone... But you can do clear over it and it will still peel off
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Holy crap those wheels came out great. The rear looks good too IMO.
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Originally Posted by yardie876
Holy crap those wheels came out great. The rear looks good too IMO.
Thanks man! Hopefully I can get them powdercoated to mimic the same look and be permanent


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