Plasti Dip Track Wheels
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Plasti Dip Track Wheels
Hey guys,
Searched around the forum and everyone seems to agree plasti dipping everything on the car works okay. With regards to the wheels though ; has anyone tried using plasti dipped wheels for track duty? Based on what I'm reading it appears its tough enough for daily driving, and the company website says it holds up to 200+ F temps (or 93.33+ Celsius) but I'm curious to know what adverse effects I may encounter if I throw this onto my track wheels and go for a time-attack where the heat will start to become more of an issue.
I'm seeing conflicting responses on google searches... (some say zero issues, some say maybe it'll be harder to remove later?)
Has anyone tried it? (Question part 2: How do you guys clean your plastidipped rims? Just soap and water is sufficient? I wouldn't need to use my old wheel cleaners on it if its all plastic I assume?)
Searched around the forum and everyone seems to agree plasti dipping everything on the car works okay. With regards to the wheels though ; has anyone tried using plasti dipped wheels for track duty? Based on what I'm reading it appears its tough enough for daily driving, and the company website says it holds up to 200+ F temps (or 93.33+ Celsius) but I'm curious to know what adverse effects I may encounter if I throw this onto my track wheels and go for a time-attack where the heat will start to become more of an issue.
I'm seeing conflicting responses on google searches... (some say zero issues, some say maybe it'll be harder to remove later?)
Has anyone tried it? (Question part 2: How do you guys clean your plastidipped rims? Just soap and water is sufficient? I wouldn't need to use my old wheel cleaners on it if its all plastic I assume?)
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Merely an aesthetics endeavour.
I went in initially asking for matte black RPF1's but the shop owner said none were in stock and indicated they were typically difficult to come by. Some individuals note that they believe the coating of plastic preserves the finish of the alloys as they are fairly resilient to superficial damage - but in my case its simply because I really wanted black rims to go with my white car![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
edit: pondering trying to black out my emblems this weekend as well... have 3 cans of this stuff here !
I went in initially asking for matte black RPF1's but the shop owner said none were in stock and indicated they were typically difficult to come by. Some individuals note that they believe the coating of plastic preserves the finish of the alloys as they are fairly resilient to superficial damage - but in my case its simply because I really wanted black rims to go with my white car
![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
edit: pondering trying to black out my emblems this weekend as well... have 3 cans of this stuff here !
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Er I wouldn't use it for track. If you can smell your brakes burning when you come off the track,it probably is over 200 f . You would need a paint scrapper and a blow torch to get it off. My te37's have had a season on the track and the only damage is light scratches around the lug nuts.
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Looks like I won't be the guinea pig after all ; I just picked up my rims from NextMod and the owner pretty much said the same thing some of you have mentioned - not a good idea with track wheels because of the excessive temps - so lucky for me he allowed me to return 2 of the 3 cans of plasti dip I purchased (I'm keeping one to black out the emblems instead).
I didn't want to powder coat from the start bc the plasti dip was a very economical and completely reversible route to go with.
Well if anyone has tried it before feel free to toss in your 2 cents but for now I'll just run my silver RPF1s
I didn't want to powder coat from the start bc the plasti dip was a very economical and completely reversible route to go with.
Well if anyone has tried it before feel free to toss in your 2 cents but for now I'll just run my silver RPF1s
![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Plastidip is easy to use. it goes on like spray paint, but you have to lay it super thick or its really gritty looking. taking it off is easy, its more like a skin than paint, so i would rap it around the whole rim. I did a goalie mask cage in it, white over chrome, and it took 4 coats, so get 3 or 4 cans to do a set of wheels. before it dries, you can wipe anything off with paint thinner, but, unlike regular spray paint, once its hard that's it.
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