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Old 04-30-2011, 04:23 PM
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Default Plasti-dipped the alcoa's!

So after looking EVERYWHERE locally i was finally able to order some of this "plasti-dip" this stuff is like magic! take a look!









so now we will see how well this stuff holds up. I aslo got 6 cans of white and plan on doing the alcoa's in white someday, overall i really like the look!
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Looks Good!
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Yep, they look great!!
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Oh and welcome to the Plasti-dip club!!!
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Howd yall do this, im interested
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Originally Posted by Vectus
Howd yall do this, im interested
1. Buy the cans
2. Spray it on
3. Let it dry


I would suggest taking the wheels off, but thats just my opinion on how I did mine.
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yes definatly take the wheels off, i taped off the first two but on the last two i didn't even tape em off this stuff is stupid easy to use i'm in love with it even tho i had to pay 200$ for 12 cans it was worth it. i wasnt sure how the stamped "alcoa forged" part would coem out but it turned out great touch ups are really easy also i recommend this to everyone!
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Did it take all 12 cans?
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Man... I forgot how much fender gap stock GXP's have.

Looks good man.. I'd like to mod some Bonnenille GXP wheels.
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Did it take all 12 cans?
No acually i used about 1 can and 3/4 of another i was expecting 3-4 cans for the whole car but i barely used 2!
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My question is how do you get the stuff off your wheel?
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wow looks awesome!
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RF missing a lugnut.
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looks good
hahaha every pic of an ls4 the front tires are bald as ****
mine nearly look like slicks from a distance......
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Originally Posted by Panther427
My question is how do you get the stuff off your wheel?
It peels off. Just scratch a whole in it and start pulling.

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well thats neat
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so let me get his right, so i can take a nice clean alcoa, do no prep (sanding) and just pray it on, then if i dont like it i can peal it all off?
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looks surprisingly nice. thumbs up.
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Could you use clear coat to make it shine?
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Originally Posted by gxp-miller-gxp
looks good
hahaha every pic of an ls4 the front tires are bald as ****
mine nearly look like slicks from a distance......
I just got rid of these about 2 months ago.. They were bald last spring.. Lol...



See those fronts? They don't look any better up close.. Lol


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