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Old Dec 26, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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How much hammering did you do to make those 315's fit out back?
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Old Dec 27, 2012 | 10:13 AM
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Looks great OP, you made those crappy sounding wheels look nice again

Originally Posted by steveo346
Will the Plastidip stay on during normal car washes? How is it removed?
Its just like the stuff used on the end of a pair of pliers, but thinner. It works best when you do the front and back of something so it has itself to bond to and seal up around something.
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Old Dec 27, 2012 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Photochop
Looks great OP, you made those crappy sounding wheels look nice again



Its just like the stuff used on the end of a pair of pliers, but thinner. It works best when you do the front and back of something so it has itself to bond to and seal up around something.
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How much hammering did you do to make those 315's fit out back?
Wack the **** out of it until the tire doesn't rub

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Old Dec 27, 2012 | 03:52 PM
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Old Dec 28, 2012 | 01:49 PM
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i've been wanting to plasti-dip my zr1's... looks great!

where do they sell plasti-dip spray besides online?
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Old Dec 28, 2012 | 02:13 PM
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Home Depot and Lowes both sell it here.
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Old Dec 28, 2012 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by thunderstruck507
Home Depot and Lowes both sell it here.
Yeap pretty much any hardware store
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Old Dec 30, 2012 | 09:53 AM
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And at any time u can just peel it off with no issues? Especially wheels wheels go through heat cycles there is no bubbling?
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Old Dec 30, 2012 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by SneakySRT
And at any time u can just peel it off with no issues? Especially wheels wheels go through heat cycles there is no bubbling?
Yes the stuff is very durable.
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Old Dec 30, 2012 | 03:14 PM
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How well will it hold up? I sanded and plastidipped a splitter on a C6 Z06 but never wheels. Considering plasti-dipping some Deep Dish C5s White and throwing them on my 30th SS. Just don't want it looking like **** a month later.
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Originally Posted by Scoobie
How well will it hold up? I sanded and plastidipped a splitter on a C6 Z06 but never wheels. Considering plasti-dipping some Deep Dish C5s White and throwing them on my 30th SS. Just don't want it looking like **** a month later.
Dude people are plastidipping there entire car I think it'll hold up...but ill let you know in a few months
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Ive had my wheels plastidipped for a little over a year and it was good until i went to a car wash that had power washer for the wheels. I just peeled and redipped.
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Originally Posted by lilpb1
Ive had my wheels plastidipped for a little over a year and it was good until i went to a car wash that had power washer for the wheels. I just peeled and redipped.
Yea ill probably wash her by hand....
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Thanks for the info.
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