Plasti Diped my rims

[haz]

From UK Porsche Boxster Hardtop : Porsche 986 - Prosche 987

A KG conv? Being a former vdub guy, I'm corious what you mean.

[silver-S]

Originally Posted by haz

From UK
A KG conv? Being a former vdub guy, I'm corious what you mean.

I'm warning you, don't look at this. Because if you do, you'll lie awake at night, trying to figure how to get the money to waste on such a sublime extravagance.

Porsche Customizer Puts a 1972 Kharmann Ghia Body on a Boxster S - @FlatSixes - the blog about Porsche

[FLAT64EVER]

Nice work Haz ...

I will now free up some garage space and store my spare wheels and the tires the Norwegian way ... in the bathroom!

[rah rah 986]

Your rims look GREAT! I recently bought flat black center caps with the intention of doing what you have done....same rims. I have been wrestling with whether to paint or plasti dip. Was there much prep work with plasti dip? Did you repair defects an road rash (if present), or does the plasti dip conceal defects?

Looking forward to more photos.

[tanque55]

They look great, so you were able to do this without taking the
tires off the wheels?

[haz]

SO! I was actually forced to change to winter tires this morning as it was snowing where I was driving to, as I was planning on replacing a bad MAF.

LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT MORE PICS.

At the gas station, making sure I had correct tire pressure. What do you guys run? These are 225, 45, 17 inch rims and my book said the pressure should be 36 psi rear, and 29 in the front.



At my friends garage, he has an awesome 914 which he is restoring for the third time, wide body panels, roll cage and a badass engine.





As you can see, some spacers at the back would suit the stance nicely:





This text is just for fun, you won`t get it..

Originally Posted by tanque55

They look great, so you were able to do this without taking the
tires off the wheels?

Thank you. Yes the rubber stayed on. I have seen a YT video of one guy, he made sure to apply many coats and was actually able to peel off any Plasti Dip from the side of the wheels.

Originally Posted by rah rah 986

Your rims look GREAT! I recently bought flat black center caps with the intention of doing what you have done....same rims. I have been wrestling with whether to paint or plasti dip. Was there much prep work with plasti dip? Did you repair defects an road rash (if present), or does the plasti dip conceal defects?

Looking forward to more photos.

Not at all. Washed them (see my first post) and then I ran some methylated stuff to make sure they were 100% clean. I did not repair anything and the Plasti Dip concealed any scrathes and curb marks.

Originally Posted by FLAT64EVER

Nice work Haz ...

I will now free up some garage space and store my spare wheels and the tires the Norwegian way ... in the bathroom!

Originally Posted by silver-S

I'm warning you, don't look at this. Because if you do, you'll lie awake at night, trying to figure how to get the money to waste on such a sublime extravagance.

Porsche Customizer Puts a 1972 Kharmann Ghia Body on a Boxster S - @FlatSixes - the blog about Porsche

Wow. Lost for words.