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[particlewave]

Originally Posted by JAAY

Next request can you make them black so I can see.

I guess I'm kind of late, but here you go.

[Chief]

Originally Posted by particlewave

I guess I'm kind of late, but here you go.

Exactly what I was thinking

[JAAY]

I think I'm going to have to try some gloss black plasti dip after I get some rubber on em. Thank you again.

[papasmurf]

the plastidip glossifier really does not do very much to the finish of the standard plastidip...maybe a kind of satin finish at best. I have had it on my Sport Classic II's for about 5 months now and overall it has held up wonderfully (I took lots of time laying down about 5 coats of plastidip and glossifier each) but the shiny gloss finish I was wanting has never been there and from what I have read, other people have had similar experiences. It is a nice, cheap solution though if you are wanting to see how black would look on the wheels before painting them.

[JAAY]

Thank you for the advise. I saw that people were having trouble with the gloss. I just watched a tutorial on it and it seems that when laying down the gloss it needs to go on pretty heavy after the initial coat.

[RaisedOnPorsches]

I have to say I like the look of these wheels a lot more on your car with the black finish.

One idea that just came to me would be to leave the lip grey/silver or even getting it refinished with a polished metal lip with the center black. It would come across as a more modern take on the Fuch wheel.

Sort of like this without the silver on the center spokes:


Something closer to this but with the more modern lines of the cayman wheels:

[BRAN]

Originally Posted by RaisedOnPorsches

I have to say I like the look of these wheels a lot more on your car with the black finish.

One idea that just came to me would be to leave the lip grey/silver or even getting it refinished with a polished metal lip with the center black. It would come across as a more modern take on the Fuch wheel.

Sort of like this without the silver on the center spokes:


Something closer to this but with the more modern lines of the cayman wheels:

Yup, definately would try to create something similar to Porsche's Fuchs Design on a dark car like yours.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by papasmurf

the plastidip glossifier really does not do very much to the finish of the standard plastidip...maybe a kind of satin finish at best. I have had it on my Sport Classic II's for about 5 months now and overall it has held up wonderfully (I took lots of time laying down about 5 coats of plastidip and glossifier each) but the shiny gloss finish I was wanting has never been there and from what I have read, other people have had similar experiences. It is a nice, cheap solution though if you are wanting to see how black would look on the wheels before painting them.

You have to use a lot of layers of glossifier and wait until each dries completely. And you'll get more bling if you couple the mettalizer over gold or anthracite after putting down a matte finish first. So it's like a many steps process, but pretty cool for a spray can.

PlastiDip Metalizer Gold - How to Use - DipYourCar.com - YouTube

[papasmurf]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

You have to use a lot of layers of glossifier and wait until each dries completely. And you'll get more bling if you couple the mettalizer over gold or anthracite after putting down a matte finish first. So it's like a many steps process, but pretty cool for a spray can.

PlastiDip Metalizer Gold - How to Use - DipYourCar.com - YouTube

I put at least 6 layers of glossifier on each wheel over the course of about two evenings per wheel. The glossifier seems to attract brake dust more and make the wheels kind of sticky even months later. It is not flat like the stock black plastidip finish but is far from what someone could call glossy. Still it was a cheap investment to see if I liked the black as much as I thought I would...and I do.