Plasti Dipped my wife's Orange Fit wheels. Looks decent

 

 

awesome pic.. couldve not said it better

 

Didnt see anywhere on advanced options to let me upload any....soooooo for that ya'll get chopped

 

i dont think this forum supports it. use an image host like imgur and post the link with the img tag.

 

ok i'll give that a shot

 

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/pict...pictureid=6055

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/pict...pictureid=6054

 

Those links will take you right to the pics. Will have to do for now until I can get on my home computer.

 

What the. Why. I don't even.

 

If anyone has plasti-dipped anything on their Fit post it here boys and girls

 

Here are your pics burtch07..

 

I was hoping to see a full plasti-dipped fit

 

Wouldn't be hard at all. Just take time and patience. I'd stay away from the black unless you're going over it with a glossifier to give it a satin finish rather than the plastidip matte finish since it looks textured to me otherwise.

If I get super bored over the summer I may two tone my CRZ black and white. lol

 

Is there any chance someone could post a how-to for wheels? I would love to do this to my GD3 wheels, but I want to make sure I prep them correctly!

 

Every how-to you may need.
Videos and Guides - Plasti Dip For Your Car - Resources & More at DipYourCar.com NEW Glossifier

 

Yeah it's real easy to do.
Step 1-Take wheels off car
Step 2-Punched out center caps
Step 3-Wiped down wheels with microfiber cloth
Step 4-Taped around tire (I did my Element without tape. It works like this as well, peels right off the rubber. A lil bit of a pain later on, I prefered taping the tire.)
Step 5-Spray wheels.

Depending on how you spray will give you a different look. When I sprayed my SC i was close and layed it on thick. Came out with a more smooth finish. For the Fit I did a light spray and from further back. It came out with a more textured matte look. I honestly like the way the Fit looks better. SC wheels had high gloss on them from factory so I had to scuff them up a bit. My wife loves em and I don't mind driving it either now that it looks a lil less different than stock.

 

Close and thick seems to never work well for me. I alway do 6 inches away and "dust" it on for about 8 coats and it comes out perfect.

Oh and Index cards work wonders for masking off the tire on wheels. Much easier than tape

 

I posted an off-site link on plasti-dip diy guide (must be buried now as I posted it last year).

the most important thing about plasti-dip is the number of coats. if you only did a 2-3 layers... you'll be in for a finger blistering experience when you decide to peel it off. do 5 coats instead for an easy peel.

 

I've heard of people using index cards, I was toolazy to go buy some honestly. The dip didnt stay on my SC wheels well at all. So i sanded them down as best i could, primered them, then put on black gloss paint instead. I couldn't ever get them to turn out like the Fit. Plasti-dip is fun and easy though

 

Thanks! I can't wait to try it...