So I have a week off and decided to do something with the Vee. I recently discovered Plasti Dip and fancied trying it out as everything I had read and seen about it looked good. Ordered 6 cans @ £70 and got cracking. The wheels on my car are looking a little tired so I thought I would paint the wheels and pods to see how it would look. You can also paint badges and trim really easily and looks pretty good. But the real trick is it can be removed at anytime very simply. You pick a hole in it and start peeling it off. It leaves no marks or glue as there isnt any. It just a plastic paint which covers and protects the paint. I think it originally was used to spray electrical connections to make them waterproof.
So I took the wheels off and gave them a good clean with some wheel cleaner and then with Fairy liquid. Then used pre paint cleaning wipes to get in all the smaller parts. Masked the wheel around the tyre and got spraying. 1st coat needs to give it 50% transparency. Leave it to dry for 15 mins and apply next coat. I found 4 coats gave it a thick enough finish. You also need to give it a good few coats as it is easier to remove if thick.
Then left them to dry for a few hours and fit back to the car. I found the finish to be pretty good considering it came out of a can and I sprayed them out in the open air. It has a matt textured finish to it which gives it a good effect. It feels a bit like paint that is touch dry is the only way I can drescribe it. You do have to be carefull with it when replacing the wheel bolts. A spot of grease on the side of the locking wheel bolt as its quite large and job done. You can also get a lacquer to give it a gloss finish.
If you get really close you can see a few drops of paint on one of them but it was my first one....
I would not say this is a permanent solution but a bit of fun. When I get obred of it off it comes. I am thinking of doing the pods as well and maybe the badges and will post some pictures once they are done. If anything, at least my wheels are protected from brake dust and a cheap way of customising your car. Think I have found the next way of decorating the car for Le Mans next year as you can spray a whole car. TBC
A few pics
So I took the wheels off and gave them a good clean with some wheel cleaner and then with Fairy liquid. Then used pre paint cleaning wipes to get in all the smaller parts. Masked the wheel around the tyre and got spraying. 1st coat needs to give it 50% transparency. Leave it to dry for 15 mins and apply next coat. I found 4 coats gave it a thick enough finish. You also need to give it a good few coats as it is easier to remove if thick.
Then left them to dry for a few hours and fit back to the car. I found the finish to be pretty good considering it came out of a can and I sprayed them out in the open air. It has a matt textured finish to it which gives it a good effect. It feels a bit like paint that is touch dry is the only way I can drescribe it. You do have to be carefull with it when replacing the wheel bolts. A spot of grease on the side of the locking wheel bolt as its quite large and job done. You can also get a lacquer to give it a gloss finish.
If you get really close you can see a few drops of paint on one of them but it was my first one....
I would not say this is a permanent solution but a bit of fun. When I get obred of it off it comes. I am thinking of doing the pods as well and maybe the badges and will post some pictures once they are done. If anything, at least my wheels are protected from brake dust and a cheap way of customising your car. Think I have found the next way of decorating the car for Le Mans next year as you can spray a whole car. TBC
A few pics
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