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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by Joe Schmo, Jun 30, 2016.

  1. Joe Schmo

    Joe Schmo Junior Member

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    Hey how about one of you fellow modders paint your 2015 style prius II wheel covers matte black then post some pix so I can decide if its worth the time? :rolleyes:

    My covers have been off for awhile but the wheels still look unfinished without them. I have black oem center caps and black lug nut caps and plastidipped all the badges and emblems plus added carbon fiber background behind the emblems. Plastidip is matte black so it would match the matte black wheel covers. Oh and i have a winter gray with dark tint.

    Any thoughts?
     
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    …I'm rather surprised that no one has told you to "…go boil your head!" yet! :confused::eek::rolleyes: ;)
     
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    You can volunteer to use a can of Plastidip® on them.
     
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    Yup. You do it with a can of PlastiDip. You can tear it off if you don't like it.
     
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  6. Joe Schmo

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    lol. Yea but that's like 4-5 hours of work. Plus I'm sure little rocks will chip the plastidip or paint off in no time. I was just surprised I couldn't find one picture online of someone who had already done it. Photoshop just isn't the same. Oh well.
     
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    4-5 hours? Sure, if going to the bar afterward counts as "work."

    I Plasti-dipped my solid wheel covers nearly two years ago; go ahead, they won't chip off.
     
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    hmmmm. Do you have any pix? Yea I know it's not really work but it does take some time.

    Do you think it looks better with the plastidipped covers instead of just taking them off to show the black alloy wheels?
     
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    it only matters what YOU think looks better/
    your car, you have to look at it every day//
     
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    Well...I did mine to improve the drag coefficient. They're pizza pans, plasti-dipped and bolted to the stock wheel covers. I had to put something on them to prevent the rusting, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered. But the plasti-dip has been very durable.
    [​IMG]
     
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    Why not use PlastiDip?
     
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    Look what I did.

    I will probably have to fix one but I want to be sure I like it first before spending the time. I like it so far.
     

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    0708161312a.jpg I don't think anyone gives a flip but here are the final pix. All the chrome and silver wheel covers have been plastidipped. It's not as nice as it would be with some aftermarket wheels but I like it. 0708161312b.jpg 0708161312.jpg
     
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    Not bad. But I'd vote for a semi-gloss black, if that's on the table. ;)
     
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    I tried applying the glossifier in my first attempt but it came out uneven and had a lighter color. I lost my mind fixing all the little imperfections. I think I went thru 10 cans of plastidip which is nutty. At this point I'm sick of dipping so hopefully it holds up.
     
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    Plasti-dip glossifier is difficult and frustrating to work with.
     
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