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I knew it... awesome!!! Now what about a pic on the car.... like before and after ?
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Originally Posted by Steph1
(Post 15854545)
I knew it... awesome!!! Now what about a pic on the car.... like before and after ?
Thats whats great about plasti dip. No harm done Here are a couple pictures I took before walking away disgusted. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...ea5cbe82c0.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...b9a94c881a.jpg |
Its hard to believe that a wheel can look like this in my garage on a trash barrel but like this on the car :mad:....
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...8983179eae.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...bd07f91666.jpg |
Bringing this back one more time.. Two 5 second mist coats of pearlizer took care of the problem and lightened up the dark Anthracite just a touch.Still dark but not too be confused with silver or black. They really pick up the setting sun nicely now.
Thanks for everyones interest. Now this thread can finally die a peaceful death. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...220205e9e9.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...96ee17db42.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...502996268f.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...bd84f96c15.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...7f154fe53e.jpg |
Weird. Looks like you dipped them in black after the initial anthracite dip, at least in some of the pics..
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Yea, it's crazy how dark those looked once mounted. They're still pretty dark I bet, unless in direct sunlight like in those last pics. When you go the PC route, based on what we learned here, maybe pick one shade lighter than you think you want since they seem to look darker once mounted and then you'll get the look you're going for.
Make sure the powdercoater knows to use a low temp curing powdercoat and doesn't get the wheel too hot during the curing process as that can damage the structure of the aluminum. I think it has to stay under 400 degrees but do some research on that number. |
Originally Posted by sandwedge
(Post 15859669)
Weird. Looks like you dipped them in black after the initial anthracite dip, at least in some of the pics..
Originally Posted by Petza914
(Post 15859912)
Yea, it's crazy how dark those looked once mounted. They're still pretty dark I bet, unless in direct sunlight like in those last pics. When you go the PC route, based on what we learned here, maybe pick one shade lighter than you think you want since they seem to look darker once mounted and then you'll get the look you're going for.
Make sure the powdercoater knows to use a low temp curing powdercoat and doesn't get the wheel too hot during the curing process as that can damage the structure of the aluminum. I think it has to stay under 400 degrees but do some research on that number. Full sun and shade.... https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...f5f1223cda.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...38a5b130cf.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...1aa990ba30.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...bcb8dea5c1.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...a7da9ff8d6.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...ff5d4dc911.jpg |
That looks very nice now.
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I like it too. Not full silver but a shade of gray in there to tone it down a bit. Keeper imo.
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Thanks again guys! Will call it "late afternoon silver". Its a proprietary mix.
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Originally Posted by Scottc714
(Post 15863978)
Thanks again guys! Will call it "late afternoon silver". Its a proprietary mix.
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love the changed look
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I really like the looks now. Maybe you found the dark too dark, but they still looked much better than when silver.
Super job bringing it back to your liking. You are better than me, cause it seems that when I find myself in a similar situation, 3 times outta 5, I seem to make things worst rather than better. |
This thread isnt dead apparently and Im not done yet either. After adding the pearlizer over the Anthracite it did lighten up a couple shades but after a couple days being honest with myself I had to say yep now they have a hint of BLUE. Luckily I had only done the driver side so I could have a couple days of scrutiny before doing the passenger side. Soooo heres the latest..AGAIN. I really love this color and its what i wanted all along. A deep, silver-gray steel or gun metal look. Not silver, not anthracite or black. No underlying funky blue or purplish hues. If the process I used to achieve this holds up.... great. if not the powder coater can blast it off in seconds. I did an experiment 1st and the dip will still peel off. 2 coats of Duplicolor graphite wheel paint sprayed directly over the Plasti dip. Its cloudy today , no sunshine so I wheeled this out and snapped a couple shots. Will post some new pictures after i complete the other 3 and mount them back up.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...2476cc4999.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...ee683b9701.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...12c8a49de6.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...d524e12492.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...848a40b0e1.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...9ef98b09d7.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...1f263f2f87.jpg |
Originally Posted by Scottc714
(Post 15867128)
This thread isnt dead apparently and Im not done yet either. After adding the pearlizer over the Anthracite it did lighten up a couple shades but after a couple days being honest with myself I had to say yep now they have a hint of BLUE. Luckily I had only done the driver side so I could have a couple days of scrutiny before doing the passenger side. Soooo heres the latest..AGAIN. I really love this color and its what i wanted all along. A deep, silver-gray steel or gun metal look. Not silver, not anthracite or black. No underlying funky blue or purplish hues. If the process I used to achieve this holds up.... great. if not the powder coater can blast it off in seconds. I did an experiment 1st and the dip will still peel off. 2 coats of Duplicolor graphite wheel paint sprayed directly over the Plasti dip. Its cloudy today , no sunshine so I wheeled this out and snapped a couple shots. Will post some new pictures after i complete the other 3 and mount them back up.
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...1f263f2f87.jpg That looks really nice, at least to me it does. Subjective but if I were you I would try to leave that edition alone if you can without further experiments :) |
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