Plastidip

[2007_Crown_Vic]

Has anyone ever used this product, specifically on turbine rims? I bought some black for my rims, but in an earlier thread BlakeusMaximus had suggested that it may not be a good idea and would be very difficult to remove and after thinking about it could very well be right.

It is getting close to that time of year to get the car out. I have an oil change, trans fluid change, rear wheel bearing and rear gear fluid change and a few other things to do first, but I was going to put that stuff on the rims while I was at it. I am now having second thoughts though and just wondered if anyone else has used this on the turbine rims and what your thoughts were with how it went.
Thanks!

 

[BlakeusMaximus]

I'm still sticking to my guns on this one! DONT DO IT!! First off, the surfaces have to be extremely clean for that stuff to stick. Cleaning those turbines is almost impossible, therefore it may not stick all the way, then your dealing with trying to get that that did stick off the wheel to either redo it or completely remove it. No way! Others will chime in and we'll see, I think your car looks good the way it is. If anything, have those turbines refurbished, I wish I still had my old set, I would restore them back to original.

 

[FoxMustangLvr]

I'm not a fan of turbines so I've never painted them. With that said I equate Plastidip to temporary tattoos, either man up or just don't do it. IMO, I think black turbines would not look very nice. Repaint them silver (or whatever is close to factory color) and put them back on.

 

[2007_Crown_Vic]

Lol, I am leaning more this way now. I was just wondering if anyone had any success with this. They are indeed a pain in the ass to clean, but I usually do a thorough cleaning (door jambs, trunk, under the hood, etc) at least every 4-6 weeks and a normal exterior wash every 2-3 weeks depending on weather so they, as well as the whole car are very clean. No road rash or curb damage either.

As much as I like having the nice, low mileage original car, there is something to be said about a daily driver that has seen better days - you don't have to clean and take such good care of it without feeling guilty, like my poor winter beater (2007 Crown Victoria Police car). That thing gets cleaned twice, once at the end of winter and again at the beginning. If it sat indoors over the summer it would only get the one at the end of winter. Looks like crap but runs and drives great.

 

[2007_Crown_Vic]

I'm not a fan of turbines so I've never painted them. With that said I equate Plastidip to temporary tattoos, either man up or just don't do it. IMO, I think black turbines would not look very nice. Repaint them silver (or whatever is close to factory color) and put them back on.

I like that analogy, lol. I also am not a huge fan of turbines, but am having a hard time figuring out if I want black rims or something else. I thought temporarily painting them black would allow me to see the car with black rims for a while to see if I liked it enough to actually buy some black aftermarket rims. If the car was all silver, it wouldn't even require any thought, but the two tone paint is making it hard for me.

 

[DSB88GT]

My 88 has an incorrect set of Pony's on it. I would love to find someone who wants to trade their Turbines for my Pony's!

 

[2007_Crown_Vic]

I have actually come across a few sets of turbines for sale here over the last couple of years. I don't recall the condition but they usually had bald tires on them and were $200-400 if I remember right....

 

[Mustang5L5]

My opinion...

Plastidip is great for repairing tool handles and such, but has no place on a car.

 

[mikestang63]

There's a reason it has dip in the name, imo.

dip comes to mind

 

[deathb4dismount]

I dipped a set of wheels on an old blazer I had before. Never again. The finish stains very easily and some of the stains can be a pain to get out. If you want to stick with the stock looks I would just have them painted. I believe argent silver is close to the proper color.

 

[billison]

You have to put a ton on to get it to peel like they say. Some say 2-3 cans per wheel.

 

[a91what]

Alot of opinions but no hard evidence on the subject. I happen to like plastidip for certain things....
Example

both the rims and the fender stripes are plastidip, the rims only needed one application use as directed and make sure your final coat is heavy or it will be a real bitch to remove later.
The fender stripes I redo every year, this was a graphite color that was okish I changed it to a smoke gray I like much better.

 

[FoxMustangLvr]

I like that analogy, lol. I also am not a huge fan of turbines, but am having a hard time figuring out if I want black rims or something else. I thought temporarily painting them black would allow me to see the car with black rims for a while to see if I liked it enough to actually buy some black aftermarket rims. If the car was all silver, it wouldn't even require any thought, but the two tone paint is making it hard for me.

I'm a fan of black wheels but only on certain color cars where it looks right. If you force it then it won't look that great IMO. If your car is the one in your avatar, blue/silver, then I think some polished aluminum wheels or silver would look great. They are not "played out" you just have to work with what you have. I really love two tone GT's like you have

 

[FoxMustangLvr]

I found this car

 

[BlakeusMaximus]

I found this car

Yeah, I don't like it either.

 

[Ryuk]

It sounds like a temporary solution to a permanent problem.

It's a great way to see if you like the black wheels before committing to paint them, but it takes several coats to get the peel off you see in the videos.

 

[2007_Crown_Vic]

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the help and suggestions/pictures. I thought this thread was dead - I wasn't getting any emails letting me know people had posted anything after the post on Tuesday at 3:55.

I was thinking of these before, and it still may be a great look:
https://lmr.com/item/WTK-1007DABS/Mustang-SVE-Anniverary-Wheel-Sumitomo-Tire-Kit-Black-79-93

I thought I recall seeing the same thing as above but instead of black it was that dark grey... anthracite or something? Either way, it might be a way to get some of the black or dark rim look that I like that will still have some shine that works with the two tone.

Probably still a year or so off from doing any of this, I have to move out of this condo first....

 

[BlakeusMaximus]

https://lmr.com/item/WTK-1007DAAS/Mustang-SVE-Anniverary-Wheel-Sumitomo-Tire-Kit-Anthracite

I think these would look better, but if your partial to the black, the ones you posted would look ok. I just don’t like black wheels. Especially, on your two tone car.

 

[2007_Crown_Vic]

I think those are the ones I was talking about but couldn't find. I guess I am just blind, lol. It will probably end up being one of those two.

The car actually still has the original tires on it. I will miss being able to slide the car around as easily as I can right now with the complete lack of traction, but it gets pretty dangerous in the rain so it will be a good upgrade. I am still surprised there are no regulations on tire age when it comes to safety inspections here, but the mechanic said he can't see belts, just cracks so it was a pass. With the new ones I will feel better about highway trips too. The current tires are OK for the 15-20 minute drive to work and back but I don't think they would be up for much more than that I don't think.

 

[BlakeusMaximus]

Dang! I wouldn’t be driving on 30 year old tires!! You should really invest in some cheap new ones, especially if your not going to get new wheels and tires for a year or so, and still driving it everyday.