I'd paint it. Scuff, color, 2K clear, done. Maybe $75 in paint total. Hardest part is taping off the tires from the overspray and scuffing the wheels. If you want it to look good and do it on the cheap, this is the way to go.
Anybody Paint Their Cast Aluminum Wheels?
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What prep work is needed? I do not want to scuff up the stock wheels.
Scrub the wheels with some dawn dish detergent and a soft brush. Make sure they are 100% dry before spraying.......super easy. There are probably 1000 youtube video's showing you step by step.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFYX_5cS1go
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I have used their matte black on a few of my customers wheels that were interested in getting their wheels powder coated matte black. Autodip's product seems to lay down a lot more even than Plastidip's and truly looks like paint. Their gloss dip looks as close to paint as you'll ever see and peels off incredibly easy. Awesome stuff.
I have used their matte black on a few of my customers wheels that were interested in getting their wheels powder coated matte black. Autodip's product seems to lay down a lot more even than Plastidip's and truly looks like paint. Their gloss dip looks as close to paint as you'll ever see and peels off incredibly easy. Awesome stuff.
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What color is this?
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this is the exact look I am going for. Did you use a grey spray and glossifier? Also did you take the wheels off to paint them?
It was the Plasti Dip Anthracite spray with glossifier. I did NOT take the wheels off. I just wrapped the brake calipers etc in plastic bags.
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