PlastiDipped Wheels!

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Hi David,
I was in Taiwan for a couple weeks got back a couple days ago and just checked the forum. The wheels look great. How did you cover the brakes and rotors? Did you take the wheels off to spary? I drove a TDV6 Disocvery 4 over there. Not sure I like the gear selector wheel they have.

Hey George,

I am currently in Boston for my brother's wedding. It is VERY easy to do the wheels, you do NOT need to even take them off - seriously you should try it since it would look sweet on your white LR4. Since you do not go off roading, it will probably last at least a year - you just can't spray wheel cleaner on it.

You can buy the matte black PlastiDip spray from Home Depot, it's really cheap. You will need about 4-5 cans to do all four wheels (that will leave you with a can or two for touch ups if needed). Basically, you use a trash bag (may need to cut it in the center to pull it apart a bit) and loosely feed it into the wheels and cover the brakes/calipers completely. Keep the bag loose because you will want to drive forward and back a few feet for the last few coats. You can also see this on YouTube if you search "PlastiDip wheels".

Before you start, make sure you clean the wheels very wheel - use denatured alcohol it works great. Once the wheels are clean and dry, cover the brakes/calipers with the trash bag, and then just spray the Plasti-Dip in quick sprays to cover for the first coat. Check it out on YouTube, do not try to cover everything on the first coat - it will just be a very light coat at first and then start to build up at each coat. You want to wait about 10-15 minutes in between coats - that's it. Just spray it on the wheels, working it into each angle of the rims - quick sprays work better, don't let it well up through constant sprays. Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy and the stuff coats like a dream - practically can't mess up.

DO NOT worry at all about overspray on the tire (it peels right off so easily) and just spray over the Land Rover emblem like I did.... For your last couple coats, move the truck forward 180 degrees to make sure you go all of the angles, then do it again. Once you have about 4-5 coats on the wheels and you like the look, just let it dry for a few hours completely (I did it overnight) and then you can easily peel off the overspray on the tires and even peel it off the green emblem - it just peels right off leaving it on the center cap! It's pretty damn amazing. Also wait until it's completely dry before pulling out the bags.

You can wash it and even power wash it with no problem, just use a microfiber cloth and car soapy water. I actually have some special clothes and wheel cleaner made for PlastiDip if you want it - I can send it over to you. I am having my wheels permanently powder coated black.

I hope that helps - e-mail me with any questions.

-David