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Plasti Dipped my winter 224s

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TomK
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Plasti Dipped my winter 224s

Post by TomK » Tue Jan 10, 2017 5:08 pm

I use my 224s for the Vred wintracs I have, which are in a pretty poor state aesthetically in the oem silver finish. They will need an oem finish refurb one day if I come to sell the car, but in the meantime since I hate silver and don't want to pay for a refurb twice I thought I'd have a go at plasti-dipping them. I used about 5 cans of the stuff, though I fear the coating is not thick enough near the centre :headbang: we shall see how long it lasts. I used a can of their 'glossifier' which is supposed to seal it in a bit. Care needs to be applied when doing up the bolts, one of mine needs a slight touch up. Overall though I'm pleased with the finish and the look for £50 investment, even if it is quite a faff to do them. Time will tell how long it lasts, hopefully at least this winter since I don't intend on removing or washing the wheels particularly often.
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MC[IB], CSL airbox, Schrick 288/280 cams, 4.44FD, UUC SSK, SS race cat back, AP CP9660[F]/5144[R] brakes, Apex ARC-8 with AR-1 or PS5, KW ClubSport 2-way, Turner spherical arms, PMC uniball rtab, VB engine mounts, Rogue pulleys & RSMs, Tillett B6, half cage

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Plasti Dipped my winter 224s

Post by dhobbs » Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:11 pm

Looks good. What preparation did you do?
3.0si roadster. Requisite stubby. Sound gen mod. LED numberplate lights. LED boot strip. Interior lights LED too. ZHP gearknob. Daily drive :driving:
Motor in boot. Bilstein B8 dampers. New radio, much better sounds :thumbsup:

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Plasti Dipped my winter 224s

Post by TomK » Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:21 pm

Just a decent clean. I did my lower center 'bar' of the front bumper about a month ago, has stood up well so far.
MC[IB], CSL airbox, Schrick 288/280 cams, 4.44FD, UUC SSK, SS race cat back, AP CP9660[F]/5144[R] brakes, Apex ARC-8 with AR-1 or PS5, KW ClubSport 2-way, Turner spherical arms, PMC uniball rtab, VB engine mounts, Rogue pulleys & RSMs, Tillett B6, half cage

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