The Automotive Thread

[Master slacker]

Or Plastidip

 

[Road Guy]

I was thinking about just getting a little help from Mr. Krylon

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

I was thinking about just getting a little help from Mr. Krylon

Make sure you sand them before painting otherwise the paint will flake off in no time

 

[Supe]

Self etching primer goes a long way. Use a good degreaser when prepping, too.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

RG's new wheels:

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

I was thinking about just getting a little help from Mr. Krylon

You could always use plasti-dip. Spray cans are about $5 each and you would only need a couple to do all 4 wheels.

 

[Road Guy]

LOL - I will probably just wait..

Before next snow season I am saving to get new tires and a 1" lift on my Tahoe. It's that puke ugly hunter green color. so my plan was just to make it look a little redneck with a lift and big tires but it does needs more clearance.. Maybe If I look around I can find just some cheap blackout rims on craigslist...

I was happy to see they have a 4 Wheel Parts store here, the one back home was always very solid to deal with. but who knows about this one..

It (the tahoe) did pretty well driving to the ski resorts with 4WD and almost bald tires, defin need some more grip as I was white nuckled a couple of times (on the downgrade coming out of the Ike Tunnell for those that have driven it)

Im trying to resit the urge to fil it with stickers like all the other CO people do on their beat up SUV's..

 

[Master slacker]

I was thinking about just getting a little help from Mr. Krylon

You could always use plasti-dip.

What a GREAT idea!

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

I plasti-dipped my side mirrors last night. I like how they turned out.

 

[snickerd3]

were they all yellow before? what is the point of plasti-dipping? just for looks or is there durability added

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Yes. They were yellow before, I did it mostly for looks, but it does help with durability.

I've seen some guys spray this on the front of their show cars before taking them on long roadtrips to prevent rock chips and bug damage.

 

[snickerd3]

^is it removable?

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Yep, it peels right off.

I did it mostly to see if I would like how it looked. If I did, I would eventually take it into the shop and have it painted. If I didn't, I would simply peel it off and move on.

 

[jeb6294]

were they all yellow before? what is the point of plasti-dipping? just for looks or is there durability added

Quick easy way to "paint" stuff. Supposed to last a couple years and when you're done it peels off.

 

[envirotex]

Mr. Tex' next project...he wants to turn it into a shop truck. What do you think?

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

It's a Ford. SMH.

 

[envirotex]

Well, of course it's a Ford. You wouldn't find a Chevy that was still running (at least not with its original engine)...

 

[MA_PE]

cool. Is it packing a 460?

How close to the Mexican border are you Tex. You could make some extra cash shuttling illegals.

 

[envirotex]

351 and we are close to I-35, but we'd have to put a camper on it...

 

[jglavin PE]

Does anyone here 4-wheel?

I keep meaning to go find trails around Colorado, but never have the time.