New rims for my Raptor

Well, not really but I spent little over $12 and 5 hrs of my time. It is plasti- dipped, not sure how well it will hold up in the long run but it should've come like this from the factory, or at least an option for non-bead lock rim owners.

Looks good. Just need some black lugs to finish it off.

KCRaptor643 said:

not sure how well it will hold up in the long run but it should've come like this from the factory

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It'll look dry, dull and have exposed areas showing through where it chipped off- and it'll be damn near impossible to remove. I'd peel it now while you still can.

Plastidip is good for "Will I like this all blacked out?" type stuff IMO. Since you do like it, peel the dip and get them painted black with a proper automotive clear coat (IE with hardener in it) on top.

It won’t hold up. And will be tough to remove. Looks decent though. I’d have gotten them powder coated.

I always find it funny when guys use all blacked out wheels....The wheels get lost in the black of the tires and you can't tell a thing when the tires start turning....I like a little color contrast to have the wheels stick put...

MDJAK said:

It won’t hold up. And will be tough to remove. Looks decent though. I’d have gotten them powder coated.

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Personally, I'd just paint it as I have concerns with PC and the temps they use to cure it affecting the wheel's metallurgy. Might not be an issue on a car rolling down the highway, but a Raptor can really abuse a wheel and I'd would not want one to fail at speed.

Loufish said:

I always find it funny when guys use all blacked out wheels....The wheels get lost in the black of the tires and you can't tell a thing when the tires start turning....I like a little color contrast to have the wheels stick put...

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The key is the wheel needs to be lighter in color than the tire. Unless someone plans to keep their tires slathered in tire shine (good luck on a Raptor), a gloss black wheel looks bad against the lighter-in-color tire rubber.

Dirt old thread but was looking for pics. Built my raptor in 2014, plasti dipped the wheels to see the look, making it temporary until i felt like dishing out the money. Its been 7 years now and all 4 wheels still look good. Never powerwashed them and only a few spots are starting to fail. Midwest winters with plenty of rain sleet and snow. No mud. Plenty of gravel. I do feel like the weight of the plastidip threw off the balance of my tires though. Almost instantly, The directions are 3 coats I think or so. Something like 7 or 8 cans maybe. Thats a lot of weight in wheel terms to just throw on there. But it definitely lasted.