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  • I woke up this morning with an idea...this is what happened.

    Hi there folks,

    I've recently had my love affair with VW rekindled after purchasing a new Polo (not to mention trip to Wolfsburg a few months ago) and today I woke up inspired after viewing a few threads about plastidip and after a quick phone call and a short drive to Bardwell Park I had 4 cans and a spray holder for $100.

    So my new TSI77 POLO in its glory. Sports pack and comfort pack.




    Fairly standard affair but I do love the Candy White. Just so thick and rich. Best looking white cars on the roads are our VWs.

    So I got the car up and took off the first shoe. Between the little black caps and the one special locking bolt I cant envisage anyone stealing a set of wheels without a good half an hour and a tolerance for lower back pain.



    The instructions on the can are fairly simple, shake; shake some more. Just to be sure shake. Don't spray it in your eye/fire/garden salad.

    I took off a second wheel in the pursuit of doing the job a bit quicker. This story we will return to later.

    The first coat went down easily and my excitement levels jumped up as the proof of just how good this stuff is was laid before my own eyes. This would prove to lead me to my first mistake as I got a bit over zealous and applied some more without really letting it dry for the suggested 30 mins. I got too close, pulled the trigger too hard and laid on too much PD. The result was some VERY undesirable bubbles.

    Hard to make out here, but they were there.



    I let it dry for about a session in the cricket and came out determined to be more careful. I diligently applied thinner, more even coats and smoothed off the finish. The problem was that due to the extra coats I had entered into my 3rd can. I would have to be flawless with the next two.

    So I put the wheels back on and I was feeling positive about the decision to cover my 2 week old wheels in black spray.



    Onto the second set of wheels.

    Now I had taken off 2 wheels at a time, diagonally opposite (ie front left, rear right). I'm sure someone will come on here and tell me this was foolish to do with only two standard car jacks and if I'm honest with myself I probably that myself at some point, but everything was going well so far.

    The last two wheels were hit with my best work spray wise. Some real nice even coats that had a great matte finish across them. Was happy to have all the spraying out of the way, with a bit left over.

    Now to put it all back together!

    As I gently maneuvered the wheels into place both jacks needed to be taken up a bit to get the wheel in. I started winding the front one up and to my absolute horror the vehicle started sliding forward. there was nothing I could do but hope. In my mind and my memory I'm sure the vehicle moved 3 feet. In reality it probably rocked about 2 cm but as you can imagine I was not keen to put my suspension through that.

    All was well and I was pretty happy to put those wheels back on. I think the end result looks pretty damn good myself. Plastidip is great stuff to work with and I've already got some more styling ideas in mind.

    If anyone is thinking of doing this then I can say the following things:

    1) One wheel at time. It might take longer but unless you have the car up on a proper rig, your heart rate will thank you.
    2) Slow and steady wins the race. You'll use less and you will get better results.
    3) Don't listen to your girlfriend/sister/wife/mum or anyone else who says they liked it better before. Its your car!







    Hope you enjoy guys and be sure to wave if you see me on the roads!

    Brendan
    PRUDENCE: 2008 POLO CLUB 9N3, 17s, BODY KIT, LOTS OF MEMORIES. FOR SALE HERE

    KRISTINA: 2013 POLO 77TSI, COMFORT & SPORT PACK, BLACK BOAVISTA 17s, MATTE BLACK FRONT EMBLEM, REAR BADGE DELETE

  • #2
    good job mate looks fantastic

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    • #3
      Looks really good. When I had the spare on mine the other day I actually liked the black wheel sans the yellow stickers and the fact that its made of steel. Might have to have a look at the stuff.

      As a side note: Good job not destroying your car by sliding it off the jacks! I had mine up on some little stands on the back today (I was fixing the bumper and needed to get to some bolts in the wheel well) and it almost slid sideways onto the rear left disc, eek even thinking about it makes me cringe! Luckily nothing happened and I quickly ran around and attached the wheel.
      Alex Aescht

      MY13 Dark Silver VW up! 5-door 55MPI manual — Comfort Style Pack, Comfort Drive Pack, Maps + More, Panoramic Sunroof
      MY11 Pepper Grey VW Polo Comfortline 66TDI manual ― Comfort Pack, Audio Pack.

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      • #4
        looks good, now you have to pass the shoe test, lower it!!!
        MY11 Polo Trendline, Candy white
        RCD510, R badge, AP X coilovers, 17" Ariettas in gloss black, Rear muffler delete, GTI pedal covers, gloss back emblems
        soon to come, Front lip & Fat bottom steering wheel

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        • #5
          It looks the dogs danglers - v.nice indeed.
          MY18 GOLF 110TSI I HIGHLINE I Indium I Panoramic Sunroof I DAP I IP
          MY18 TIGUAN 162TSI I R-LINE I Ruby I DAP I IP

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          • #6
            Thanks for the kind words folks!

            Alex it was heart stopping stuff. glad you didnt suffer either.

            nuggos Im very tempted to close the gap between wheel and arch. No idea where to start and there are just so many threads on this forum! lol
            PRUDENCE: 2008 POLO CLUB 9N3, 17s, BODY KIT, LOTS OF MEMORIES. FOR SALE HERE

            KRISTINA: 2013 POLO 77TSI, COMFORT & SPORT PACK, BLACK BOAVISTA 17s, MATTE BLACK FRONT EMBLEM, REAR BADGE DELETE

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            • #7
              Nice one BTJ, I really like the 77TSI's wheels and they look wicked in black. Nicely done

              Current Ride: Golf GTI Mk7 MY2014|DSG|Carbon Steel
              Previous Ride: Polo GTI MY2012|DSG|RNS510|Shadow Blue|Lenso GF7 18” rims
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              • #8
                Cheers Lemon. Ill keep an eye out for you round the shire and such.
                PRUDENCE: 2008 POLO CLUB 9N3, 17s, BODY KIT, LOTS OF MEMORIES. FOR SALE HERE

                KRISTINA: 2013 POLO 77TSI, COMFORT & SPORT PACK, BLACK BOAVISTA 17s, MATTE BLACK FRONT EMBLEM, REAR BADGE DELETE

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                • #9
                  Get yourself some car stands... For the price its added security and A LOT safer...

                  Autobarn: Catalogue

                  SCA Car Stands - Pin & Screw Type, 1200kg - Supercheap Auto Australia
                  MY12.5 Candy White Polo Comfortline TSI DSG | Comfort Pack | Rear Parking Sensors | Genuine Floor Mats | Genuine Slimline Weather Shields

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                  • #10
                    Looks good.

                    Originally posted by SAV84C View Post
                    Get yourself some car stands... For the price its added security and A LOT safer...
                    Yup, car stands and bin the crap jack that comes with the car, too bloody dangerous. My car fell of the crap jack when changing a wheel, it was on flat hard packed dirt. Had to use another jack to lift my car to get this one out. No damage but I was more pi55ed at myself for even trusting the thing. Think changing a wheel on ground that isn't perfectly stable or flat... not going to happen.
                    Track Car: 06 Polo GTI Red Devil mkII
                    Daily: 2010 VW Jetta Highline
                    Gone but not forgotten: 08 Polo GTI
                    ** All information I provide is probably incorrect until validated by someone else **

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                    • #11
                      I woke up this morning with an idea...this is what happened.

                      Yeah the included jacks should only be used as a last resort. If you need to use it though, just really make sure the base of the jack is dead flat on the ground, otherwise it will fall.
                      Alex Aescht

                      MY13 Dark Silver VW up! 5-door 55MPI manual — Comfort Style Pack, Comfort Drive Pack, Maps + More, Panoramic Sunroof
                      MY11 Pepper Grey VW Polo Comfortline 66TDI manual ― Comfort Pack, Audio Pack.

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                      • #12
                        Looks wicked!! but yea, needs lowering

                        That's what I was going to do before I got the 18s
                        MY18 Golf 7.5R - Ecotune Stage 1
                        Mazda RX2 - 13B Bridgeport GTX4202R

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                        • #13
                          mate youve got impeccable timing with this thread! i literally posted up on facebook last night if anyone had any experience with plastidip as i was thinking of spraying my stock 15" rims

                          the cans are very cheap, and there are plenty of youtube videos available.

                          best thing is, its quick, easy, and as i can see, the results look great.

                          and if you dont like it, just peel it off !

                          which shop did you buy the cans from ? or is there a direct dealer for plastidip in nsw

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                          • #14
                            Looks great, I was thinking of doing something similar myself. Would be a great cure for the kerb rash also.

                            What do you mean kam by if you don't like it you can just peel it off? the paint on the rims?

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                            • #15
                              It's not paint it's plastidip.

                              It can be peeled off when dry.
                              MY13 Polo GTI | 5 Door | Candy White | Sunroof & Bi-Xenon Factory Options

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