Byza.. Gti

[byza]

Cheers.

Is this the stuff? http://www.plastidip.net.au/index.ph...875515625-6910

It says: PLASTI DIP® is flexible and won’t crack, chip, peel or become brittle, insulates from electric shock, vibration and heat.

Unless you forcefully peel it off?

thats the stuff... good for tool handles as well... its doesnt crack or anything.. it will peel if you tease an edge and pull on it.. thats how you get it off...

Auscare..

i dont use chemicals on my wheels but i advise dont use it on this... a car cleaner did chemical on one wheel once and left like a bleach mark but came out with another waste... i have always sponge washed my wheels and would never use a brush... in the case of plasti dip, use a sponge...

at first it may grip things like MF clothes but just use your finger to get the fluff off that has stuck to it... after a couple of washes, it wont grip..

[madglf3]

Cheers for that explaination, do you think it would cover some scratches on the face of the wheels? I'm asking as my car has it's original wheels and the previous owner must have parked by brail or something and CBF'd taking them to get repaired as they are my only wheels. I also wanted to go black on them but was unsure if it'd get boring but this is a great solution.

[byza]

Cheers for that explaination, do you think it would cover some scratches on the face of the wheels? I'm asking as my car has it's original wheels and the previous owner must have parked by brail or something and CBF'd taking them to get repaired as they are my only wheels. I also wanted to go black on them but was unsure if it'd get boring but this is a great solution.

yeah mate i think it might work.. you could always try it and pull it off if it doesnt work...

if you need any help, just give me a heads up.. i might even have some left over so ill have a look and come back to you...

[madglf3]

Cheers mate, I'll give you a yell when I'm closer to doing it all. I just have to have some spare time in which I don't need the car to drive anywhere and to get another two jackstands then I'll be right.

Sorry to hijack your thread.

[anarchycamp]

Thats a mean looking MkV!!! love it!

Ive always thought that the beige leather doesnt work in the GTI's though. Too many other dark parts...to me beige only works when the whole interior is finished in it.

[RhysQ]

Say I was looking at getting my bonnet re-done and front grill done with this.... would the spray be easy to do by yourself or will it show up the spray lines easy. would i need to get a pro to apply it on the bonnet.

Also, when masking off edges, will the masking tape be able to just pull off and leave a nice edge line or will i have to stanley knife the edges and then pull the tape off?

[Mischa]

you plasti-dipped your wheels thats freaken awesome! plasti dip is my most favorite novelty product ever. doing badges in it is a great idea ill do that this weekend.

[KI11Z]

siiiik, see you this sunday!

[byza]

you plasti-dipped your wheels thats freaken awesome! plasti dip is my most favorite novelty product ever. doing badges in it is a great idea ill do that this weekend.

LOL... yeah mate... plasti dip my wheel.. honestly you the Classics dont you cos i have i seen pic on golfmkv... paint them!!!! do it... they look good in matt...

[KI11Z]

. . . honestly you the Classics dont you cos i have i seen pic on golfmkv . . . . .

speek ingwish pwease

[fuzion]

nah mate thats not me... his is a two door and has red striping around the fogs etc... but does look similar from a distance...

thanks everyone for the feedback... here is a pics close up on the front section as requested and also a bonus shot LOL...



valve caps.. heheh

different, looks great!

i saw those valve caps over in vortex for sale from some dude (Similar) however i realised with my stupid wheels the stems sit 5-10cm inside the wheels so cant get them booo!

looks great, need wheels imo.. not a fan of the stockers, r32 wheels maybe even? in black would suit yours well!

[boogs]

Looks mean.

[Giallorosso]

I have never heard of this plasti-dip before...but it sounds awesome!

I reckon the stock wheels on my Candy White Polo GTI would look awesome in matt black, especially as its lowered. How long did it take you to do the wheels and how many coats? Did it show up the spray marks?

[Mind's Eye]

I'm feeling a group buy here lol

I'm also interested, like everyone else it seems, in black. However where I think it would really come into its own is with the colours - if you really wanna do something different and go with coloured centres w/ polished lip and it looks crap, just peel it off and act like nothing ever happened!!!

It looks great on your car. The matte black looks awesome

[philthy]

Those valve caps looked pretty cool when I was driving along behind you yesterday, making little silver circles outside the wheels.

Love the interior and the graphics too... good to see someone do something different