Looking for opinions.

southernbnb · Apr 2, 2016

So I am thinking about plastidipping my wheels because I am not digging the grey. Thinking about doing them gloss black with a yellow rim(if I can pull that off!) and possible yellow center caps. What do y'all think?

P.S. if anybody is better than I am with Photoshop feel free to edit the pic. Thanks! [emoji2] lol

SilverStreak88 · Apr 2, 2016

Nice truck! Please don't plasti dip, get them powder coated, you'll get a better end result.

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southernbnb · Apr 2, 2016

Thank you for the compliment. I was thinking about doing the plasti dip just to see if I like the look. Also I don't think the other half is gonna let me spend the cash for powdercoat right now. She didn't want me to buy the truck in the first place because she said it was to expensive! Lol

Rampitt · Apr 2, 2016

I plasti dipped my rims have not 5 coats and still started to peel off. After a few car washes. Better off just spray painting the rims. They are plastic chrome anyways. When they were dipped

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THETANK · Apr 2, 2016

I personally hate plastic dip or what ever you call it, cheap product equals cheap results/looks. Oh my opinion and you asked so there you go lol

SilverStreak88 · Apr 3, 2016

THETANK said:
I personally hate plastic dip or what ever you call it, cheap product equals cheap results/looks. Oh my opinion and you asked so there you go lol

I bought 20 cans planning to do various things and a set of wheels on an Optima and 2 coats in I said "this look's like ****"... I still have 19 cans left, can't get rid of em', I guess I could go down to the local ricer meet and they'll take em', idk.

To the OP, if she's making you pinch pennies then you better stay off the forum (we'd love to have you here though), but getting your wheels blacked out will probably be the least of your mods and it'll get worse from there.

justin13703 · Apr 3, 2016

Rampitt said:
I plasti dipped my rims have not 5 coats and still started to peel off. After a few car washes. Better off just spray painting the rims. They are plastic chrome anyways.

His wheels aren't plastic chrome.

The most permanent way to do it without getting them powder coated will be to paint them. I painted my wheels on my last truck and after 3 years they didn't have as much as a chip in them. And everybody swore they were powder coated. I cleaned the wheels really good, sanded them with some relatively fine sandpaper. 2 coats of primer, 3 or 4 coats of gloss black rust oleum, 2 coats of clear, sand again lightly with some very fine sandpaper, and another coat or 2 of clear. It will take probably a whole day to do it right, and then I let them sit for another day to dry. But if it's done like this they will look good.

southernbnb · Apr 3, 2016

SilverStreak88 said:
I bought 20 cans planning to do various things and a set of wheels on an Optima and 2 coats in I said "this look's like ****"... I still have 19 cans left, can't get rid of em', I guess I could go down to the local ricer meet and they'll take em', idk.

To the OP, if she's making you pinch pennies then you better stay off the forum (we'd love to have you here though), but getting your wheels blacked out will probably be the least of your mods and it'll get worse from there.

Lol this isn't my first time around the block with the mod bug! Lol I was constantly doing things to my last ram, but that was before she and I met. I already want to level this one, dual exhaust, spray in bed liner, and add some driving lights. She just doesn't know any of that! Lol she is slowly warming up to the truck. I let her drive it a couple times and she doesn't hate it any more.

SilverStreak88 · Apr 3, 2016

southernbnb said:
I let her drive it a couple times and she doesn't hate it any more.

The HEMI's get em'

Rampitt · Apr 3, 2016

justin13703 said:
His wheels aren't plastic chrome.

The most permanent way to do it without getting them powder coated will be to paint them. I painted my wheels on my last truck and after 3 years they didn't have as much as a chip in them. And everybody swore they were powder coated. I cleaned the wheels really good, sanded them with some relatively fine sandpaper. 2 coats of primer, 3 or 4 coats of gloss black rust oleum, 2 coats of clear, sand again lightly with some very fine sandpaper, and another coat or 2 of clear. It will take probably a whole day to do it right, and then I let them sit for another day to dry. But if it's done like this they will look good.

Some rims*20inch*rims*are just aluminum these*rims*don't have the shine, the other option is the chrome*rims*these are still aluminum with a plastic chrome*cover on them. This has been like this from 03 an up.

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justin13703 · Apr 3, 2016

Rampitt said:
Some rims*20inch*rims*are just aluminum these*rims*don't have the shine, the other option is the chrome*rims*these are still aluminum with a plastic chrome*cover on them. This has been like this from 03 an up.

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Yeah I know some are the chrome covers. My factory wheels had the chrome covers. I'm saying that the truck in the original post does not have the chrome covers

southernbnb · Apr 3, 2016

Rampitt said:
Some rims*20inch*rims*are just aluminum these*rims*don't have the shine, the other option is the chrome*rims*these are still aluminum with a plastic chrome*cover on them. This has been like this from 03 an up.

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Yeah, mine are just the aluminum rims. They would probably look good on a different truck but Im not feeling them on big bird.

usaf2006 · Apr 3, 2016

You don't live near Augusta GA do ya? I'll swap ya for my 17" OEM chrome clads

And while we're at it, we can swap tail lights if you'd rather have the '06 flat style vs your space ship ones

southernbnb · Apr 3, 2016

usaf2006 said:
You don't live near Augusta GA do ya? I'll swap ya for my 17" OEM chrome clads And while we're at it, we can swap tail lights if you'd rather have the '06 flat style vs your space ship ones

Unfortunately I'm in NC. And I actually like the space ship tails. I didn't when they first came out but they have grown on me! Lol

usaf2006 · Apr 3, 2016

Dang.. I love them. It's a shame too, I was supposed to be in Raleigh this past weekend, but we decided not to go. It's not a deal you're interested in are you? I could possibly make it happen if you were haha.

southernbnb · Apr 3, 2016

Not sure I want to go from 20"s to 17"s but shoot me a pic. I may think about it!

usaf2006 · Apr 3, 2016

Here's a pic of my truck. They're in good shape. No rust, the center caps have very minimal scratching around the lug nut areas due to sloppy people working on them. Currently have 265/70R17s on there with 5/32s in the front and 7/32nds in the rear

southernbnb · Apr 3, 2016

Thanks for the offer bud but I'll have to pass.

usaf2006 · Apr 3, 2016

No problemo.

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