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Wheels: plasti-dip or paint?

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We bought the wife a new Honda CR-V a few weeks ago. We had a 2001 first gen., and holy cow how far they have come. Insane really.

 

Anyways, it has nice aluminum wheels, but I just scored a 17" steel set of wheels off craigslist for mounting some new Blizzaks to for the winter. The steel wheels are the typical matte gray, and the wife would like something a little less ugly for the sloppy winter months. I know quite a few of you have plasti-dipped wheels, grills, etc. before so I'm just looking for a little guidance. Just a few questions:

 

1) I never plan to remove the black I apply, so is plasti better than spray paint?

2) when bolting the wheel to the hub, does the plasti want to remove or wrinkle where the lugnuts contact the wheel?

3) is there a better brand than another? I know our local Menards had a huge selection of plasti made for wheels, but I forget the brand name.

4) any other input!

 

Thanks guys!

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For high traffic areas like door handles or wheels, I would not use plasti-dip nor spray paint. I personally would go with something like powder coating. 

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Powder coating is definetely the best option. Unfortunately this is a winter-only set of wheels I found for $100, so spending much, much more than that to make them prettier isn't something I was interested in. I used plasti dip with a glossifier. The winter rubber is mounted and ready, so when it snows we will be prepared! Thanks for the advice though!

 

Before and after pics:

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Those turned out great! Let us know how well they hold up.

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