andy_george Posted September 28, 2017 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! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chphilo Posted October 5, 2017 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. 1 andy_george reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy_george Posted October 5, 2017 (edited) 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: Edited October 5, 2017 by andy_george 2 ASD Dad and chphilo reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chphilo Posted October 7, 2017 Those turned out great! Let us know how well they hold up. 1 andy_george reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
