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- Mazda 6 iTouring 6MT
plastidip rims and painted calipers
- Thread starter redline3104
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- Mazda 6 iTouring 6MT
CX-5tormtrooper
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Looks good REDLINE3104, is that matte black?
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- Mazda 6 iTouring 6MT
no it's called anthracite, it's one of the new metallic colors from dipyourcar.com
SayNoToPistons
Wheels, not rims...
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- CX-5 GT AWD w/ Tech, RX-8 GT 6spd w/ 'goodies'
Could use a can or two of glossifier.
CX-5tormtrooper
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Thanks for the reply, I was actually planning to get the Antracite Gray wheel kit. I'm thinking I'll end up ordering it with the glossifier cans.
How much heat do you think the plastidip can take on the disk calipers? Is it going to melt and run down on the rotor/pads?
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- Mazda 6 iTouring 6MT
the calipers were painted w duplicolor caliper paint
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- Mazda 6 iTouring 6MT
a can or two? thats way too much. it already had a solid coat of glossifier on it and in person has a nice sheen to it
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- Mazda 6 iTouring 6MT
yeah thats what I did. 2 lights coats followed by two heavy coats and 1 heavy coat of glossifier at the end
Exspeedaway
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- Mazda CX5 dark grey
How many can did you need for the rims?
I have met gray CX5 too, i just ordered 2 cans last week, i hope that it will be enough.
I have met gray CX5 too, i just ordered 2 cans last week, i hope that it will be enough.
I did mine too. one can per wheel is what you need.
One can of glossiifier for all four wheels.
One can of glossiifier for all four wheels.
Exspeedaway
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- Mazda CX5 dark grey
So the 2 cans i ordered wont be enough, i guess i should ordered 2 more cans right away.
Thank's shinjyo.
If you order the complete wheel kit from dipyourcar, i remember it is about $50 shipped included a can of glossifier.
It will cost a little bit more if you order each can seperately. There are tons of tutorials on youtube shoow how to do it. My experience with anthracite plastidip is: they dry very fast, not as wet as regular spray can, I applied 5-6 thin layers, very easy to work with and they bond and settle very smoothly. Without the glossifier, the finish is matte/satin, i actually quite like that finish. With the glossifier, it will look more like alloy wheel, it will be your choice to add it or not. But this color is far better than the matte black that most people have been using in the past two years.
Here is mine, the first one is the original vs anthracite dip, the second is finished dip vs a layer of glossifier.
It will cost a little bit more if you order each can seperately. There are tons of tutorials on youtube shoow how to do it. My experience with anthracite plastidip is: they dry very fast, not as wet as regular spray can, I applied 5-6 thin layers, very easy to work with and they bond and settle very smoothly. Without the glossifier, the finish is matte/satin, i actually quite like that finish. With the glossifier, it will look more like alloy wheel, it will be your choice to add it or not. But this color is far better than the matte black that most people have been using in the past two years.
Here is mine, the first one is the original vs anthracite dip, the second is finished dip vs a layer of glossifier.
CX-5tormtrooper
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Thanks for sharing SHINJYO, looks great!
How many layers of glossifer did you use?
I'm waiting for my Anthracite wheel kit to ship from DYC.
How many layers of glossifer did you use?
I'm waiting for my Anthracite wheel kit to ship from DYC.
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- San Antonio, Texas
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- '15 CX-5 Miata AWD
I was thinking about doing this to my OEM wheels in case I need to use them my car doesn't look same as the rest. Does the glossifier seem to be holding up against washing? Or do you need to reapply it? I would rather save and get them powder coated than have to maintain the coating; matte plastidip looks like plastic hubcaps imo.
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2 cans might be cutting it I used about 3 plus a few coats of the clear on top. one problem you might face is towards to end of the can running out the paint tends to spit instead of spray so if that happens I would call it quits w that can.
