Nyvetteguy007

Bought 6 cans of PlastiDip a few weeks ago, finally decided to use them.

Started the job Friday night by removing the wheels and giving a thorough cleaning with Simple Green twice and then wiped them down with IPA just to make double sure there was no wax or other type of residue on the wheels. Made sure they were dry as a bone prior to starting the job as well. Inserted large index cards in the lip between the rim and tire, you don't need to do this as the PlastiDip will peel right off if you get it on the tire but I just decided to be a bit neater and doing so also corralled some of the overspray.

I started with 2 light coats and then started applying thicker coats....I applied a total of 6 coats on the wheels...I also bought Glossifier but decided to leave them flat at this time. I made sure to cover the valve stems with masking tape and also put washers where the lug nuts meet the rim so as to not have any PlastiDip there to rip when tightening down the lug nuts (which are also black now as well as the valve stem caps which were originally silver)

Additionally I removed and took apart the rim center caps and added 3M Carbon fiber vinyl to them and reassembled them...

The above are the words...below are the pictures...starting with before..then the work...then the before and after....hope you like

C7 4 Me

Looks much better!

Glen e

Very nice work....

Nyvetteguy007

Thanks guys...I like it MUCH more than I thought I would, it truly changes the whole car and looks fantastic in person...

djlink21

looks good, chrome wheels look out of place anyway without anything else being chorme.

Nyvetteguy007

That about sums it up

Here's how I look at it...the black not only changes the look but preserves the chrome underneath so when I go to sell or trade I can remove and have pristine chrome wheels...

I mean doing this is like taking out a properly working stock shifter and putting in an MGW shifter...which will be my next mod in a few weeks...

go4kj

Well done, very nice

Nyvetteguy007

Yup..thanks...the Stingrays are blacked out, the rear "Corvette" as well as the front chrome piece in the grill..

peter pan

Very nice and like the new look

rcooper

Looks like a lot of work, but it paid off nicely.I like it and the center caps are a great touch!

Nyvetteguy007

Nyvetteguy007

Thanks...that 3M vinyl is a great product......wondering if I should black out the chrome on the center cap...don't know how I'd do it yet but thinking...

gilbybarr

It will be interesting to see how long they continue to look good with driving.

Snorman

Looks good.
I like the Elizabethan Dog Collar tire protectors.

S.

Steve Garrett

Well done-love the center caps too.

m kraz

wow very nice what store did you buy that stuff at?

Nyvetteguy007

I'm curious to see as well...I did it to see if I like the wheels black...I can always touch them up as I go and if I REALLY like them I can either buy black rims or have them either powder coated or give them a black chrome look

yeah...funny I actually thought about a dog like that when I did it..


Thanks....I can't take credit for the idea...it was in a posting on this great forum of ours...

Got the black PastiDip from Home Depot and the Glossifier (which I didn't use) from Amazon

Nyvetteguy007

oh and forgot to mention...the black lug nuts and lock set I got from Forum Vendor JW Motoring...$50.00 for the full set with locks and free shipping...got to my house in 3 days....great product and quick service

Tom/99

bladex10

Those side by side pics really shows how ugly and out of place chrome looks on the C7. The black wheels ties in with the black fender accent, the black pillers, black rear portion of the rear bumper, black front portion of the front bumper, the black hood scoop, rear quart panel scoops and if you tint the windows, black windows, Black headlights. It really mades the car "as one" instead of some tacked on chrome wheels. That looks is straight out of the pep boys catalog now.