Have to agree , the black clicks with me far easier than the chrome did. Chrome looked good but it was odd mind struggle to see it for the beauty it was... But the black fit your Cat like a glove.

I'm watching the vids on doing gunmetal... thinking that might be a interesting direction for my car....

V

 

The copper would be an interesting effect on a silver car. Did my aluminum trim in black today. Will have to peel the extra and clean up tomorrow. I used the cheapo XXXXX XXX (redacted) tire shine foam on the wheels. Blackened and glossed 'em up right nice.

 

You did NOT just announce that on an open public forum!

Now go apologize profusely to your car, and you should probably buy your Jag-buddys a beer for good measure.

 

@Muddy: Looking forward to the all black style!

@Vince: I think your silver would look great with black too!

 

Vince, check out the anthracite. Might look cool with your silver.

 

Ghostrider, is that R badge on your front grill aftermarket? My 09 XKR doesn't have it, and I don't remember seeing it before. If so, where'd you get it? Looks sick!

 

This is standard on 2012/13 XKRs. You can get just the badge if you like the look on you your 09.

 

So I had to redo 1 wheel as I sprayed on the last coat and then it started drizzling causing droplets on the wet coat. As everyone above says it's really easy to peel off and redo.






Can't wait until the first snow arrives as that is when I will put these wheels on. Hope durability will be decent as these will mostly used in winter with snow, salt and slush.

Only question is should I keep it flat black or use a coat of glossifier.

 

Like Marko said...you can buy a badge and put it on there: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...r-badge-53745/

 

Thanks for the pics, looks great on the car! The use for the winter makes perfect sense, the dip will help protect the original wheel. How many coats did you use? On the pics it looks a lot thinner than mine. If you drive in the winter with it, an extra coat or two might help.

 

Pretty hard to beat mild soap and water when you worry about chemical compatibility...

Vince

 

Thanks. That did look somewhat like a thin layer. I did do 3-4 layers. Maybe I should do thicker layers on the last 2 coats.

I have the silver metalizer and glossifier is on its way. Seeing pics the silver metalizer, it will make it look like gunmetal while glossifier will look more like a satin look. I think I'll try the glossifier.

 

I don't know that thicker layers means a thicker overall coating. The key to a thickness overall seems to be allowing for some extra dry time between multiple coats.

I just bought the bug and tar remover to get rid of overspray. All I can say is, Marko, you'd better be right.

 

We see tomorrow! :-) I bring mine too, just in case.

 

Wow that looks super easy to take off. Hmm... I'm considering powdercoating my Cor wheels but I never considered plastidip on $5k wheels. But if it really comes off that easy perhaps I should before spending $700-1,000 plus to have my wheels dismounted, shipped to and fro, remounted etc.

If I did it I wonder how the dip would come off the rivets. Would I have black residue all in there or would it seamlessly peal off...

 

I would estimate a self plastidip project would be about $75.00 and for that price you may want to try it yourself. Go to youtube.com and look at the Plastidip videos. This guy Fonzi really shows and explains how easy it use to use and they do sell wheel kits with everything you need. No need to remove the tires or rims off the car. I would personally feel better jacking up the car and removing the wheels then doing the dip myself. Any mistakes, its easy to peel off any surface. The thicker the coating, the easier it is to peel off. You start with a mist and thin coat and build up the dip to several layers. 7 to 8 layers is suggested.

 

Depends on how thick you make it. The thicker the coat, the more it comes off in one piece.

 

Ive been kicking around the idea of using the clear as kind of a clear bra. Seems like it would stop little chips and road rash and could be replaced anytime. I am assuming it remains somewhat soft and would absorb the impact of debris. Thought I'd try it on my Jeep first. It might even be easy enough to do just for a road trip and then remove.

Thoughts??

 

I'd wonder how clear it actually is. Worth $6 for a can to try it out. The black has a slight ripple texture, it's not perfectly flat or glossy, so the clear might be a bit disappointing in that respect. But for road-rash prone areas or door edges it might be ok.

On another note, here is my black coupé with black plastidip wheels and trim:

 

I did some searching on the durability of Plasti-Dipped car stuff. The consensus seemed to be that it was only for temporary stuff and/or trim pieces and that it does not last long for other applications.

Suppose it does look good for a few months. I would still be pretty annoyed having to remove it and redo it several times a year!