Amy was pretty insistent about wanting the wheels on the Pulsar NX painted silver. I had already experimented with Plasti Dip and had coated two of the wheels in black. I did not proceed with coating the other two wheels since I knew that I had to have new tires mounted; an operation which would destroy the Plasti Dip finish around the rims. In researching possibilities to paint the wheels silver, I read reviews on Plasti Dip Bright Aluminum Metalizer. Many people were using this to color their wheels with great success. A quick search on Amazon made me realize that this was a very popular color and the price per can was in the $25 range. I decided that this was the route I wanted to take and I was able to locate three cans of the Bright Aluminum color at Pep Boys for $8 per can!
The Plasti Dip Metalizer coatings require a base coat of another basic color. Black Plasti Dip is cheap enough and works perfectly as a Metalizer base coat. After thoroughly cleaning the wheels, I began by masking the tires then applying three coats of black Plasti Dip to the front and back.
After the black basecoats three coats of the Metalizer were applied.
I must say that the coating exceeded my expectations. The wheels look as if they were made of cast aluminum. Amy was quite thrilled to see them on the Pulsar!
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