Plasti-Dip – The Path of Least Resistance Plasti-Dip is promoted as a multi-purpose specialty rubber coating that can be easily applied by anyone to various materials including wood, metal or glass objects by either dipping, brushing, or spraying it on. We have experienced first hand the issues that arise with plasti-dipping alloy rims and have had to come to the rescue on numerous occasions. We do not recommend these pressure packs or DIY Kits be used to recolour your rims. Yes it
How To Care For Your Alloy Wheels How To Care For Your Alloy Wheels After rescuing some wheels recently, I was shocked to hear how they came about to be in such disrepair. Some of the horror stories told included people cleaning their beautiful wheels with stainless steel cleaner, oven cleaner and having only washed their car twice in the year that they have owned it. Shocked by this, I thought it was time I did the research for you and propose
What is Shadow Chrome? WHAT IS SHADOW CHROME? The Shadow Chrome alloy wheel colour was first developed in Europe, in 1998, by an Italian company Color Dec. Shadow Chrome made its debut appearance in the high-end market of luxury motor vehicles. It has since quickly filtered throughout the automotive industry and is now seen as a standard OEM wheel throughout a multitude of manufacturers worldwide and is no longer exclusive to the luxury car market. To the untrained eye, the
The Evolution Of The Alloy Wheel Introduction The purpose of this write up is not to give you a history lesson, but highlight the transformation of the alloy wheel to what we know and love today. Most would be aware that the first ever wheel was a solid circle of wood created around 3,500BC. Jump forward a few thousand years and haven’t we come a long way; from Karl Benz’s 1885 Patent Motorwagon with ‘bicycle-like’ wire wheels to the HSV E3 GTS
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