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you can import it from usa, I have before , what do you intend to coat ? it takes a fair bit to coat something

some is spray on some is brush on or dip

you can try steve from lonsdale paint supplies he might be able to get it.

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Thats crazy iv never herd of plasti dip being used for wheels. I dont think many paint suppliers will stock it as its not ment for painting car parts, your best bet is jaycar or dick smith and even then they really only sell black and red and if their your only choices you should just use paint.

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it was designed for dipping tool handles into to make them safe around electricity

I would give it a miss, your cost to do wheels will be a killer and its not as durable as you think.

you can find small amounts at tool stores but you need a bunch for wheels. call steve at lonsdale paint supplies, he might have it or know where to find it local.

its been a long time since I got some and the small can was 10 bucks 10 years ago

your prep work on wheels is huge too.

buy some matte clear from DNA paints and spray them to make them flat and cleanable still. steve sells DNA paint

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hmm..if thats the case then we have to organize a group buy and get it from US. Then it would be way cheaper.

dave is right on the money

I can get it fairly cheap but not cheap enough to be worth it , but the shipping is a killer. more then the product cost and some , and depending on the dollar rates you dont save enough to cover shipping

plus your going to be suprised how much it takes to coat wheels . and the amount of prep to keep it on the metal is shocking.

I'd give it a miss or order some wheels that colour , its a trendy colour in north america right now and wheels are cheap as hell already done ? they used to use different colours on smash up derby cars for years to jazz them up..lol

dont need to attract the fuzz even more then we do already

do it wrong and it could look like a mexican clown car , its not my speed anyway but to each his own

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prep work to get it to hold for a month = 0, just clean them well and done.

If you were to do it permanently then yes you would need to clean, sand, sand more, prime, sand, prime, sand, sand more, paint, wait, paint, wait, paint, wait, sand, clear, wait, clear, wait 24hrs, sand, clear, sand and then polish etc.

The ease of "eh im over it" and peeling it off is a real bonus here. Your wheels go back to normal colour, no tideous prep work etc... and its reasonably cheap. Depending on what paint and how you use it 2 cans should be plenty. Hell ive done a whole engine bay with one can before, 3 layers + clear, you just gotta be careful with how youre using it to get the most out and cover a big enough area.

I reckon this has merit for temporary bossin. Im keen to paint the moto wheels red with this stuff.

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