Powder coated wheels

I assume you are gonna take the cladding and half moon off to shoot them. Go to the auto paint store and get a roll of 3M double sided tape, and a can of adhesion promoter (better yet, the 3M little foil pouch, adhesion promoter You'll need several of these) and a can of adhesive remover. When you pull the cladding off, soak the old tape with the remover for a few minutes, then scrape it off with a nylon scraper or anything (I use a square,flat X-acto knife) don't gouge the plastic too bad. It'll take a few times to get it clean. Wipe on the promoter....place the new tape, before you paint. Saves flipping a freshly coated piece around to re-tape it. Never reuse the tape (I know it's tempting) Chopper

Sounds about right I have the promoter already, any idea how much tape I'll need? I am planning to shoot it with an HVLP sprayer to hopefully waste as little as possible. I am also going to bedliner my mirrors(not the reflective part, haha:rolleyes:), the wiper arms, the plastic corners of my roof basket, the fang grill smooth area, and maybe my wheels,hitch and winch/mount (now gloss black). I already did my hood insert and really liked how it turned out(no fading/treaking/etc). So after everything, the whole thing will be matte.

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Originally Posted by Ascinder

Sounds about right I have the promoter already, any idea how much tape I'll need? I am planning to shoot it with an HVLP sprayer to hopefully waste as little as possible. I am also going to bedliner my mirrors(not the reflective part, haha:rolleyes:), the wiper arms, the plastic corners of my roof basket, the fang grill smooth area, and maybe my wheels,hitch and winch/mount (now gloss black). I already did my hood insert and really liked how it turned out(no fading/treaking/etc). So after everything, the whole thing will be matte.

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I shot the wheel flare from a Jeep to check it out...I really like it alot. Gonna do the insert and maybe the roof rails too. Not too flat, not too shiny....perfect. The tape comes in a 25ft.( I think) roll. You may need two.

I think either or will probably look good. Of course, I lean towards the Max look, but like Dub said, it might be tough to clean, but that said, clean is something Mad Max could care less about! :)

That's the beauty of the teflon, all you need is a hose and a quick wipe and they look new, and pretty flat as it is.

Bart