Tony Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 I've seen carbon wrapped wheels a few times and if i'm honest they look very good.... but, Hydrographic dipped wheels are stunning This is how it's done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 That looks awesome, how much would it cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Bit like we used to paint balloons and other objects in the old days, you got little bottles of paint that you put a couple of drops of different colours onto the top of some clean water in a bucket. Then dipped anything you wanted in there like balloons, jars, bottle, pencils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 I'll find out when the owner picks the wheels up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Cous3 and myself explored this nearly two years ago to change the wood trim in the IS250 SE-L. The only company we found at that time was in Liverpool, and they were not interested in doing one-offs or very short batch work. If the owner of those wheels has found a company that would do short batches it would be good to know. Also considered diy but again the suppliers of the hydrographic films would only supply to the trade in quantity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Seems like they are serving the public now with lower numbers, which can only be a good thing..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-O Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 I posted on here a while back about this - its brilliant. You can get the kit on ebay but it does look like a decent setup is needed for best results, and it looks to be a bit of a art form to dip and get the pattern on all the areas and not leave any gaps/blemishes/bubbles... I think you will soon see the chavs massively overdoing it and covering everything unfortunately. EDIT: my link http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=10581 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Good for a laugh those chavs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 I find the use of the word hydrographics confusing in this context. Hydrography is the investigation of seas and other bodies of water, including charting, sounding, the study of tides, currents etc. A hydrographer is someone who works in the field and hydrographics are the products of that work. It's a major international activity and you'll find more here http://www.ths.org.uk/ about its applications in the UK and elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Carbon dipping , it's commonplace now a company called wicked coatings are well known for it if you recall I had my rocker cover done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Other than weight there's no difference between the two is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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