Don't forget the silver door trim and Latitude badge.


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Don't forget the silver door trim and Latitude badge.

I have the altitude badge on my '15 Riot. It's silver with black wording and a black inner circle. Any suggestions on how to redo this to look good? It's the only silver on my exterior. Or maybe just take it off entirely, how would I do that?

 

Most of us use plasti dip for rims and badges. It's cheap and can be easily removed if needed.


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Yeah...I still have to strip those trim pieces off, too. I have talked to a couple people about plasti-dip, but the opinions/experiences were not good.


They said it only lasted about 3-6 months and the paint has lasted 2-3 years so far.

 

Yeah...I still have to strip those trim pieces off, too. I have talked to a couple people about plasti-dip, but the opinions/experiences were not good.


They said it only lasted about 3-6 months and the paint has lasted 2-3 years so far.

The surface needs to be cleaned very good.

 

i can assure you plasti-dip will last longer than that! my honda has been dipped for over a year or so now, still looks the same as the day i dipped it! you must be a great guy with a name like "Brent"

 

Leave the rims and trim as is. The black rims are ugly.

 

either do what nhpatriot says or do what you want. it's your ride..to each their own

 

do what you want. it's your ride..to each their own

I agree with that 100%. What I think or you think or anyone else thinks is irrelavent. Only the owner's opinion matters and in this case only his wife's matters . If the OP likes it then he should do it. I was simply stating my opinion as he asked for them.

 

If you black out the wheels your grey tires will contrast and not look good in my opinion.

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This is a reason plasti-dipping is better than wheel paint (at least as a trial run)

 

Well...since I bought this for my wife, and she has decided she doesn't like the black wheel look, I guess I will find something else to work on... :doh:

 

There are plenty of mods you can do - you might even get your wife involved in "dressing up" the Patriot - there are some great ideas here. We both have been enjoying this site and all the ideas here. Do you still have your Comanche? I wanted one so badly when I first bought a truck. I just could not swing it.

 

This might give you and her a little bit better of an idea to what it might look like. This is old though I didnt go with the full blackout I added green to all the chrome, but I did black out the taillights

 

I will look black.

 

 

Black rims on a patriot ftw


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Black rims on a patriot ftw
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Totally agree. Cheers.

 

VHT Wheel Paint!

This time I decided to stay away from plati dip. I would go visit family through a dirt road and yeah the dip didn't really like that. I decided to go with a glossy black. I used VHT Wheel Paint with their VHT Gloss Clear coat and the results were great all for just $50 I also used self etching primer don't remember the brand.

 

nice. are you going to keep the badges? and handles?

 

Dipped badges

I got rid of the chrome handles and chrome mirror covers and actually dipped the badges. I'm tinting the windows darker soon.

 

Looks good Innovative!

 

it looks great! are you going to tint those windows?

 

In the first post, I was wondering what the tint was on the front windows? I know the back are standard 20 tint. I recently bought a 2014 black patriot debating to either get 35 or 50 on the front window.

 

Go 35. 50 is almost clear. I went 35 on my two Jeeps now and it's perfect for both day and night driving.

 

Agreed.

Depending on the legality of tint in your area, 35 often tends to be "clear" enough where you probably wont have any issues with it also, at least in my experience.

 

Before and after for me, used plasti-dip. My wheels were pretty beat up to begin with, but after a year they're holding up fine, only had to do some minor touch up after winter. What are your guys' thoughts about the silver door trim and emblems?...I'm not sure how all black will look on the green. I'm considering removing the door trim and getting the "patriot" badge from the new models on the doors

 

Also used plasti-dip to respray my faded plastics, worked very well except on deck lid, which is beginning to tear from things being dragged across it

 

all you black peeps need to try these next time you wash:

http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotive/products/g15812-ultimate-black/
http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotive/products/g6207-black-wax/

really liked the results the black wax covered the white primer-color rock chips and tree scrapes. (don't use on mat-black painted rims unless you like the shine... found out the hard way)

 

I use FlexiDip and it seems to last longer than my PlastiDip. The Dip Dissolver is a good match too because if you don't want the black anymore you spray it on, wait and then blast it all off with a car wash gun.