Plasti Dip Thread!

[Ricky]

Me and a friend came across this stuff called Plasti-Dip. This crap is AMAZING! Its a spray on rubber type, vinyl type coating. You can spray it on anything.... so i did.

I painted my stock WRX with it to see what they look like flat black, if i didnt like it then i would peal it off. Turned out amazing and started a Plasti Dip craze lol.

[LT1Dan]

Looks good! Nice bumper sticker too! lol

[Drifte]

I plasti-sprayed my wheels, emblems, headlight housing, abs cover, tie-rods, battery top, hitch pin. That took two cans.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/384191_744484590469_71802238_35708039_2026394913_n .jpg

[Sleepy]

How long have you had it on there? Does it last very long before it peels/fades?

[JustinS]

How's it going to hold up in a car wash?

[Clinical]

Half of my 1.8L dd eclipse is plastidip haha.

it has MASSIVE clearcoat issues all over the paint, mainly on the roof/trunk.
So since the higher model 1g's come with two tone, with black tops I figured I'd just plastidip the top black. I also tried to make it look decent and plastidipped the trunk.
I also plastidipped the tray below the wipers since it had a rusty-tinge to the whole thing and looked gross. My buddy plastidipped my hubcaps too which I objected to and peeled off after a few days.

Also plastidipped the blue bumper I got from Brent since I don't care about the car enough to go through the work of painting it properly:

before-
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/308191_2296066434865_1045228797_32706855_156989679 5_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/315731_2296835334087_1045228797_32707468_637486032 _n.jpg

then
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/308003_2299169112430_1045228797_32709515_146642142 7_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/317299_2296866294861_1045228797_32707542_331545032 _n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/304275_2297037779148_1045228797_32707713_127781287 2_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/302924_2299173792547_1045228797_32709521_193789504 8_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/298519_2420671069903_1045228797_32808683_138516944 2_n.jpg


Still looks like ass but looks a lot better.
It's easy as hell to use and cheap.
I hate people that spray their entire car with it.



I've washed the car multiple times and its been through storms and all.
I've chipped some off here and there, such as leaning against the sail panel and scraping a bit off once, dropped a screw driver on front bumper and chipped some off. All you do is spray some back on and it looks just as it did before. Easy peasy.

[Drifte]

I may spray the whole lower section of the truck just for winter protection. Its not a permanent solution. But its a really good layer of protection.

[Ricky]

How long have you had it on there? Does it last very long before it peels/fades?
Did it a few days ago. Iowa winter will be the test. From what they say on the bottle it will not fade, chip, crack, or peel....


How's it going to hold up in a car wash?

Not sure, I will go through a touch less car wash tonight and find out.

[Drifte]

The strength seems to come from the edges wrapping around something. Once it loses an edge it loses its strength. Lots of videos on youtube.

[Clinical]

The strength seems to come from the edges wrapping around something. Once it loses an edge it loses its strength. Lots of videos on youtube.

Pretty much this right here, where I taped off along the quarter on my car when I sprayed the trunk, I've had to touch it up a few times because of the edge not being wrapped around anything. It still has held up great though

[sparkles]

There's a guy on the Cruze forums that did his tail lights and headlights with the stuff. What a ra turd.

[JustinS]

Why would you even think that would be a good idea?

[sparkles]

http://www.cruzetalk.com/forum/11-appearance-body/4193-tinted-tail-headlights-using-plastidip-vht.html

[LT1Dan]

I like his painted toenails.

EDIT: I hadn't clicked on page 2 yet. I see you have it covered already on that forum.

[JustinS]

Louisiana....enough said, ugh.

[Domestic Disturbance]

What wrong with a nice rubber coat on the lights? haha

I've never heard of this stuff, but looks pretty cool. I may try it on a few faded parts on the honda. Window trim and wipers maybe.

[sparkles]

I like his painted toenails.

EDIT: I hadn't clicked on page 2 yet. I see you have it covered already on that forum.

Lol, yup. I'm making all sorts of "friends". There's so many uniformed idiots that shouldn't even change their own oil out there it amazes me.

[sparkles]

...

[Drifte]

Im gonna plasti-dip my windshield.

[slow ride]

S4 guys have been using this stuff for years. Door handles, interior, rear bumpers, etc, etc. I have never messed with it, but seems to work well.

[slo4cyl]

Im gonna plasti-dip my windshield.

This is extremely unsafe, but I do love plasti-dip...

[Ricky]

^ its a joke lol.

I want to plasti dip everything. Anything i own from here on out with chrome on it will be black!

[LT1Dan]

^ I think Brent was going for the Ricky Bobby quote about Fig Newtons.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvi9zpHlrvg

At least thats the first thing I thought when I read Driftes post. lol

[Clinical]

There are people who have painted their whole car with this stuff.

Personally I don't like the flat black look, although my bumper/roof/trunk is flat black on the eclipse so I can't say much.
However I suppose sometimes its fine if your paint is absolute shit and you can't afford to do anything else to it.

I got the idea from the original thread on dsmtuners about it.
Here's a couple cars from there painted with it:
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/1558/1021001232.jpg

this guy did his car with the red plastidip
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/Schott_Guy/DSC_0003.jpg

[Ricky]

^ I think Brent was going for the Ricky Bobby quote about Fig Newtons.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvi9zpHlrvg

At least thats the first thing I thought when I read Driftes post. lol

I didnt even pick up on that :(

[TbTalon94]

Before: http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g49/Tbtalon94/0e731c98.jpg

During: http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g49/Tbtalon94/4ab21958.jpg

After: http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g49/Tbtalon94/d08efb1d.jpg

[derek072887]

gonna be running those KDW2's this winter? they suck utter balls pretty much all the time.... especially during the winter

[TbTalon94]

Bimmer wont be driven in the snow this year. Those tires = damage with awd or not lol.

[JustinS]

What happened to the Genesis?

[TbTalon94]

It got boring real quick. Value was also dropping like a rock, specially with the new one coming out.

[JustinS]

I'm liking the specs on the 2013 model, they'll be making decent power come next year.

[slow ride]

Damn Trevor, I can't keep track of what you drive. Is that a 535ix? I like those engines, but not really sure what to think of direct injection. I know it works well, but has a lot little of problems associated with it also.

[derek072887]

also a bad issue they have
http://www.rtsauto.com/bmw-e90-valve-train-lifter-ticknoise/

[Clinical]

also a bad issue they have
http://www.rtsauto.com/bmw-e90-valve-train-lifter-ticknoise/

lifter noise, shit after my DSM's I laugh at lifter noise! but I can't hear myself over the sound of the lifters when I do laugh.

[derek072887]

this happens after like 30k miles... and is not under warranty

[TbTalon94]

Mine is a 335xi. It has the twin turbo N54 motor, it doesn't really have the ticking lifter issue.

[Drifte]

What happened to the Genesis?

Got beat by a Subaru with bolt ons, wife said it goes or she does.

Commander huh?

[JustinS]

Got beat by a Subaru with bolt ons, wife said it goes or she does.

Commander huh?

That's a good wife.

Yeah bought a jeep, needed something to haul around my hunting gear and now I don't have to keep borrowing trucks to haul shit. It's a little bigger than I wanted but it'll serve it's purpose nicely for me.

[Ricky]

Got beat by a Subaru with bolt ons, wife said it goes or she does.

:)

[slo4cyl]

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l142/slo4cyl/IMAG0106-1.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l142/slo4cyl/IMAG0108-1.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l142/slo4cyl/IMAG0110.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l142/slo4cyl/IMAG0107-1.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l142/slo4cyl/IMAG0109-1.jpg

[Drifte]

Whats it jacked up for brent? Oh, and you have a tail light out.

[derek072887]

I kinda like that brent, if it were glossy i would try it on the 4.2

[slo4cyl]

Whats it jacked up for brent? Oh, and you have a tail light out.

I changed the oil and left it on the hoist, it was much nicer doing everything at eye level.

[sLoWnStEaDy]

where can you get this stuff locally?

[Drifte]

menards

[Clinical]

Both Lowes and Menards stock it here in town, usually Menards is cheaper though

[sLoWnStEaDy]

thanks... Just redid my 30_06 stock with ebony stain and am clearing it now. If i dont like the way it turns out, i am going to give this stuff a try.

[sLoWnStEaDy]

didn't like the shiny ebony finish so i gave this stuff a try on my 30_06 stock. I love the way it looks and feels, cant wait to get the rest of my goodies put on it. Step dad acted like i painted over the 16th chapel or something. Just a few hundred dollar toy in my book so i decided to make it my own, as i always do. :)

surprised at the low odor. I actually painted it in my bathroom so i didnt have to heat up the garage. I left the fan on and you cant smell the stuff at all outside of the bathroom and not even too bad in the bathroom.

[TbTalon94]

I took mine to the car wash, sprayed it directly with the washer and it didn't have any issues. Also turns out if you spray tire shine on it...it turns to a gloss black :)

[Ricky]

I took mine to the car wash, sprayed it directly with the washer and it didn't have any issues. Also turns out if you spray tire shine on it...it turns to a gloss black :)

I have heard that some tire chemicals can eat through the plasi-dip. You might be ok. I have ran out of stuff to plati-dip right now. Im sure i will find more.

[Ricky]

didn't like the shiny ebony finish so i gave this stuff a try on my 30_06 stock. I love the way it looks and feels, cant wait to get the rest of my goodies put on it. Step dad acted like i painted over the 16th chapel or something. Just a few hundred dollar toy in my book so i decided to make it my own, as i always do. :)

surprised at the low odor. I actually painted it in my bathroom so i didnt have to heat up the garage. I left the fan on and you cant smell the stuff at all outside of the bathroom and not even too bad in the bathroom.

the best part is if you ever want to return it to its stock, you just peel it off :)

[Drifte]

Ripped my wheels off and mounted snow tires. Little abuse involved there scuffed a couple wheels on the edge. I'll just touch it up, and spray over the new wheel weights.

[sparkles]

Anyone plasti dipped a cat or dog yet?

[Drifte]

No, but newest use. SPRAY ON GLOVES

try it

[sLoWnStEaDy]

spray on shoes!

(anyone get my "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs" reference?)

[85XR7Project]

I got it. ahh having kids will do that...

[Ricky]

Anyone plasti dipped a cat or dog yet?

Drifte has a cat... just need a few minutes alone with it....

[Drifte]

Drifte has a cat... just need a few minutes alone with it....

I heard Mr.Copperpot wants some boots.

[Caleb]

Hmmm I may temporarily coat my 2 cowl hoods I have on the vehicles just to protect them for the time being...not a bad idea.

[Sleepy]

Picked up a can today, wonder if it will survive on silicone couplers?

[sLoWnStEaDy]

Finally remembered to snap a shot of my gun after the plasti-dippin.

here's the before:
http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/6013/eddystone001.jpg

here's the after along with a new scope and bipod. Ditching that POS barrel mount before too long, just didn't have the money for the nice one at the time. Sorry the pic kinda sucks, cell phone and horrible lighting will do that!
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/8689/3006b.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/713/3006b.jpg/)

[Stutz]

Every place i go to doesnt have the spray cans. i need to paint some shit on my beater

[JustinS]

I get mine at menards, or you can search on plastidip's website for other dealers. Order online too?

[Sleepy]

Btw it does not hold up well on silicone couplers. Once the tbolts went on it was game over and the paint started pealing. I am sure by the time the shoot out comes around they will all have to be replaced.

[Clinical]

I got mine at menards too.
My eclipse I sold to a friend but its still holding up great on it
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/556076_3343525620690_1045228797_33227470_260236164 _n.jpg

[Stutz]

I looked at the menards in cr, didnt see it anywhere but didnt ask anyone. I asked a worker at the menards in iowa city and they said they only had the kind you dip into not the spray cans. Where are they at in the store?

[JustinS]

In the spray paint aisle.

[tylers88]

What wrong with a nice rubber coat on the lights?

its just so he could peel it, the headlights are stupid but I have tinted tails, difference is I have to sand mine and reclear them if I go back to stock.
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/427984_10150600882276121_507146120_9140507_7047800 27_n.jpg