Plasti-Dip on my paint... ?

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Hello again everyone!

Not sure if this is the right section of the forums, but I consider this to be a detailing topic to an extent. =D

I've been hearing a lot of rave reviews about Plasti-dip and it's ability to customize paint on vehicles, and be totally reversible. I know it's pretty much a sin to spray paint my car's paint, but I think there's some hope in this one. Take a look...

I've had this idea of blacking out certain parts of my MX-5 to bring on a meaner look than it currently has. I photoshopped my best approximation of what it may look like. Sorry ahead of time for my poor photoshop skills. For starts, the plasti-dip would not be glossy, at least not as much as it would appear in photoshop. But it at least gives an idea...


Sorry about the size of the photos... you should just be able to click them to enlarge.

Before:
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After
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Note: I may end up skipping the wheels and leaving them as is due to the complexity of that portion. I have painted wheels before with success, but the results weren't perfect due to the difficult shapes and contours of wheels.



My main question is, has anyone ever used this stuff before? Also, is it really safe? My goal is to achieve a cool look, but yet still be able to reverse it if I wanted to in a year or two.

Comments?
 
ComradeGrumbles said:
Hello again everyone!

Not sure if this is the right section of the forums, but I consider this to be a detailing topic to an extent. =D

I've been hearing a lot of rave reviews about Plasti-dip and it's ability to customize paint on vehicles, and be totally reversible. I know it's pretty much a sin to spray paint my car's paint, but I think there's some hope in this one. Take a look...

I've had this idea of blacking out certain parts of my MX-5 to bring on a meaner look than it currently has. I photoshopped my best approximation of what it may look like. Sorry ahead of time for my poor photoshop skills. For starts, the plasti-dip would not be glossy, at least not as much as it would appear in photoshop. But it at least gives an idea...


Sorry about the size of the photos... you should just be able to click them to enlarge.

Before:
View attachment 15492



After
View attachment 15493

Note: I may end up skipping the wheels and leaving them as is due to the complexity of that portion. I have painted wheels before with success, but the results weren't perfect due to the difficult shapes and contours of wheels.



My main question is, has anyone ever used this stuff before? Also, is it really safe? My goal is to achieve a cool look, but yet still be able to reverse it if I wanted to in a year or two.

Comments?
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Welcome!

Yes plastidip is perfectly safe for your paint. I've sprayed my entire car (beater) since it was in a fender bender and had different colored panels. I didn't want to spend too much nd researched this a ton and took the plunge. I've had mine since early October and its been holding up great. They do make. Clear for it that will add some gloss if you would like. But overall the stuff is amazing and prep is easy. Just make sure the surface is clean and dry! The key to it is spraying light coats soothe coating self levels. Let me get my pics and post them up shortly.
 
Yes, and I wouldn't recommend. There will be hundreds of people who will recommend it however.

I used to be one of those people.

The thing is, it totally depends on what you're going to do. Overspray can be difficult to remove. For example my wheels used to be plastidipped white, but when I took it off it was a b!tch to remove! The overspray was in the barrels and it took me thirty minutes a wheel to get it clean.

Furthermore, if you live in a hot area, plastidip almost melts onto your paint. It becomes much more difficult to remove.

On paint, it looks great, when done correctly. If you live in a sunny area, and you leave it on for a year or two, be prepared for a hard time though.

I'm not an expert with plastidip, but I have done about 5 sets of wheels, and fifteen body parts/panels, so I do know what I'm doing and this comes from experience. :)

I think the ideal thing for plastidip is to see if you like the look for a few days or weeks, and then peel it off and get it painted.

I will say that it works on a budget though!
 
Used it on my front grill trim and rear trim above the license plate to also get a more manly meaner look out of it. Put it on sometime during early fall and still looks great. Reluctantly took it through some automatic car washes and still looks perfect.
 
Thank everyone for all the feedback.

As of now, I plan on doing a test spot on some factory-painted splash guards that I am not particularly attached to. We'll see how safe it is on the paint when I pull it off in a month or so.

As of now, my main concern is for the safety of the paint when I do inevitably pull this off. I can't imagine I would have it on for more than a year at most, this is more of a phase for me.

I live in PA, so it can get hot, but not REALLY hot. So hopefully I won't have melting issues. =D
 
DipYourCar.com is 10 minutes from me. I've seen dotted cars and they look great

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I've done it trim - don't do it. It was a waste of time & money. First off, the look is not that great. It looks like, well, Plasti Dip. Second, the durability is poor.
 
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Mine came out really really well and I haven't experienced anything like the above have mentioned. I also live in Texas and the durability has been everything plus more that I expected. Prep is essential like anything else.

Roshan - did you not think to cover the barrels? I wouldn't think you would spray paint the wheels with out covering the rubber so why not the barrels too? Just wondering.

This was all out of the rattle can plastidip with a sprayer attachment to engage the trigger easier and much smoother. Light coats were the key and around 5 was the sweet spot I found.
 
+1 on recommending. i've had it on my rims for about 8 months. i;'ve taken it off and put fresh coats on and the removal is easy with no harm to the clear coated rims
 
Hey Brian,

I actually did not cover my barrels because the overspray makes the wheels look more uniform. Being silver and having a white face would have just looked bad.
 
I think its great for things like emblems, grills, and even wheels. I p'dipped the cheap fake chrome tail light bezels on my Camaro and love the look. I would stay away from putting it on a painted panel for any prolonged amount of time unless its your beater DD.
 
Contacted the manufature about a year and a half ago,

Thier response was that it is safe from somthing like -30f to 300f and is clear coat safe for up to a year
 
BudsJLM said:
Contacted the manufature about a year and a half ago,

Thier response was that it is safe from somthing like -30f to 300f and is clear coat safe for up to a year
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And if left on over a year on paint.....? Thats the real question.

A friend of mine is raving about this product as well but I just dont see the long term benefits of it.
 
smack said:
And if left on over a year on paint.....? Thats the real question.

A friend of mine is raving about this product as well but I just dont see the long term benefits of it.
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Mine is coming up on 5 months and I plan on leaving it on for as long as it will take.

It cost me roughly ~$100 for all prep materials and paint. Not bad if you ask me.:dblthumb2:
 
My hope is simply to use it for appearances for a few months at most, then remove it. If I end up liking the look, I'll likely end up having more professional things done to achieve the same appearance.

I am hopeful about it (for the short term), but I have heard horror stories...

A friend of mine said that his clearcoat failed underneath the plasti-dip. When he peeled up the plasti-dip, he had moderate peeling of his clearcoat underneath. This was around 6 months according to his claims. =O

The other thing I worry about is staining. I want to be able to return to normal afterwords, and that includes having no stains. Has anybody had plasti-dip on decent paint for an extended time, then peeled it off? If so, what was it like underneath?
 
I was pretty apprehensive about using it on my CTS-V, but had seen many good results, and liked the fact that it wasn't permanent if I didn't like the look. I used it to black out the chrome mesh grille, side grills, rear emblems and wheels. I love the way it turned out, as the little touches of matte black look good contrasting against the silver paint. Definitely check out dipyourcar.com as they have a lot of good info and tutorial videos. I highly recommend picking up the repair solution they offer. Many people that had bad experiences while dipping talked about getting a run or bubble by accident (several coats in), and having to pull off everything they had done and start over. I too had a couple "oopses" while I was dipping, but using that repair solution I was able to smooth the spots out and continue on with no traces left behind. I had also worried about it's durability when washing the car, but I have not had any visible wearing or peeling up. One tip, if you use a chenille microfiber type wash mitt, or something similar, don't use the bright neon colored ones on black dip. You will end up with tiny neon colored threads left behind stuck to the dip, that are next to impossible to remove. Choose a dark colored MF instead.
 
DRT BRD said:
Mine came out really really well and I haven't experienced anything like the above have mentioned. I also live in Texas and the durability has been everything plus more that I expected. Prep is essential like anything else.

Roshan - did you not think to cover the barrels? I wouldn't think you would spray paint the wheels with out covering the rubber so why not the barrels too? Just wondering.

This was all out of the rattle can plastidip with a sprayer attachment to engage the trigger easier and much smoother. Light coats were the key and around 5 was the sweet spot I found.
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Holy, Moly! Looks pretty darn good from here. Nice, even look and texture.

I have a black '08 RAM I am thinking about doing some of this type of coating on. I was thinking about leaving it on indefinitely, using white for the contrast, and maybe using it to make racing stripes. I am still a little reluctant; especially using white on black.
 
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