Plasti-dip

Many products, like PlastiDip, contain one form of Naptha, VM&P Naphtha (or any other of their multitude of synonyms)...

But...IMHO...
Extreme caution should be followed when using a product-line that uses such high percentages
of the following chemicals as the backbone of their products, especially on vehicles' surfaces:
-Heptane
-Xylene
-Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)

Bob
 
I plastidipped my phone case.. I don't think I would put it on my car.
 
I offer plasti dip at my shop all the time.... We use it to apply a clear bra coating, to repair old worn our door guards, bumpers ,etc. Also wheels are a big hit to. very easy to use as long as you know how to tape nice and clean lines . ill have to post some pics. my customers love it. Plus its very low cost.
 
Lotta people here against this but i agree with others here, plastidip is great for protecting things temporarily. I am on a 3000 mile trip to the northeast and the debris on the roads is terrible. Plastidip on the wheels protects , looks great and comes off when i get home:
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I Plastidip'ed my rims and got a ton of great feedback. I can't say they looked like uber $3k rims. But a lot of people thought they looked nice and told me they must have cost a lot of $$$. It cost me $20 to do 4 18" rims. I was impressed with how they came out. Done right imho, it can look good even for a whole car. But it's personal preference. Now with that said, there's no reason not to offer the service to customers. Even if you think it looks tacky or cheap or whatever. There are people who want it done and will pay for me. It takes some practice, but it's not exactly hard to do. And when you get good at it you can get some pretty slick results.

It took me about 1 1/2 hours to do my rims, that was 5 coats. Had someone who wanted me to do his rims neon orange, his wife said no way. But if she had said yes he offered to pay me $250 to do them. $20 worth of product and less than 2 hours, that's pretty good money.
 
Calendyr said:
Hey guys,

every week I try to learn something new about detailing.

This week I watched about 30 hours of video regarding Plasti-dip.

So my impressions on this is that it doesn't look to hard to do. I think I might be a good alternative to having the car painted.

Do any of you offer this service, and if so what advice would you give. Also is the money Worth the time of offering this?

Thanks!
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My good friend of 20 years just opened a car dealership. He got a 350z for near nothing something like $2k because the exterior was so rough. He sends me pictures and askes if i could fix it. I laughed because it had almost no clear coat left on it. Like literally the clear coat was missing in most areas. The reason he thought i could fix it was i had a ram that had a similar problem but on a much smaller scale that i fixed long ago. This though was a horse of a different color and the only thing that could fix it was new paint. So instead of taking a hit and selling it as is i told him about plasti dip. Being as hes painted a few cars before and has the equipment he ended up doing the 350z flat white. In his opionin it was a waste of time as it took as much prep to plasti dip the car as it would have to just paint it plus he had to buy a different gun to apply it.

Thats his story so take it for what its worth. The videos that make it look easy is because a pro is doing it. Imagine if a pro on here put up a 7min video of buffing and applying a paint coating after hes done it 100 times. The video would look super easy but in reality theres much more too it.
 
I did my CRX last year in navy blue along with the wheels in aluminum dip. It was fun to try but my car is painted now which is much better:xyxthumbs: PD has its place for some but nothing beats paint


 
FUNX725 said:
Many products, like PlastiDip, contain one form of Naptha, VM&P Naphtha (or any other of their multitude of synonyms)...

But...IMHO...
Extreme caution should be followed when using a product-line that uses such high percentages
of the following chemicals as the backbone of their products, especially on vehicles' surfaces:
-Heptane
-Xylene
-Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)

Bob
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To expand on what Bob said, on the local VW forum I am active on someone posted a link to another detailing site showing some damage caused to the underlying paint from plastidip.

I then googled the SDS for Plastidip in an attempt to try and understand things a little better.... now admittedly I am no Bob, so my understanding as written below may be off the mark, and if it is, I will happily accept the error of my ways, however this is what I managed to find out.

http://www.plastidip.com/docs/Plasti Dip 14.5 oz MSDS.pdf

VM&P Naphtha 32-38% (Naptha aka lighter fluid)
Hexane 16-19%
Toluene 13-16%
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 3-7%
Resins 25-27%

Toluene is a common solvent, able to dissolve paints, paint thinners, silicone sealants, many chemical reactants, rubber, printing ink, adhesives (glues), lacquers, leather tanners, and disinfectants.

And therein lies the root cause of the paint degradation from the plastidip, IMHO.

Most of you will know if it as an octane booster, and an unlucky few will know of it due to the stains they have in their around the filling cap.

And just for fun..... Toluene can be used to break open red blood cells in order to extract hemoglobin in biochemistry experiments.

Just some other stuff I noticed while having a look at the SDS.

This material is flammable and may be ignited by heat, sparks, flame or static electricity

Materials to avoid Strong acids, bases, oxidizing agents, selected amines with alkali metals and halogens. (I would hate to know what some of the cheaper more industrial type bulk soap may do, given that they are by their very nature alkaline (base)

THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER AND BIRTH DEFECTS, OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM. (probably the toluene which is derived from Benzene?)

PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) that the okes applying this stuff should be using include:
Respirator with appropriate NIOSH approved cartridge or supplied air equipment.
Impervious gloves
Chemical splash goggles or approved eye protection
Impervious Clothing/Boots

I wonder how many companies are even aware of the risks they and their employees face when dealing with this stuff....
 
Plastidip works well as bra. I used white/pearlizer/clear before a roadtrip to Fla a few years ago. A big rig tire got kicked up and flew across my hood.
 
I just bought a new set of wheels to use in winter, I will be plasti-dipping them to protect them from the salt as i will never ever wash them. That's my solution.
 
how long we can put plastidip on? will it damage clearcoat? let say, 1 year. pls advise thank you
 
can i spray clearcoat on top of plastidip? to make it stronger and protect the rubber from gasoline. pls advise
 
I've had my wheels done for over a year and it is still holding up great. I have read about people leaving it on for 2+ years/longer and then peeling it with NO adverse effects to what was underneath, paint/clear/etc.

Plastidip makes their own 'clear' coat, it's called glossifier, however it will not protect from harsh chemicals, ie: gasoline or any other solvents.

I have not heard of anyone spraying an actual 'clear coat' on top of the dip...if you were to do that I would just 'clear' the wheels or use one of the many semi-permanent coatings that are available.

Hope this helps!
 
Thank you sizzle chest for your info. Have a great day

Sugi scuto

QUOTE=Sizzle Chest;1213969]I've had my wheels done for over a year and it is still holding up great. I have read about people leaving it on for 2+ years/longer and then peeling it with NO adverse effects to what was underneath, paint/clear/etc.

Plastidip makes their own 'clear' coat, it's called glossifier, however it will not protect from harsh chemicals, ie: gasoline or any other solvents.

I have not heard of anyone spraying an actual 'clear coat' on top of the dip...if you were to do that I would just 'clear' the wheels or use one of the many semi-permanent coatings that are available.

Hope this helps![/QUOTE]
 
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