Plastip Silverado project. First full vehicle dip

5 coats of Frozen blue
Drying for 1 hr then dip armor clear coat
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It all went great until the dip armor clear coat
I got a runs on both doors

The clear was a lot thinner and runnier :-(. It calls for two coats with zero time in between.
Next time I thibk i need to adjust the gun down more to put out less product.

The clear sprayed a much better fan than the dip though
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Nice work and results! It looks great, drip aside, it's not that bad!

Glad the armor went well except for a little learning curve. (you may have saved me on my next dip project!)

Thanks for posting, still sub'd!
 
I hope I fix the runs. There are plenty of them to practice on

Hand wet sanding

Chance to put my flex pxe80 to work??

I have not done much wet sanding on anything before.
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That’s a healthy project. So cool you got to share it with your dad. Also very curious to hear how it responds to sanding.
 
Yeh i dont think it will respond well to sanding. Even with a clear its still a rubberized coating it probably wont turn out like you think. Its not ment to be a permanent solution so I would prob just leave it unless you have product to redo those panels if need be. And it turned out amazing. Nice work i love it. Only thing i would do if it were mine is different tail lights. Those things stand out a bunch on that blue now. Ive always had tinted tails so im a little biased


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Mdjas said:
Yeh i dont think it will respond well to sanding. Even with a clear its still a rubberized coating it probably wont turn out like you think. Its not ment to be a permanent solution so I would prob just leave it unless you have product to redo those panels if need be. And it turned out amazing. Nice work i love it. Only thing i would do if it were mine is different tail lights. Those things stand out a bunch on that blue now. Ive always had tinted tails so im a little biased


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They wetsand plastidip without the clear as well They have tutorials on how to fix it. I will try. I have extra product If I redo the doors I may pull them off the truck to sprsy the clear with them horizontal (if I redo them at all)
 
The dip armor is pretty similar to clear coat. They even have ceramics that work with it as well. It isn't a rubber coating at all (the lower layers are)

Way more photos from the tripod coming!!
 
Looks good in the pics. Nice job for your first time


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Daviddear30 said:
They wetsand plastidip without the clear as well They have tutorials on how to fix it. I will try. I have extra product If I redo the doors I may pull them off the truck to sprsy the clear with them horizontal (if I redo them at all)
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Learn something new. Didnt know you could wet sand it. Nice been a long time since i sprayed full vehicle. I mainly do grills and wheels and such and just use rattle cans and rattle can glossifer. Good to know. But it looks good man!!


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Dip armor is brand new product. It probably won't ever be in cans as it is a 4 part clear. It makes the surface feel and act similar to paint. Still peelable but you have to use a heat gun etc and it won't let it peel as easily as before. Also gasoline and chemical resistant. They have came a long way!!
 
Daviddear30 said:
Dip armor is brand new product. It probably won't ever be in cans as it is a 4 part clear. It makes the surface feel and act similar to paint. Still peelable but you have to use a heat gun etc and it won't let it peel as easily as before. Also gasoline and chemical resistant. They have came a long way!!
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Yeh id say. O yeh i know that probably wont be in rattle can. I was just stating thats all i use now and i dont do anything big except wheels. But thats awesome. Speaking of dip i have some of there chameleon in my cabinet i might have to find a use for. Also have a can of black left from my wheels might have to spray something with that and then the blue/green chameleon on top. Hmmmm.


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I'm pleased with the outcome
I am sad about the runs in the clear but I may just live with it
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Is there a step where you have to notify the DMV that your vehicle is a different color now? Just curious.
 
bofh said:
Is there a step where you have to notify the DMV that your vehicle is a different color now? Just curious.
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Ive painted and changed color on many of my vehicles and never have notified them or had issues. Now saying that i am not sure if you your supposed to or not. Just my personal experience i never have (again i may not be doing the right thing but still)


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bofh said:
Is there a step where you have to notify the DMV that your vehicle is a different color now? Just curious.
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No idea. It's still technically black under the dip

Won't be contacting anyone about it. May change it later on

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Researching ways to fix runs in clear coat

Still contemplating whether to live with the mistakes or try to fix them. I do have extra clear/dip armor

So far looks like add bondo to surround the runs amd sand until all bondo is gone

Or razor balde shave them

Or a combo of the two

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Hey if u have extra material to redo it id at least try to fix. Worst case u have to redo it. You will feel better about it at least having tried. Because honestly what are you gonna do with the extra product anyways? Sit em on a shelf. If it were me id just take the time and try to fix it. Most your out is time. I think u can fix it. The amount of prep you did im sure you will be paitent and be able to fix it. And when you do please post pics


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