Plasti dip

[227 Jason R]

Had a play with some plasti dip today. Very impressed with this product.

https://www.dipyourcar.com/home.php

[021 Chad]

I've been meaning to try it out. Some friends have done wheels and panels and had really good wear out of it.
I've been considering doing my bike and clear coating it to get a nice chip resistant gloss finish.

[001 Neville]

Is this the same stuff that someone (Gordo ?) was looking at to paint a whole car? I was looking for that thread the other day.

[127 Gordo]

Not me, might have been Derek?

[168 Derek S]

No not me, I am doing the inside of the car with urethane deck liner, completely different product to plastidip.

I think Chad was onto this ages ago, may be something on here dating back a bit.

I did watch that YouTube video on someone doing a whole car, I have seen a VZ commode station wagon done in it, I like the idea that it can simply peel off. An interesting product.

[001 Neville]

Where did you get the Plastidip product from, Jason, since their website seems to say they will not ship outside USA?

[168 Derek S]

thought I read Mitre 10 somewhere

[227 Jason R]

Yes Derek is correct. I got it from mitre 10 mega in hornby.
Some on trademe as well.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/SearchR ... 0dip&rfm=1

Plus also from these stockests

[001 Neville]

Interesting! Good product reviews too.

Do you advise NZTA each time you change the colour of the car?
If you decide to change dip colour, do you peel off the old dip before you spray on the new colour?

[127 Gordo]

Oh, check out the Mythbusters episode on this - should be on youtube.

[021 Chad]

Interesting! Good product reviews too.

Do you advise NZTA each time you change the colour of the car?
If you decide to change dip colour, do you peel off the old dip before you spray on the new colour?

Prep wise I'd wipe down the surface with something like meths. Then 3 to 4 coats of Plastidip, allow 30mins of drying time between coats and 4 hours to cure. You have the option of leaving the finish Matte or using the glosifier spray as a final coat to make it a gloss finish. You will need to peel off the previous application before trying a new colour.

I will be painting my motorcycle with Plastidip this weekend. I'll put up some pics when I'm done.

[021 Chad]

So I went ahead with painting the bike yesterday.
Stripped it down, rubbed down all the panels with meths, 3 light coats of Plastidip leaving 30mins in between applications and she's done.
My first impressions are that this stuff leaves a definite slight texture on the surface, but for a matte finish this is probably not an issue. I didn't do any masking as you can see, the over spray could be easily peeled off about an hour after application, in all the process was easy and painless. Time will tell how the coating lasts through winter, but for a $30 paint job I am actually quite impressed with the end result.

[002 Lindsay]

that looks good Chad, looks like factory finish,watched some of those youtube videos on this, hard case stuff alright,they were doing a new Audi,then peeling it off.ok if you dont get it right the first time.

[021 Chad]

If you're thinking of coating some wheels with this stuff I'd say go for it. Dead easy to apply, no tricks aside from the instructions written on the back of the can. It does stick to gloss surfaces 10x better than to rough / textured surfaces, also cleaning the surface with solvent before application helps too.

[020 Brad]

How thick is the coat in the end? I want to paint my textured door cards but want something that will self level and even out the imperfections a little bit. Thought this might do it?