THE PLASTI-DIP MEGA THREAD!!!!!!

thanx bro...re durped today...it should hold till my next set of tires

 

How do you guys feel about idea??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ5z3CbxOKY&sns=em

 

Plasti-dip much?

 

Gonna do their gun metal grey, its kinda close to silver, so when I tear a hole in it its not too big of a deal till I get it fixed.

 

I see

 

I've been looking at Dipyourcar's YouTube videos. There's a Silver Metallic, the Gunmetal, and a Pearlizer that when 3 heavy coats of it are put on top of black plasti dip turns it into an aluminum finish. I'm kind of with you though. When there are tears in it, it would be nice to have a solid color in a can you can spray and repair it with instead of trying to mix coats and match up something custom you've done in the past.

That actually looks like a good idea. People wanting to protect their paint without matching or changing color can spray on clear. I didn't know clear was available, but I like the idea.

I think it's time to peel!

 

Yeah, I thought about doing something a little more extraordinary, but, in reality. I am just going to eff it up eventually. So a simple fix is ideal. I really am just tired of the white fenders, and rust spots. Plan is to clean up the rusty dents, primer them, then derp. The other thing with plain color is I can get gallons to paint the whole thing, and rattle cans to touch it up.

 

So you are going to derp the entire truck? Bumpers too? or just the fenders?

 

Cab and fenders. Bumpers, blah. They keep getting hit on random things.... cab is rusting and leaking, and fenders are standing out like a hooker in a church choir.

 

Wouldn't that reduce head light output since you are adding slightly opaque layers that the light has to pass through?

 

I SAID GOT DAMN!

 

If that is real dip, that must have hurt like hell when it came time to peel...

 

I guess I could post in here...































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That is a sweet hotrod!

 

Got my first cans of Plasti-dip, what to dip first is the question??

 

Agreed...........Peel.

 

It would. Everything that light passes through has a transmissivity percentage rating. That would be a question for the guys at Plasti Dip or if someone has a light meter they can take a nit rating before and after.

Someone could afterwards install Silverstar headlight bulbs to make up the difference. In my experience don't get Silverstar Ultra though. I was very careful not to touch the bulbs and the Ultras burn out on me within 6 months. The Silverstar ones just below the Ultras seem to be just as bright, last longer, and cost less.

My main excitement over clear is paint protection from gravel.

I washed my rims really well and discovered they're actually almost the same color as my paint. The centercaps are plastic though and look horrible. I think I'm going to get a can of gunmetal, one of silver, maybe pearlizer or something else and see which one looks better against the paint when put on my centercaps.

I'm not going to be big on layering like a lot of people are on dipyourcar. They layer different color and coat types, mix spray streams from different cans while in the process of derping, all kinds of things to get the color they want. For my wheels and underbody though I'm going to have to be doing repairs to the derp and that needs to come right out of the can. Once it's done, good luck getting a custom coat to match.

A big piece of cardboard. Hold it up against various places on your truck you think would benefit from the added protection and see if you like the color.

 

OK I have a question. I just bought my 2011 Taco last week and the front bumper came with some gouges from the previous owner (my Father In-law) hitting the side of his garage. So I want to dip my bumper until I have enough extra $ to buy a plate bumper.

What color would look best with MGM? Is the gun metal close to MGM or should I go with black?

I also want to do my wheels in gun metal.

edit: I should also add that I plan on getting a black Softopper soon too.

 

It's all preference. The best part about plasti dip is it's easily removable. Try both colors if you can and see which you like best.

But in my opinion I would go black. Especially since your getting the black softopper.