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

Discussion in 'Detailing' started by mmtaco06, Aug 10, 2010.

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Plasti-Dip

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  1. May 17, 2011 at 1:17 PM
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    jonny

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    jonny Betty White Edition Heep ZJ

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    anyone do a whole fj roof yet? or am i going to be the first? :rofl:
     
    jonny, May 17, 2011
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  2. May 17, 2011 at 1:20 PM
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    TexasTacoma37

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    1. Mask off bumper
    2. Plasti-dip it
    3. Done
     
    TexasTacoma37, May 17, 2011
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  3. May 17, 2011 at 1:44 PM
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    achirdo

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    achirdo I Weld!

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    achirdo, May 17, 2011
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  4. May 17, 2011 at 1:45 PM
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    achirdo

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    achirdo I Weld!

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    Oh and apparently people are now using it as a condom :confused:
     
    achirdo, May 17, 2011
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  5. May 18, 2011 at 6:37 PM
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    achirdo

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    achirdo I Weld!

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    achirdo, May 18, 2011
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  6. May 18, 2011 at 7:46 PM
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    alexmxman185

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    alexmxman185 Keepin' it dirty in Texas

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    or do the better thing and bed liner it :D
     
    alexmxman185, May 18, 2011
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  7. May 18, 2011 at 8:21 PM
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    achirdo

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    achirdo I Weld!

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    just dont do your weather techs....

    fail
     
    achirdo, May 18, 2011
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  8. May 18, 2011 at 8:28 PM
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    alexmxman185

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    alexmxman185 Keepin' it dirty in Texas

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    so im guessing painting them didnt work out?
     
    alexmxman185, May 18, 2011
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  9. May 18, 2011 at 8:30 PM
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    I'm liking the idea of blacking out my emblems more and more. Might have to try this tomorrow after I get the rear leaf TSB done. Any pics of magnetic grey metallic Tacomas with the emblems blacked out.
     
    Tarheelz2350, May 18, 2011
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  10. May 18, 2011 at 8:32 PM
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    back to TX thread....


    on topic: i plasti dipped my tail gate handle and the plastic part in between the hood and the windshield the other day. came out damn good. will get pics asap
     
    achirdo, May 18, 2011
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  11. May 18, 2011 at 8:39 PM
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    I like the lower bumper. I'm going to do this after I get my Hankook's Installed!
     
    SpeedBlueTaco0502, May 18, 2011
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  12. May 19, 2011 at 9:24 AM
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    Wow this was an awesome thread too bad I did not read this first. I actually took my badges off then sprayed them down. After the two coats I applied 3M double sided outdoor tape and reapplied
     
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  13. May 19, 2011 at 12:44 PM
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  14. May 20, 2011 at 6:09 PM
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    Just plasti dipped the valence today. Hopefully it holds up.
     
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  15. May 20, 2011 at 6:18 PM
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    you have to have the new style badges, the ones that are raised up from the paint. as long a u have them, the plasti dip peels right uparound it. did my badges a few weeks ago. thoroughly pleased. although mine didnt come out so glossy. more tacky lookin. but he said his had one run spot, meaning he obviously held his can a little closer and/or did heavier coats
     
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  16. May 20, 2011 at 10:00 PM
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    so you could just peel it off if you dont like the way it came out??? and it wount do anything to the paint?? haha it sounds too good to be true might just start plati dipping
     
    Frankoo1234, May 20, 2011
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  17. May 20, 2011 at 10:01 PM
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    100% correct :D
     
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  18. May 23, 2011 at 5:54 PM
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    Wow, talk about easy! I spent a great deal of time taping up my chrome grille in preparation for applying this wonderful product. Then, I laid on a light coat followed by 2-3 thicker coats over the course of the afternoon.

    Finally, after allowing it to dry the recommended 4 hours, I looked at it.

    It looked like shit.

    Peeled off pretty easy though.

    It's just so splotchy-looking. Hard to describe. It definitely doesn't look like a painted grille at all. The black is a really uneven tone even after curing for a few hours, and I never thought this before I tried it, but a black grille on a white truck looks WORSE than a chrome one.

    I just thought it would be nice for people who are thinking of doing the plasti-dip craziness to read this before they do it, because I had a really tough time finding any real negative feedback on the stuff that stemmed from the application suggested on this forum. It came out ugly as fuhh.
     
    BradleyScottETC, May 23, 2011
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  19. May 24, 2011 at 10:00 AM
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    georgeandkanoa

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    georgeandkanoa the point is simply this

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    hmm.i used it on my valance and had no problems
     
    georgeandkanoa, May 24, 2011
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  20. May 25, 2011 at 6:43 PM
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    Different people have different expectations... I'm blown away by how many people think spray-painting panels "looks good"... I would never, in a million years use a can of spray paint on ANY vehicle of mine. But, some people are perfectly happy with the look of it, so to each his own.
     
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