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

nope as long as its clean you just go ahead and spray some coats!

 

anyone tinted their tail lights with this? i just want a light tint but wanna take the cheap way out incase i dont like it and can just peel it off haha

 

Unless you do it spotty, like you hold the can extremely far away and dust it on, the light won't go through plasti-dip.

 

has anyone tried the plasti dip smoke?

 

I want to do my rims... But I don't want to take them off the truck because i dont have a jack or torque wrench. Has anyone plastidipd their rims without taking them off?

 

yup...just put some plastic bags over the brakes nd such

 

sweet! how many cans did you need to do all 4 rims?

 

I know I've seen on here where people put a whole can on each wheel...I think I only used 2 cans for all four wheels..

 

i did mine on the truck and just stuffed paper in the wheels to cover the brakes and i only used 2 cans for all 4 wheels also

 

Did you tape off your nuts? Your lug nuts, that is?

Or did you just spray everything?

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yeah i taped of my nuts. not a fan of black nuts...

 

Supposed to be sunny all Saturday in Bham, so I'm doing my wheels and emblems + installing new headlights... and possibly blacking out rear, side, and handles if there is enough sunlight

 

Just realized I quoted this from page 1... which was in 2010...

 

i imagine this answer is in this thread somewhere, but it's 150 pages! so sorry if it's been asked but what kind of durability have people had with there plasti dipped wheels? how long has it lasted before being redone or just taken off because it started to peel? also any experience with touchless carwashes? they can be pretty high power.

thanks.

 

I did my back bumper about a year ago and it doesn't need any touch ups..been through quite a few touch less car washes and no chips or anything

 

I did my wheels abour 3 months ago and they look great except for one that had a flat and had to get a patch. If someone mounts or balances a tire on the wheel, some plasti-dip is going to get removed.

Going to recoat right now actually.

 

thanks guys, im going to probably do mine this week.
as for the re-coat, can you just spray the spots or do you have to rip it all off and redue the whole thing again?

 

I used the plastidip Smoke on some chrome, the below picture is after 4 coats, it was getting darker after each coat like what the web site says.

 

mmmk, so I went to the garage to respray the spots and realized my wheels were pretty dirty. Instead of cleaning and respraying, I just pulled it all off each wheel in about 20 minutes total. I left the black centers for now because I didn't have a lever to remove them. It actually doesn't look bad.


Couple observations:

1. Plastidip is amazingly easy to remove, and leaves the wheel clean with no residue.
2. The only part that didn't come off immediately and in one piece was the angles of the wheels where they got some light coverage. I used about 1.5 cans total on all 4 wheels. I'd recommend applying coats until you've used up at least 2 cans and maybe 3 cans for 16" OR wheels. That would help guarantee the dip comes off easily and completely.

Haven't decided if I'm gonna recoat them or not, but if I do it'll be in black satin enamel. I like the black wheel look for sure, and the plastidip was a great way to try it out. I want something with a bit more shine though.

 

i'm going to use a can for each wheel to make sure i have a good solid layer.
might be overkill but it's so inexpensive that it's not a big deal.