PlastiDipped my truck! Flame away

Hey Guys,

I know the opinion of PlastiDip is negative by alot of people on this site. I actually love the outcome of doing this. On my 2011 Tacoma i dipped the wheels a year ago and it is still holding up strong.

The entire process took me a couple hours to do and went really smooth. The cleanup was a breeze and I sprayed it from a wagner sprayer i bought for $79.


Flame away.. or compliment it, whichever you want

 

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Looks good!

Whats the cost to do the whole truck?

 

It looks sweet right now. If you really like the look paint it or wrap it with matte black. In 6 months you'll be kicking yourself if you dont

 

Took 3 gallons of pre-thinned plasti dip and it was $235 canadian

 

Is this to see if you like it? Then bedliner?

 

I think it looks good. Don't worry about the people on the site that don't like plasti-dip. Most of them are running BFG all terrains with a 3" lift. My point: It's cool now to not like plasti-dip and lots of people around here like to "fit in." I prefer or more individualistic approach.

I am curious to see how it holds up on a whole vehicle. I did my front valance 1.5 years ago and it still looks new. I was hoping to get 6 mos.

 

Looks pretty sick to me..

 

If it holds up any like these people say, , it'll last a long time and it looks awesome flat black.

 

Haven't heard of plasti dip in a while...saying that, it looks good.

 

Thanks and yes i agree. Like i said the wheels on my 2011 cant take a pressure washer held right up to them and can be scrubbed with a brush and they still look new

 

Thats not too bad actually.

I've done badges so far almost a year ago and so far it looks like I've done it yesteday. They are not peeling, and truck is parked outside year round in the elements of Canadian winter.

I'm planning to do front valance once weather permits and it is actually worth to wash the truck again.

Regular car wash should be fine? I should have done that to my pitted stock alloys instead of selling them. Looks like they would have survived winter just fine.

 

Yep I agree. I have 1.5 yrs on my eyelids and grill (no touch ups). Has held up well on the avid bar too, super easy to touch up if I scratch it on the trails. Nice job it looks good.

 

YES!! I like! i like!

Flat black FTW!!

 

What did you have to do to prep the truck?

 

looks good to me. you've got more guts than i do, lol. wouldn't personally do it, but it's your truck. any more pics?

 

The whole thing? Wtf? Why?


So when you get any tear or scratch in te dip ( cart, branch, door) you are going to have the dip starting to year away. Paint doesent peel off by the square foot when you scratch it

 

Looks sick. I like it.

 

Not right now I will take soma after work today!

 

It takes alot to tear the plasti dip.. if for instance I did "Tear it" you can rub the spot with Xylene make it smooth and re-spray the area.. you wouldnt even be able to tell the area was patched.

and why? why not i guess.. ive seen people spend $235 on stupider things