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

clean then ....... yeah make sure your coats go like this -

15%
25%
50% do about 15m+ in between each coat
75%
100% x 2

make sure the temp is warm too... if its too cold the derp reallly doesnt handle well

 

Damn dude, he's in Texas, not only is it NOT cold there, his derp should almost be dry BEFORE it hits the badge.

 

How do you guys do your wheels? On the truck or off? If you do take them off how do you do it? Two at a time? Jack stands?

 

Being here in Texas makes the time for drying quite a bit quicker...actually almost too quick. I dipped my badges a couple of days ago and it seems like the paint did not have time to settle/flatten out to a smooth finish. After 2-3 minutes it was completely dry. My grill is now textured somewhat like bedliner. If at all possible, derp your area out of direct sunlight.

 

Same thing in alabama my valance feels like 80 grit sandpaper

 

Where do you all get your plasti dip from? I've seen I think clear, black, and white at lowes. But I am thinking about doing my emblems the blaze green or possibly blaze orange since my truck is black. I got on dipyourcar.com and for 2 cans the shipping alone was like $10 and some change. Who else has a good variety of colors other than lowes?

 

Yeah no kidding, it dries crazy fast. But I'll go ahead and give it more time between each coat, just to let it set. I'll let the final coat set for like 30 minutes before peeling. Even though its not working I think this stuff is cool. I washed my truck yesterday and the 2 badges that are complete didn't peel or chip, they look awesome. Hopefully I can get the other badges to stick. I've been able to get a couple letters to stick. I'll try again this afternoon, hopefully all letters will be DERPified

 

Those colors fade in the sun After a week, don't get them. They will then white. Wait another two months and they will have electric lime(green) and a new orange and purple out

 

If it's not sticking maybe there is some grease or something on there. Try to use some degreaser when you clean them.

 

Also, if you cleaned them really well (with alcohol and all that), but didn't dry them completely it wont hold.

 

I PLASTI DIP JUST THE TOYOTA LOGO. ENDED UP JUST TAKING BADGES OFF. THAT WAS KINDA A BITCH

 

I did all of my badges and had no problems. What happened?

 

Do you buy plasti-dip? If so, where do you normally get it from that has a good selection?

 

ACE Hardware here has about 5 different colors other than black and white.

 

I LIKE YELLING!

x2 What happened? First time I've heard anyone say plastidipping was hard.

Is there a difference between the glossifier and the clear plastidip? Does the clear just come out matte?

 

i buy black and white locally at home depot, i buy everything else on dipyourcar

go to their forums if you want to learn more about which colors do and do not fade and which colors require basecoats etc, you will learn alot on their forums

 

I very skillfully used a thin sharp blade to cut the dried dip off the edge of the tape as I peeled. Worked on both my valence and wheels. Just enough pressure to cut the coating but not damage the surface underneath. On my wheels, I only sprayed the recessed areas and left the lip and flats clean. Gives a sort of Dick Cepek look to the stock TRD rims.

 

Finally worked!!! I did 7 "light" coats, but one layer on top of the other added up to very good coverage. If the overspray around the badge is thick then it's gonna be hard to separate from the letters. I made sure not to lay it on too thick, plus I cleaned the areas very well this time. I'm gonna Dip my wheels next, but probably gonna take them off the truck first.

 

Is the shipping cost that I got calculated about right? over $10 for 2 cans? Thanks for the tip on the forums, I may look into joining.

 

they shit ups, and its about right yes, however if you order more it doesnt really get more expensive.
i just made a 500$ purchase, 5 gal of plastidip with the spray gun, and my shipping was only $25 dollars.