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

Didnt see that you were doing the black too. You should get some carbon fiber decals and do the hood in that instead

 

not really a fan of 'faking' the carbon fiber look. if i was gonna do it i would just buy a CF hood itself.

but like i said i already have plans to camo the truck, red base with black and grey, maybe even a little white camo patterns going on. will throw my all terrains on it so it looks a little meaner and not like a street truck

 

I can't wait to see the pics. And good call on the respirator.

Did you tape it off and spray it on the truck? I'm looking to do mine soon....

 

Derped a flare.




Only derped one so far since the weather turned sour and it needs a few hours to dry anyway. One of my flares the previous owner dropped a ladder on and exposed some of the fiberglass so I'm going to get a repair kit before I paint that one. I also cleaned and waxed underneath where the flares go for the two I took off.

 

Finished using the new Plastidip Anthracite gray on my chrome rear TRD bumper. 5 coats of gray derp, the last two heavy and three coats of clear derp with one coat heavy.

I hadn't realized what a POS the stock bumper was until I started to take off the plastic parts. I got all plastic off, except for the piece under each tail light. I wrestled with those for a few minutes before I decided not to push my luck and break them. I actually was moving the metal bumper it was so thin and flimsy. Anyway, I tried to get a close up of the derp to the body panel so you can see any metal flake and the sheen of the clear.

The derp dries to a matte finish, maybe with a slight sheen. Three coats of glossifier derp bumped the sheen up to a semi-gloss. I started to get short on clear and I still want to re-sleeve my fogs with gray and clear, so I didn't put a fourth coat on. Would it have made a huge difference? I'm not sure, but it wouldnt have hurt. I like it, and prep was simple. Used Windex and towels to clean the bumper until no dirt was on the towel. Then used Eastwood's PRE cleaner, which strips wax, silicone, grease, tar etc. and let that dry before derping.

One mistake I made was getting too eager to untape the plastic trim that I was unable to remove. Instead of using a new box cutter blade and breaking the "seal" of the derp to tape, I started to eff up my newly derped bumper by peeling a small part. I stopped, cut the seal, and was able to reattach the derp like a sticker. Just had to push out the air bubbles. A very small part of chrome was showing right next to the trim. No one would see this, but I knew it was there and couldn't stand it. I kept touching it up with a small paintbrush drenched with derp to make a continuous surface, now I'm satisfied.

 

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Nice job! Looks really good. I've had two cans of black plastidip sitting on my workbench just waiting to use on something. I think I'm gonna try it on my T on the front grill first. I thought a out doing my wheels too but I think I like them silver.

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/286495-accidentally-plastidipped-my-truck.html

 

My anthracite and glossifier showed up... Hey what do you guys use to clean your badges before application? I was thinking about a non-chlorinated brake cleaner.

 

^This is good to know... I just finished my side badges and had the same problem.

 

For those of you that are interested in more pictures of the anthracite color plastidip, here are a few shots from my rig. I did the door handles and side badges yesterday.


Door Handles:



Overall shots:


I think it turned pretty well and I'm thinking about doing the chrome bezel in my front grill next. What do you guys think?

P.S. IceHorse already made fun of my broken wind deflectors in the other thread, but feel free to chime in on that here too! LoL

 

Yeah, time to lose those "deflectors" The dip looks good!

 

just did my helmet, was going to finish my truck today but havnt got my product in yet

so my helmet went from this ( i know, i squid it alot)



to this, WHITE POWER RANGER!!!!!

 

whats the best way for getting the excess of the tire? i dipped my rims few months back and didnt mask off the tires cause i didnt really care but now i do and i cant just peel it off. it comes off in little pieces. is there a better way?

 

just use a microfiber and a little elbow behind it, will come right off.

dont need anything else

 

Did my bumper and badges. Not completely happy with the bumper, a few flaws you can see up close. Its ok for now though.

 

Looks good!
I don't like putting plasti-dip on high-traffic areas, though
I had it (pretty thick too) on my shifter knob... lasted about a week before it started peeling up

Who makes your sliders, by the way?!

 

Thanks! I can see what you are talking about with high traffic areas. I'm wondering how my door handle dip is going to hold up. Only the front surface is dipped and I don't touch that as much, but we'll see...

My sliders are a CBI bolt on. I bought them used and didn't see them on CBIs website, but they looks like CBI quality when I look at them so I feel pretty comfortable saying that they are CBI. Here's more pics I took yesterday.

 

right on.
the kick-ups look sick!

in fact, your whole truck is pretty freaking awesome
good job on the "garage built front bumper"
am cruising your build page

gotta get me one of those soft toppers

 

Thanks man! I'm glad you like the bumper. Hopefully I can get started on the rear bumper in a month or two. It should be unique because it will accept the removable winch plate. That way I can run the winch in the front or the rear.

And I love my soft topper, it's sooo easy to fold down or remove. And, if you want it off, you can just hang it on your garage wall. Awesome product!

 

Derpd my T emblem. Should I do the badges too? Or will it look funny with silver wheels?

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