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

For those that have plasti-dipped their hoods, how many cans did it take? My clear coat peeled bad and I'd rather have a black hood than a nasty peeling hood.

 

OMG WHATS HAPPENING!!!

 

Ok it's done.. The only bad part is where I taped it then painted it.. It peeled some of the rubber off.. Now all that's left is the rear bumper

 

dipped grill, rear bumper, wheels and emblems....

 

It would take less time to remove most of the plastic pieces from the bumper than it did to tape them, just for anyone else doing this in the future.

The all black looks much better than the black truck with chrome accents and silver wheels

 

This is an amazing looking Taco!

I would love to see more pics and specs!!

 

I am pretty sure that is photoshopped...




just saying...

 

There's a first gen on here somewhere that did it. Looks good

 

Thanks. I can confirm that is true...... the first time I dipped the rear bumper(pictured) somehow water got behind it a few days later and it started pulling away. So the second time I removed the whole bumper and then the plastic from the bumper and dipped the whole chrome piece. It was mush easier and no seams to worry about.

 

How are you guys washing your wheels after plastidip and lots of dirt?

I think my wheels got wax on them (car wash) after plenty of mud and dirt and now that look like garbage.
I'm not sure how tough to wash the wheels now before reapplying.

 

I wish you had never put that up here... I'm going to pretend I didn't see it, cause that orange taco may or may not be the background of my phone right now... haha

 

Any tips for painting the hood? My hood has most of it's clear coat missing so I'm going to Plasti-Dip it till I can repaint it or get a sport hood.

 

When I did my bumper last year I found that it was easier for me to tape everything off and then dip. It took me less than an hour to do so.

I am not sure what to say about that.

Use Simple Green.

It's going to depend on how bad it is. If there is a bit of a raise from the clear coat to the paint, the PD is going to probably show that. Unless, you don't care. PD needs a flat surface to come out. Any imperfections the PD is going to show that, not hide it.

 

Plasti-dip comes in a clear coat, you could try that instead.

 

Clear is very thin. To make it work is going to be hard. They're better off using regular PD and waiting till they can repaint.

 

just do yours in orange plasti dip then post the pic

There is a newer Tundra near me that appears to be fully plasti dipped in red.

 

Well I went a little different with my bsp tacoma. Gray plasti dip.





What do you guys think? I will try and get better pictures when I get done with the front badge.

 

I like it!

 

Pffft... don't give me ideas haha
I really do wish Tacos came in that color though. I'd be all over it! (Yes, I'm crazy)

 

The color without clear got faded so I don't think it would have worked. Thanks for the tip though.

Yeah it had a lip to it, but I didn't care to clean it up. I was just sick of seeing the two different colors, so figured $10 and an hour later I'd have a new look. You can see the clear coat difference, but it's a lot better than before. Although you can see streaks when not in the sun. It will do for now. I'm going to get a sport hood soon, but didn't have the cash at this time.

Here's the end result.