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3rd Gen Plastidip thread

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by KornSanDiego, Jan 26, 2016.

  1. Dec 21, 2018 at 2:58 PM
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    Predator Tacoma

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    Where did you get the hood decal?
     
  2. Dec 21, 2018 at 7:48 PM
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    Andrew is awesome, I've spoke to him before as well. I'm gald he could help. :thumbsup:
     
  3. Dec 22, 2018 at 2:29 AM
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    What am I missing? Coming from someone who's diamondback HD shipped today (woot), my question is why buy a cover as durable, robust, and expensive as a DB cover if you are planning on using the most fragile of coatings on it?!? If you use the cover as designed, you will be redipping constantly. If you are really worried about fading in regards to the bed-liner spray, maybe consider the line-x UV resistant coating. Do it once and be done. It has a sheen, and I prefer matte so I went with factory black. YMMV
     
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  4. Dec 22, 2018 at 7:34 AM
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  5. Dec 22, 2018 at 7:43 AM
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    Simple answer. My truck is my daily driver and used mainly from home to work. I will not be putting anything on top of the bed. I will like the option of painting the cover a different color as well, perhaps to match the truck as DYC confirmed having a paint that matches perfectly the QuickSand. I have several friends with the DB with the black coating and over time it looks dull and white’sh looking, like old plastic. It’s too permanent for me and can’t be removed to fix. I won’t have that problem since the plasti dip is supposed to last between 3-5 years if prep and coat correctly, after that, pilled and redo. The other option I had was wrapping it, but decided to try PD.
     
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  6. Dec 22, 2018 at 7:45 AM
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    That Line-X is awesome!!! I have a friend who has that cover and he had it Line-Xed
     
  7. Dec 22, 2018 at 8:52 AM
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  8. Dec 22, 2018 at 9:04 AM
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  9. Dec 22, 2018 at 2:39 PM
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    Not at all, just be paitent with the larger decals and take your time.
     
  10. Jan 16, 2019 at 4:01 PM
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    Has anyone plasti dipped their Off Road wheels yet? I’ve seen the pics of the derped sport wheels but looking to see pics of the off road wheels. Thanks!
     
  11. Jan 16, 2019 at 4:04 PM
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    Recommend putting decals on, versus plastidip. There are several vendors who sell vinyl decals to black out the Off Road wheel. Just do a search.
     
  12. Jan 16, 2019 at 5:47 PM
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    Thanks, just went back about 30 pages and found the decals + wheels dipped. How about door handles? I saw one picture in a post where someone dipped the handles but found no info, anyone know if it interferes with the keyless remote sensor in the driver handle?
     
  13. Jan 16, 2019 at 7:19 PM
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    New to the forum, sub.
     
  14. Jan 16, 2019 at 7:24 PM
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    I derped mine. Haven’t had an issue at all.

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  15. Jan 16, 2019 at 7:47 PM
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    Damn they look great, planning on doing mine this weekend if it doesn’t snow. If anyone’s thinking about dipping their handles, check out this video:
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UpKfqnBsmuA
    In the comments he specifically says that it does not interfere with the keyless entry at all :thumbsup:

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  16. Jan 17, 2019 at 1:00 PM
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    need to learn more about this stuff
    I’ve had my sport decals on for a year and no issues. Nice change to dip. Had dip on all my previous vehicles. Works good too. But fades a bit with time.
    My sister sells decals for sport and off-road. @PikestacoSister
     
  17. Jan 17, 2019 at 4:10 PM
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    Awesome, do you have any pics of the handles??
     
  18. Jan 17, 2019 at 4:50 PM
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    the decals are just for the wheels. i think the handles with decals wouldn't work great because of the curve. it works great on the wheels because its covering a flat surface.
     
  19. Jan 18, 2019 at 6:17 AM
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    Just did my emblems...talked to a few people and they were right....flat black looks way better against Cavalry Blue than chrome.

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  20. Jan 19, 2019 at 11:53 AM
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    New to this thread. wanting to dip my offroad wheels, not a big of the silver. What plasti dip you fellas using/ recomend for rims?
     
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