Plasti Dip Application Tips

[liquidsmoke]

From this past weekend. Did my spoiler and decklid black out and gas cap.
I dont plan on keeping the gas cap though, just wanted to see what it looked like before i get a real replacement.

the spoiler was super easy, was perfect on the first try.

the decklid was a pain in the ass due to the bowtie emblem. Had to redo it 3 times because for some reason it kept leaving an outline of bodycolor around the bowtie.

this stuff is amazing for trying out looks.

[timmy35]

nice! yeah it almost makes me wish I didn't have a black car, so i could do more dip . trying to talk to talk the wife into letting me at her new suburban lol.

[liquidsmoke]

Originally Posted by timmy35

nice! yeah it almost makes me wish I didn't have a black car, so i could do more dip . trying to talk to talk the wife into letting me at her new suburban lol.

show her one of the videos that shows how easy the stuff is to take off.

[Alain]

wow, that spoiler and deck lid look nice on there man.

[fsusmithc2]

Originally Posted by stieger

Oh no. By "same thing" I meant that I used painters tape to mask off the tires.

Oh gotcha. I've got blue painters tape as well so I should be in good shape although it's not very wide. I will make it work. That and probably newspaper or trash bags.

I'm pretty excited to try this. I think it'll look good and cover up my curb rash on the front passenger rim too. A non-destructive, inexpensive, and fairly easily removable appearance mod which apparently has multiple colors and enhancers for even more creative ideas = win win.

[liquidsmoke]

Originally Posted by Alain

wow, that spoiler and deck lid look nice on there man.

Thanks. I was super surprised how great they turned out.
Looks way better in person.

[Trailbreaker77]

OK so I spray the main area I want coated and save the edges for last. Question, when I put the last coat on that includes the edges how much time do I have before I have to start pulling the tape? Should I start as soon as I finish that edge or do I have time? I would hate to have to prep the whole area again because the plasti dip comes off with the tape.

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by Trailbreaker77

OK so I spray the main area I want coated and save the edges for last. Question, when I put the last coat on that includes the edges how much time do I have before I have to start pulling the tape? Should I start as soon as I finish that edge or do I have time? I would hate to have to prep the whole area again because the plasti dip comes off with the tape.

Take the tape off after you finish the last coat. I'd say you have about 5 minutes to take the tape off.

[Trailbreaker77]

Originally Posted by stieger

Take the tape off after you finish the last coat. I'd say you have about 5 minutes to take the tape off.

Hmmm, maybe I'll see if the wife can follow me and pull the tape once I finish that area.

[hightower]

That looks great liquidsmoke!!! Well done!

[fsusmithc2]

Well I've started dipping my rims today. Had to borrow a jack and wrench from a friend and had just enough time before sunset to get one wheel done.

I used index cards, since I happened to have two unopened packs of cards I've been holding on to for years. It was about 7:30p so the sun was going down and I rushed it a little. I basically did a light overall spray and then went over the whole wheel until it looked covered in all areas.

I got one decent look at it before the sun went down and it made me smile.

There may be a few imperfections but I won't know until daylight. If I don't like it I can either try another coat or peel it off and do it again. That's why this stuff is so great to try right?

[driyac]

Originally Posted by hightower

That looks great liquidsmoke!!! Well done!

Did you do your rims Hightower?

[Chevrole+]

I just did mine!!!!


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[Chevrole+]

Originally Posted by Trailbreaker77

Wow, I've been wanting to black out the chin on my SS for a while now and I've had no luck in finding a piece of vinyl to do this. Looks like a lot of other people have done it with this product, I've got plenty of the blue painters tape from home depot. However spraying on my makes me nervous, I'll have to see if I have something I could practice on.

Frog tape works the best. The paint doesn't tick to it as much and highly recommend it. It's the green tape. It peels easy too!!!


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