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hightower · 08-01-2013, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Tonner05

Would plasti Dip work on a CAI cold air intake? Has anyone tried it? Would like to coat it black instead of the near chrome finish.

Someone did their engine cover in plastidip and if I remember correctly it turned out fine and dealt with the heat fine. So I certainly believe the CAI would be fine as well.

VLO · 08-28-2013, 08:12 PM

I LOVE the white that looks GREAT! good info on the plasti.

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Originally Posted by JCO2185

i love plasti-dip. i am officially hooked on this stuff. Did my wheels, lower grille, and the taillight trim rings.

I even have people at my job doing their wheels with this stuff now lol

VLO · 08-28-2013, 08:14 PM

I just painted my calipers RED, yours are red too, painted? bought name brand? Just curious.....
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Originally Posted by hightower

Someone did their engine cover in plastidip and if I remember correctly it turned out fine and dealt with the heat fine. So I certainly believe the CAI would be fine as well.

hightower · 08-28-2013, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by VLO

I just painted my calipers RED, yours are red too, painted? bought name brand? Just curious.....
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I painted mine with high temp caliper paint. They've held up pretty well, hard to keep them clean with my rims lol

guthix · 08-30-2013, 03:21 PM

how many cans would you need to do the tail light bezel's ?

POWERFREAK · 08-30-2013, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by guthix

how many cans would you need to do the tail light bezel's ?

1 would be plenty

guthix · 08-30-2013, 03:56 PM

yeah i did my old camaro's z06 wheels with 4 cans so i figured one should do it but just wanted to make sure. Thanks man.

hightower · 08-30-2013, 10:24 PM

Agreed, 1 can is plenty. If you use more than one, you're messing something up lol

InfidelSpartan · 09-08-2013, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by guthix

how many cans would you need to do the tail light bezel's ?

I used one can to do 2 sets of emblems, 1 set of tail light bezels and gill vents (Not a pretty picture) and some other things.

One can will be more than enough.

just ensure that you get all the angles as the chrome tends to show through rather well. I did get some advice from dipyourcar.com that suggested applying white to chrome and then add the color, it does help use less of the color but since they are a small area it isnt a huge deal.

thespymaster · 09-08-2013, 09:18 PM

After getting every bug know to man attaching itself to my front fascia on my trip across the USA, I opted to plasti-dip the front end............ vs using the tape........ works great!

And after SEMA, I'm going to dip the whole ZL1 black, pic above ,shows when it was drying (4 coats)

Bugnut · 09-10-2013, 04:54 PM

Oh, PD for the win! That stuff worked great on my road trip.

Gotta download the pealing pics. Most impressive to peal off 6,000 miles of crap that could have been damaging the paint. All that bug goo eating it's way into clear coats. Ha! Chew on Plastidip bug!

Mike

Bugnut · 09-11-2013, 08:12 AM

Here's just after getting home, had pressure washed the car 3 or 4 times during the trip. Could blast off the really nasty bug splats off the PD but the pressure washer COULD peel off the PD if hitting the right angles. Still extremely durable, had no problems with rain or anything else Mother Nature threw at it.

Cleaned and detailed, ready to strip off PD.

First pull, convenient spot where the stripe and PD overlapped.

And away we go....

And in the trash it goes. If I take any trip more that a few hundred miles, I'd go this route. So easy to pull the nose of the car and spray either with cans or gallon can method with a sprayer.

Note, there was a SLIGHT haze seen in certain light where the edge of the dip was compared to the un-dipped paint. Quick wipe with detailer and wax and no trace of the haze could be seen. I know people worry about clouding and clear coat issues, but none in my experience other than described and completely gone with a good detail.

Love PD.

Mike

kevinw · 09-11-2013, 10:05 PM

i dont know about you, but woudlt it be easier to just go to Hertz and rent a car and be done with it? wont a clear bra do the same thing as this PD?

The Stig · 09-13-2013, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kevinw

i dont know about you, but woudlt it be easier to just go to Hertz and rent a car and be done with it? wont a clear bra do the same thing as this PD?

Clear bra costs a lot more than a couple cans of plasti-dip

08-30-2013, 10:24 PM	#470
hightower LS3 Black Widow Drives: 2012 45th 2SS LS3 and 1968 Mustang Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Madison, GA Posts: 4,557	Agreed, 1 can is plenty. If you use more than one, you're messing something up lol __________________ My Camaro Story

09-10-2013, 04:54 PM	#473
Bugnut Drives: Camaro Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 44	Oh, PD for the win! That stuff worked great on my road trip. Gotta download the pealing pics. Most impressive to peal off 6,000 miles of crap that could have been damaging the paint. All that bug goo eating it's way into clear coats. Ha! Chew on Plastidip bug! Mike __________________

09-11-2013, 08:12 AM	#474
Bugnut Drives: Camaro Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 44	Here's just after getting home, had pressure washed the car 3 or 4 times during the trip. Could blast off the really nasty bug splats off the PD but the pressure washer COULD peel off the PD if hitting the right angles. Still extremely durable, had no problems with rain or anything else Mother Nature threw at it. Cleaned and detailed, ready to strip off PD. First pull, convenient spot where the stripe and PD overlapped. And away we go.... And in the trash it goes. If I take any trip more that a few hundred miles, I'd go this route. So easy to pull the nose of the car and spray either with cans or gallon can method with a sprayer. Note, there was a SLIGHT haze seen in certain light where the edge of the dip was compared to the un-dipped paint. Quick wipe with detailer and wax and no trace of the haze could be seen. I know people worry about clouding and clear coat issues, but none in my experience other than described and completely gone with a good detail. Love PD. Mike __________________

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08-30-2013, 03:21 PM	#467
guthix Drives: 2010 2SS/RS IOM/Black stripes Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 225	how many cans would you need to do the tail light bezel's ?

08-30-2013, 03:56 PM	#469
guthix Drives: 2010 2SS/RS IOM/Black stripes Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 225	yeah i did my old camaro's z06 wheels with 4 cans so i figured one should do it but just wanted to make sure. Thanks man.

09-08-2013, 09:18 PM	#472
thespymaster Drives: C7 / ZL1 / SS / trucsk Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: G4 CLASSIFIED Posts: 4,528 View My Garage	After getting every bug know to man attaching itself to my front fascia on my trip across the USA, I opted to plasti-dip the front end............ vs using the tape........ works great! And after SEMA, I'm going to dip the whole ZL1 black, pic above ,shows when it was drying (4 coats)

09-11-2013, 10:05 PM	#475
kevinw Drives: 2013 Black 2 LT vert Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: kansas city Posts: 1,764	i dont know about you, but woudlt it be easier to just go to Hertz and rent a car and be done with it? wont a clear bra do the same thing as this PD?