The Super Duper Plasti Dip Thread

[ctracer]

im assuming 50 degrees is too cold to do this??

[txslow6]

im assuming 50 degrees is too cold to do this??

I'm doing mine and it's high 50's here.

[z3r0]

i did the wheels and bumpers on my ram on one of the coldest days in florida

[Sandman]

I'm currently peeling this off of my wheels. Doing better prep work this go around and respraying

[dpzelenak]

what prep work?
you mean like sanding and primer?

[Sandman]

More sanding really, this stuff can still show the scratches from sandpaper if you don't go high enough on the grit. These wheels were a little beat up when I got them.

[ctracer]

the only prep work i thought was needed was the cleaning?

[dpzelenak]

same, i cleaned them really really well with acid i guess if what your spraying is messed up then some sanding maybe be good for a finished product,

btw how do you clean it?
like my wheels are sprayed and looking dirty how do i clean them?

[Sandman]

I didn't have them on the car long enough for a cleaning, found a bubble in one of the tires.

As for applying it, just clean the surface if its a good smooth surface. I'm sanding these wheels cause they were eaten up some and the plastidip looked bad with rough sanding. I thought it would fill in the scratches a little better.

[GTLGDP]

How many cans would i need for the front facia? I don't really wanna do the back because i have white pontiac overlays..thatll be a ***** to work around

[dpzelenak]

1 maybe, i would get 2 just to save a trip just in case but i think 1 can should get you 5 or 6 coats

[90chevstepside]

Kinda digging a month old thread here but I'm a new member and this is a topic I have a LOT of experience with. I'm big into trucks (hence my username) and just got a grand prix. Plastidip is amazing. I've used it several several times. He's right by saying the more coats the easier to peel off but here's a secret. If you want to remove it, get a product called "goof off". It's in a spray bottle and let's just say, I spent 2 hours peeling it off the rockers on a full sized truck's drivers side rockers and had raw finger tips.. On the passenger side, I tried several things and the goof off worked amazingly. I sprayed it on and waited about fifteen minutes and literally wiped away the Plastidip with a rag.

he stuff holds up GREAT if done right. I don't mean perp, that on,y requires cleaning, but I always shoot 3 full coats, and it's holdup great.

If you want it to shine some, get some tire shine and spray on it. It works wonderfully.

[90chevstepside]

Also, people that are skeptical about it damaging wheels, it will not, guaranteed.

I would feel safe plastidipping the hood of a brand new showroom corvette, and removing it. That's how safe it is.

Lots of my truck buddies use Plastidip to save their wheels in the winter from all the road salt up north. Plastidip your wheels just before the first snow, and remove it when they stop using road salt, and just give them a slight cleaning, and they'll look exactly like they did before you plastidipped them.

[z3r0]

Found out the hard way that gas eats thrum the Pd pretty quick

[Explicit_Spade]

How many cans would i need for the front facia? I don't really wanna do the back because i have white pontiac overlays..thatll be a ***** to work around

I would use krylon fusion for this. It's designed for plastic.

For a perminant plastidip look, there's alway good ol' engine enamel. It works about the same and if you prep ahead of time, it will last a long, long time. This is what I did to my 04 and will soon be doing to my 05.

[Erics00LS]

if you guys are plastidipping your wheels multiple times why wouldn't you just paint them the second time around.

i'm going to plastidip my wheels to see if i like it or not and if i like it, they'll get paint

[Hippo Machine]

Cuz paint is pretty permanent. ^^

[gtpeddie]

i did the wheels and bumpers on my ram on one of the coldest days in florida

witch was what 50 degrees? lol

[z3r0]

39 well outside the recommended temp on the can to spray

[gtpeddie]

i wish i lived down there lol it get freezing up here sometimes down to like -10 but not this winter witch was great we barley had any snow