I have some questions about PLastidip?

[Remobz]

Hello,

Anyone here use it? I never tried it before and have no clue about how to use it.

If so, what are your impressions of it?

Is the price relatively expensive and readily available?

The reason I am asking is that I know someone who is on a tight budget and a real cheap skate and wants to paint a car, bumper and alloy wheels.

He wants to paint the whole (body, bumper and wheels) car a glossy black.

What would you recommend?

 

[smackababy]

I have used it for some small stuff (mostly just to test) and it isn't terrible. I've only used the matte finish, so I can't comment on the gloss, but it works decent enough for the low cost. It looks a bit cheap, but better than something like spray paint. It isn't a replacement for a powder coat.

The best thing is if it turns out terrible, the only thing you have lost is time and the small cost of the paint, as it will peel off once fully dry.

I have a friend who did his grill and wheels and it looks pretty good. It took him longer to take the wheels off than it did to actually paint them. He said he did a couple coats with a few minutes of drying time between, but thought it looked thin in some places and after 24 hours did another few coats to even everything out. The pictures he posted looked fine.

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Not sure if you can get a glossy color out of it. Normally it's a matte black look. There are different colors available with some degree of sheen but I don't think it ever becomes glossy.

Price wise they're super cheap. For the regular black you can go to home depot and pick up a spray can for 5 bucks.

 

[Remobz]

Not sure if you can get a glossy color out of it. Normally it's a matte black look. There are different colors available with some degree of sheen but I don't think it ever becomes glossy.

Price wise they're super cheap. For the regular black you can go to home depot and pick up a spray can for 5 bucks.

$5.00 wow!!

That is cheap.

 

[shabby]

I painted the trim around my windshield with plastidip, its been 3 years and hasn't peeled or anything.
But ya its flat black with a texture to it, i think there's a clear coat for it that will make it a bit more glossy, start with rims and bumper and see how he likes it.

 

[MongGrel]

It's pretty cheap and durable you could always redo it.

Never used it on a vehicle so I can't say there.

Whatever floats your boat.

 

[Hartle4]

you can clear coat it to get a gloss finish but it becomes much harder to remove. In my experience dont try to use any of the neon colors they wont cover anything, black is great.

 

[SearchMaster]

$5.00 wow!!

That is cheap.

Yes it's cheap per can but if you're doing an entire car (which would look like crap IMO) you'll need a bunch of cans. My son was given an old four wheeler and wanted to spruce it up, so we Plastidipped a few things on it (wheel guards and wheels primarily). I think we used 3 cans just on the wheels, because it takes SEVERAL coats to get it right. It's great stuff for some usages but I can't imagine it would work well to cover a car.

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

A lot of guys have been having great success with it. Looks amazing with about a lifespan of 3 years.

Depends on a number of factors though. What climate are you in. Will the dip see lots of dirt/gravel/snow/ice/rain etc.

First step for bright colors is to always place a base coat of either White/Black/Grey down. Then apply the color ontop of that. To really make it pop you can add pearls and metalics.

You can buy a kit here that is supposed to make it supper easy. I havent tried it because my climate sucks, and they wont ship to Canuckistan because they cant ship their products by air.
https://www.dipyourcar.com/home.php

 

[Vetterin]

Actually if your going to paint a car you just buy the entire kit which includes 3 gals of dip, an electric spray gun, tape and some misc stuff for just around $300. I've used the cans to spray some small stuff on my car and.....if you do it right (a few light coats at a time) it looks just fine.

 

[manimal]

get a cheap electric paint gun from harbor freight and a gallon for cheap and your good to go.

 

[hanoverphist]

i have sprayed both bumpers on both my subarus so far, i did one and my son did the other the one i did came out nice, smooth for what it is and looks good. the one my son did looks good, but you can totally tell the difference in spraying. he doesnt have the patience level i have for waiting in between coats, or how quickly he sprays. both look good, but there is a definite difference in application. i also sprayed the trim on my wagon, it was looking a bit rough. looks great now, matches the rubber almost perfectly.

 

[Remobz]

A lot of guys have been having great success with it. Looks amazing with about a lifespan of 3 years.

Depends on a number of factors though. What climate are you in. Will the dip see lots of dirt/gravel/snow/ice/rain etc.

First step for bright colors is to always place a base coat of either White/Black/Grey down. Then apply the color ontop of that. To really make it pop you can add pearls and metalics.

You can buy a kit here that is supposed to make it supper easy. I havent tried it because my climate sucks, and they wont ship to Canuckistan because they cant ship their products by air.
https://www.dipyourcar.com/home.php

I have a body works friend that can do it so no worries there because he has all the tools for a proper spray job.

Please remember that some people drive crappy old used cars and don't want a fancy paint job. Many taxis here are old and beat up so they could care less about fancy car paints. Besides, for wheels and bumpers I imagine it would work great right?

The climate is hot and very humid year round with ZERO snow fall. Tropical type Climate but lots of dust from time to time.

One important last question.......is there a plastidip or some other product like it that can spray the color chrome for a bumper?

A lot of people I know would love to spray their bumper a chrome color.

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

I have a body works friend that can do it so no worries there because he has all the tools for a proper spray job.

Please remember that some people drive crappy old used cars and don't want a fancy paint job. Many taxis here are old and beat up so they could care less about fancy car paints. Besides, for wheels and bumpers I imagine it would work great right?

The climate is hot and very humid year round with ZERO snow fall. Tropical type Climate but lots of dust from time to time.

One important last question.......is there a plastidip or some other product like it that can spray the color chrome for a bumper?

A lot of people I know would love to spray their bumper a chrome color.

Exactly. Its what Ive used on my bumpers and door guards. Its lasted quite a while. If it gets dirty/damaged I just peel it off and respray. Super easy. But it wouldnt last long if I did my entire car.

Also note that gasoline will eat and peel it.

As for chrome
http://www.rvinyl.com/Chrome-Vinyl-Film-Wraps.htm

 

[Remobz]

Exactly. Its what Ive used on my bumpers and door guards. Its lasted quite a while. If it gets dirty/damaged I just peel it off and respray. Super easy. But it wouldnt last long if I did my entire car.

Also note that gasoline will eat and peel it.

As for chrome
http://www.rvinyl.com/Chrome-Vinyl-Film-Wraps.htm

I also read on another forum that its not good to clear coat as well because it will be harder to peel off. I am not a big fan of clear coat because its more costly to repair (nail scratches etc.) and a headache in other ways compared to that nice really shiny look.

Thank you all for the comments.

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Also it acts fairly well as a form of wheel protection as the material itself is a bit rubbery so it can absorb impacts that would normally chip your wheel pretty well.

 

[nerp]

Most applications of it I see were done outside in the wind on a crappy car and the end result is terrible. Or it's a later model car and someone went to town on the wheels and chrome to black it out and again, it looks cheapy. I played with a can just for kicks and you have to apply it properly. Too far and it clumps nasty fuzzy looking. Too near and it drips and streaks. Might look good until you park in direct sun and see a wavy mess of lines. The pros who use real equipment do a decent job but it's always just going to be plasti-dip.