Has anyone Plasti-dipped their FC? The paint is really rough on my car, I don't have 3k for a nice paint job but I have become increasingly interested in plasti dip and I was wondering if anyone had pics of their cars with it done.

 

Just look at all the rattle canned drift cars. It will look like that.

Or you can use a paint gun and make it look like an e90 M3 with the frozen matte paint if you know what you are doing. Plastidip jobs can vary so much that looking at photos won't really help.

 

Yeah I was going to get the dyc kit that comes with the gun and everything else. I've never painted anything besides wheels. Hmmm.

 

plasti dip doesn't bond as well as some other materials like Rhino liner does.

scratch it and it peels right off.

 

^Thats the whole point isnt it?

 

Yeah. That is the point. You can repair scratches in PlastiDip as well. I think it's Xylene or something that's used to return the PlastiDip to a semi liquid state to fill scratches.

Plus, the more coats the better it stays on and holds up to the elements. I have the headlight covers on my FD painted in PlastiDip and they've held up wonderfully through the elements.

There's a member here in the 2nd gen section that has his vert painted in PlastiDip. It turned out really well.

 

Where can I find pics of it, Funk?

 

Welcome to the forum. There is a search button in the upper right hand corner, the first ones on me. This thread is from a few months ago.

PICS REQUEST: plasti dipped fc! - Page 2 - RX7Club.com

 

Thanks, I did indeed search with no results. Maybe bad wording.

 

My buddy did his EVO in dip. Probably going to do my FC soon.




(Yes, there's a car in the pic)

 

That looks good! But suddenly makes me want an Evo lol. Did he do it himself?

 

ok,,,

here we go


PLEASE DO NOT USE PLASTIDIP on an entire car. it does not come off easy like they say it does. plastidip is a solvent based rubber paint that can damage your existing paint job and adhere to it.

if you want to be cheap i rather you go out and buy krylon or duplicolor to change the color of your car. at least then you can sand it back down and use automotive paint on top of it with out any adverse paint reactions like wrinkling.

do not use rustolium. rustolium does not get along well with automotive paint. but krylone and or duplicolor will. you can sand down smooth, seal or primer over krylon or duplicolor and have no problem with automotive paint going ontop. but rustolium will wrinkle and react.

plastidip you have to go threw the removal process which is agonizing. you can use chemicals if it adheres to much but then it will turn into a gooie mess.

lastly, look at their videos on dip your car. you can see tiger stripes/dry spots in their paint jobs. it looks god aweful!!

please just rattle can your car with something else and DONT use plastidip

take it from me, i am a painter. . . . dont ruin your car! duplicolor or krylon will get you a better look.

 

how long has this been dipped? is the white dip too?
thats going to be a bitch to clean once the white absorbs oils and dirt.

i can achieve the same result in vinyl wrap and it wont destroy the paint and vinyl wrap comes right off =/

matte white is always going to be difficult to keep clean though.

 

I would be worried about it peeling in the weather.

 

dont be a cheapass just get it painted

 

+1

 

I see a couple "bubbles" on the Evo hood..lol!
makes ya want to "buff it out"

 

pealing is the last of my worries with plastidip, i worry that it wont come off when you want it to and it takes harsh chemicals to remove it. sanding wont work either. its not safe at all to use on a whole car no matter what that website says... its solvent based.

 

Wwow!

 

I did my rims and it came right off with no issues.

 

OK, prove it.
I can find numerous YouTube videos that say it works as advertised, can you be more specific about your reservations?
I've personally seen Plastidip in use in a pretty harsh commercial environment and it works fine, without any of the flaws you claim.

 

leave it on for 8 months then tell your story. its true it doesnt come off the way you want it to. especially on wheels

 

Correct me if I'm wrong (I am defiantly no expert) but...

If it is the harsh solvents that do the damage then how does it take 8 months to damage your paint? As I understand, the solvents are there to change plasti dip into a liquid state so it can be applied. When it drys, whats really happening is the solvents are evaporating meaning they are gone once the plasti dip is dry (~ 2 hours or so). This is how I assume it works.

As far as removal, it is very easy to remove as long as its think enough. I did have trouble with my wheels in the tight spots where I couldn't get it thick enough. What I did to remove the residue was buy the actual plasti dip (in the tube) and brush/goop it on the hard to reach spots. Once dry I just pealed it up removing any residue left.

Plasti-dip FAIL: What not to do

This is an example of hard to remove plasti dip. If he would have waxed his car before applying the plasti dip, then it would have been easier to remove. Also, he did not have enough coats, it is obviously not thick enough. Instead of buying a pressure washer and destroying his paint, he could have just bought some more plasti dip and made the coat thicker. It would have pealed right off then. The tensile strength of the coat of plasti dip needs to be stronger the the strength with which it is adhered to the surface for it to easily peal off.

I did a little searching to try and find this streaking damage you're talking about but am unable to find any. Or anyone reporting damage to their paint. Do you have first hand experience or know of an example where this damage to the paint occurred? This stuff has been around for quite a few years and there are hundreds of thousands of people who have used it. If plasti dip really does damage your paint, there should be plenty of examples out there.

For the record, I do not advocate anyone use this, I personally am not a huge fan. Its more work than its worth. I would just like to see some evidence backing up the claims that it damages your paint.

And if your car needs a paint job, don't waste your money on this stuff. Just keep saving and get a real one.

 

Plasti Dip peels off like a latex paint. It's crap for outdoors. You can do a nice 2 stage paint job yourself for around $300. You may not win any car shows with it, but it will look like factory painted car and not some old beater.

 

eh...i figure for under a hundred bucks its worth a shot. im going to try it in a couple weeks. ill post pics, im just not sure what color yet haha