Last weekend I thought I'd refresh my dash and wheels with Plasi-Dip, that way if I didn't like it I could just peal it off. Here are the results.

As a note for those trying to redo their their dash, use sandpaper, any other process just doesn't work.

Wheels Before




Wheels After






Interior Before




After

 

And yes I know I need a car wash.

 

looks good. how does it look in person

 

Pretty good. Especially since I'm not really a painter. The texture is like the stock interior.

 

And I'm really digging the white on the wheels. They also have a pearl, gloss, or metallic finish you can get for this paint.

 

Great idea. Does the plasti dip peel off easily?

 

Takes a little work to get it going, but once you get an edge it works. There are a lot of you tube videos that show it. I found the smoother the surface the easier it peals when you want it to.

 

My dash panels are kinda rough should I sand it down before i paint?

 

Yes, the plasti-dip will fill in some scratches, but the better the prep the better the paint. I used 80 grit, followed by 120, then 600 and finally 1000. As you can see I really didn't spend enough time in the sanding part, you can see the scratches I didn't get out.

 

Don't use 80 or 120 grit that's why you can see the scratches, 320 is enough to take off the old finish and won't leave the plastic grooved like that.

 

Good to know for when I do the door plastics.

 

DOT 3 brake fluid.... no sand paper required... worked great for me! Gave it a good cleaning before applying the plasti-dip paint... turned out nice.

 

not too bad. Amazing how much plastidip has caught on lol.

 

i'm not a big fan of plastidip but that does look good

 

So far I'm happy with it. I even have taken it to a car was with no problems