Heard of Plasti Dip?

[xxpenxx]

Just wandering if many on here have used it? I bought some in an aerosol, some good stuff.

Only downside it seems to be easily damaged.

Anyone else know much about it to discuss?

[Waspy]

Never touched my car,

but someone I know who runs a body shop used to spray full cars in it (quite litterally the full car, and then just cut the lights and windows out...). I think it is good for short term use, but I would want it on there long, looks tatty pretty quick.

Also, if you use it on wheels, they need re-balancing after, the weight of it can knock the balance out, especially if its on thick.

[xxpenxx]

I thought of using it for like the air vents etc don't think it would last long on the exterior

[dom]

Just wandering if many on here have used it? I bought some in an aerosol, some good stuff.

Only downside it seems to be easily damaged.

Anyone else know much about it to discuss?

Where were you wandering?

Anyway, it's good for a temporary colour change but isn't very durable. I know people who have painted whole cars in it and it looks good from a distance but rubbish close up.

[LittleReDuck]

Its a pretty new form of recoulouring a car but recently i'm seeing a LOT of people not able to get it back off the paint or having it removing the paint, Especially on older motors.

Looks pretty good for interior trims though.

Heard of a few spraying it on wheels over winter to protect from salt etc...

[Jimble]

Tons of videos on youtube by Dipyourcar.com, seems like a pretty decent product if done correctly.

http://youtu.be/v3M1WXX5Bd8

[Organisys]

Did my grille on my Mk5 Golf using it. Been on there over a year now. Still looks OK.

I did prep the plastic well though, including lots of cleaning, flatting, primer, faltting, cleaning again, then multiple fine coats.

 

[Waspy]

Did my grille on my Mk5 Golf using it. Been on there over a year now. Still looks OK.

I did prep the plastic well though, including lots of cleaning, flatting, primer, faltting, cleaning again, then multiple fine coats.

 

I thought the point was you dont prime etc, its not supposed to be perminent?

[Organisys]

To be fair I did prime before I had decided what I was going to use as a final coat.

Was bored one lunch time, so popped into B&Q and came out with the can of Plasticoat, thought meh give it a go.

Like I said, it's still on there, and it has had a lot of snow foam, prewash, jet washing, hot weather, winter.....

[Waspy]

To be fair I did prime before I had decided what I was going to use as a final coat.

Was bored one lunch time, so popped into B&Q and came out with the can of Plasticoat, thought meh give it a go.

Like I said, it's still on there, and it has had a lot of snow foam, prewash, jet washing, hot weather, winter.....

Ohhhh, Plasticoat and plastidip are different things. Coat is just a brand of spray paint essentially, dip is a whole different thing. It's like almost spray on rubber type material, it's odd stuff like.