Plastidip

Gibbo · 10 Jul 2011 at 21:31

Could I use this on my 911's front splitter?

Was thinking black.

Whats best to brush it on or to spray it on?
Would I just buy a can/tin of this and brush it on or does it need diluting with thinners before application?

Maccapacca · 10 Jul 2011 at 21:35

The spray we use gets a good finish, on a splitter it would be fine as it's not in your eye.

Straight out of the can

alexisonfire · 10 Jul 2011 at 21:36

Gibbo said:
Could I use this on my 911's front splitter?

Was thinking black.

Whats best to brush it on or to spray it on?
Would I just buy a can/tin of this and brush it on or does it need diluting with thinners before application?

The spray looks the best bet, no prep would be needed on the splitter, and you don't need to do anything with the plastidip...well apart from shake the can.

shauncr91 · 10 Jul 2011 at 21:40

Quite interested in this for the black bumpers on my Focus, wasn't colour coded as a factory option

Gibbo · 10 Jul 2011 at 21:43

alexisonfire said:
The spray looks the best bet, no prep would be needed on the splitter, and you don't need to do anything with the plastidip...well apart from shake the can.

Im crap at spraying though, would not getting a tin and brushing it on be a better bet or is this stuff easier to spray on than say normal runny paint?

alexisonfire · 10 Jul 2011 at 22:04

Gibbo said:
Im crap at spraying though, would not getting a tin and brushing it on be a better bet or is this stuff easier to spray on than say normal runny paint?

You have to be doing something pretty stupid for it to run apparently.

EDIT: And at the end of the day, the good thing about this is that if it looks cack, just peel it off...

Sin_Chase · 10 Jul 2011 at 22:29

No prep NEEDED but it cannot hurt for a better finish. At least give the thing a good clean and dry

Tempted to see what my badges would look like done in this stuff.

alexisonfire · 10 Jul 2011 at 22:37

Sin_Chase said:
No prep NEEDED but it cannot hurt for a better finish. At least give the thing a good clean and dry

Tempted to see what my badges would look like done in this stuff.

Apologies, i assumed a clean and dry was common sense

By prep i mean sanding down, priming etc...

danza · 10 Jul 2011 at 22:52

This stuff's quite tough when fully cured. Did a few tests on it at work for polyimide tube coating and the only letdown was the thickness of the coating.

MikeHunt79 · 10 Jul 2011 at 23:07

danza said:
This stuff's quite tough when fully cured. Did a few tests on it at work for polyimide tube coating and the only letdown was the thickness of the coating.

Nice, I do have some PA speakers that have seen better days and you can now see the wood from wear the black (duratex?) coating has worn off. I think I'll give some of this plastidip a go as it also works on wood (according to the website)...

Defcon5 · 10 Jul 2011 at 23:24

Looks like good stuff. Could you use it on interior handles etc or will it not behardwearing enough?

phi1 · 11 Jul 2011 at 01:14

I have used this to paint our dodge ram wheels matt black. It works really well I sprayed them 4 times doing a light dust coat each time and then left them to bake in the sun for a couple of hours. I have bashed them a few times and nothing has come off as of yet. I also have used the presure washer on them and none of the paint came off either.

I also sprayed the front grill on my old bmw and it got hit by a few stones and it never chipped. I would rate the product it's expensive but it's hard wearing and easy to apply and remove. If you ever did catch a curb or a stone hit it you could very easily apply another coat to patch that area and the paint blends in.

So all in all I would use it again without a doubt, hope that helps anybody that was going to try it!

rG-tom · 11 Jul 2011 at 10:02

the finish looks VERY good on them wheels phi1!

B@Th*nG · 11 Jul 2011 at 11:25

How did you go about doing the wheel Phi1? Did you take the tyres off them first and all that?

also, when the brake dust gets on it doesn't it melt?

B@

arknor · 11 Jul 2011 at 11:27

it does actually look really good, someone should coat their bumpers in it

godinman · 11 Jul 2011 at 11:36

Reckon this would be any good on a bicycle frame?

JamesM · 11 Jul 2011 at 11:54

Hmm wonder if this would work on exterior plastics, like fog light surrounds, etc.

The ST comes as standard with horrible grey items which most people tend to paint black but it ends up chipping easily.

panthro · 11 Jul 2011 at 12:09

Plastidip is awesome. Im going to use it on the batteries for my mountain bike lights so they are completely sealed and waterproof.

godinman · 11 Jul 2011 at 12:18

I want to do my bike frame in glow in the dark yellow.

B@Th*nG · 11 Jul 2011 at 12:38

panthro said:
Plastidip is awesome. Im going to use it on the batteries for my mountain bike lights so they are completely sealed and waterproof.

won't that cover the contacts?

B@

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