Lovgun7 75 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Alright so im gonna make this my mine page for plasti dips that i will update fairly often. Saturday morning i decided to go get some plasti dip after watching plenty of youtube videos. Then i check here just to see if any new threads where up. I notice here someone had recently PD their wheels and it just gives me further confirmation. i pick up 4 cans at Osh for $7.50 a piece. I left the car to remove the 2 front tires. http://s19.photobucket.com/user/thenuke1/media/IMG_20130615_220736_zps74a60aec.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2 http://s19.photobucket.com/user/thenuke1/media/IMG_20130615_161021_zpsc21bf259.jpg.html?sort=3&o=5 the 2nd picture is the jack on the drivers side and a nice 2x4 piece holding up the passengers side. pull both front wheels off clean them off with a rag water and dry with microfiber then start dipping. Decided to dip the rear wheels on the car and this is what a first coat looks like next are the 3rd , 4th, and 5th coats dip really does pop at the 5th coat. all in all i ended up using 1 1/2 cans for all 4 tires. lock87 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lovgun7 75 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 having all the left over cans i decided to dip the spoiler aswell... 1st coat did about 6 coats and wheel touch ups with another full can. finished products. Low Light pic the trunk didn't come out perfect but like my pop said "34 bucks and you painted your wheels and spoiler yourself. It looks good" all in all at this point im satisfied with the Plasti dip. Having a small car i might actually dip the whole car at one point not sure yet. I would definitely recommend it to all forum members having 1 1/2 left im gonna dip the mirrors and the trunk lining today =D feel free to ask questions. lock87, cobus and Jopar_X 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I like the black spoiler. Jopar_X 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ace 7 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 You should try other colors such from here http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip_Blaze Link to post Share on other sites
Lovgun7 75 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 You should try other colors such from here http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip_Blaze I like the black spoiler. its really nice in person. If you think it looks good in a pic, or any other plasti dip wheels do it yourself its really simple and i was able to knock out all 4 tires in 2 hours with 1 1/2 cans. That includes the prep, jack, removal, coats, mount and touch up. its really fun to see your boring silver wheels look awesome. follow the youtube video and your first coat should leave 50% transparency ... if it looks weird dont worry remember you have 4 or 5 coats to go. You should try other colors such from here http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip_Blaze thanks but im really digging the black on green. had a few neighbors stop by and call me crazy for using black on green. One actually said to try yellow but when i finished they were blown away. i MIGHT be able to save a few bucks online but the Osh hardware is literally 5 min from my house so its worth the instant gratification Link to post Share on other sites
bluer101 241 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I like the black spoiler a lot. I ended up buying matte black wheels. I'm thinking of doing matte black stripes down the center but digging the spoiler. Lovgun7 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NoSprak 17 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I did all 4 wheels on my Focus with only one can. Originally, I planned on doing 4 coats on each wheel. But after the fist coat, I ended up with gunmetal colored wheels - not what I was expecting in a good way! Link to post Share on other sites
Lovgun7 75 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 I like the black spoiler a lot. I ended up buying matte black wheels. I'm thinking of doing matte black stripes down the center but digging the spoiler. my pops and i were talking and there is endless mods with plastidip. I saw the smoke plastic dip and i might try that on my taillights since the wrapping guus near my house say its to hard lolI did all 4 wheels on my Focus with only one can.Originally, I planned on doing 4 coats on each wheel. But after the fist coat, I ended up with gunmetal colored wheels - not what I was expecting in a good way!glad it worked for you just a heads up.... After watching a few videos last night they strongly recommend 3 months ooats or more... the issue being the removal.. since 1 coat wouldn't be a really thin layer it's harder tobremove as one piece... just fyi of you ever want to remove it Link to post Share on other sites
Lovgun7 75 Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) heres a few shots i took while searching for plasti dip smoke after driving around i found out this in my area Home Depot carries only black in the spray and dip cans. they have it the cheapest at 5.98 a can Lowes carry black and clear (maybe others the dude asked me in what color i needed but that was when i first got the plasti dip and didnt know about the other colors) Ace Hardware carries that best variety but the cans are $8 ... they had red, yellow, blue, white and black Edited June 20, 2013 by Paul Delgado Link to post Share on other sites
Lovgun7 75 Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 did the door handles & the bumper liner close to the trunk finishes product.... didn't like how the door handles came out so I took the handle dip off but left the bottom piece... actually looks pretty good had a pretty nasty blemish on the lower left liner. tried to touch it up bit still looks bad. will redo it later lock87 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jeph Randolph Swift 1 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Dude, that's totally awesome. I was going to do my wheels and off center stripes. But I love the way the spoiler came out. Might copy that lol. Lovgun7 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lovgun7 75 Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 Dude, that's totally awesome. I was going to do my wheels and off center stripes. But I love the way the spoiler came out. Might copy that lol. take it... i might even take off the side decals and and plasti dip the sides. ill also be trying out making hood stripes with plasti dip. Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Don't the solvents in the stuff wreck the paint? I may clear parts of the front end if the paint won't get wrecked. I like the work around the side windows too, really looks good. Link to post Share on other sites
Jeph Randolph Swift 1 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Plastic dip.... Wrecks paint? Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 It has some potent solvents, and I've never tried it on paint, so was worth asking. Link to post Share on other sites
Jeph Randolph Swift 1 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Rut roh! Link to post Share on other sites
Lovgun7 75 Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 As far as I know... With all the reviews or all the posts in the forums. I haven't come across anyone saying that it has ruined anyone's paint job. The guys at Dipyourcar.com dip audis lambos beamers and other luxury cars and they dip entire cars figured if they use it on their stuff it's probably safe for us to use it. Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 OK, fair enough. No problems with the door handles where you peeled it off? Lovgun7 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lovgun7 75 Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 OK, fair enough. No problems with the door handles where you peeled it off? not at all. When I get little specks of dip from over spray all you need to clean it off is a microfiber towel. The thing that I realized about PD is that it needs a lot of it in order to stick. that's why if you wipe an area that has 5 or 6 coats it won't come off. It doesn't work like regular paint. paint when you spray it it will either dry and stick or if you wipe it it will smudge PD when you spray it it doesn't automatically stick it expands then drys and sticks because it becomes a matte rubber and when you wipe it it comes off. now im not saying over spray one spot and let it run lol but if you get dribble and its not big spots don't worry about it its gonna expand Link to post Share on other sites
bensemailis 10 Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 having all the left over cans i decided to dip the spoiler aswell... Has anyone removed the spoiler before? Going to try this project out and was wondering if it would be easier taking it off to spray? Link to post Share on other sites
Lovgun7 75 Posted June 27, 2013 Author Share Posted June 27, 2013 Has anyone removed the spoiler before? Going to try this project out and was wondering if it would be easier taking it off to spray? we thought about it but then decided against it. It will most definitely come out better then mine but probably will be more time consuming but overall probably the better method in the long run... if you end up not removing the spoiler find an old bed sheet that you wont use and cover your car with that Link to post Share on other sites
bensemailis 10 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Have my spoiler off and 3 coats on so far. Was extremely easy to get off, the high mount tail light and trim cover are bolted on and secured with sticky foam. So I had to tear through that, but no big woop. Link to post Share on other sites
bensemailis 10 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Did you run into any balance issues with the rims? Link to post Share on other sites
Lovgun7 75 Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 WOW might try taking off my spoiler tomorrow THANKS !!! As far as the wheel ... My pops did bring it up but since the car is about a month old since i bought it we dont think we will be running into that. I haven't anyway if you have had the car for awhile though i suggest you labet the pack of the rims. Link to post Share on other sites
bensemailis 10 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 the wheel position wont effect balance,just rotation schedule. I can rebalance them at work so its not a big deal, but was just curious with the extra weight if they hopped at all. What do you do to keep your plasti dipped parts clean? Link to post Share on other sites
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