/r/plastidip
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I’ve taped out my car emblem and have coated four times with plastidip. Would like to make glossy.
How long do I need to wait to apply glossifier? Should I add it while I am still taped out? Will it be just as easy to remove tape and excess after I apply the glossifier?
Thanks. Looks pretty cold so far
I'm new to this subreddit and I was wondering what was better between the regular black plastidip and the black shadow hyperdip for my Palisade's emblem. Also, I know is a matter of preference but I think I should aim for a glosssy look since the emblem at the front is already black and glossy. I have bought 6 cans of plastidip because I wanted to black everything out but for now I'm just starting with the emblems.
This is how it looks on the back and the front:
My options are:
Sell the 6 cans of plastidip on fb marketplace and buy the Hyperdip.
Buy the plastidip glossifier and use the plastidip I already have.
Thoughts? Thanks in advance.
How well does plasti dip stick to metal?
I am looking to do an oddball thing.
I am thinking plastidip on brass then put a special dissolvable stencil on the cured plasti dip. It would expose parts of the plastidip I would remove to reveal the brass beneath. Then dissolve the plastidip.
I would dissolve the stencil with washing soda and water. Anyone out there know if the plasti dip would stick on the metal if using washing soda/water to dissolve the stencil?
I've read the FAQ already on the part of what you can dip or not, but this specific use-case was not mentioned :)
I am planning to buy some already black car emblems and letters, but these are in very glossy black. I want to have them in a more matte/satin finish. So thinking of buying the Hyperdip shadow black, but since the emblems are already black, do I need to do anything special for these to come out as expected?
Has anyone tried plastidip for their ex pass. I’m wondering if it would work or interfere with function.
What would be a smart way to plastidip whole console but to keep climate control icons visible? Atleast those, that shows the direction.
How do I remove the smell in my car now it's dipped ? I looked looked for over spray there's none inside the cab. But it smells like chems in my car ? How to remove?
I want to black out my wheels, which are greyish currently on my Mazda CX-5, but right now I have silver lug nuts. I could dip the wheels and the lug nuts, but I am going to get winter tires soon enough and they will need take the current tires off to get the winter tires on, which means they will likely rip the plasti off the lug nuts and I will be back to silver lug nuts. I assume that process may also damage the plasti on the wheels. I could wait to dip the wheels after the winter tire change, but I worry if may be too cold to dip then.
Then in summer I will need to take the wheels off again to put summer wheels on. I plan to buy 19" for the summer. So that process could rip the plasti off the lug nuts again.
I could buy black lug nuts for the current wheels, but do I need to lift the car to put those on?
Is it easier to just buy black wheels?
What do you suggest? Does any of this make sense?
Trying to decorate my car for the season. Ive heard of people using plastidip. Im not experienced with this stuff so what would I get/ do. Is it a spray?
I want to plastidip the side decal on my truck bed. Really just want to see what it will look like if I debadge. So I am wondering if the plastidip will be removable from a classy decal instead of car paint/finish
...will see if this holds up. It came out great but the scratches and scuffs are going to be a challenge. I wish I could better match the texture of the gallons with a spray can to touch up.
Has anyone dipped just their door handles? Does it feel horrible every time you get in the car? Any issues with functionality?
So I just finished dipping my car last night. Started during the day and ended when it started getting dark. Was in a rush to clean up and forgot to take apart the bottle from the sprayer. Now it's stuck on good. Any helpful tips to loosen it? I'm pretty sure when I was taking it off to refill, I was twisting it clockwise, but now I'm also not sure now. TIA
What recommend sprayguns are there that don’t cost a fortune. i know about the DYC brand but its prettyyyy taxed
So I'm ready to spray but I am banging some ideas around that are holding me back. I am gonna go sharkskin with blue interference buuuuut.. can I mix in another interference? Or like I got a quart of comic crush sitting here, what if I dump that in with the interference? Or what if i dump some flake in it? Anyone got anything on this? Or am I the guinea pig?
I'm pulling off old plasti dip some parts the dip is on perfect condition no marks or scratches grill sills and front clip (elcamino) can I just paint straight over this..It's currently camo green il be hitting it with black this weekend