my first plastidip experience
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I did it to my grill and chrome piece two days ago and i LOVE the results. I had an estimate done about a week ago to get my grill, chrome piece, and front lip and it came out to $850 . That was discount price too because my neighbor hit me and I was getting an estimate for that. Still need to get my lip painted but definitely saved a lot of money from plasti dip.
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Question - I need to repaint my grille and emblem, as I have rock chips on both of them. Do you suggest me sanding the paint of first? Or just going at it with the Plastidip? And I know you don't need to prep and prime with Plastidip, but do you think it's going to make a difference with the imperfections I have on the grille and emblem?
the way i see it, plastidip isnt really permanent. lint and cloth gets stuck to it (kinda annoying) but its really good at giving you a hint about how your car would look if you were to, lets say, paint it black.
i wouldnt have it on permanently though... read above.
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jujubii, looking good!
If you sand it, plastidip becomes semi-permanent and you'll have a very hard time peeling it off.
Depending on how bad your rock chips are, it may or may not be a good idea to sand those small areas to level things out. I had some on my grille, the smaller ones seemed to have just been filled-in by the coating while the larger ones are somewhat visible depending on the viewing angle.
I haven't had problems with it catching lint or whatnot, then again after a wash i only wipe down with a chamois and don't really hit the plastidipped grille when using my mf towels when detailing.
If you sand it, plastidip becomes semi-permanent and you'll have a very hard time peeling it off.
Depending on how bad your rock chips are, it may or may not be a good idea to sand those small areas to level things out. I had some on my grille, the smaller ones seemed to have just been filled-in by the coating while the larger ones are somewhat visible depending on the viewing angle.
I haven't had problems with it catching lint or whatnot, then again after a wash i only wipe down with a chamois and don't really hit the plastidipped grille when using my mf towels when detailing.
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jujubii, looking good!
If you sand it, plastidip becomes semi-permanent and you'll have a very hard time peeling it off.
Depending on how bad your rock chips are, it may or may not be a good idea to sand those small areas to level things out. I had some on my grille, the smaller ones seemed to have just been filled-in by the coating while the larger ones are somewhat visible depending on the viewing angle.
I haven't had problems with it catching lint or whatnot, then again after a wash i only wipe down with a chamois and don't really hit the plastidipped grille when using my mf towels when detailing.
If you sand it, plastidip becomes semi-permanent and you'll have a very hard time peeling it off.
Depending on how bad your rock chips are, it may or may not be a good idea to sand those small areas to level things out. I had some on my grille, the smaller ones seemed to have just been filled-in by the coating while the larger ones are somewhat visible depending on the viewing angle.
I haven't had problems with it catching lint or whatnot, then again after a wash i only wipe down with a chamois and don't really hit the plastidipped grille when using my mf towels when detailing.
Well my grille is already painted black. I would just be repainting it with Plastidip this time.
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This is what i don't get. If you plastidip you can peel it off and its like it never happened, except if you sand it! Once you peel it off it will look like poo. I like to paint stuff, but i just sand,prime,paint,clear. JM2C
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that's what she said
ty, sir! i just got the valence done. honestly its a pain in the A. taping it wasn't that bad; taking it off was hell. you kinda have to use a blade to run along the edge where the plastidip and tape meets so you get a nice straight line. but if you apply too much pressure you may cut the clear coat. that's what happened to me (and i applied really little pressure) so i improvised and used my thumb press against the plastidip as i pulled off the paint and it came out really crooked.
buy bluebat's overlay and save yourself the hassle LOL
got the same question for you soundmike, as i have not done the grille haha. a bug DID decide to chill on the paint before it dried. so it died and got stuck there... i tweezered it out though. ahhaha.
the texture is sorta stickyish... itll attract alotta lint. ive yet to wipe it down with a chamois (its at home, and im at school >.>)
when you sand you apply little holes (prolly mircoscopic) to the material. liquid, plastidip in this case, will fill it and get stuck there.
jujubii, looking good!
buy bluebat's overlay and save yourself the hassle LOL
the texture is sorta stickyish... itll attract alotta lint. ive yet to wipe it down with a chamois (its at home, and im at school >.>)
when you sand you apply little holes (prolly mircoscopic) to the material. liquid, plastidip in this case, will fill it and get stuck there.
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It's going to have to be on big a** bug to do any damage so no I wouldn't worry about it.
Jujubii...I have been debating on whether or not to do my valance and only havn't because of the taping and worried that I wouldn't be able to make it a straight line or good curves. As far as taking it off, if you remove the tape before it gets a chance to dry then it will 100% easier. Once it dries it will try and stick to the tape. Unlike paint, this stuff kind of makes a sheet and becomes one piece so getting to it while still wet is your best bet. Looking out the window at my valance right now...hmmmmmmm
For the others with all the questions, go get a can for $7 and try it on something else before so you can see how easy this stuff comes off a painted surface if you're not sure about it.
Jujubii...I have been debating on whether or not to do my valance and only havn't because of the taping and worried that I wouldn't be able to make it a straight line or good curves. As far as taking it off, if you remove the tape before it gets a chance to dry then it will 100% easier. Once it dries it will try and stick to the tape. Unlike paint, this stuff kind of makes a sheet and becomes one piece so getting to it while still wet is your best bet. Looking out the window at my valance right now...hmmmmmmm
For the others with all the questions, go get a can for $7 and try it on something else before so you can see how easy this stuff comes off a painted surface if you're not sure about it.
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It's going to have to be on big a** bug to do any damage so no I wouldn't worry about it.
Jujubii...I have been debating on whether or not to do my valance and only havn't because of the taping and worried that I wouldn't be able to make it a straight line or good curves. As far as taking it off, if you remove the tape before it gets a chance to dry then it will 100% easier. Once it dries it will try and stick to the tape. Unlike paint, this stuff kind of makes a sheet and becomes one piece so getting to it while still wet is your best bet. Looking out the window at my valance right now...hmmmmmmm
For the others with all the questions, go get a can for $7 and try it on something else before so you can see how easy this stuff comes off a painted surface if you're not sure about it.
Jujubii...I have been debating on whether or not to do my valance and only havn't because of the taping and worried that I wouldn't be able to make it a straight line or good curves. As far as taking it off, if you remove the tape before it gets a chance to dry then it will 100% easier. Once it dries it will try and stick to the tape. Unlike paint, this stuff kind of makes a sheet and becomes one piece so getting to it while still wet is your best bet. Looking out the window at my valance right now...hmmmmmmm
For the others with all the questions, go get a can for $7 and try it on something else before so you can see how easy this stuff comes off a painted surface if you're not sure about it.
i applied ~3 coats with 30min intervals between each and gave it a good 4 hrs before i peeled it off from the last coat.
i guess ill try 1 HEFTY coat next time, cause i noticed that even if i got berserk with the "wet look" on the first coat... i always manage to not completely black it out by the second (theres like some tiny missed spots here and there)
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ty, sir! i just got the valence done. honestly its a pain in the A. taping it wasn't that bad; taking it off was hell. you kinda have to use a blade to run along the edge where the plastidip and tape meets so you get a nice straight line. but if you apply too much pressure you may cut the clear coat. that's what happened to me (and i applied really little pressure) so i improvised and used my thumb press against the plastidip as i pulled off the paint and it came out really crooked.
buy bluebat's overlay and save yourself the hassle LOL
buy bluebat's overlay and save yourself the hassle LOL
The roof would be another great place to try this out since all sides have a gutter or gap separating it from the rest of the car, so the blade can cut through the mask in those sections without damaging anything.
Not sure if it's okay to remove the mask while it's still wet though. With llayering and the cure time between layers, my tests showed that you'd still need to run a blade to take the mask off. Maybe i waited too long?
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^^Yeah, I wouldn't wait that long. When I did my wheels I removed the index cards when the pd had dried for just 30 mins and it tried to stick. Did it again and removed when still wet, like 5 mins later and no issues.
Man, if I had a steady hand I would be out there taping right now. Old man shakes and too much coffee is not conducive for straight line taping.
Man, if I had a steady hand I would be out there taping right now. Old man shakes and too much coffee is not conducive for straight line taping.