Help! Any tips for using plasti dip?
#1
Help! Any tips for using plasti dip?
Hey guys,
So this weekend I went about plasti dipping my rear valance and unfortunately it came out looking terrible so I simply removed it. The problem was that there was so much dripping that occurred during application that when it dried up, there were tons of bumps and imperfections on the valance
. I'm guessing applying less layers at a time would prevent this, but the stuff that comes out of the spray doesn't come out evenly, so I would have to respray that same area a few times before all the white (the color of my car) is completely covered.
Do you guys have any tips that would prevent dripping? Or any suggestions to help improve my technique? Thanks!
And also I read around here that we should use a xacto tool on the edges of the masking tape to make a cleaner cut. Will this scratch my paint though?
So this weekend I went about plasti dipping my rear valance and unfortunately it came out looking terrible so I simply removed it. The problem was that there was so much dripping that occurred during application that when it dried up, there were tons of bumps and imperfections on the valance
![Icon43](https://www.myg37.com/forums/images/smilies/icon43.gif)
Do you guys have any tips that would prevent dripping? Or any suggestions to help improve my technique? Thanks!
And also I read around here that we should use a xacto tool on the edges of the masking tape to make a cleaner cut. Will this scratch my paint though?
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Hey guys,
So this weekend I went about plasti dipping my rear valance and unfortunately it came out looking terrible so I simply removed it. The problem was that there was so much dripping that occurred during application that when it dried up, there were tons of bumps and imperfections on the valance
. I'm guessing applying less layers at a time would prevent this, but the stuff that comes out of the spray doesn't come out evenly, so I would have to respray that same area a few times before all the white (the color of my car) is completely covered.
Do you guys have any tips that would prevent dripping? Or any suggestions to help improve my technique? Thanks!
And also I read around here that we should use a xacto tool on the edges of the masking tape to make a cleaner cut. Will this scratch my paint though?
So this weekend I went about plasti dipping my rear valance and unfortunately it came out looking terrible so I simply removed it. The problem was that there was so much dripping that occurred during application that when it dried up, there were tons of bumps and imperfections on the valance
![Icon43](https://www.myg37.com/forums/images/smilies/icon43.gif)
Do you guys have any tips that would prevent dripping? Or any suggestions to help improve my technique? Thanks!
And also I read around here that we should use a xacto tool on the edges of the masking tape to make a cleaner cut. Will this scratch my paint though?
Are you insane? Do you know how brittle the paint is?
OK heres exactly what you need to do,
Buy some pin striping paint, wait for a day when its around 75+ not really humid, and get a jack.
I assume you don't wanna remove your bumper so jack up the back side so you have a better angle.
Follow the edge of the curve with pin stripping tape make sure this is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, This is one of those measure twice paint once situations.
After that, tape it up covering the rest of the car from over-spray.
Give it a quick coat as a base coat make sure it very lightly saturated barely black.
Once that dries a bit give it a good heavy coat
Heres the trick: you CAN'T let it dry to much! It needs to stay malleable. so your as soon as your done spraying your thick coat pull off the pin striping tape and let it dry.
While it dries to perfection (this will take hours) have a beer and admire it
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Edit:To help stop the chunks coming from the can; clean the can from any visible paint, then turn it over and spray it for like 10 seconds.
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Nobody said anything about up close you have to find the right distance where it doesn't clump up and or run. Also you can't just spray and hold it continuously, you'll get chunks VERY quickly that way. You have to do it in a quick stroke motion, stopping after every stroke and giving it a quick shake. I consider that one layer because your just applying one thick layer without letting it dry.
I do agree vinyl does come out much cleaner and is less of a pain in the a$$ but it needs to get professionally, very difficult to get done first time without experience.
#5
Will pinstripping tape be any different from the masking tape that I'm using now? I'll try the quick base coat suggestion, followed by a heavier coat.
Also, I did pull the tape off after spraying relatively quickly, but I guess I wasn't quick enough because some areas were dried already so the tape did remove parts of the plasti dip :/.
Also, I did pull the tape off after spraying relatively quickly, but I guess I wasn't quick enough because some areas were dried already so the tape did remove parts of the plasti dip :/.
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Will pinstripping tape be any different from the masking tape that I'm using now? I'll try the quick base coat suggestion, followed by a heavier coat.
Also, I did pull the tape off after spraying relatively quickly, but I guess I wasn't quick enough because some areas were dried already so the tape did remove parts of the plasti dip :/.
Also, I did pull the tape off after spraying relatively quickly, but I guess I wasn't quick enough because some areas were dried already so the tape did remove parts of the plasti dip :/.
The difference with pinstriping tape is that you won't get that straight of a line with regular tape nor will it come out as nice Ive done it before and it just takes practice you'll get the look soon enough!
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I guess I'm the only one having issues with PD running?
The issue for me is that the stuff comes out like a shotgun blast...all spread out and not even so there are tons of areas that aren't filled in with the PD. That's why I have to spray over the same area again. By the time I fill up that area, so much has been sprayed already that it starts to run.
I'll try spraying a quick coat as suggested earlier even though there would be unfilled areas. Then I'll respray again until the areas are filled up?
![Dunno](https://www.myg37.com/forums/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
I'll try spraying a quick coat as suggested earlier even though there would be unfilled areas. Then I'll respray again until the areas are filled up?
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