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#6
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How does Pasti Dip hold up on chrome? I'm thinking of doing my grills but want it to last more than a week and not damage the chrome if/when I peel it off.
#7
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I was thinking of doing the same - it definitely won't damage the chrome, but I don't want to waste $40 on black+gloss plus a few hours of my time just to have it chip off and need to be redone.
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#8
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Well I was hoping it wouldn't cost $40, just a can of spray plasti dip and my time. Not going to add shine, leave it matte for the grill. Yeah I would like it to last longer than a week. My concern is I don't want to "prep" the chrome like you would for regular paining (aka sand it) so will the plasti dip stick well enough?
#9
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Defiantly holds and when you peal it of there is no damage at all it comes right off. I had to redo my whole grill because I went in the house to eat a sandwich and a damn leaf fell on it and left a print. .
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#15
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Well, I didnt do a lot of prep - just some standard cleaning.
i have a few air cans for keyboard cleaning, so for the hell of it, I blew off everything before I painted.
It's been washed twice since it's been done and it's held up so far - but I believe it needs some time in the sun to "fully cure" (per the Dip Pros on YouTube)
Lessons Learned:
I was painting pretty straight on, only moving the can to cover the top and bottom... the bottoms of the letters are a little sparse, so I am going to re-tape and re-spray.
The "I" is pretty sharp, and the corner apparently was touched (prolly at the shop) so I am going to peel it and paint it again.
I will do two or three more coats than the 3/4ish I did initially.
Information:
Over tape (over cover) as I found overspray on the back window after - so, it carries further than you'd think.
I used the stock red color - it was $5.99 a can at Lowes. I barley used any of the paint.
Hope that helped.
MW
i have a few air cans for keyboard cleaning, so for the hell of it, I blew off everything before I painted.
It's been washed twice since it's been done and it's held up so far - but I believe it needs some time in the sun to "fully cure" (per the Dip Pros on YouTube)
Lessons Learned:
I was painting pretty straight on, only moving the can to cover the top and bottom... the bottoms of the letters are a little sparse, so I am going to re-tape and re-spray.
The "I" is pretty sharp, and the corner apparently was touched (prolly at the shop) so I am going to peel it and paint it again.
I will do two or three more coats than the 3/4ish I did initially.
Information:
Over tape (over cover) as I found overspray on the back window after - so, it carries further than you'd think.
I used the stock red color - it was $5.99 a can at Lowes. I barley used any of the paint.
Hope that helped.
MW
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