leightonjames Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Hey everyone, Plasti-dip is something which i've heard quite a lot of people talkingabout so I thought I'd give it a go. I was so pleased, I thought I'd do a quick post to show my handy work over the last hour. I decided to plasti-dip the rear boot strut cover as it was fairly damaged. Here's the pics showing each layer. It's £10 a can and that can manage 5-10 square feet of spray. I've started with this but am hoping to perhaps dip my wheels and any damaged interior trim soon... Anyways gets the tried and tested from me! Cheers Leighton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Looking good - did you mask the 'Z' ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Leighton, that looks excellent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph 7 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 On my list of things to do. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Looks Great Looking good - did you mask the 'Z' ? As its plasti dip, you can just cut round it after and peel it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 looking very tidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leightonjames Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 Thanks for the comments! Attak - I had to use a scalpel around the letters as the groove isn't quite deep enough for it to peel by itself but on most things it peels off cleanly without needing to cut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Very nice......looks like a proffessional finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinyflier Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I did mine a few months ago but I left my "Z" in black - Plastidip really does do what "it says on the tin" and is so easy to use. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Where did you guys buy it? Everytime I look online black is out of stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjt Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Where did you guys buy it? Everytime I look online black is out of stock ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy78 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Where can you buy it for £10... I paid £16 for my can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leightonjames Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 I got it from here, but watch out for vat and postage, that does bring it to 16 but buy 5 and it works out pretty cheap compared to 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leightonjames Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 http://www.plastidip.co.uk/eStore/index.cfm?Plastidip_Aerosol_Spray_-_400ml&stage=3&colour=Black,Blue,Clear,Yellow,White,Red,Green,Orange,Brown&pid=PDL-0009 Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 This looks like the solution to my scratched dash pieces, I thought it would cost me hundreds to solve, Jurassic Park! Do you need to prep bits before a spray? Other than a good clean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leightonjames Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 No prepping aside from cleaning and drying thoroughly! Then watch some videos on youtube by dipyourcar for tips. Just spray evenly for at least 4 coats, with 15-20 minutes between Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Nice one, thanks. I see they sell a primer and glossifier too, might not be a bad idea for my dash bits as it's a high traffic area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUG Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Thanks for the comments! Attak - I had to use a scalpel around the letters as the groove isn't quite deep enough for it to peel by itself but on most things it peels off cleanly without needing to cut Would knocking it a bit with putting stuff in the boot etc necessarily scratch the dip off or is it a bit more resilient then that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leightonjames Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 FUG - I'm not sure, I never use my (excuse for a) boot! It depends how careful you are I guess. Should withstand a bit of knocking but if you're going to abuse it then it will get damaged. Of course, you can always just peel it off and spray it again! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluke Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Has anyone used plasti dip on their centre console? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyBuilt Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Has anyone used plasti dip on their centre console? I'd like to know this too :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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