No I just taped off the area and then added newspaper around it to catch the overspray. Even if you have a little overspray it comes right off.

 

how well would this stuff work on say an engine cover?

Does it handle higher temperatures well?

 

Plasti dip is getting out of control.

 

lol.....especially if someone walks up...touches and rubs that **** right off...

 

well its cheap, and like i said a lot of Z owners are cheap. This to them is considered a mod lol

it can be pulled off if you have nice parts and then plasti dip a few (not every damn trim/badges/handles) things to compliment. But if 90% of your mods consists of plasti dipped this and that, your doing something wrong

 

Always gonna be haters. lol It's their cars so why do you care what they do? It's not a mod, its something that if you don't like it down the road you can peel off and return it to original. That's why I did mine with it.

 

Haters are gonna hate.

Plasti-dip is no different than painting any other part on the Z. Its achieving the same results with less costs.

 

i plastic dipped my mountain bike in matte white.. it didn't turn out so well lol.. i ended up removing it lol.. i'll try and snap a quick picture of the remaining white on it. on the plus side, it protected the bike from the usual chips from rocks

 

Finally had some time this past weekend to remove my scratched-up window/mirror/door lock console off the interior of the door and hit it with some black plastidip. I will post pics later tonight if I get the chance. This was my first time using this stuff and here are my observations and thoughts:

1) I did not sand down the existing factory rubberized finish, mostly because Plastidip is touted as not requiring any prep-work other than the surface being clean and dry. I found that the contour of the scratches is visible after two healthy coats of Plastidip spray, although obviously the visibility is diminished due to having uniform color now. If I were to do it over, I would sand down the piece to have even surface finish before spraying.

2) As I mentioned, I did two healthy coats allowing the first to dry for at least an hour before applying the second. Adhesion seems to be good, but the texture is odd. It almost feels "gritty", or maybe more "tacky" when compared to the OEM rubberized finish. I would say it definitely has more surface texture than the OEM finish.

3) The appearance of the finished product looked pretty good to me, but I have only seen it in the artificial light of my basement and garage, so I'll have to see what I think when I get it outside with sunlight shining on it. In any case, it looks a lot better than a bunch of white scratches all over the place.

 

Post some pics.... If you don't intend on ever taking it off, then sand and prep to get rid of imperfections.

The way it is applied, meaning your spray pattern will affect the outcome of the overall surface feel. If you mist it on at the right distance, time interval and amount it will come out pretty smooth.

Helps to have some body work experience.

 

This trend needs to die.

 

At the expense of getting defensive, I can only partially agree with your sentiment. Would I cover my front bumper with it? No. Would I repaint my interior rubberized door handles in lieu of paying Nissan $exorbitance to replace them? Yes.

 

the Nissan emblems will be dipped this weekend. that is all.

 

you did really well on your Z (: speically 350z emblem on the back.

 

I have a couple of pics I snapped when i was doing my dipping. It has been a couple weeks and has held up very well!










And this is the final results along with my OD Green plastidipped wheels

 

How do you take it off the paint around the emblem and handles?

 

It's similar to vinyl. It just peels off. Go to youtube and search "plasti dip your car" and "plasti dip removal". There's a company that bundles a couple gallons of the dip and some thinner and a spray gun to do your whole car but I don't think I can mention who they are if they aren't a site supporter/vendor. Some googling will give you results though.

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Dip it in some plasti.
Did the emblems, side mirrors and rims** , I didn't want to over do it. Initially I just wanted to see how black tires would look on the ride.
I think I'm kind of in love already.







Front set done.

 

Need more pics. The one and only you posted sucks.

 

Tires are already black, no?