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thanks for the heads up man. Yes i figured that the door handles will be a high traffic zone and might not hold up so easily, however i will be putting some more coats than usual to see what happens. That will make the dip thicker and therefore stronger. Also i have never used my key to open my doors nor do i use rings so hopefully that wont be a problem. I might try that glossifiyer stuff, its supposed to add strength to the dip and it gives it that shine.
i used it on my inside door handles where the switches are are and then sprayed automotive clear coat on it and it made it strong,. but glossy. you could try a matte clear coat
Did my handles finally. No issues except when opening doors i do feel some tackiness, might need more time to dry.But it came out nice, the plastidip goes on nice and clean.
Did my handles finally. No issues except when opening doors i do feel some tackiness, might need more time to dry.But it came out nice, the plastidip goes on nice and clean.
I Also did my headlights with toothpaste
Door handles look pretty good Try spraying clear coat on it to see if it feels smoother. Might give it a gloss kind of look, but it should get rid of the tackiness feel. Worse case scenario you just peel it off lol
And damn I guess the toothpaste really does work, I heard it works wonders and I recommended it all the time, but never imagined haha
I heard that clear coat can make it harder to peel. I'm going to get the plastidip glossifiyer see if that helps. The toothpaste was amazing, I never thought it would be so easy. I've had my car for a few years and never thought of it. I was even thinking of replacing the lights too.
I heard that clear coat can make it harder to peel. I'm going to get the plastidip glossifiyer see if that helps. The toothpaste was amazing, I never thought it would be so easy. I've had my car for a few years and never thought of it. I was even thinking of replacing the lights too.
Yeah that would be the only downside of it lol but I was talking to my friend yesterday who did this to his bikes gas tank, said it still feels tacky after the clear coat.
They have a plastidip glossifiyer?
Originally Posted by travlee9374
did you take the handles off to do it? i might try this again, but i still want to take to body shop to have them painted to match the car
You want your door handles to match the paint of your car?
Yes they have a plastidip glossifiyer that comes in different shades like clear,smokey or metallic but i couldnt find it in the stores. Im going to order some.
travlee9374 you do not need to take the handles off. It was so easy, i left the doors open and with a hefty garbage bag they fit right in. Then i cut a hole in the bag for the handles and taped around. took 5 mins of prep
Yes they have a plastidip glossifiyer that comes in different shades like clear,smokey or metallic but i couldnt find it in the stores. Im going to order some.
the glossifiyer is actually different than the dip smoke and metals..
Yeah that would be the only downside of it lol but I was talking to my friend yesterday who did this to his bikes gas tank, said it still feels tacky after the clear coat.
They have a plastidip glossifiyer?
You want your door handles to match the paint of your car?
i have seen a couple of brickyard ones, a blue one and a super black one that had them done, in my opinion i love the way it looks. i did plasti all the emblems and when i tried the handles it peeled off to quick... dont want to have to jack with it
the glossifiyer is actually different than the dip smoke and metals..
Oh ok good to know there are options. In that case Im going to tinker around with some to see what kind of finishes i can get out of em. Guys post up any pics u might have please
i have seen a couple of brickyard ones, a blue one and a super black one that had them done, in my opinion i love the way it looks. i did plasti all the emblems and when i tried the handles it peeled off to quick... dont want to have to jack with it
Well the black one is already black lol I've never seen the same color scheme door pillars. Post your results I want to see how it looks
Oh ok good to know there are options. In that case Im going to tinker around with some to see what kind of finishes i can get out of em. Guys post up any pics u might have please
most of the guys here hate plasti dip.. but check out the dipyourcar.com forum for pictures
02-04-2013, 08:47 AM
Try spraying clear coat on it to see if it feels smoother. Might give it a gloss kind of look, but it should get rid of the tackiness feel. Worse case scenario you just peel it off lol
