This Plasti Dip product is Awesome!

My_third_Z · 08-26-2011, 03:35 PM

Time for the painted wheelbarrow pictures. I'll discuss my experience after an explanation of the photos.
1. Shows the water beading capabilities, thank you hurricane Irene.
2. Is after a quick drying. Notice the line between the plain Plastidip and the part sprayed with enamel and clear coat.
3. Just another angle.
4. My initial scuff mark.
5. Peeling a piece back.
6. After about one minute of effort.
7. The average size piece that was coming off.

The paint job looked really good. Other than some dust that settled on it while drying, it looked like a pretty decent finish. It was smooth, much like the paint on a car, so it didn't have any of the feeling of plain Plastidip. I bounced a rock off it with no damage. I didn't try throwing it at 45 or 50mph, like highway speeds, so I can't tell you about how well it would hold up to that.
The removal was a bit slow. As you can see, I didn't manage to get any pieces larger than my fingertip. If I attempt to remove the entire amount that I painted, I may develop a better technique and get bigger pieces.

Conclusion: I think it would look good on the car when covered with regular paint and clear coat...just be prepared for some work if/when you decide to remove. Long term quality is assumed to be pretty good.

Synack · 08-27-2011, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by My_third_Z

Time for the painted wheelbarrow pictures. I'll discuss my experience after an explanation of the photos.
1. Shows the water beading capabilities, thank you hurricane Irene.
2. Is after a quick drying. Notice the line between the plain Plastidip and the part sprayed with enamel and clear coat.
3. Just another angle.
4. My initial scuff mark.
5. Peeling a piece back.
6. After about one minute of effort.
7. The average size piece that was coming off.

The paint job looked really good. Other than some dust that settled on it while drying, it looked like a pretty decent finish. It was smooth, much like the paint on a car, so it didn't have any of the feeling of plain Plastidip. I bounced a rock off it with no damage. I didn't try throwing it at 45 or 50mph, like highway speeds, so I can't tell you about how well it would hold up to that.
The removal was a bit slow. As you can see, I didn't manage to get any pieces larger than my fingertip. If I attempt to remove the entire amount that I painted, I may develop a better technique and get bigger pieces.

Conclusion: I think it would look good on the car when covered with regular paint and clear coat...just be prepared for some work if/when you decide to remove. Long term quality is assumed to be pretty good.

When peeling it off of my wheels I tried about 6 different techniques.

What works the best:
- A standard micro fiber rag works
- Having a hose with a constant flow of water assisting removal.
- WD40 definitely does something to the plasti-dip to make it fall apart. Just be careful what you use it on. Worked fine on my wheels.
- Once it is up, you may or may not have a mess of plasti-dip particles, Stainless Metal Polish works MAGIC, it just wipes this stuff away perfectly.

What didn't work:
- Any household cleaning product, needs heavy duty car spec cleaning products.
- Anything but a standard micro fiber rag worked terribly. A micro fiber fluffy thing failed miserably, paper towels, etc etc, they all suck.

Recommendations:
- Use a hose and your hands. The water really hardens up the plastic and it makes for removing bigger pieces much easier, also it cleans up the area much better and you will have virtually no mess in the end. For those places that the hose and yours hands can't do so well, just use the microfiber rag and maybe MAYBE some WD40, but you'll have to clean up in the end with the Stainless Metal Polish.

My_third_Z · 08-28-2011, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Synack

When peeling it off of my wheels I tried about 6 different techniques.

What works the best:
- A standard micro fiber rag works
- Having a hose with a constant flow of water assisting removal.
- WD40 definitely does something to the plasti-dip to make it fall apart. Just be careful what you use it on. Worked fine on my wheels.
- Once it is up, you may or may not have a mess of plasti-dip particles, Stainless Metal Polish works MAGIC, it just wipes this stuff away perfectly.

What didn't work:
- Any household cleaning product, needs heavy duty car spec cleaning products.
- Anything but a standard micro fiber rag worked terribly. A micro fiber fluffy thing failed miserably, paper towels, etc etc, they all suck.

Recommendations:
- Use a hose and your hands. The water really hardens up the plastic and it makes for removing bigger pieces much easier, also it cleans up the area much better and you will have virtually no mess in the end. For those places that the hose and yours hands can't do so well, just use the microfiber rag and maybe MAYBE some WD40, but you'll have to clean up in the end with the Stainless Metal Polish.

Do you think the WD40 would penetrate the clear coat and enamel enough to have an effect on the Plastidip?

Synack · 08-28-2011, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by My_third_Z

Do you think the WD40 would penetrate the clear coat and enamel enough to have an effect on the Plastidip?

You mean if you painted over plastidip? I think it should work if you let it sit and saturate for a minute.

gufazi · 08-28-2011, 05:25 PM

Has anyone tried this with their brake calipers? I'm thinking red...

ChipsWithDips · 08-28-2011, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by gufazi

Has anyone tried this with their brake calipers? I'm thinking red...

I would not recommend trying it. This stuff is not rated for nearly a high enough temperature for that.

Red__Zed · 08-28-2011, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by gufazi

Has anyone tried this with their brake calipers? I'm thinking red...

This stuff is rated to 200F. Brakes are going to exceed 400F during a normal drive.

tjlazer · 08-28-2011, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by gufazi

Has anyone tried this with their brake calipers? I'm thinking red...

Don't think thats a good idea as they get really hot, don't want a melting rubber mess do you?

Maila87 · 08-29-2011, 12:39 AM

Don't do that. Few cars caught fire due to use of bad paint on brake calipers. It was nothing serious, but still nothing nice to happen on your Z.

08-29-2011, 12:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
Maila87 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Prague Age: 39 Posts: 138 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 16	Don't do that. Few cars caught fire due to use of bad paint on brake calipers. It was nothing serious, but still nothing nice to happen on your Z. __________________ -->2005-6 Nissan Micra 1,3i CVT 72PS Red MY 98 -->2006-8 Nissan Almera 1,5i N16 96PS Red -->2007-8 Skoda Fabia Combi 1,2HTP 3 cylinder 60PS Green -->2008-11 AUDI TT 2,0TFSI FWD S-tronic 200PS Red MY06 -->2011 Nissan 370Z manual White Pearl

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gufazi Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Springfield, Virginia Posts: 28 Drives: 09 370Z Tour Sport Rep Power: 17	Has anyone tried this with their brake calipers? I'm thinking red...