This Plasti Dip product is Awesome!
 

So I heard about this thing from other forums and from some members on this site. I thought I'd give it a try to see what the praise was. It's true, this thing is freaking awesome. It's very durable and can withstand the abuse of being on a car. It's also easy to remove if you don't want it anymore. I bought 4 cans from Home Depot for about $6 a can.

I took baby steps and blacked out my emblems with Plasti Dip.

Clean and tape off the area.
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I applied 4 coats after 10-15 minute intervals.

Finished product.
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Video:


Plasti Dipped my gold wheels.
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6 Months Later..


Walkaround

That looks great!

Goodjob tongman! :tup:

Dam. That looks good. :yum:

That looks great. Congrats.

Looks fantastic. I know I could google it but is there a particular place everyone is buying the plasti-dip?

So you just sprayed all around your emblem and removed it after it dried?

DIY - Matte Black Emblems - Plastidip, no emblem removal required! - Club Lexus Forums

here's a link to a diy

Updated first post with video.

Yes. Watch the video.

Home Depot. Lowes. They carry them. It comes in all sorts of colors, but you'd have to order if you want another color other than black.

nice!

Wow... good job. I have to do this. It's too easy not to do.

Cracks me up how this forum just discovered plasti dip

hmmmm, wonder if i can use this for the door handles!!

Won't hold up to the friction

yeah thats what i was thinking too :shakes head:

black out fangs with plasti-dip ?

Whoa that's pretty neat. Did you Plasti Dip the wheels, too? :icon17:

i just did my emblems today, once i get new tires in im doing my rims too. ill put up pics hopefully by Thursday

Looks awesome:tiphat:
Seems I've found my next mini project.

Like someone else said earlier. It's just too easy not to do. I also thought of blacking out the door handles, but I also fear that due to the moving parts, it'll peel with friction too. I'll be testing the product out on my gold rims. I'm sure that will relieve some dislikes from other members here.

yea i feel the same way about the door handles. To many people touch them and use them to swing the door open. Especially if you don't warn them to be gentle it'll eventually rip. I didn't use enough on my rear emblem so it didn't come out perfect, but its good enough. Used 4 coats but didn't use alot around it so it was harder to peel off.

how do you get the cut lines on the edges of the emblems? or does it naturally make the clean line?

also, would have been nice to see the actual spraying in the video to see how far you were, and how many passes etc.

nice job

worth keeping in mind that it doesn't respond so well to heat, and it sometimes makes it tougher to get back off...

This link from earlier in this thread tells everything!

DIY - Matte Black Emblems - Plastidip, no emblem removal required! - Club Lexus Forums

nice! might use this stuff on a couple things i wanted to blackout

Tongman, I'm thinking this is looking really nice on the MB, and I may just have to do the same on mine!

One last thing: Thanks for showing your support for the 80's by playing some Soft Cell during your most instructional video! :tup:

nice work

Just don't spray your entire car like this guy and have to deal with all the problems. It removed his paint while he was removing it :ughdance: .... Maybe because of the pressure washer

Plasti-dip FAIL: What not to do

after you sprayed the area several times.. did you have to outline the emblem with an exacto knife or razor blade before peeling off the surrounding area?..

It will peel right off..no knife or razor..

Did mine today. Came out great. Let's see if it holds up to the heat of AZ!

Nah, watch the video in the OP's 1st post and you'll see how it worked.

I went and bought a can with the intention of doing this myself. I think it would look especially nice on my brilliant silver. I had it all masked off and getting ready to spray. My wife came out and said, "What are you doing? That's gonna' be ugly. I like the shiny silver." Sigh. So I didn't spray it. I think I need to grow some.

Yes please grow a pair. My car is silver and I am thinking about doing this when I get home so I would love to see what it looks likes on the emblems and sports package rims.

Pour one out for a fallen homey.

Do it and see if you like it. If not, peel it off. No harm no foul.

If you need to take the plasti-dip off, use a little WD40. Is the easiest way as it breaks down the dip so it can be wiped off like dust. Hope that helps someone :)

slow down! :mad: :icon17:

damn it, i was getting :excited: that i'll see picts of your BS (brilliant silver) and now it was just BS. :icon14: ;)