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Postby Mr.RalliKho » Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:30 am

fyi my car + black plasti dip love each other :D

front chrome ring (1 can)
wheels (8 cans)
wing (2 cans)
side skirts (1 can each)

almost 40% of my car is plasti dipped lol!
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Postby kay christensen » Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:47 am

black chrome around the grill will look good on white :)
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Postby mcpondy » Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:53 am

Will post pics when I get it done. As I've never used plastidip before, can anyone offer me any simple pointers or dos/do nots? :-)

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Postby sleeper » Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:22 am

one pointer, leave the mask on for all the 3 or 4 coats then on the last coat concentrate on the edges to soften them up then remove the masking, about an hour between coats.

oorrr buy yourself an EVO intercooler to help performance and while u have the front bar off installing that take the ring off the bar and spray it without masking :)
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Postby Mr.RalliKho » Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:36 am

Dust free environment.
Go easy on the first 2-3 coats.
Spray from about 20 cm up.
Keep can 90degrees from serface at all times
Wait minimum 15 mins between coats.
After spraying a coat hold can upside down and spray away from car to prevent your nozzle from clogging.
Make sure u wipe down the nozzle after each spray, plastidip dries fast and will cause your spray can to sputter on next use.
After 3 coats tou can start to get heavy on the coats. Just be careful about running. Once u run u cant fix it.
Wax and grease remover eats plastidip so my advice for small touch ups is to spray wax and grease remover on a cloth and rub back the peeling area untill there is a smoith transition from plastidip to paint surface and spot spray minimum 3coats to fix the area.
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Postby Mr.RalliKho » Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:39 am

Oh.and use a resperator. I sprayed my wheels again and im still coughing out flem its been 3 weeks. Trust me. Use a mask for gods sake
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Postby mcpondy » Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:45 am

Mr.RalliKho wrote:Oh.and use a resperator. I sprayed my wheels again and im still coughing out flem its been 3 weeks. Trust me. Use a mask for gods sake


HAHA ok will do. Thanks for the tips guys!

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Postby Latino_Ralliart » Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:29 am

Man I've been wanting to black out the chrome on the grill and the chrome on the sides near the windows. I've never been a chrome person.

Is it a nightmare to plastidip these parts?

I've never had the cahones to try.

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Postby sleeper » Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:31 am

nah, its easier than spraypainting paint. go for it :)
and u can peel it off and start again if u need to with no negative affects
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Postby mcpondy » Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:32 am

I'll be attempting this saturday. Will be the first time for me, will let you know how I go. :-)

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Postby DJV133 » Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:32 pm

How do you get the chrome ring off?

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Postby sleeper » Wed Sep 02, 2015 5:18 am

u have to take off the front bumper
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Postby DJV133 » Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:37 pm

Noooo really? The whole front bar? I was reading online. And some people said when you pop the bonnet you can just take off the cover which the snorkel is connected to. And apparently they can unclip the grill
And ring. Is this true? I want to avoid taking off the whole bumper.

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Postby Lancer1993 » Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:46 pm

I unscrewed the top part of my grill when I wrapped the bit behind the plate, it was doable but awkward and not sure how much harder it is to get the chrome off. But I'm sure taking the bumper off makes the job much easier.

Not done it myself but there are loads of guides and I'm sure people here can help.
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Postby DJV133 » Thu Sep 03, 2015 2:18 pm

Yeah. I can't find a good guide.


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