Plasti dipping parts?

Hey guys, so today I started working on the car mirrors. The finished result didn't look as good as I was hoping for, so I removed it. I had a hard time cleaning off the excess spray that got on the body, there were some scratch marks on the mirror housing from the scrubbing as well Maybe I just don't have the skills for it. Will post some pics a bit later

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24014084@N02/

mklam90,
looks like held the can too close & too long over the mirror cap.

(04-05-2013 12:47pm)doug Wrote:  mklam90,
looks like held the can too close & too long over the mirror cap.

Yea, I think so too, I haven't done this before so...I'll practise more and try again

Why didn't you remove the mirror caps . . .

Did you watch some of the YouTube clips on how to do it? Looks pretty easy to remove and not meant to leave any sign that it was there in the first place. Not the case for you? I want to do this with my car when I get it, so I appreciate hopefully learning from your mistakes! Haha

(04-05-2013 01:08pm)superfox Wrote:  Why didn't you remove the mirror caps . . .

I didn't want to remove the mirror cap, that's why I chose to plasti dip it, thinking it can be removed easily just as on youtube. Otherwise I would have permanently spray paint it. But now looks like I might just do that, for the grille and side vents as well. I'll try to plasti dip again on the lettering, it it turns out ok I'll give it another go.

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(04-05-2013 01:09pm)Crimdog Wrote:  Did you watch some of the YouTube clips on how to do it? Looks pretty easy to remove and not meant to leave any sign that it was there in the first place. Not the case for you? I want to do this with my car when I get it, so I appreciate hopefully learning from your mistakes! Haha

Removing was easy, though I recommend if you choose to plasti dip, spray the surface with a pre-dip liquid. I didn't do it so after I removed it, it didn't really comes all off. I had to scrub the residuals out, and that's how I got small scratch marks

Oh and use clay bar to clean the excess spray off, it's suppose to be much easier

(04-05-2013 09:04am)mklam90 Wrote:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/24014084@N02/

What a mess. Dont give up your day job

I used Plastidip on a few different parts of my last car (rear diffuser, front splitter and badges) and the method I've found best for applying the spray is when you do the first coat, hold the can about 15" away from the surface and give it a very light 'misting coat'. This gives the subsequent coats something to adhere to. Leave it for at least 30 minutes inbetween coats to let it dry and apply another couple of coats. Make sure to shake the can really well before use and inbetween coats and when spraying, don't hold the can still at any point or you will get runs.

If you want a glossy finish you will need to buy their Glossifier, but unfortunately in the UK it doesn't come in a spray can, only in a normal paint tin. You can purchase one of their spray bottles to put it in and then apply over the matte Plastidip, but as has already been said, it's not so easy to remove when the glossifier coat has been applied.

It is very versatile stuff and highly durable, it doesn't attract stone chips like normal paint and it easily withstands powerwasher use.

We just dipped another one of our cars. The guy noticed the best way to apply was to do a lot of very light coats.
Going to do my winter rims when I get them.
Nice rims mklam90!