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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#967582
Has anyone tried plastidip?

I am thinking about painting my Boxster wheels but am thinking of using this stuff??

http://www.plastidip.net.au/

If you dont like it you can peel it off



They have an olive that i reckon would set my Boxster wheels off against the Martini Olive
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Isola Officially Full-On Dubber

217 posts · joined Oct 2011 ·

#967604
It's great stuff. I've used it on one of my Beetles. Be forewarned though, it does not look like paint. It looks like rubber and be ready for eight hundred and forty twelve people asking you what it is when they look at it. Make sure you use the clear coat over the top. If you don't it will fade. Lots of people don't use the clear coat and then turn around and blame the product. They make a gloss and matte top coat as well as metalflake and pearl. I personally use the gloss clear even over the metal top coat just to add that extra UV resistance to the color.

One other word of warning. Lots of people bitch and moan that plastidip damages their clear coat. These people are stupid people who blame the product again for their ineptitude. Prep the surface with Spray and Wipe after you clean it with whatever you clean it with. Do not clean it or prep it with prepsol or similar, you will change the way the plastidip reacts to the surface. Spray and Wipe ONLY. If you ever take it off, peel it with your fingernails or fingers, so blades, scrapers, tools etc. Just your hands, then clean with WD40. Not carby clean, not degreaser. WD40 and a soft rag. The WD40 turns the plastic dip into a liquid again but does not damage your paint. Also use WD40 for overspray clean up.

🙂 have fun

Isola Officially Full-On Dubber

217 posts · joined Oct 2011 ·

#967609
Oh one other thing. When you mask off the sides (if you do) remove tape while the plastidip is still wet. As it's rubber, it sticks over the tape and if you let it dry it will be attached to the part you want the dip to stay on, and it can be a real mongrel to get the tape off without the edges starting to lift.

Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·

#967667
look at the alsa corporation stuff also, its water based and self levels. You can get it scented so you can have you olive wheels and they can smell like a pine forest!
I am painting my 4wd in it so it doesnt get so marked out bush.
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XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 ·

#967684
heard great stuff about plasti dip go for it Baz!

bugzla Custom Title Time!

1,164 posts · joined Jun 2007 ·

#967694
its awesome we sell and paint heaps of wheels here in Townsville top product

Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"

1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·

#967702
would getting tyres installed removed / installed cause damage to the plastidip around the lip of the wheels? do you need to apply it after tyres are installed?
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Isola Officially Full-On Dubber

217 posts · joined Oct 2011 ·

#967707
Special Air Service wrote:would getting tyres installed removed / installed cause damage to the plastidip around the lip of the wheels? do you need to apply it after tyres are installed?
Just get the tyres reverse mounted. Any tyre shop should do that anyway on an alloy or coated rim. Make sure you specifically tell them they need to reverse mount the tyres if you're worried.

bugzla Custom Title Time!

1,164 posts · joined Jun 2007 ·

#967708
just mask off the tyre don't need to remove the tyre we never have

esevwbits Custom Title Time!

1,027 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#967756
i have 2x 4L Prethinned tins of blaze orange in the garage unused.. cost $500!! if this is the magical colour of choice, $300 and its yours.

benny_acko Officially Full-On Dubber

253 posts · joined Aug 2011 ·

#967760
Do you have any photos of your Beetle Plastidipped?
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