plasti dip
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Did one last night, I’ll get pics up once I have the time.
Used a 1.4 FLG but I’ll try my 1.6 next time I ended up having to do tight, quick close coats to get it on wet enough.
I was pretty scared it would loom horrible as I was going along but it dries flat like a Latex WBCan’t wait to see pics and hear applicaton comments. What type vehicle? How many coats? How much material did you use? Easy clean up? What did the total job cost you? (time and materials) I’m trying to get my bosses son to try it out. Sorry for the 21 questions just need to figure out numbers so I can pitch for someone to pay for my trial run.
This stuff is crazy, a custom shop where I live wants it but the dealers in America won’t shipp the kits over 🙁 I’d love to try it as I e seen the way it’s done and it breaks all the painters rules 😉 on how it’s done
I applied 8 thin coats, I’d do less, slightly heavier coats in future.
I used 12 litres (ready mixed, ready for use), sounds a lot, but its thinned so flash-off, overspray and deliberately over-applying certain areas really eats up the paint. The most important reason of all that paint is getting it to lay flat and thicker applications peel much easier (makes cleanup easy for you, and stripping for a new coat easy).
Here’s the car prepped and masked, you’ll notice the glass is not masked to the edge, that’s because when you peel the tape off it takes the Plastidip with it! So the gap between the edge of your windscreen or trim and the body provides a ready made “cut”. If that makes sense? The lights are left unmasked as its easy to peel right off those too.
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[IMG]http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z61/starbar77/427C26E2-B121-4C11-8043-26579922006F-679-0000006528918698_zpsda7583f5.jpg[/IMG]Coat three
[IMG]http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z61/starbar77/EB2933A6-10A0-4806-98A6-B6A791E4CA84-679-000000652D124E63_zpscd9ed175.jpg[/IMG]And so on, it’ll build up and look rough, like 40 grit sandpaper! But don’t worry, just build up the coverage till you are happy it’s thick enough and even (bare in mind it’ll flatten out when drying)
I used the last coat to make sure I laid a very even med-wet coat on, trying to leave it how I wanted it to finish.
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[IMG]http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z61/starbar77/2837FB7F-49FD-4B98-A775-AF860CEADD32-679-000000661DB49225_zpsfd0dcbbf.jpg[/IMG]Now I got a little scared, it looked too thick and uneven, like I’d overloaded a black latex base coat, but it dried and flattened/evened out just like one too!
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[IMG]http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z61/starbar77/9FB521D7-6BDF-4D40-81DB-D826B473CD72-679-000000662BD8BACF_zps7b06cd22.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z61/starbar77/922006AC-00FE-4D3B-8D91-7C1EEE9A33F6-679-0000006632CCB260_zps75394556.jpg[/IMG]Here’s how the “unconventional” masking peels
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Start to finish, 8 hours labour plus overnight air dry. (not hard pushed, could do 6 easy)
Wash, dry, degrease (this was clean but tar spots & tree sap could be quickly clayed), mask, shoot, peel.
Looks like it turned out well. How do u think it will stand up to wear and tear?
That is so cool. I had a car flat black wrapped for a customer ($1400.)it wasn’t that good. But also semi perm. I can nice side work potential especialy here in south florida. Pls keep us informed on how it holds up etc.
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