PlastiDip UK?

[Nickw88]

I really like how those look, Im guessing you did the centre cap in PlastiDip too? (Excluding the Diamond ofcourse)

Cheers

Yeah, all the orange bits were professionally painted but the wheels and centre caps are plastdip. Gave me a good excuse to black hammerite my callipers too whilst the wheels were off

Incase anyone's interested, I did three coats just to make sure and after a test run it still peels off perfectly

 

[DaveDreads]

haven't decided whether to lacquer yet

By lacquer them do you mean the clear PlastiDip that makes them look gloss or proper lacquer,
because surely lacquer would make it permanent, as in impossible to peel off at a later date?

Car looks great by the way, the orange bits work well.:approve:

 

[Nickw88]

By lacquer them do you mean the clear PlastiDip that makes them look gloss or proper lacquer,
because surely lacquer would make it permanent, as in impossible to peel off at a later date?

Car looks great by the way, the orange bits work well.:approve:

Plastidip do their own special lacquer to give it a gloss finish without affecting it's properties too much so although it's a bit more durable it still peels off without too much trouble (or so they say!).

Thanks for the thumbs up, there's a lot of haters but I like it, even more so now

 

[DaveDreads]

What's there to hate?
It's black on black with a few orange bits, it's not like you have tints & a bodykit.:S

 

[Nickw88]

What's there to hate?
It's black on black with a few orange bits, it's not like you have tints & a bodykit.:S

Very true...I thinks just because I don't have turinis or 2118's

 

[AKFM1]

i like it mate, have you cleaned them yet? would it peel off with a pressure washer?

 

[Nickw88]

i like it mate, have you cleaned them yet? would it peel off with a pressure washer?

Thanks

No not yet, only did them yesterday. I managed to get overspray on the floor though and wasn't as easy to get off as I expected. I'm going to give her a clean on Friday ready for CSS so I'll see how tough they are and update

 

[Toby]

Nick, how many cans did you order for all four wheels?

And what prep did you do fir the wheels or did you just spray on straight away?

Sorry if this has been asked before

 

[Nickw88]

Nick, how many cans did you order for all four wheels?

And what prep did you do fir the wheels or did you just spray on straight away?

Sorry if this has been asked before

I bought 4 cans and have probably 3 quarters of a can left. I gave them a really good clean with wheel cleaner, jet-washed them and then dried off with a micro-fibre cloth.

Then did one this coat, left for 20 mins then did a thick coat. Left it about half an hour and then did another final thick coat. When I goes on it looks quite patchy and bubbles up but it dries nicely with a thicker coat, better than with a thin one tbh!

 

[Toby]

I bought 4 cans and have probably 3 quarters of a can left. I gave them a really good clean with wheel cleaner, jet-washed them and then dried off with a micro-fibre cloth.

Then did one this coat, left for 20 mins then did a thick coat. Left it about half an hour and then did another final thick coat. When I goes on it looks quite patchy and bubbles up but it dries nicely with a thicker coat, better than with a thin one tbh!

Cheers mate.

One of my alloys has some slight kerbing, so I think if I sand the existing paint down as much as I can and give it 3 good coats it shouldn't show through.

 

[kpowell911]

I used to waterproof the electrics of my RC cars with this stuff lol

 

[Nickw88]

Cheers mate.

One of my alloys has some slight kerbing, so I think if I sand the existing paint down as much as I can and give it 3 good coats it shouldn't show through.

Two of my alloys were pretty fooked tbh but couldn't be bothered to sand/fill them as this is a temporary fix until I decide what to do with them. Saying that though it's covered the scuffs a lot better than I expected and are only visible on close inspection

 

[Jonny1*2]

looks ok that mate. Is that just the normal black?

 

[Nickw88]

looks ok that mate. Is that just the normal black?

Yeah it is, £9 per can plus p&p

 

[TPratt]

im really liking the sound of this stuff!
tempted to give it a go tbf
bit of spray here and there.... LOL

 

[Gandi69]

What colours does it come in? and what kind of prep does it need? Ive got a set of polished 205 gti speedlines on the sax and I felt bad painting them or powercoating. This stuff is the perfect solution as its removable

 

[Nickw88]

What colours does it come in? and what kind of prep does it need? Ive got a set of polished 205 gti speedlines on the sax and I felt bad painting them or powercoating. This stuff is the perfect solution as its removable

Practically no prep, just a good clean. I used playing cards to mask as well so a 5 min prep in total

They do most normal colours at £9 a can and then various fluorescent ones which are a little more. If you pop on the website they're all on there

 

[Zorr]

What colours does it come in? and what kind of prep does it need? Ive got a set of polished 205 gti speedlines on the sax and I felt bad painting them or powercoating. This stuff is the perfect solution as its removable

Have a read through the post mate. All your questions were answered before. Check plastidip website as well.

 

[superjonesy]

Anyone know if it works on glass? Cheers

 

[DaveDreads]

The clear stuff does, according to their website it makes glass shatterproof, whether that's true or not who knows,
i'd imagine it would be more effective as a chip prevention, although I wouldn't spray it on my windscreen.

http://www.plastidip.co.uk/eStore/i...lack,Blue,Clear,Red,White,Yellow&pid=PDL-0009

 

[Ralphizzle]

Nice stuff... spraygum!

 

[Zorr]

I gave them a call yesterday just to make sure before I place my order - If glossy finish is required you can use F-799 Shine Coating on top of plastidip and it will still peel off

 

[Pint]

Anyone else considered this for protecting wheels come winter time?

 

[Addicted]

i saw Nickw88's wheels at CSS, it's a pretty damn good finish to be honest!

feels very weird, almost rubbery!

my only concern is perhaps how they'd survive being washed, but we'll see

i'm going to order some when i have some funds to do so!

 

[DaveDreads]

Heres a guy blasting his badges at point blank range!


Heres a guy with a mentally powerful pressure washer blasting his sills


If you type plastidip into youtube, there's loads of vids of people coating all manner of things including wheels,
and peeling the stuff off when they want a change.

 

[rampantreaper]

anyone done anything other than wheels yet? ie something challenging! am thinking of trying it on my phase2 bumpers!

 

[jesus]

I was thinking of doing it on the faded grainy plastics on my Panda.

 

[welshname]

I was thinking of doing it on the faded grainy plastics on my Panda.

Smooth peanut butter will bring them back...thought you were selling because you got the clio itch again?

 

[Chris_786]

Cheers, I think they've come out alright tbh. The orange is real paint, sprayshack on here did them for me. The plastidip is just matte, haven't decided whether to lacquer yet but think the matte looks a bit more aggressive tbh...

Here's a couple more, crappy iPhone pics with my makeshift spray shelter lol

They look awesome mate, mind if I pop over sometime to have a gander? Want to try something differant with my wheels...

 

[adam172]

Might give this ago on my other wheels, anybody found the cheapest place to buy this stuff yet?

 

[Nickw88]

They look awesome mate, mind if I pop over sometime to have a gander? Want to try something differant with my wheels...

Cheers mate. They need touching up, didn't hold up to washing as well as I'd hoped but after a quick test it's easy enough to just spray more on.

Nah I don't mind at all, let me know when you're about, I wouldn't mind seeing the yozza

 

[Nickw88]

Might give this ago on my other wheels, anybody found the cheapest place to buy this stuff yet?

After a quick search before buying mine it's cheaper direct off their website

 

[Addicted]

Cheers mate. They need touching up, didn't hold up to washing as well as I'd hoped but after a quick test it's easy enough to just spray more on.

Nah I don't mind at all, let me know when you're about, I wouldn't mind seeing the yozza

I should've shown you my yozza next local meet!
Still tempted to buy some but if it doesn't hold up well I don't know I'd I can be bothered!

 

[Don]

They are even doing Glow in the Dark now...Think I'm a bit too old to be doing that....:evil:

I've seen Nick's wheels in the flesh and I think it looks quite cool...especially as I think it would be excellent for Winter wheels...as they should last the length of winter

 

[5678]

They are even doing Glow in the Dark now...Think I'm a bit too old to be doing that....:evil:

I've seen Nick's wheels in the flesh and I think it looks quite cool...especially as I think it would be excellent for Winter wheels...as they should last the length of winter

Been watching this thread for a while... Glow in the dark!?! I'm also a bit too old for that but the inner 17 year old is gagging to give it a try!!

 

[Don]

Been watching this thread for a while... Glow in the dark!?! I'm also a bit too old for that but the inner 17 year old is gagging to give it a try!!

http://www.plastidip.co.uk/eStore/index.cfm?type=Domestic_Solutions/Plastidip&stage=1

Just underneath the colour 'swabs'

"We also have Glow in the Dark in Yellow!"

Would depend on whether it is in your face, subtle...or a total waste of time!

 

[JakeJ]

Cheers mate. They need touching up, didn't hold up to washing as well as I'd hoped but after a quick test it's easy enough to just spray more on.

Nah I don't mind at all, let me know when you're about, I wouldn't mind seeing the yozza

Hi
How did the wheels end up? did they start to peel slightly? what were the effects of the wash? relly interested but if it peels during a wash then i cba
cheers
jake

 

[MatthewR]

i might try doing the inner part of the wheel glow in the dark yellow, and the outer part black. could be cool!

 

[ch!ppen]

There's a lot of pages to read through here. Does anyone know what it's like for temperature? I'm thinking engine cover.

 

[ch!ppen]

Ah, 93c apparently. Hmmm, it's on the verge of not going high enough i'd imagine.