PlastiDip Touch-Ups
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PlastiDip Touch-Ups
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Jan 11 2014, 03:05 AM
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o hai Group: Leader Posts: 1,461 Posts Per Day: 0.27 Thanks Received: 219 Trader Stats: 1 (100%) Joined: 9-July 09 From: Victoria, Australia Member No.: 7,384 Mood: Carefree |
Hi all
First weekend with the car back, so I got a bit of stuff done! Bought some Armor All Custom Shield (same product as plastiDip, but works out cheaper in Australia) with the intention of fixing up my grill, so today I did just that: 1.jpg ( 42.28K ) Number of downloads: 1 You can see how it's covered in little silver chips where the paint's been knocked off. 2.jpg ( 42.54K ) Number of downloads: 0 I didn't quite get the masking tape peeled off around the edges perfectly, but it looked heaps better. If I were to do it again, I wouldn't have masked up the sides, and run a sharp knife between where the chrome meets the plastic, and just peeled it off. 3.jpg ( 58.04K ) Number of downloads: 1 I decided to try it out on this door sill as well, to cover up where it had rubbed away. 4.jpg ( 58.14K ) Number of downloads: 2 Think it did a good job of that. Wonder if I could use it to fix that rubber moulding? -------------------- and then I found 5 bucks!
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Jan 11 2014, 07:13 AM
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Sleep is for the weak! Group: Leader Posts: 2,999 Posts Per Day: 0.43 Thanks Received: 197 Trader Stats: 8 (100%) Joined: 2-February 05 From: New Jersey Member No.: 250 Mood: Stressed |
Looks great. Make sure when you do it, you put enough coats otherwise it doesn't peel off and it won't last.
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Jan 11 2014, 11:30 AM
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J.Electron-Elantra 2013 GT Group: Lifetimer Posts: 594 Posts Per Day: 0.14 Thanks Received: 120 Trader Stats: 1 (100%) Joined: 24-September 12 From: Delaware Member No.: 13,648 Mood: Happy |
Yes, very nice job indeed.
I don't see why you couldn't try the molding. Like mlumz say if you do a several thick coats, it should peel off if you decide you don't like the looks of it. -------------------- A proud member of the Elantra club.
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Jan 11 2014, 09:43 PM
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o hai Group: Leader Posts: 1,461 Posts Per Day: 0.27 Thanks Received: 219 Trader Stats: 1 (100%) Joined: 9-July 09 From: Victoria, Australia Member No.: 7,384 Mood: Carefree |
I believe the recommended way to apply PlastiDip is 4 coats, going a bit heavier on the final one, so I went with it. I did some other things with it before I got the car back, and the 4 coats seemed to be best (did a metal card holder, my scratched-up bike bell and a Dreamcast controller).
I think I will try patching up the rubber moulding today with something. Let you know how it goes. -------------------- and then I found 5 bucks!
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Jan 12 2014, 11:11 AM
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Looks great!
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Jul 30 2014, 10:42 AM
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looks good!
I'm planning to do the same with my 07 but with paint because it's cheaper for me. But I don't want something permanent, so I'm not sure should I use PlastiDip? Will it peel away after sometime? I never used PlastiDip before. -------------------- A proud member of the club.
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Jul 31 2014, 04:00 AM
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o hai Group: Leader Posts: 1,461 Posts Per Day: 0.27 Thanks Received: 219 Trader Stats: 1 (100%) Joined: 9-July 09 From: Victoria, Australia Member No.: 7,384 Mood: Carefree |
Using PlastiDip will be much more forgiving than paint and will peel off cleanly. If you're confident though, paint will be more durable.
The durability of the PlastiDip seems to be heavily influenced by your application and whether it will be rubbed a lot. My grill still looks as good as when I did it beginning of this year, except where I didn't get the masking perfect at the bottom and it peeled away. The scuff plate on the door tore after about a week. I did end up using PlastiDip to patch the hole in the rubber moulding shown in the last photo. I used some duct tape to cover the hole and sprayed the dip on thick. It worked much better than I had anticipated. I've also used it to touch-up some faded vinyl trim on the rear door window, the short pillar that separates the large and small windows on the back doors, and it also worked brilliantly. -------------------- and then I found 5 bucks!
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