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Anyone Tried PlastiDip?

I stumbled across this elsewhere, does anyone have any experience with it?

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I wondered what a murdered out TC would look like? I searched Google for satin black Thunderbirds but didn't come up with much. If you have any photos of a Thunderbird that is satin black please share! :D
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Reply #1 –
Jrad235 has a satin black Tbird and my Cougar is painted satin black with gloss black grille, headlight buckets, hood scoop inserts, and window trim.  I am thinking about doing the snowflakes gloss black too but it looks good enough for now.

I actually used that same model spray gun at first to spray Rustoleum but I could not get the mixture right.  Either the paint was running or it was spitting globs.  It did have a nice spray pattern though and it would have worked fine if I wouldn't have been in a hurry.

That PlastiDip looks pretty nice though.  I may have to try that if I decide to redo the paint on my car.

Jrad's car...
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Reply #2 –
Thanks for the pics. I use to paint for the local chevy dealer, so I am use to air guns, I have never tried to spray with an electric gun. I can imagine there would be a huge difference between an electric gun and an air gun.

This is the look I want to see on a TC.




Slightly less gloss than the pickup though. I think BMW's and Audi's look fantastic like this.
...and there was light!

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Reply #3 –
This car was actually sprayed with the PlastiDip, I personally think it looks pretty sweet!
...and there was light!

Anyone Tried PlastiDip?

Reply #4 –
plastidip? no.. but in a couple days, my car will be sprayed in rustoleum satin black/gloss black (mixing the 2 and shooting pneumatically ;) ).. i'll post pics.. mixing the gloss and satin will give a better look than just straight satin (in my opinion).. especially since  the satin looses a little life after a month in the sun
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Reply #5 –
there is a huge diff in spray guns... the electric is like spraying something with a garden hose.... only really works well with a thicker paint
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Reply #6 –
That's such a weird way to paint a car. I wonder how well it holds up to the elements.
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Anyone Tried PlastiDip?

Reply #7 –
They advertise it as being extremely durable.

I agree, it is an extremely weird way of painting a vehicle, the no prep time is very appealing!
...and there was light!

Anyone Tried PlastiDip?

Reply #8 –
Hrm... What if something snags the paint? do you have to peel it off the whole panel to fix it... heh.
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Reply #9 –
Quote from: Romeo2k;384583
Hrm... What if something snags the paint? do you have to peel it off the whole panel to fix it... heh.

Compared to if you snag the paint on regular paint?

Scratch the PlastiDip you pull it off and respray.

Scratch paint you need to sand out scratch, feather edge scratch, prep area to be painted, paint and blend into original paint.
...and there was light!

Anyone Tried PlastiDip?

Reply #10 –
Interesting...
Just seems to good to be true, lol.

Mines gonna likely be sporting black primer for awhile once I get around to body work.
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Reply #11 –
For $6 bucks Plastidip is good. I did all my emblems on my bird and going to try to do it on my turbines.
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Reply #12 –
I got 2 cans going to test on wing, and trunklid to see how it goes. Can't afford paint and prep supplies, so this might do for now. better then the color known as "peeling clearcoat" :D

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Reply #13 –
Be sure to post up some pictures and let us know how it went!
...and there was light!

Anyone Tried PlastiDip?

Reply #14 –
I was just talking to a guy in my shop about this today.  Every time I come up with a reason it would be inferior to paint, I can cast the thought aside as being due to "in the box" thinking.  I bet its really easy to wash.