First time Plastidip
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blahblahokgotit
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Nicely done.
I also had never heard of the stuff before signing onto SOF. I picked up my first can yesterday and hope to get some time tomorrow after work to take on the dip.
How long did it take you?
I also had never heard of the stuff before signing onto SOF. I picked up my first can yesterday and hope to get some time tomorrow after work to take on the dip.
How long did it take you?
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bkmitchy600
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Came out really well for not being familiar with PlastiDip. Great job.
SonicBoy24
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Just make sure you tape up EVERYTHING. otherwise you'll end up with overspray everywhere, wind or not, inside or outside.
the overspray will come off the first time you wash it, but still...
RobbyS
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Is that painters tape?
Do you need to wash it after to get all that sticky stuff off?
I'm planning on doing this tomorrow.
SonicBoy24
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Painters tape, masking tape, whatever you want. Use newspaper for large areas.
Dont wash plasitip for at least 4 hours, after the last coat, i usually let it sit overnight.
I don't know what you mean by "sticky stuff"
RobbyS
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The stuff left behind from the tape that makes tape sticky. I don't know what it's called or how to say it.
Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
Encouraged by your clear lack of talent and excellent results, I dipped a toe in the Plastiriver this morning. Came out looking pretty good to me, and was painfully easy to do. I spent ten minutes taping, about 30 seconds on coat one, five minutes pacing back and forth trying to wait, another 30 seconds on a second coat, ten minutes looking at the car imagining other places I could dip, and about five minutes removing the mask. Half hour start to stop, and I could probably have done two or three more similar sized/complexity areas with another half hour, since much of the time was spent waiting. I hate to wait.
Tired of masking with newspaper I got smart, bought a roll of brown packing paper at the dollar store. Cheaper than a paper and MUCH easier to work with. I taped it onto the car, then sliced it away with an inch or so to spare, then used the tape to do the actual mask and hold the paper down, ran a fingernail along the seam I wanted, trimmed that with an Xacto knife.
And here it is done:
Tired of masking with newspaper I got smart, bought a roll of brown packing paper at the dollar store. Cheaper than a paper and MUCH easier to work with. I taped it onto the car, then sliced it away with an inch or so to spare, then used the tape to do the actual mask and hold the paper down, ran a fingernail along the seam I wanted, trimmed that with an Xacto knife.
And here it is done:
SonicBoy24
New member
Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
Did the wing this morning. Several notes:
One, I started in quiet weather but by the time I was all taped up there was a good breeze. I went ahead anyway, and I regret it, half the paint was wasted, it was hard to get spray to the target. Also, I'll eventually end up peeling it off and replacing it, because it got runny in spots due to me working too close or wind fading and letting full spray hit the target.
Two: Plastidip would prefer to go on a vertical surface rather than a flat one. Doing the wing next time I will work it so I can spray with the hatch up instead of closed.
Three: I didn't get a good coat on the underside, because the wind pressure in there got really funny. Not sure if this was all due to the breeze, spray paint might not cooperate in that area in the best of circumstances. I will experiment more later, but may end up leaving underside of wing red, I almost did that anyway for the look.
One, I started in quiet weather but by the time I was all taped up there was a good breeze. I went ahead anyway, and I regret it, half the paint was wasted, it was hard to get spray to the target. Also, I'll eventually end up peeling it off and replacing it, because it got runny in spots due to me working too close or wind fading and letting full spray hit the target.
Two: Plastidip would prefer to go on a vertical surface rather than a flat one. Doing the wing next time I will work it so I can spray with the hatch up instead of closed.
Three: I didn't get a good coat on the underside, because the wind pressure in there got really funny. Not sure if this was all due to the breeze, spray paint might not cooperate in that area in the best of circumstances. I will experiment more later, but may end up leaving underside of wing red, I almost did that anyway for the look.
Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
That would probably be a better plan, getting spray into the cavity between spoiler and window seems to be pretty tricky, if it was off you could hang it at an ideal angle, spray, clean, and put it back. Probably faster to remove and replace than to do all the fiddly tape work, and a cleaner result.
Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
Based on my massive "twice" experience, I would advise removing anything that removes easily, use brown paper and masking tape, and wait for a warm cool day or do the work in your garage. But the good news is you can't really screw anything up permanently, so experiment away!
