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Plasti Dip black out!

13K views 35 replies 18 participants last post by  joeyaltitude15 
#1 ·
So I've had my overland for a few months now and have been slowly but surely playing with plasti dip for fun. Dome parts peel up so I have to redo them but overall it's pretty neat stuff. Here's some pics of my jeep. I plan to leave the tow hooks, lug nuts/center cap, and roof rack as the only things chrome. I think the only thing left to do is the front lower valance.
 

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The red calipers are also plasti dipped and are holding up nicely. Just fyi.
 
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The first time I left them on, and it was just a hassle getting all the coats on. I had a buddy help (he mostly did it) the second time and took the wheels off so I could keep the cap and lug nuts chrome. And so we could do the calipers.
 
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About 4-5 coats on everything... The door handles in the back are great. The front need to be redone because I was worried about the sensor on the inside of the handle so we taped it. Then when pulling off the tape we messed up the edge a bit.
 
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When you tape off an edge, do you have to use an Exacto type blade to trim the tape away from the plasti-dipped parts or can you just pull the tape off without taking the rest of the sprayed area with it? I have the 18" rims and there is a detail in them that I want to leave exposed metal. I'm planning to mask them off when I plasti-dip the rest of the rims or I'll have to go back and cut them out if I don't mask them off. Hope that makes sense.

Ram4whldr, yes we are talking about the aerosol product. "Rubber" in a spray can. :)
 
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Can you tell me how you did the window trims.
I tried it once and it came out looking crap, and peeled off unevenly when I tried to break it along the trim lines.

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Matty.
The Window trim is tough. Just make sure to do two light coats then 2 heavy ones. I also used the glossifier. A buddy did most of it cuz I kept messing up. But, it's peeling up in a few places because while pulling off the over spray I didn't use an exacto or anything so I probably didn't have it wrapped all the way around the lip. Going to try it one more time and if it doesn't work I'm thinking about vinyl wrapping the Window trim.
 
#15 ·
Thank you sir.. Ever since I saw the altitude of the wk2 model I wanted one that was blacked out... However, when I started looking into it after having an acura tl, the overland is what I wanted. Trying for the best of both!
 
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Anyone have any input on what to do with the roof rack? Choices are leave it chrome along with the tow hooks, plasti dip black like most of the rest of the chrome, or plasti dip RED for something different, like the calipers! Just tossing ideas around in my head so i figured I'd toss them on JG.
 
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Recently attempted dipping the window trim on mine the last two weekends, both ending with me messing up a tiny portion and having to redo the entire thing...not nearly as simple as the emblems and back taillight chrome trim.

I'm going to give it one more go this next weekend and if I can't get it perfect like I want, I'm giving up. So much wasted tape and effort, only to rip it off in less than a few minutes. :(

Me thinks an exacto will be the key, as mentioned above.
 
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When Plasti-Dipping your window trim, you need to lift the tape when your last coat is still wet (this would be on the "window side" of the chrome trim). Don't mess with an Exacto knife around your paint.

Go to YouTube: Tesla Model S Black Out Window Trim with Plasti Dip - YouTube for a demo of the method with a Tesla S. :thumbsup:
 
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When Plasti-Dipping your window trim, you need to lift the tape when your last coat is still wet (this would be on the "window side" of the chrome trim). Don't mess with an Exacto knife around your paint.

... for a demo of the method with a Tesla S. :thumbsup:
Right on. That is really helpful and I must have missed this newer video they made about doing the trim.

I may have another go at it this weekend.

Thanks for the advice!
 
#25 ·
No problem pinetar. The only issue I have with the Plasti-Dipped trim is people touch that area of the Jeep quite often (grapping the upper part of the door when opening and closing, hands hitting the bottom window trim when the windows are down, etc). It just doesn't hold up the way other parts of the truck do after being Plasti-Dipped.

I am considering upgrading to 3M vinyl wrap for the trim and the grille . . .
 
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hey you did the chrome taillight bezels? how did u do it? what did u tape? how did it come out, i got an altitude and i put the lamin X on the taillights but now the stock grey bezels are more noticeable i wanna plasti dip them when i dip the window trim, please let me know thanks appreciate it
 
#34 ·
hey man looks AWESOME! love it, i got a 2015 altitude and im in the process of blacking it out, i did the grill, i did red calipers and lamin X on the taillights, im going to plasti dip the window trim this weekend and i want to do the taillight bezels, u have any pointers or info u could give me, especailly on the taillights? it looks like u dipped the taillight bezels, thanks merry xmas
 
#35 ·
When you Plasti-Dip the wheels... Do you have to take the tire off of the rim to do this?

Secondly, when doing all of the trim on the vehicle, do you take the parts off of the jeep, or use a lot of masking tape and do it right on the vehicle?

Im new to this, and dont want to screw up my expensive ride by "playing around".
 
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