I might be the only member of this club and I am ok with that. I consider my self to relatively handy but this plasti-dip stuff is going to be the death of me. First I thought I was spraying from to far away. Nope no it. Then I thought it was the wind, so I moved into the garage. Nope not it. I even tried multiple different cans of the stuff and nope I still get splotchy areas and air bubble marks.
I have tried 3 times now and this is what I get....
Two things are for sure:
1)I should invest in 3M with all the painters tape I have used.
I was under the impression that you don't need to sand with plasti-dip you need to sand when you are painting the chrome. With plasti-dip you just need to clean and degrease the area you spraying.
lol awesome thread... one thing i've found from working with this stuff is that if you want to peal of the tape covering the paint you should do it while the paint is still wet because the plasti dip will dry over the paint and will peel off with the tape
no need to sand with plasti-dip, that's the point! You need to start with a light coat, not even dark enough to cover, then another light coat 10-20 mins later. Then wait another 10 minutes and do a heavier coat (not too heavy) and then maybe another light coat to finish. Thicker the better since its easier to peel off all at once when its thick. Too thin and you'll be scrapping all day long. Practice on something small. Like a frisbee or something random. Its really easy once you get the hang of it.
Remember ya gotta peel the tape off while the PD is wet or it'll bond to both and you'll have to take a razor to it...assuming that's what that peeling is from. Haha
I did peal it off wet. I am convinced it's because I taped it once and applied 4 times. The bottom came out pretty good, so I only have to redo the top chrome again. With all practice I should be good to go on the driver side.
I used an Xacto knife to separate my tape (gently) from the paint line. I had a friend that used a pizza cutter because it's less harmful if you mess up. Being a girl, I have fingernails for small stuck spots but obviously unless you're a guitar player or something, that probably won't help!
I thought about that but when I searches how to remove the trim, the only thing I could fine required snapping something and then soldering it back on. I didn't want to get into that.
I have enough problems as it is. Better safe, than spending more time removing overspray. The way this project has gone anything that can go wrong does.
I think it just pisses me off that I can't do something that doesn't seem that difficult. If I can't get it done right this time I am moving on to another project and I will revisit this another time.
i see everyone here saying do a light coat first, alltho on the can it says to make it look "wet"
and do 3-4 coats
when i did my emblems last night i did a couple heavy coats, peeled the paper and tape off and let the plasti-dip set over night and peeled it off this morning, turned out great
The light coats seem to work well for me. I have the consistency down. The issue I have now is peeling a little off when I remove the tape. Even though I take it off when wet. If I could remove the parts I was painting I think I would be all set.
I'd say to not be afraid to apply a little more pressure when cutting with the exacto knife. Looks like you're not quite cutting all the way through in spots. Also, are you moving the can back and forth? That may account for the "tiger stripe" effect you're getting. Try one continuous motion from start to finish without going back over any part.
Yes to both, I am moving the can back and forth and I am hesitant to put to much pressure with the knife. This information would have been useful yesterday! Where have you been? Just Kidding.
This has become how not to plasti-dip thread. Who knows when I am done I might just start a new thread The Idiots Guide to Pasti-Dipping.
Thats good to know. If I can touch up those areas I think I will be all set. I did my grill tonight and I think it came out well but I will wait to see on the light of day.
I removed the tape after it dried, and did 5 coats and mine looks great. Did my rims too. As for the overspray, you don't really even need to tape it off. It literally comes right off the paint.