"LastFirstMI is my name" (donstone13)
06/01/2019 at 11:17 • Filed to: None
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"LastFirstMI is my name" (donstone13)
06/01/2019 at 11:17 • Filed to: None | 5
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MM54 and Long_Voyager were right and have been awarded one “I told you so” point.
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There were two areas where the original paint on my wife’s FJ spare tire cover had been rubbed off (I’m assuming there was a canvas cover with an Eagle or American Flag or Peace Sign or something). I wanted a matte-black finish that would match the roof rack, and thought I’d use Plastidip. To summarize, on the areas where the paint was intact and looked fine, the Plastidip applied smoothly and evenly, and those areas continued to look good. The areas where the paint was gone refused to hold the new goop, and looked even worse. I prepped with very fine sanding then dish soap and water, but maybe should have used a degreaser. Whatever, it looked like crap. Enter the advice of fellow Oppos to use trim paint:
The sangria was my idea, but did seem to help. In the rough areas where the Plastidip was uneven and thin, it was difficult to remove but came off beautifully with the SEM plastic prep solvent. 4 coats of SEM Black Trim later, I’ve dared victory!
Longtime Lurker
> LastFirstMI is my name
06/01/2019 at 11:40 |
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ooks good.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> LastFirstMI is my name
06/01/2019 at 14:13 |
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You know what works even better than Sangria? Port.
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> LastFirstMI is my name
06/01/2019 at 20:10 |
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First off that’s not Plastidip in the first picture. The black trim paint turned out great though.
Plastidip when done proper does look decent. I’ve used it with great success on my wheels and grilles. It holds up very well, but you have to put on a bunch of coats. And it helps to soak the cans in hot water before use to help the product lay out flat. But as long as you use wet coats it lays flat. Never tried the duplicolor stuff, it was marketed more as a wrap equivalent product and with as good an outcome I’ve had with Plastidip, I’m not going to bother with a different product.
And as for the proper prep for dip, rubbing alcohol works great. That’s it. Nothing else needed. Wash with soap and water, wipe down with rubbing alcohol. Coat. And recoat, and recoat.... and you get the idea.
MM54
> LastFirstMI is my name
06/02/2019 at 19:42 |
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Looks good!