RE: Turning purple for PH

[DanielSan]

This stuff seems like a good alternative for wheels.

[dapearson]

Hideous. Never before have i nearly punched my monitor at a PH article!

I had the same model Mica Blue bug-eye WRX and loved it, and miss it terribly.

[*JH*]

IAJO said:

will this stuff work on alloys? Ive always wanted to paint mine blue but dont want the hassle of rubbing down and spraying if it ends up looking crap. where can i buy in a can? looks like fun.

Also can i draw large rude objects on friends cars so when they see it they have a panic attack thinking some oik has spraycanned their P and J. Then i can peel it off and laugh.

Yes
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=plast...

[Big Fat Fatty]

I quite like it.

It's certainly different and at least it's not charcoal grey or black, £1500 is a bit steep for a removable coating though and judging by the reaction so far that could be a good thing.

Could it be used on wheels as well?

[aizvara]

Not the shade, nor finish, of purple I'd have chosen, but good work anyway!

I quite fancy changing my car's colour to bright yellow in order to compensate for my lifeless grey personality. I will be interested to see how this stuff weathers; I might try covering a small area of the car with some innocuous colour as a test.

Ooh, there are glow in the dark versions of the plastidip stuff!

[otolith]

Shnozz said:

Cheers. Interesting. It could be a good candidate for the black bits I am detailing on my proposed paint scheme. Reckon it would hold up on a splitter and lower front of the clam considering the stonechips that destroy even the Lotus original paint?

I used it to tidy up my scabby and roughly patched up splitter - it's worked well, and has survived a few more scuffs since then. It doesn't hide the surface as well as I had hoped, but it looked better than it did.

When I replace my splitter, I will definitely give the new one a thorough plastidipping before it is fitted - the current one was just masked off and sprayed on the car.

kambites said:

That's interesting, I was thinking of doing exactly that since my trim has gone pretty much white in places. Does it deal with the heat radiating off the radiator OK?

Seems OK, yes.

The side grilles I masked off with cardboard and sprayed in situ, and the radiator vents I removed and sprayed in the house. They have all been absolutely fine.

The big one in the centre of the front clam I removed and sprayed in the house. The first time, I made a crap job of it, and it started to peel. The second time, I peeled it all off, cleaned it really thoroughly with detergent and then with meths and since then there have been no problems with it.

The little ones on either side of the "mouth" can't be easily removed and are difficult to mask and spray properly. I made a right pig's ear of those, and they are peeling. When I get chance I will have another go at those. The problem is essentially getting the surface clean enough and getting good even thin layers on a complicated shape that you can't reach the back of. I think a bit more patience would do it.

[Lewtyper]

1500 to plasti-dip a car, are you mental?

It does work well on wheels though but colours are pretty limited

[Zircon]

I salute your bravery, but the colour and cost are a mistake in my opinion (but this is only my opinion).

Matt black may be last season, but at least it looks mean when done well.

As for coating black faded plastic - excellent idea!

[boardtweet]

Its prety durable stuff the guys in America have proved this (there are videos of the guys jet washing a covered car) Over time it cures and becomes more resistant to stone chips etc, just all depends on the amount of coats used.

It really is good stuff but the cost difference between USA and UK is steep but is a good product to use on chrome grills etc and it simply peals off, but £1500 to do a whole car that is dead money IMO.

[dirty doug]

Right I'll say it as well - I actually think that looks pretty good

[griffter]

I'd be surprised if that really does peel off cleanly.

How do you peel off overspray from the door shuts?

Will it degrade through UV exposure?

[Mark Wibble]

You do realise he's got exactly the response he was looking for here?!

Good effort I say.

[bicycleshorts]

dirty doug said:

Right I'll say it as well - I actually think that looks pretty good

+1

Dunno if I'd want to drive around in it though! Colour reminds me of a pack of tampons.

[marmite monster]

im guessing he did not pay £1500 to have it done.....PH free be ftw!

[Mogsmex]

WTF ? no really WTF !!!

ruined a lovely car, my old one sold about a year ago loved it



did you take off the prodrive wheels and stick the std ones on just to add to the fail ?

[Paperboy]

OP - Have your eyes fallen out?

[Big Fat Fatty]

Mogsmex said:

did you take off the prodrive wheels and stick the std ones on just to add to the fail ?

Probably for the winter I expect. How is it a fail anyway? The guy has done something not many people would have the balls to do, all it comes down to is a simple choice of colour that people disagree with. If he had done black on a 20yr old barge he would be hailed as a hero.

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Thursday 6th December 12:26

[otolith]

griffter said:

I'd be surprised if that really does peel off cleanly.

How do you peel off overspray from the door shuts?

It requires a reasonable thickness of paint to be easy to peel off, but overspray can be easily removed with an appropriate solvent - including solvents which won't touch the paint underneath.

[bobalog]

Ok, it looks Horrible.

But, the point of the article is to test the process and material over a British winter and then write about it for our enjoyment. I, for one am looking forward to hearing how it fared and I think there should be some video of removing the more intricate bits in the spring!

[Seafire]

For 1500 you could have a custom valid with all chips and scratches done, the best mechanical strip, polish and wax to the paint, wheels reconditioned, new winter tyres and increased the value by $$, but instead you have a blamanche.