Advice Needed - Plasti Dip

[blprice1]

Hello PHers

I want to change the colour of my alloys, only to an anthracite colour so nothing outrageous just yet but I do want the flexibility to alter it cheaply at some point in the future. I then came across Plasti dip, which seams to tick all of the boxes. If you want to remove it you can just peel the spray off with no damage to anything underneath, be it alloys/grills/body panels.

Does anyone on here have any experience with it? I've watched some videos online about applying it but you can't really get a good idea of the finish through an iPad screen!

Following on from that, where is the best place to order it from in the UK? There are a couple of websites that stock similar products but if anyone has any experience I would really appreciate some advice

Thanks

Ben

[airbrakes]

it does seem a very attractive prospect and I have considered doing my wheels in it as well. my only concern is that it will be like thick powdercoatin - very susceptible to the slightest bit of damage which would then start lifting at the edges and allowing moisture in 'twixt the coating and the surface of the wheels

[jimmyjimjim]

They're very big on it in the US.

Guide to doing wheels:

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/45174...

If you search for plastidip on Audizine, you'll find a lot of hits.

From what I've read, it doesn't peel off as easily as you might think, but needs a bit of help from a gentle brushing while you pick away at it. A lot of course, depends on the surface you spray it on.

[Matttracker]

I've used it, it's a bit orange peely, and feels like a balloon skin.
Its chipped on my grills but only a little bit and hasn't peeled off at all

It is nothing like powder coat finish has no durability, like using a spray can, if you scratch it you spray overit.

[redtwin]

I have looked into plasti dip as a means of redoing some interior trim. 1 tin costs upwards of £15, how many of those would you need to do 4 alloys properly?. Add in the time and effort required to remove and clean/prep the wheels and it looks even less attractive.

Local powder coating outfits can do a wheel for £30-35 (the cost of 2 tins of plastidip) and I know the finish will be far more durable.

I have actually done a DIY respray of alloy wheels (using proper primer/paint) and I know that halfway through the process I was kicking myself for not having them professionally coated, despite how good they came out.

[Riknos]

blprice1 said:

Hello PHers


Following on from that, where is the best place to order it from in the UK?

ebay has shedloads of the stuff. It's readily available over here.

But anyway, I looked into doing my wheels in it, and worked out that for not much more, I could get all of them powdercoated, which is obviously a better, longer lasting finish. So went for that. Plastidip doesn't last long, especially on wheels which get heat cycles, brake dust, abrasive cleaning etc, 6 months it will need redoing most likely.

[blprice1]

Matttracker said:

I've used it, it's a bit orange peely, and feels like a balloon skin.
Its chipped on my grills but only a little bit and hasn't peeled off at all

It is nothing like powder coat finish has no durability, like using a spray can, if you scratch it you spray overit.

Hi Matttracker

Where did you get your Plasti Dip from? I'm a little overwhelmed with all of the places to get it!

Cheers mate

Ben