luke187 Member 297 Member For: 10y 11m 20d Posted 13/04/14 12:29 AM Share Posted 13/04/14 12:29 AM Ive tried the other one supercheap sells and it was pretty crap compared to plastidip. Hard / impossible to get smooth, and it didnt stick well so it peeled with a small bump with something like a bumper edge. Removing it was also a headache, even after 5 thick coats, ended up having to go with a caramel wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeGe6 Donating Members 1,978 Member For: 12y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth, SOR Posted 01/05/14 12:24 PM Share Posted 01/05/14 12:24 PM I checked out the plastidip I did on my ECU cover, power steering reservoir and header tank.Blown away that it was still holding as good as when it was done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeGe6 Donating Members 1,978 Member For: 12y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth, SOR Posted 13/06/14 06:15 AM Share Posted 13/06/14 06:15 AM Trying to get an idea of what the gloss coating turns out like on black.How much glossier is it then normal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeGe6 Donating Members 1,978 Member For: 12y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth, SOR Posted 16/06/14 10:38 AM Share Posted 16/06/14 10:38 AM Plastidiped fog light surrounds and rear diffuser to match vinyl wrap. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 6m 11d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 16/06/14 10:58 AM Share Posted 16/06/14 10:58 AM looks good- how did you go with the spray pattern of the pressure pack? I always find it comes out splotchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeGe6 Donating Members 1,978 Member For: 12y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth, SOR Posted 16/06/14 11:19 AM Share Posted 16/06/14 11:19 AM (edited) I kept on top of this by using these steps- Cleaning nozzle between coats.- Warm up the can before spaying, sitting in small tub of hot water worked well.- I always test spayed to confirm fine spay pattern before applying coat, checking for splatter.- don't spay until empty or use that portion in places not seen.This is what worked for me. Edited 16/06/14 11:19 AM by GeGe6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVT Formerly EGOBFXR6 Donating Members 1,111 Member For: 16y 9m 22d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 10/08/14 02:27 AM Share Posted 10/08/14 02:27 AM (edited) Great looking car GeGe6,Can I ask how you sprayed the fog light surrounds? Is that insert removable or did you just mask the fog light and the surround bumper?Cheers,DanEDIT: Anyone know where to get reasonably priced plastidip in Perth now? Usual supplier seems to have disappeared and other companies seem to be still charging $25 a can... Edited 10/08/14 02:29 AM by NVT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeGe6 Donating Members 1,978 Member For: 12y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth, SOR Posted 10/08/14 03:31 AM Share Posted 10/08/14 03:31 AM Thank Dan.Yeh mate just done it with fog in place, but does take longer. Just masked the bumper around the light and used those $2 plastic drop sheets over rest of car.I was looking the other dayfrom the wheel arch, they looked like they where just held in by tabs, seen in Pic below.Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVT Formerly EGOBFXR6 Donating Members 1,111 Member For: 16y 9m 22d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 10/08/14 04:52 AM Share Posted 10/08/14 04:52 AM Ah great,Thanks for the picture mate. Had read something vaguely along the lines of a screw holding it there but wasn't sure.When you masked it off, did you mask the 'lense' of the fog light and the bumper? Did you do a few light coats or a heavier coat?I've tried it both ways with intricate stuff and I have found the dip can kinda 'fuse' with the dip as it dries...(Spoiler: I've just bought a G6ET so I'll doing this next weekend I think ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeGe6 Donating Members 1,978 Member For: 12y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth, SOR Posted 10/08/14 12:33 PM Share Posted 10/08/14 12:33 PM (edited) Are to cover the lens I just cut a piece of newspaper a little larger then the lens. Then I just slipped in between the fog light surround. With masking I masked taped directly around fog light on the tight angles, it's a bit fiddaly. Use a plastic paint scraper to lightly push tape into tight gaps, remember lightly as you want to get it out easy again.I then covered the bumper around light with newspaper and then plastic drop sheet over bonnet etc. Edited 10/08/14 12:38 PM by GeGe6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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