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Plasti Dip Pictures

It may not be. I was too afraid to get any closer. The other side was even worse. Apparently whatever he used, it doesn't stick to rust.
 
Calicak89 said:
plasti-dip on hood.
Still contemplating doing the entire Av. Going to ride like this for a while and see how it hold up.
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Scrapped the dip on the hood.
Sprayed the whole thing.
of course, as soon as I pulled it out it started raining.  Will post more pics once I get a a dry day w/ some sun.
Cost me about $750 is equipment and material, 5 gal. of dip and 5 cans of thinner.
The thinner takes away from the sharpness of the black and turns it a shade toward grey, but overall I think it looks awesome, cant wait till spring to put my 26s back on

Here is before and after
 

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Sweet man!!!!!! Been waiting to see a 07+ av completely dipped. I would have left it as black as possible to keep it dark but still looks sweet man!
 
09chevyavy said:
Sweet man!!!!!! Been waiting to see a 07+ av completely dipped. I would have left it as black as possible to keep it dark but still looks sweet man!
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That was my plan.  you can see the difference between the center caps and the whole Av.  the center caps I sprayed w/ no thinner and they stayed jet black, but I was having trouble getting even, consistent coats on the stuff sprayed w/ the 2mm tip so I wanted to go down to the 1.5mm tip for the whole thing. in order to get even spray out of the 1.5, I had to use the thinner.
 
Looks tits calica (y) I'm dying to try this on my sail pannels.. Wondering if it will hold up to the Florida sun.. What you guys think how's the duribility more concerned if the black will fade
 
That looks great!!  (y)

I'm glad you posted pix today,
I would be looking all over for your "old truck" tomorrow, and wondering who's driving the PlastiDip Avy!!!

See ya tomorrow buddy, Drive safe!!
 
Calicak89 said:
That was my plan.  you can see the difference between the center caps and the whole Av.  the center caps I sprayed w/ no thinner and they stayed jet black, but I was having trouble getting even, consistent coats on the stuff sprayed w/ the 2mm tip so I wanted to go down to the 1.5mm tip for the whole thing. in order to get even spray out of the 1.5, I had to use the thinner.
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Hey man, off topic here but how did you do that 5202 to H10 HID conversion kit? I have a 25 watt 6k kit for my fogs right now and they arent that bright and I want something brighter. This might be an option for me. Can you PM me on how you did it?
 
hey thats sweet guys love all of that i havent plasti dipped anything yet but planning  on it im thinking a light blue has anyone done any interior things i want todo a couple accents in there and the avalanche on the side and the bowtie on front along with the chevrolet on the back
 
Is it better to do this stuff in the spring and summer when the temperatures are warmer.  Be a good winter project, but with the truck being in and out of the garage and temps down to -35 celcius, would it have the proper temps to set, etc?
 
spidey said:
Is it better to do this stuff in the spring and summer when the temperatures are warmer.  Be a good winter project, but with the truck being in and out of the garage and temps down to -35 celcius, would it have the proper temps to set, etc?
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i would do it in the summer ... i did my b pillars in the winter and had a heater by it and it peeled pretty easy after  (n)
 
wyotonka said:
i would do it in the summer ... i did my b pillars in the winter and had a heater by it and it peeled pretty easy after  (n)
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Thats what I thought.  Shame summer gets so busy, but rather do it once right then twice
 
Actually it all depends. If its not super cold like that maybe springtime you could do it because I learned a trick with the dip. If you take the can thats been cold, put it in a container of water that is pretty warm and let it sit and keep switching the water to make it stay warm. When the dip if warm it gives a better spray pattern that is more even and a nice fine mist. Also, I noticed in about 45 degree weather it takes longer to dry compared to say 70 and up. So wait longer between coats as well, for me I made sure to wait until there were no visible wet spots on the painted surface. The difference was about 5 minutes longer to wait. But I wouldnt do it that cold. You could maybe try what wyotonka did and keep a space heater by it to make the area warmer. But dont start painting until the heaters been there for a while to make the metal or plastic or whatever surface a good bit warmer so it will stick and apply
 
09chevyavy said:
Actually it all depends. If its not super cold like that maybe springtime you could do it because I learned a trick with the dip. If you take the can thats been cold, put it in a container of water that is pretty warm and let it sit and keep switching the water to make it stay warm. When the dip if warm it gives a better spray pattern that is more even and a nice fine mist. Also, I noticed in about 45 degree weather it takes longer to dry compared to say 70 and up. So wait longer between coats as well, for me I made sure to wait until there were no visible wet spots on the painted surface. The difference was about 5 minutes longer to wait. But I wouldnt do it that cold. You could maybe try what wyotonka did and keep a space heater by it to make the area warmer. But dont start painting until the heaters been there for a while to make the metal or plastic or whatever surface a good bit warmer so it will stick and apply
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I have a heated garage, thing is with 3 kids always on the move.  So I dont really know the next time I need to leave etc with my truck.  So I cant set aside a dedicated time.  I guess I could do it over night and let it sit.
 
Hey fellas looks like some sweet stuff I will put my pics up not much but my first plastic dip definitely more coming but my truck is charcoal so makes it yard to black out I'm bona get a blue for some accents any ideas specifically?

 
Before and after dipping my 20s. And the tires to get mounted on them.

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That looks awesome man!!! I was gonna get some 20s like that and dip them but I am gonna get a set of fuel trophys and 35s and then go with bumpers and everything for more of a pre-runner type of truck
 
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