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Old 04-07-2011, 07:53 PM
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Decided to try out the plast dip...it was only $7 so I thought it was worth a shot. Turned out pretty decent, just gotta clean up the edges.
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Not too bad at all!
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Looks good! Nice B you got there!
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love the plasti dip..works well on wheels too..best part is if you dont like it just peel it off..
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I'm gonna do this to my entire front end to avoid rock chips.
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Originally Posted by jnaval
I'm gonna do this to my entire front end to avoid rock chips.
Hmmm... Or just the hood?
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Forgive my lack of knowledge guys but what is plasti dip??

I mean it does look good on it just dunno what it is...
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http://www.plastidip.com/

It's used for creating rubber handles on what would otherwise be, bare-metal tools.
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ahhh ok....

Thanks...and this is ok on painted surfaces?? I see like you mentioned chrome or bare aluminum no damage to the paint??
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Where did you pick yours up? I'm thinking the clear would be cool.
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Originally Posted by trdscion
Where did you pick yours up? I'm thinking the clear would be cool.
http://www.plastidip.com/diy_where_to_buy.php

I'm guessing that harbor freight will have a lower price than most places. I think I will give this a try too. I've been wanting to relocate my license plate to the lower grill and this may give me what I've been wanting to do that so I can fill in the holes that the dealer drilled into my bumper

do you have your headlights blackhoused?

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That looks really good!
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Thanks. Yeah I picked mine up at lowes...prolly overpriced but it took less than a can.
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the more I look at it the more I really like it and know that I know what it is...it really came out hawt!!!

Was that rattle can or brush application?
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I'm thinking of buying some tomorrow since im off and i have most of next week off i may go ahead and pull the bumper to blackhouse my headlights and while i have it off spray up the bumper and fill in those pesky license plate holes and relocate the plate.
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Looks good to me! I see you did the lower lip as well.
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It was the rattle can. 5 coats. I was in a but of a rush so I used a hair dryer between coats to speed up the process. I was going back and forth on the lip but thought if I didn't like it I would just peel it off. Glad I did it.
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hrmmmmm this is giving me ideas.... Also i think the plastidip would be good for rear bumper accents, or to cover up big ___ scratches... dad somehow hit my rear bumper, not even a full month after i got my rear bumper replaced!
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for sure. I'm gunna put a coat of clear plasti dip on the top of my rear bumper to avoid scratching it when putting stuff in the back.
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I'd put a clear coat on the hood too if i were you, it's most likely cheaper than the 3M adhesive
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