Calling Plasti dippers

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May 1, 2016 | 03:00 PM

Diesel_Brad

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Calling Plasti dippers

I know I know. It is not the right way to go about it, but it is only temporary until I repaint the Entire truck

I picked up a black bed to go on my white truck. I need to dip the bed white so it doesnt look like such a POS for about a year until i tear the truck apart and repaint the WHOLE thing a different color

Any pointers? Recommendations? etc?

May 1, 2016 | 07:11 PM

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same thing youd do for paint, just scuff it up real good before applying and get all the bug, tar, etc off. if youre only doing it for a year then repainting, might think about doing a rattle can job...removing the plasti might be worse than dealing with the spray paint down the road.

May 1, 2016 | 09:59 PM

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Do not scuff the surface to use plasti dip. The whole point is to preserve the surface underneath. Plasti dip requires clean and dry surfaces to work properly. You just use it like normal paint - mask off areas you don't want covered, and use many light coats (4-5+ coats). Let it cure for a few hours afterwards. When you're tired of the dip, you just peel it off.

As mentioned though, if you're going to repaint the entire truck anyways, you'd probably just be better off using regular spray paint.

May 1, 2016 | 10:13 PM

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DO NOT scuff the surface. You'll never get plastidip off of it. Make sure you use a whole bunch of thin coats. If you lay it on with not enough coats it won't peel off and you'll have a hell of a time removing it.

If you get it enough coats on, it won't be a big deal to remove it later. I've already removed a bunch of off other people's vehicles, mostly rims and bumpers, with a pressure washer after douching it WD 40 for a couple minutes.

May 1, 2016 | 10:59 PM

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Most people's intentions with plasticoatings may very well be to preserve the undercoat, but that's obviously not what he's doing. I've never seen plasticoats that stick long term, but i definitely don't have experience coating anything of mine. Personally, I think he'll be driving a milk cow by the time he paints if he doesn't scuff it up first, as I've never seen it hard to remove; but it seems to like to remove itself over time.

May 2, 2016 | 12:50 AM

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If you're repainting later, don't scuff up the surface quite yet because it will make proper sanding more difficult (don't paint on top of plastidip) Just clean and dry prior to the plasti dip spray. (thin coats like they said. You might have to touch it up occasionally until the repaint.
My friends in high school would occasionally plasti dip crude parts of male anatomy on the roof of each others car, because it would peel off after a couple weeks.
As far as appearance, depending on the base color now, the white might cover or it might not. White is the hardest to use to cover up other colors.

May 2, 2016 | 04:31 AM

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Thanks guys. I know not to sand the surface before the dip

As for rattle canning it... I dont want to have to sand it all off before I go to paint it. That is the point of the dip, pretty easy to remove

I have 2 gallons on the way.