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Offline Travis Koch

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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2012, 07:04:39 pm »
 Hey Kevin, I know you put it on thick.  I assume thats because it doesn't run too easy but yet has good self leveling type characteristics.
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Offline kevin derhouson

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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #16 on: August 20, 2012, 07:06:58 pm »
ive had to repair a small rock mark.. i did it with the wheel on the car put newspaper in between the brakes and the wheel and touched it up.. self leveled and looks seamless.
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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #17 on: August 22, 2012, 06:09:44 am »
i did the gas tank on my bike , and all my friends started touching it. (but it did look great while it lasted)

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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #18 on: August 25, 2012, 01:04:30 pm »
how long did it last for?
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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #19 on: August 25, 2012, 09:38:41 pm »
With idiots touching it , 3 weeks till I didnt like the look of it
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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #20 on: September 06, 2012, 10:35:03 pm »
did my front bumpers few days ago to give it that EVO X kinda look...looks ok on the pics but the cuts off the tape wasn't really crisp so im going to retouch it and hopefully get a cleaner cut on em...not really sure what i did wrong either.. if anyone might know? i did 4 coats.. gave about 15mins dry time.. did it under my condo garage.. after last coat, i let it dry for about 45mins outside on direct sunlight..then removed the tape but plastidip was stretching as i pulled the tape..after a while i just used exacto knife to carefully tear the plastidip somewhat cleanly.

here're a couple of pics



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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #21 on: September 06, 2012, 11:07:40 pm »
yeah, u have to pull the tape off before it drys/tacks up
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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #22 on: September 07, 2012, 07:33:04 am »
ohh.. ok.. cause the vids i checked out on youtube, they take it off after they've dried it...from what i understand anyway.

i'll try to do a touch up and hope it turns out better.
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Offline kevin derhouson

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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #23 on: September 07, 2012, 12:29:26 pm »
Quote from: Brett Haviland on September 06, 2012, 11:07:40 pm
yeah, u have to pull the tape off before it drys/tacks up
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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #24 on: October 10, 2012, 12:50:40 am »
so finally did my stock rims.. went for matte black base then gunmetal gold...left the chrome lip as is..was deciding if i should leave it or plastidip it too but just left it and here are the pics =)












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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #25 on: October 15, 2012, 04:38:04 pm »
that turned out very nice :)

look brand new!
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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #26 on: October 16, 2012, 02:02:19 pm »
yup. thanks. really happy how it turned out =)

altho i gotta ask, i only have 2 wheel centre caps so i didn't put it in, is that gonig to be ok? where the centre part is exposed to weather elements? or should i get wheel centre caps?
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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #27 on: October 16, 2012, 09:33:02 pm »
i'm in the same boat, only have 2 caps myself... its never been an issue.
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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #28 on: October 20, 2012, 02:26:47 pm »
fair enough.. does rust start building up in there at all?
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Re: Plasti-Dip usage and tips
« Reply #29 on: October 21, 2012, 12:49:38 pm »
hasn't been an issue for me at all :)
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