Anybody have experience with plastic dip?

[Hiterhard]

I stumbled onto some different things where guys are plastic dipping hoods, and tunnels. So after that I found myself lost in the world of youtube looking at all the things that guys have plastic dipped.

So, I'm for sure thinking that the wife needs new blacked out wheels on her car! As a test of durability of course But, does anyone have any experience on doing maybe some parts of the rear skid? or a-arms? I might have to try it and see how it holds up. There seems to be no downside. If you don't like it, peel it off! And there are many color options to choose from.

 

[SnowmobileNetwork]

it's good

great for wheels

 

[Hiterhard]

well.......I gave it a shot

well I gave it a shot today on the wheels, and other than the fact that I didn't care for it. The process of spraying it on and what not was fairly straight forward.

Here is her car before...

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and here's after....

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It took all of 5 min for me to know that it was coming right back off. too much black and to me it looked like a cop car. in the garage it looked cool, but once outside I was not a fan. To each their own I guess. But I did learn some things along the way.

1. Take your time to clean and prep, and do many light coats. Its easy to want to get carried away and put it on thick but it likes to run so be careful there.
2. More is a good thing. Expecially when you go to remove it. The places that had a light dusting were kinda a pain to get off, and took lots of rubbing to get it to come off.
3. A great way to try out color options before you pull the trigger and make it permanent, like powder coating or buying wheels. Because honestly I thought black wheels would look sick. I'm glad I tried this first and saw what they would look like before I dropped 2 grand on wheels.
4. I also think it might last on a snowmobile. It all depends on how you ride I suppose. If your in the tree's a lot I would think it would be trashed in no time. If you rock the trails and what not it might last a long time. But I think the snow might want to stick to it as it has a rough, sort of matt finish to it when its dry.

So I would say all in all its a good way to try out new colors, if your on the fence with what it would look like. but if your wanting something permanent the obvious choice is powder coating or in my example, a solid wheel.

 

[m8magicandmystery]

I would have taken a picture then just photo shopped the wheels black first to see how I liked the looks...

your avatar is awesome..

 

[Rixster]

I wanted to try ti on some sled parts as well, I was thinking about doing the entire under side of my tunnel. I have convinced myself that the texture will allow snow to stick to it, and that is what i am trying to get rid of.

 

[whatryan]

Couple guys tried that I know on there tunnel and it wears off in one seasons

 

[jaysonfreerider]

Skid would be fine, but i wouldn't on the A-arms. It will rub some off on the first little branch or tree top you run over with them.

 

[phatty]

wasnt there another thread on this stuff couple weeks ago.

I plasti-dipped my jeep rubicon wheels. Has held up great to couple off roading adventures and daily driving.

that said, the texture feels like to me it will attract and hold onto snow.
If you really want to do it go for it. if you get some nicks from trees and what not, its easy to fix. But again i think its going to attract more snow, my .02

 

[backcountryislife]

wasnt there another thread on this stuff couple weeks ago.

I plasti-dipped my jeep rubicon wheels. Has held up great to couple off roading adventures and daily driving.

that said, the texture feels like to me it will attract and hold onto snow.
If you really want to do it go for it. if you get some nicks from trees and what not, its easy to fix. But again i think its going to attract more snow, my .02

For me it's great for wheels if you wheel it hard, when I hit a rock with my rims, I just sand the gash a bit to smooth it out, and re-spray the scar. It's WAY less noticeable when there's a gash in the black than the silver.

I think it's really idea for wheels, and they look a little better dirty too than silver (don't think I've ever cleaned my Jeep actually)

I wouldn't use it for sleds, contact is nearly constant on sleds and it'll be a peeled off mess quick.

 

[phatty]

For me it's great for wheels if you wheel it hard, when I hit a rock with my rims, I just sand the gash a bit to smooth it out, and re-spray the scar. It's WAY less noticeable when there's a gash in the black than the silver.

I think it's really idea for wheels, and they look a little better dirty too than silver (don't think I've ever cleaned my Jeep actually)

I wouldn't use it for sleds, contact is nearly constant on sleds and it'll be a peeled off mess quick.

just dip a rag in acetone and spot dab the gash. then respray the dip over top. no sanding needed

 

[Arctic Kapp]

its for sure sweet stuff.. i blacked out my wheels and roof rack.. simple application.. any nick's dab it and spray over... only down side is, does not last.. but easy enough to spray over or peel and respray.. cheaper than $1200 rims..

 

[BigAir]

So from the sounds of it, it probably won't last on a-arms, but may last on rails?