Rubber shadowline paint

[jackbenny]

I had this exact same thought about dashboards when I first got this stuff, I bet that would work perfectly. The only problem there is this stuff will make ANY imperfection look 10 times worse, it follows countours of materials perfectly. So you would have the textured areas of the dashboard, then the area you fixed, which would be smooth from filling it. The only way to get around that would be if you somehow textured the part you filled, and you'd probably still be able to see the edges of your fix.

Would the alternative be to sand the dashboard completely smooth and let the texture of the paint itself be the "textured area" instead?

or sand the dash, roll on a coat of the plastidip in in the quart can with a textured roller and then spray a few coats to even it out?

This product seems to be the "holy-grail" for a lot of our issues. With good prep, it seems to work fantastic. I think the tough part would be the prep of the dash to get a consistent result. I don't know if the factory texture can be reproduced short of filling the crack and using one of those vinyl repair kit texture swatches to replicate the bumps and creases by pressing on the filled areas before they dry.

I would like to try this but would just try bouncing some ideas out there first to make sure i'm not a complete idiot.

[madformx5]

I am replacing my impact strips right now with used ones and I am going to Home Depot tomorrow to get som of this stuff so I can do mine before I put them on.

[Beach Bum]

It's rubber based, right? Say goodbye to shit sliding everywhere on your dashboards. Increase the effectiveness of our dash trays tenfold.

[straight6pwr]

since you have to pull the dash anyhow, why not just have a better non-cracked one waiting, since you did all that work to pull it. otherwise, you'll put the dash back in, some idiot will scratch it and you'll have to pull the whole dash to fix it again. seems like a terrible idea for a hard to remove dash.

[jackbenny]

since you have to pull the dash anyhow, why not just have a better non-cracked one waiting, since you did all that work to pull it. otherwise, you'll put the dash back in, some idiot will scratch it and you'll have to pull the whole dash to fix it again. seems like a terrible idea for a hard to remove dash.

This is a perfectly reasonable belief and one that I'm wrestling with as well. If the durability of the stuff isn't there, why would I make my life miserable and pull the dash multiple times.

Dashes are getting harder and harder to find though. I've had two purchases fall through either because of shipping difficulties or other issues. my dash is going to come out eventually. most likely after i get my s52 swap running. The question is whether a different dash gets swapped in or the existing one gets repaired. The only way the repaired one would go back in is if the durabilty is there.

I put two coats on my e-brake surround last night. It looks decent but would look better with a couple more coats i think. Josh is right in that it shows all the imperfections. The paint goes on with little prep but the more prep you do, the better it looks. I want to throw this piece around, wipe it down and treat it roughly to see what it looks like.

I'm still a bit skeptical but still want to experiment with it.

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It certainly scratches easily after being applied for 12 hours. I am assuming its cure time is longer than that so I'll let it dry longer. But if it scratches in a similar manner this will probably be a no go for me.

fingers crossed.

[Rodoni]

It took me about 4 hours from set up to clean up. Im pretty pleased with the results. I have a couple spots where it peeled, but it was too bad. I think Ill get a can of the dipping stuff and just brush up the mess up parts. I did it while the pieces were on the car. Here are some Pros and Cons of doing that.

Pros:
-Dont have to take it apart
-No worry about breaking the trim pieces.
-Less time (maybe Ive never taken of the trim)

Cons:
-The pieces arent 100% black.
-Cant get inside the nooks and crannys
-When peeling tape, you could peel off the paint
-If not covered properly, theres over spray. (Had some on the windows comes off with alcohol)

I also took off the front turn signals and sprayed those while I was waiting for the other coats to dry. While I was taping up my windows I deiced to do the trim part in between the doors, instead of waiting and re-taping everything

Used Plasti-Dip
Total Cans used for Trim, Signals, and Test pieces: 1 and theres like 1/8 left in the can.
Total Tape Rolls: 6/8s
Time: ~4 hours
Sunburns achieved: One on the upper back/lower neck. :D


Here are some before and after pics:
BEFORE:


DURING:





AFTER:





BEFORE TURN SIGNALS:


AFTER TURN SIGNALS:


Comments? :P

[kamotors]

looks good,were the signals with plasti dip also?

[Rodoni]

yes they were, not sure how well the light shines through though

[DatUtahGuy]

I don't know if the turn signals is a smart move, post a before and after at night.

[maniacmatt]

Anyone from Canada done this? Where did you get your Plasti-Dip? I Can't find it anywhere even my local Home Depot doesn't have it.

[Naplm00]

so had anyone exp any chipping or peeling after some time on the car?

[kamotors]

so had anyone exp any chipping or peeling after some time on the car?

Front lip is holding up great because I sanded it really well because it was damaged a little before I plasti-dipped it, but the side skirts turned into a nightmare, my brothers shoe rubbed against it when getting into the car which went threw the plasti-dip and all the plasti-dip started to peel into a million little layer, I had to remove the skirt, and you can't sand plasti-dip because it just rolls up into retarded eraser dust stuff, so after an hour of removing all the plasti-dip I resprayed it with krylon Fusion satin paint and its similar looking but I'm going to have to redo the other skirt also so it matches.:( (I've learned my lesson, unless your doing something that you may want to remove later down the road I suggest prepping it really well.)

[themitchster359]

the same thing happened to my skirts. man, was that annoying. i just took em off and let them in the garage. the grills and wiper blades still look good :)

[kamotors]

its horrible, I'm amazed at how it barely stuck to the skirts but has such a strong bond to the front spoiler and splitter, Its all in the prep work.

[guibo09]

well that kinda killed the attraction for plasti dip if you still need to prep...

when bounded properly, is it at least stronger than regular paint?