Plastidip ~ work in progress~now with updates

[Scottie]

Allan took the chrome of the car yesterday.

Front headlight rings and washers bits

Rear light rings

Front grille top and lower part.

Put first couple of coats of plastidip on head light and rear light trims today and yesterday.

Here are a couple of pics will take more when the other bits are dry enough to handle and when Allan fits them back on the car. I think the Plastidip is easy enough to use and really comes up well when dry, at first you think oh no.

Hopefully I will like the look if not this stuff is just meant to peel off not sure what the longevity will be like though.

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Some pics of the rings back on the car still got the upper and lower grille trim to do but ran out of plastidip :argh:

I know a lot of folks prefer the chrome

but for me I am liking very much the black trim think it works better with the PW and when the belt line gets done.:cool:


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[RyanK]

Nice! Will look good once all fitted and your beltine is on :thumbs up:

Is plastidip available from DIY stores or just ebay and the likes?

[Scottie]

yeh ebay or the plastidip website.

I only bought one tin but will need another before I can do the upper and lower grille trim. Should have ordered two:argh::argh:

[Gismo]

Looks a good idea :thumbs up:

[Aberdeen Al]

It is great stuff and does peel off :yes nod: ...............like rubber - it's bizarre when it's dry.

Are you doing the chrome belt line too?

[Scottie]

It is great stuff and does peel off :yes nod: ...............like rubber - it's bizarre when it's dry.

Are you doing the chrome belt line too?

yes but not with plastidip getting the belt line from mini pirate.

Allans not to sure about taking the belt line off he may have another look at it come summer.

[mikeythemini]

Interesting stuff, will have to get a tin. Would be interested to see if it would last on the door handles

[Scottie]

Interesting stuff, will have to get a tin. Would be interested to see if it would last on the door handles


I don't think so Mike a lot of girls and boys who wear rings the rings would just chip away at the rubber paint.

[Craig]

looking great Fi.... think that could be a possibility for my rear boot handle... ;)

[Aberdeen Al]

I don't think so Mike a lot of girls and boys who wear rings the rings would just chip away at the rubber paint.

The Plastidip stuff doesn't chip - I was going to use it on my door handles but then decided to sell the car.

[Scottie]

The Plastidip stuff doesn't chip - I was going to use it on my door handles but then decided to sell the car.

I'm not 100% sure that it won't but I hope you are correct.:thumbs up:

[Scottie]

First post updated with pics on the car now.:cool:

[john]

Looking good:thumbs up:

[Smitty]

Looks awesome Fi - good work :thumbs up:

Hows much did you pay for the plasti-dip stuff?

[Scottie]

from ebay at £9.40 + postage think it came to just over the £14 which ain't bad when you think how well it turns out.

Changing my checks to black with middle red check:cool: think it will work better.

[Smitty]

That's a much cheaper option than spraying everything - that's for sure!!

Think i've got my next cheap mod on the list :cool:

[Scottie]

That's a much cheaper option than spraying everything - that's for sure!!

Think i've got my next cheap mod on the list :cool:


true I got carbon fibre priced up for these bits and even I choked on the price hence palstidip.


I have another work in progress;) I came up with the concept and Allan has executed it for me but I'm not allowed to spray with the plastidip until it has bonded and dryed.:argh: Hoping it turns out good and works ok.:argh:

[audrey]

Worked really well looking good :cool:

[RyanK]

Looking good! :thumbs up:

[Colin]

Looks good Fi, you making the grill completely black as well?

[N12 JLK]

Looks brill

[Scottie]

finished the job a couple weeks back but this is me just getting round to taking some pics of it. Changes my graphics slightly also.


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[Craig]

nice Fi...:thumbs up: If I could make a suggestion, just to finish off the front, can you plastidip he rings round the fog/side lights ;)

[Scottie]

not sure if they come of the car???

If they did then I think I would plastidip them

[Burple]

niiiiice!! :cool::cool::cool::thumbs up::thumbs up:

[Crombers]

Very individual, but what do you do at trade in time (not that I am at all suggesting that that will be soon :rolleyes:) as I can't imagine these mods ain't gonna be wanted by the 'stealers'

[Scottie]

Very individual, but what do you do at trade in time (not that I am at all suggesting that that will be soon :rolleyes:) as I can't imagine these mods ain't gonna be wanted by the 'stealers'

The plastidip just peels of Crombers:thumbs up:

[Crombers]

:blush: ah right :smilewinkgrin: