I recently came across https://www.dipyourcar.com/ when look for something to protect my paint and give my jeep a new look that is cheaper than a wrap or new paint job. Has anyone tried plastidiping their whole jeep?
PlastiDip paint job
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I did the bumpers of my tundra. Although it looked good for the last 9 months it's now starting to wear and I got spot peeled up. If you are looking for a long term solution go elsewhere as it is a temporary paint. But if you want to play around with and change the color every so often then go for it.
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I was going to start a new thread about using PlastiDip (or equivalent), but a search found this, so I'll start here.
My roof is black and down here in southern Sonora, summer is brutal and the sun is intense!
I really need to do something to bring down the roof/ceiling temperature but don't want to insulate the inside. I am planning on painting the top of the roof a lite gray or even white, just the very top that you cannot easily see from the ground.
My question is this: Once the PlastiDip starts to peel (as is apparently inevitable), how hard would it be to just peel it all off if I repaint or want to remove it later?
My roof is black and down here in southern Sonora, summer is brutal and the sun is intense!
I really need to do something to bring down the roof/ceiling temperature but don't want to insulate the inside. I am planning on painting the top of the roof a lite gray or even white, just the very top that you cannot easily see from the ground.My question is this: Once the PlastiDip starts to peel (as is apparently inevitable), how hard would it be to just peel it all off if I repaint or want to remove it later?
Kiwi TJ
Just asked myself if I’m crazy and we all said No
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I was going to start a new thread about using PlastiDip (or equivalent), but a search found this, so I'll start here.
My roof is black and down here in southern Sonora, summer is brutal and the sun is intense!
My question is this: Once the PlastiDip starts to peel (as is apparently inevitable), how hard would it be to just peel it all off if I repaint or want to remove it later?
I used plastic dip on my wheels of my old Mazda many years ago…
They held up well but I found after 2 to 3 years it was difficult to peel off the paint unless it was put on really thick.
It wasn’t impossible to remove though.
Harder than you'd want it to be, probably. Seems to be ok on glossy surfaces but on anything with texture it really wants to hold on. I did it on my wheels and was able to strip most of the machined aluminum surfaces but the raw cast was nearly impossible even with the tiniest nozzle on my power washer held right up to it.
Thanks to both of you. That's pretty much what I suspected, especially the part about being hard to remove from a textured surface as compared to a smooth surface. That makes sense. The roof, of course, is textured, so that's why I'm hesitant and thought it better to ask some advice first.
Might be better to just use some automotive primer and paint. That way, if I ever want to put it back, it'd be easier to just paint over than to have to peel off all the old plastic dip stuff.
I have even thought about taping the hell out of everything and just trying to paint the whole top gray without removing it. I doubt that the top has ever been removed in her over 20 years, and I'm hesitant to start pulling old seals apart. One never knows what one might run into.
I played with the idea of painting the top right after I bought it but never committed to it. This is what it'd look like. I like it.
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if it helps, I bought my 99 TJ Sahara with a tan top and wanted it black, I rattled canned it in my garage (with proper prep) and it was still perfect when I sold it 3 years later.
I may look into that. Had not thought about vinyl wrap. How long does that last?
I did just the opposite , I had a black top that I rattle canned khaki .. I just washed it and wiped it down with lacquer thinner . Then Krylon camo Khaki rattle can.
I painted it in 2012 and it's held up .
I wouldn't be scared of removing top but taping and painting is super easy. Being that the roof isn't completely smooth get a rubber roller or something similar to roll over tape lines. It will keep lines crisp and help push tape into dips so you don't get runs behind the tape.
Either works for me ! , I will say my change from Black to Khaki made a big difference in summer sun heating .
I noticed that condoms have latex.
And paint has latex.
Now I know why dad kept that gallon of weathebeater by the bed…
And paint has latex.
Now I know why dad kept that gallon of weathebeater by the bed…
Andy , have you been shooting lacquer again without a respirator ?
Maybe. Or respirating again with no lacquer.
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