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Plastidip

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:53
by Peter Vee
My teenage son is into cars like all other lads and has started tarting up his car with wraps etc... anyhow he recently showed me a tin of "plastidip" that he got from builderswarehouse, apparently it is becoming popular very quickly for doing rims and trim bits. He used it to touch up his car's centre console which had scuff marks on and it came out very nicely, in fact looks brand new!

I am going to get a tin this weekend to test it on my bush trailer.

Has anyone here tried it yet?

Regards, Peter V

PS - their website is here ... http://plastidipsa.co.za/index.php?rout ... path=59_60

Re: Plastidip

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:34
by beast
:mytwocents: Peter, this looks great and I will also try. At the GTR/Z day at Tarlton the other day there was a guy who sold something simular, but said that to do big pieces, one needed a special spray gun and they sold it. The price for the spray gun and 2 gallons of paint with a special cleaner would set you back some R4500. This stuff you have now advised on looks just as good. I have done a lot of painting on the 4x4s using Hammer rite. Especially on the rims, and bumpers it works well. Guys must just make sure that they clean the area with Bensiene and light sand paper

Re: Plastidip

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:47
by Peter Vee
Cool... it is available at Builderswarehouse ... look for it in automotive section and not paints.

My son did 4 coats on the console and it filled out the scratches and chaffe markes perfectly... I plan to try it on my trailer's rims and fittings this weekend... weather permitting.

Cheers,

Peter

Re: Plastidip

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:51
by offroadbiker
Builders in Hendrik Potgieter are out of stock if you are looking for black and to boot they are R144 per can as opposed to the PTA stores R120.

Is everything more expensive in JHB :think:

O - seems spraing with clear lacker afterwards makes it more durable........

Re: Plastidip

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:09
by Peter Vee
Thanks for heads up ORB... will stop at Builders near the Dome.

Re: Plastidip

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:17
by offroadbiker
Seems their is a bit of a shortage of the stuff at the moment, phoned the supplier, stuff is in container in Durban expected by Friday, they will drop me a mail if in.

Shop is in Horizon so will go straight to the supplier as it is on my route every day.

Re: Plastidip

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:25
by Tinus lotz
put some picks i dont know what it looks like please????

Re: Plastidip

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:35
by Peter Vee
Here we go Tinus...

Console redone in Plastidip

Re: Plastidip

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:36
by Peter Vee
Rim done in Plastidip

Re: Plastidip

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:37
by Peter Vee
Forms a durable plastic coating that can be peeled off...