So I was going back and forth with painting my cowl, I wanted an OEM look, not a painted look, so I went with some plastidip...

Before:


After:


Thoughts?

 

Looks good. I wanted the same thing with mine, just used a heat gun and it looks like new!

 

Looks great, What is this plastidip you speak of?

 

Thanks fellas...

Plastidip is a synthetic rubber, comes in spray form...

http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip

I came over from the car scene, a lot of guys use it for emblems, grilles, etc.

 

Do it peal at all since it's exposed outside in the heat? My friend did that with the lid of his toolbox and it's pealing in some spots. How do you stop that?

 

I haven't had any problems with peeling on anything i've used it on, but i've never tried it on a cowl...mostly just emblems. I know quite a few guys who actually used it on wheels and had good luck as well, which is great since it is completely reversable pretty simply, unlike paint.

 

it's made to peel off easily. just as long as you do 3-4 coats of it it'll stay on

 

Wonder how this would look on a Roush grill... tired of having to repain mine from all the rock chips after the winter.

 

Nice, and your rubber end pieces still live.

 

Yea, I did 4 coats total...I'm going to go ahead and do the door handle buckets tomorrow morning and see how they come out, then from there the upper bed rails

 

I did my bed rail caps with it last year with several coats and it only lasted about 6 months before it started to peel. Hope you have better luck than I did. My two year old did have fun peeling it though.

 

Simple Solution.. Send it to me and I'll worry about it

 

Sorry, accidental double post.

 

It doesn't peel off of everything easily. I have used it on electrical components and you virtually couldn't get it off!!! And this is after maybe 3 years and 90k mi. That stuff was fused to what I put it on. Maybe it's plastic that it is not compatible with. (doesn't like the chemistry of plastic)
One secret of getting paint to stick to things it normally WOULDN'T is to put a LIGHT coat (not a mist, but not even full coverage) on and let it dry good to the touch (and smell) (maybe 10 min., maybe 30 min.) before you put more on. Don't LOAD it wet, let it dry fairly well between coats. That eliminates the "sheeting" effect that contributes to peeling. It may work better with the Plastidip on plastic also.

 

LoL, nice try.

Looks pretty good (IMO)...





Will have to get some pics out in the sun tomorrow. Four coats, 45 mins in between each coat... Now lets see how this holds up.