SilentWish

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-56k-nooo.html

maybe cause i'm not handy at all..
i'm thinking to just type up and cover the grille to paint the grille surround..
has anyone painted the grille surround with plasti dip without removing the grille?

Scalene

iTrader: (18)

thanks bro, looks like im just gonna have to tape it, might be less work and hassle.

SilentWish

same with me!
please post up pics of how you taped it and let us know the outcome as well!
and see if the paint goes into the hood through the grille

Eldr1dgE

This plastidip stuff is interesting..I just had a thought about using this on the original all-weather floormats..For those of us who have the original ones before the redesign..my driver side is developing a small hole due to wear from my right foot..i'm thinkin i can use this stuff to fill and repair and possibly do a coat over the whole mat to make it uniform in color..any thoughts??

brociouz

iTrader: (65)

Sick! I'm thinking of Plasti Dipping my carbon fiber interior trim pieces.

Seriously though, props to the OP for starting a revolution. I've heard about Plasti Dip before but didn't realize how well it worked. All the DIY emblems on here look BETTER than most of the stuff out there IMO.

Can anyone confirm that it peels off just as easily after it's been on a car's paint for years? Blacking out the roof with this stuff seems like a good idea, but IMO glossy black looks a lot better. And if anyone was actually able to get the glossy "add on" I still doubt it would take a coat of wax well, so painting is still probably the best option.

H_G'S_IS

The grille it's sooo easy to remove.

mikemoto81

Before you start masking the grille, just open the hood and tape some newspaper to the back side of the grille.....then finish masking the outer part of the grille. Then you don't have to worry about the plastidip going through grille and getting all over the radiator/engine/etc.

SilentWish

good advice! thanks man!

thanks for the pics H_G'S_IS! yeaaa i know removing the grille is easy for most of you.. but i really suck at handy work lol and plus i don't have even the tools to remove the nut that's attaching the grille

it's gonna rain here for the next few days.. hopefully i can get to it early next week or something
meanwhile hopefully someone will post more pics of what they've done with pasti dip so we can get more ideas!

H_G'S_IS

n just because you DON'T doesn't mean we SHOULDN'T....Just saying

brociouz

iTrader: (65)

Another possible good use for Plasti Dip: the engine cover. Not sure if the heat of the engine bay would cause issues though, particular when it comes to peeling the material off later. I was just about to have mine painted but this is a whole lot more economical, and hopefully reversible.

quang

iTrader: (8)

I thought about the same too. How well it sustain the heat that's in question

LexFather

This thread has exploded since I last visited and people are plasti-dipping left and right. Awesome DIY think I will do my emblems as well.

lol good catch!

Deros

iTrader: (1)

I don't think that was a good idea. According to the Plasti Dip Material Safety Data Sheet, Plasti Dip "is flammable and may be ignited by heat, sparks, flame or static electricity." It could mean the propellant but ....

brociouz

iTrader: (65)

Well then, maybe I'll stick with paint. Thanks for the info.

xuningshen

iTrader: (1)

wow plastic dip craze hahah. for you guys thinking about doing it on everything and anything. it will rub off if you put it on something thats under constant rubbing. my friend did his interior on his STI, and where the seatbelt strap above his shoulder is held, has rubbed off due to the seatbelt brushing up against it everytime he draws it.