Plastidipped the 620

[Sphynx88]

Painted the Datsun the other day with Plastidip. For those of you unfamiliar it's a rubberized coating that is often sold at hardware stoles in aerosol form. You can order it in prethinned gallons and use a sprayer to get a more uniform coat. When you are tired of it, you can peel it off but holds up fairly well.








 

[Eagle_Adam]

before pics? 

[K_trip]

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[Kirden]

That looks really good. Wonder if this is the answer to covering up horrible rolled on house paint :P

 

Did you get your plastidip from DYC?

[Sphynx88]

Before Pics:

PO had done a bit of body work and didn't even it out. I was a little concerned it would show through, but the plastidip is fairly thick so it's pretty even.





 

 

It turned out nice!  How much did you use to cover the truck?

 

Thanks, I used 3 gallons of prethinned (I believe about 50% mixed with mineral spirits or similar) plastidip. It ran around 60$ per gallon. And to Kirden's point yes I did order from DYC.
 

[BenJammin]

Wow, 3 gallons huh ?   It does go on thick I reckon.  I contemplated that option on mine but ended up going traditional.

 

Nice job, plus the truck was looking pretty good before the plastidip.  Looked like a nice base for any kind of  topcoat.

 

Just thinking if you ever peel it off.... it would be cool to get it in one big piece ( for each section ) !  

 

 

...also curious about the driveway... was it mulch before or did you just spread that out to catch the overspray ?

[72240z]

It lays as thick as you want it too really besides certain colors. White is super thin for some reason, its hard not to run it. You need to lay a lot of coats though for durability and the ease of removal. Seems most cars take around 3 gallons. Buds bimmer was 3 gallons for 6 coats, feather coat, feather coat, cover coat, cover coat, heavy coat and a fat final so it finishes smooth.