Plasti-dip window trims

[j2k4]

Did the passenger side; more of an experiment at the moment.

I did a light scrub with med steel wool, masked, and shot the trim with several coats of black, per my plan, but then followed it with a few more coats of 'Smoke' Plasti-dip spray:

http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr214/1backforty8/IMG_1580_zps2fe3fff7.jpg (http://s485.photobucket.com/user/1backforty8/media/IMG_1580_zps2fe3fff7.jpg.html)

http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr214/1backforty8/IMG_1579_zpsb0955522.jpg (http://s485.photobucket.com/user/1backforty8/media/IMG_1579_zpsb0955522.jpg.html)

Let it sit overnight, then de-masked - had to use a razor on the bottom side of the trim, but no biggie; the rest came off easily (used wax paper under the seal on the glass side), with this result:

http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr214/1backforty8/IMG_1585_zps15c0e93e.jpg (http://s485.photobucket.com/user/1backforty8/media/IMG_1585_zps15c0e93e.jpg.html)

http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr214/1backforty8/IMG_1584_zps814940e8.jpg (http://s485.photobucket.com/user/1backforty8/media/IMG_1584_zps814940e8.jpg.html)

http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr214/1backforty8/IMG_1583_zps6d59c11c.jpg (http://s485.photobucket.com/user/1backforty8/media/IMG_1583_zps6d59c11c.jpg.html)

http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr214/1backforty8/IMG_1586_zps75d2d1f8.jpg (http://s485.photobucket.com/user/1backforty8/media/IMG_1586_zps75d2d1f8.jpg.html)

I'm not real satisfied with the match, but I have a few moves to make; I'm gonna wait until conditions are right to give the quarter-pillars a good shot of wax, in the hope it'll enhance/deepen the color to match the dipped stuff, and if that doesn't work to my liking, I'll probably strip the dip and try again exclusively with the smoke.

I'm not dissatisfied with the finish, but I'll likely leave this on for a while so as to ascertain durability, etc., see how the sun likes it.

I also note the dip wasn't thick enough to hide the edge of the original coat properly, and it's slightly ragged in that area, so if I redo it, I'll use something a little stiffer than steel wool to knock down that slight edge.

So - bottom line, I will do the driver's side entirely in smoke, pending an application of wax, and if that pans out, I'll redo the pass-side immediately.

More pics to follow. :)

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

looks pretty good to me. they are kinda a pain to replace and I think it was $140 for the set.

[j2k4]

looks pretty good to me. they are kinda a pain to replace and I think it was $140 for the set.

Hell, 3SX wants 200/set, right?

Who sells them for 140?

Cherry Hill? :huh:

Anyway, thanks, Chris - looking forward to the rain tomorrow, so I can play with the wax in the garage.

If I can get it 50% closer, I'll be 25% happier with it.

I may even hit the 'dip with the wax - I'm sure it could stand to be a bit more slippery. :)

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

Hell, 3SX wants 200/set, right?

Who sells them for 140?

Cherry Hill? :huh:

Anyway, thanks, Chris - looking forward to the rain tomorrow, so I can play with the wax in the garage.

If I can get it 50% closer, I'll be 25% happier with it.

I may even hit the 'dip with the wax - I'm sure it could stand to be a bit more slippery. :)

I did get them from cherry hill about a year ago. Lately I have been contacting terry since cherry hill started charging so much shipping.

[boosted3s]

I did mine as well. I just ended up spraying all of the charcoal over the rear quarter and under the stealth sail panels with black dip also. It looks pretty good.

[j2k4]

I did mine as well. I just ended up spraying all of the charcoal over the rear quarter and under the stealth sail panels with black dip also. It looks pretty good.

How long has it been in place?

Do you think it'll take a bit of wax?

[green-lantern]

How long has it been in place?


:stupid:

Looks good, I'm curious how long this will last. I thought about just painting mine.

[J-Groove]

Actually turned really well. I've wondered if that would work, looks good.

Also, these are not hard to remove from your car, I always nab any good ones I find at salvage yards. haha

They went on my red car before I sold her.

-John

[j2k4]

Would that I had a junkyard near me with a 3S...:rolleyes:

I am at the end-of-the-earth, for all practical purposes.

Anyway, if durability proves out, it should be great.

[CoreyB]

Looks good Kevin.

[boosted3s]

They have been dipped for a year or so. I wouldn't try to wax them. Plastidip had that rubbery texture that if you rub it starts to bead up and pieces come off. I just let it be and I think it looks good. If you want you can always pray the Plastidip clear on it and it will add a little shine to it.

[j2k4]

They have been dipped for a year or so. I wouldn't try to wax them. Plastidip had that rubbery texture that if you rub it starts to bead up and pieces come off. I just let it be and I think it looks good. If you want you can always pray the Plastidip clear on it and it will add a little shine to it.

Not worried about shine, I just want to make the surface a bit less grabby - maybe a bit of silicone, then.

Anyway, a year is pretty good - I keep mine in the garage, so.

Actually, though, it really doesn't matter, given how easy repairs are. :D

[CoopKill]

Synthetic liquid wax like ICE should do well.

[Granny]

I had toyed with the idea of spraying mine with bed liner
Looks good!

[Ange]

I don't get plastidip.

If you go thorugh the trouble of masking you might aswell take a minute to sand it and use spray cans. I spray canned mine matte black and it has held up fine for 2 years still looks like new.

[j2k4]

I don't get plastidip.

If you go thorugh the trouble of masking you might aswell take a minute to sand it and use spray cans. I spray canned mine matte black and it has held up fine for 2 years still looks like new.

It's very simple, Ange: Swedes prefer paint. :p


That's a fair question - Personally, I would say plasti-dip is less invasive, relative to overspray (big plus, relative to conditions - I did the pass. side outdoors), it melds better with the metal/seal interface, and it's easy to re-do if need be.

Nothing at all wrong with paint; I chose the 'dip (1) to find out how well it works, and (2) to save a bit of effort/labor.

[j2k4]

Got the driver's side done last night - looks good, a bit better than the pass. side, in fact.

I did it totally in the garage though, and didn't want to do pics until I could do it in the sun, which has disappeared for the time being. :sad:

[j2k4]

K, did the driver's side, same result, same degree of mismatch, color-wise.

Going to redo the pass. side, due to a still-rough edge showing through from the underlying coating.

Debating whether I should try to darken the rest to match the trims or continue to play games with the 'dip.

Thinking about exploring the possibility of obtaining a custom-color mix.

[DocHoliday]

You did better than me - I just tore off all the loose old paint/cover whatever it is on the bare metal and just sprayed over it and cleaned the rest of the car with bug spray to take care of overspray. Turned out well, actually but you can see the edge of the old paint far more than yours.

[wingnut]

Synthetic liquid wax like ICE should do well.

+1...just helped a local yahoo dip his entire car two weeks ago, will grab a pic tomorrow. We used the ICE as well and although it does not "shine" it gives it a bit of a gloss, and is a ton easier to wash the car now :wink:

[j2k4]

You did better than me - I just tore off all the loose old paint/cover whatever it is on the bare metal and just sprayed over it and cleaned the rest of the car with bug spray to take care of overspray. Turned out well, actually but you can see the edge of the old paint far more than yours.

Hey, Doc - where you been? :)

I have a paint edge on the passenger side I don't like - gonna redo that soon. :wink:

[DocHoliday]

Hey, Doc - where you been? :)

I have a paint edge on the passenger side I don't like - gonna redo that soon. :wink:

Graduate school mostly...took a year off to teach and sold the SL to my kid brother.

No worries though, just bought a 1G VR4 so I'm back!

[Keyan]

i took mine off to spray them. simple enough, 2 or 3 screws and yank.

however, during the winter, a ice scraper knicked the passenger one and pulled back a 2" section of the dip. Now I have to take it off and respray it :/

[j2k4]

i took mine off to spray them. simple enough, 2 or 3 screws and yank.

however, during the winter, a ice scraper knicked the passenger one and pulled back a 2" section of the dip. Now I have to take it off and respray it :/

I had the screws out and was pulling on it, but it didn't feel like it wanted to come off without bending/breaking.

Is there a trick?

[Keyan]

it might bend a bit. wiggle side to side while pulling up. takes practice. it uses clips to hold it into the door

[Juni]

How would you know if you have a stealth body or an SL?

[green-lantern]

How would you know if you have a stealth body or an SL?

The Stealth would say Dodge and the SL would say Mitsubishi :mellow:

[Steve '92ES]

Unless someone ripped the awesome off a Stealth and turned it into a GT... :)
I'm pretty sure that if the second digit of the VIN is "B" it started life as a Dodge.