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The chrome exhaust tips on my car we're looking pretty beat up, so I had them ceramic coated in black. Once I did that, I wanted to try black badging to match with Plasti-dip (aerosol rubber coating that's removable) and then I figured that I never liked the titanium colored strakes in the front outer grilles. All of this is temporary and reversible except for the exhaust tips.
Regarding the question of how, it's pretty easy with PD..
Just mask off a square around the badge.. cover up the area around the badge with newspaper.. spray the entire "square" area including the badge.. let dry and then peel away the PD from the paint.. All that remains is on the badge..
When you get tired of it you can peel it off the badge, too..
Not the best pic I know.. my basalt coupe with black PD badge..
How did you plastidip your turbo badge? Did you remove and reinstall?
No I did it exactly as the post above mentions, but when I went to peel the plastidip off of the painted area it left jagged edges around where the badge meets the decklid... looked really bad so I peeled it all off and never tried it again.
No I did it exactly as the post above mentions, but when I went to peel the plastidip off of the painted area it left jagged edges around where the badge meets the decklid... looked really bad so I peeled it all off and never tried it again.
The key is to do five or six very thin layers with about 20 minutes of dry time between each.
Then it will just peel off in one sheet...you just work it off slowly.
Then use a toothpick to grab an edge inside closed letters like O and peel up. It's really easy to do right and you can't tell the difference from paint.
The key is to do five or six very thin layers with about 20 minutes of dry time between each.
Then it will just peel off in one sheet...you just work it off slowly.
Then use a toothpick to grab an edge inside closed letters like O and peel up. It's really easy to do right and you can't tell the difference from paint.
Yep, this is what I did. Terrifying at first because it feels like spray painting he back of your car with a rattle can of rust oleum. I used a plastic pick to get in the books and crannies and some clay bar to remove stubborn residue. For the front strakes, they just pop off so I hung them in pegboard in the garage and sprayed away.
How thin is thin? I feel like I may have applied the initial layer too heavy and somehow all of the layers weren't dry by the time I went to peel it is what caused my issues. It was messy and looked uneven.
How thin is thin? I feel like I may have applied the initial layer too heavy and somehow all of the layers weren't dry by the time I went to peel it is what caused my issues. It was messy and looked uneven.
Talking about it makes me want to try it again
You shouldn't expect full coverage with the first coat, and wait 20-30 mins between coats. As you discovered earlier, it doesn't hurt to try!
They are snapped in in three places, on each side and in the center. If you get down low and look up under the strake you can see how it's clipped onto the grille. Reach behind the strake and pry it apart with your fingers and it will unclip in the center. Give it a gentle tug and it will release from both sides. I believe the factory color for the strake is Titanium D7Z, but I haven't confirmed this yet. I was going to respray them but decided to try PD first.
How thin is thin? I feel like I may have applied the initial layer too heavy and somehow all of the layers weren't dry by the time I went to peel it is what caused my issues. It was messy and looked uneven.
Talking about it makes me want to try it again
Thin, a light dusting. You can still see the chrome for the most part. Don't even worry if a part looks like you barely hit it. At the end, assuming equivalent thickness, six layers is much better than three.
10-23-2017, 05:51 PM
Some fun with plasti-dip
