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Alchemy 11-14-2011 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by DufDaddy (Post 1405555)
How is everyone else getting past the Dip / tape issue? Taping out areas hasn't really worked out for me. The heavy coats seal across the tape and then pull the Dip off. What I did for the rims above was to tape everything like normal then used thin electrical tape along the "lines" I wanted then after every coat I removed the electrical tape while Dip was still wet. It worked real well, got sharp lines but it was tedious to reapply the tape after each coat dried.

Any other ideas? I actually did a lil R&D and tried spraying stuff on the painters tape and Pledge worked the best but the feasibility of not getting Pledge on the stuff you want Dipped seems dim.
Its tough to remove your masking after applying the Plasti Dip. I think its best to let it cure for a few days before removal. I just removed the masking tape slowly, I used painters tape to be specific. I also used a razor to help cut the Plasti Dip when it was sticking to the tape. Looks like yours came out pretty good, no?

Synack 11-14-2011 10:11 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DufDaddy (Post 1405555)
How is everyone else getting past the Dip / tape issue? Taping out areas hasn't really worked out for me. The heavy coats seal across the tape and then pull the Dip off. What I did for the rims above was to tape everything like normal then used thin electrical tape along the "lines" I wanted then after every coat I removed the electrical tape while Dip was still wet. It worked real well, got sharp lines but it was tedious to reapply the tape after each coat dried.

Any other ideas? I actually did a lil R&D and tried spraying stuff on the painters tape and Pledge worked the best but the feasibility of not getting Pledge on the stuff you want Dipped seems dim.
http://www.the370z.com/attachments/e...ipping-003.jpg

Here's the best way to do it. Or just don't do it at all if that area is such a big problem.

Ron 11-14-2011 10:53 AM
that's not what he meant

Ron 11-14-2011 10:55 AM
he's trying to mask an area, in this case the wheels, so that he only plastidips what needs to be blacked out... when the tape is removed it takes with it part of the edges.. Emblems are easy since you don't really have to mask, just spray and remove excess.

Synack 11-14-2011 02:18 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron (Post 1406249)
he's trying to mask an area, in this case the wheels, so that he only plastidips what needs to be blacked out... when the tape is removed it takes with it part of the edges.. Emblems are easy since you don't really have to mask, just spray and remove excess.
Plastidip doesnt work like normal paint and it makes it damn near impossible to spray something masked off and pull it off with perfect edges. Maybe try one area at a time and pull the tape off while its still wet, have to be quick and accurate though. Another option would be to use the least stickiest tape possible, painters blue tape comes to mind but it might have to be less than that.

Ron 11-14-2011 03:32 PM
That's what he did. Peeled while wet..

Dimon009 11-14-2011 06:56 PM
Great info! I was able to do the emblems and my stock rims (to see how the car will look before i spend big $$ on the blacking out the rims)!

Thanks for putting this up!!:tiphat:

Synack 11-14-2011 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Ron (Post 1406816)
That's what he did. Peeled while wet..
Using electrical tape..

Ron 11-14-2011 09:36 PM
it doesn't matter what the tape is or how sticky it is.. the issue is the plastidip creating coats across the tape and onto the part that you are painting

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When are u picking the HID bulbs up

DufDaddy 11-15-2011 10:00 AM
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6113/...2cc6ae8fa3.jpg
Stock side by DufDaddy17, on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6059/...bb6b60cc2b.jpg
PlastiDipped side by DufDaddy17, on Flickr

007MI6 11-15-2011 11:35 AM
I like it. Nice color offset. :tup:

koffeegy 11-15-2011 01:23 PM
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Had fun with this stuff last weekend. Thinking about doing the door handles this weekend.

happytheman 11-15-2011 05:19 PM
Dude! I really like that. I'm in for closer pics. :tup:

DufDaddy 11-15-2011 11:20 PM
ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE!!!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6224/...53ae1ac626.jpg
a good look at the Dipped rim by DufDaddy17, on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6039/...3a816a0539.jpg
plasti-dip rim by DufDaddy17, on Flickr

DufDaddy 11-15-2011 11:22 PM
I will try to do a lil better when it stops raining here!

It is actually kinda tricky to know where to draw the line between spoke and rim since every thing is so neatly blended in.


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