This Plasti Dip product is Awesome!

TenaciousZ · 08-27-2012, 11:17 AM

Has anyone tried Plasti-dipping the engine cover?

Really want to dip the sliver part red but nervous about the heat.

On the dip your car website no one had tried it and I found out the dip is rated up to 320 degrees.

Not sure how hot the engine cover gets.....

Hopefully someone here is braver than I am.

b1adesofcha0s · 08-27-2012, 12:12 PM

Well the paint that most people use to paint the engine cover is rated up to 500 degrees. Not sure whether or not that helps you though.

From my experience though, using plasti dip around hot areas is not a good idea. The heat from my brakes affected the plasti dip on my wheels in some spots and made it a lot harder to get off. I ended up having to use goo gone to dissolve it off, which actually worked very well.

It could turn out very good or very bad, but you won't know until you try. Good thing is if it turns out bad, just take off the engine cover and spray it with goo gone. Then you can just wipe off the plasti dip and have it back to stock

TongMan · 08-28-2012, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by BigPoppa

Has anyone tried Plasti-dipping the engine cover?

Really want to dip the sliver part red but nervous about the heat.

On the dip your car website no one had tried it and I found out the dip is rated up to 320 degrees.

Not sure how hot the engine cover gets.....

Hopefully someone here is braver than I am.

It gets really hot under the hood especially in the summer time. Just paint your engine cover like I did. It's so much better-looking and can withstand the heat.

nmjaxx9 · 08-28-2012, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TongMan

It gets really hot under the hood especially in the summer time. Just paint your engine cover like I did. It's so much better-looking and can withstand the heat.

X2 painted mine to match my car.

GhazaliGTE · 10-05-2012, 12:54 PM

So I plastidipped my fangs this morning and it was pretty ghetto, having been my first time armed with a can of anything but Chef Boyardee. The untaping was a challenge...especially without a box cutter to clean up the edges. Here are a couple of quick shots I snapped of the first draft of this product. I just picked up a box cutter and some 70% IPA to clean up the surface better so I'll probably redo it this afternoon along with the rear diffuser, emblems, and door handles. I left the bottom strip red to imitate the GTR style bumper. I think it's okay but I might just cover it all up with the plastidip next time. Any thoughts/opinions on this look?

RoshDawg · 10-05-2012, 12:56 PM

Don't see any pic!
Nvm now I see it, I think that looks really good actually.

RoshDawg · 10-05-2012, 01:00 PM

Has anyone tried out the new Blaze colors on dipyourcar.com? What do you guys think about very small amounts of trim in bright green with gloss?

b1adesofcha0s · 10-05-2012, 01:00 PM

Looks good

GhazaliGTE · 10-05-2012, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by RoshDawg

Don't see any pic!
Nvm now I see it, I think that looks really good actually.

Quote:

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Looks good

Thanks! I think I like the strip so I might keep it. Hell, if I change my mind it's as easy as an hour's worth of work to do. I'm still going to redo it, though; I'm unhappy with the line on the bumper. I'll update tonight!

Feels so good to be back in the garage!

bdavis89 · 10-05-2012, 03:06 PM

Looks good!

I'm in to see how the handles hold up

GhazaliGTE · 10-06-2012, 04:19 PM

Okay! I got most of the work done this morning. I have yet to dip the rims but I'm actually considering leaving them be. I might try one out and see how I like it and then make a decision from there. But I have uploaded a few shots of the finished product. It came out much better this time around! The box cutter helped more than I had imagined! Much cleaner but still imperfect. Enjoy!

nmjaxx9 · 10-06-2012, 09:33 PM

Looks good, you gotta love plasti dip now time to smoke them heads and tails lights.

NickTurnon · 10-07-2012, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GhazaliGTE

Okay! I got most of the work done this morning. I have yet to dip the rims but I'm actually considering leaving them be. I might try one out and see how I like it and then make a decision from there. But I have uploaded a few shots of the finished product. It came out much better this time around! The box cutter helped more than I had imagined! Much cleaner but still imperfect. Enjoy!

Now black out those 18's!

nmjaxx9 · 10-07-2012, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by NickTurnon

Now black out those 18's!

X2

MyKindaGuise · 10-08-2012, 12:00 PM

Well i saw plastidip released the blue blaze color dip and I just had to get some. So I did some of my engine bay just to spice things up a little. Is also matches my headlights pretty well. This is only temporary as I want to get them powder coated but regardless I think this turned out well.

I also did this mod in the complete worst setting ever and it still went well. Humid, below 65~F, 10mph winds. Lmao

08-27-2012, 11:17 AM	#751 (permalink)
TenaciousZ Base Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kansas City Posts: 160 Drives: Black 09 sp/tour/nav Rep Power: 15	Has anyone tried Plasti-dipping the engine cover? Really want to dip the sliver part red but nervous about the heat. On the dip your car website no one had tried it and I found out the dip is rated up to 320 degrees. Not sure how hot the engine cover gets..... Hopefully someone here is braver than I am. __________________ 09 370Z Black Sport/Touring/Navi Red Stitching

08-27-2012, 12:12 PM	#752 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	Well the paint that most people use to paint the engine cover is rated up to 500 degrees. Not sure whether or not that helps you though. From my experience though, using plasti dip around hot areas is not a good idea. The heat from my brakes affected the plasti dip on my wheels in some spots and made it a lot harder to get off. I ended up having to use goo gone to dissolve it off, which actually worked very well. It could turn out very good or very bad, but you won't know until you try. Good thing is if it turns out bad, just take off the engine cover and spray it with goo gone. Then you can just wipe off the plasti dip and have it back to stock __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

10-05-2012, 12:54 PM	#755 (permalink)
GhazaliGTE Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 47 Drives: 11 Nissan 370Z SR M6 Rep Power: 13	So I plastidipped my fangs this morning and it was pretty ghetto, having been my first time armed with a can of anything but Chef Boyardee. The untaping was a challenge...especially without a box cutter to clean up the edges. Here are a couple of quick shots I snapped of the first draft of this product. I just picked up a box cutter and some 70% IPA to clean up the surface better so I'll probably redo it this afternoon along with the rear diffuser, emblems, and door handles. I left the bottom strip red to imitate the GTR style bumper. I think it's okay but I might just cover it all up with the plastidip next time. Any thoughts/opinions on this look? b1adesofcha0s likes this. Last edited by GhazaliGTE; 10-05-2012 at 01:03 PM.

10-05-2012, 12:56 PM	#756 (permalink)
RoshDawg Track Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: NM / CA Posts: 981 Drives: '13 911 C2S Rep Power: 15	Don't see any pic! Nvm now I see it, I think that looks really good actually. __________________ \| EVO X MR \| '11 WRX STI \| 370Z SPRT \| 911 (991) C2S \| Last edited by RoshDawg; 10-05-2012 at 01:00 PM.

10-05-2012, 01:00 PM	#757 (permalink)
RoshDawg Track Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: NM / CA Posts: 981 Drives: '13 911 C2S Rep Power: 15	Has anyone tried out the new Blaze colors on dipyourcar.com? What do you guys think about very small amounts of trim in bright green with gloss? __________________ \| EVO X MR \| '11 WRX STI \| 370Z SPRT \| 911 (991) C2S \|

10-05-2012, 01:00 PM	#758 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	Looks good __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

10-05-2012, 03:06 PM	#760 (permalink)
bdavis89 Track Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 586 Drives: '10 370Z PW Auto Rep Power: 15	Looks good! I'm in to see how the handles hold up __________________ 2010 Pearl White Touring Sport Package \| Navigation \| 7 Speed Automatic

10-06-2012, 04:19 PM	#761 (permalink)
GhazaliGTE Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 47 Drives: 11 Nissan 370Z SR M6 Rep Power: 13	Okay! I got most of the work done this morning. I have yet to dip the rims but I'm actually considering leaving them be. I might try one out and see how I like it and then make a decision from there. But I have uploaded a few shots of the finished product. It came out much better this time around! The box cutter helped more than I had imagined! Much cleaner but still imperfect. Enjoy! lemon-fresh likes this.

10-06-2012, 09:33 PM	#762 (permalink)
nmjaxx9 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Middletown, Ct Posts: 5,853 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 26	Looks good, you gotta love plasti dip now time to smoke them heads and tails lights.

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