I Plastidipped my FJ40 (yeah, the whole thing)

[White Stripe]

I did this to my center console. It seems to scratch and chip easily. Did you find this to be the case too?

 

[Oakley40]

I did this to my center console. It seems to scratch and chip easily. Did you find this to be the case too?

Have any pics of your console? Does it chip at the corners? I believe to make the system most durable you need to apply three or four heavy coats. How many did you apply?

 

[darwink1]

I applied 5 or 6 heavy coats on my pos dodge bumpers and 9 months later they look like s***.... If there is any rubbing at all between surfaces this stuff will peel. I also had water trapped between the dip and metal which not only looked bad but made me cringe knowing there was salt water just sitting there all winter.

This stuff works ok on plastic parts like emblems and whatnot but I would never waste my time doing a whole vehicle. For 50 bucks you can get a can of industrial equipment paint mixed to whatever colour you desire and do a real paint job.

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[dubitup]

Agreed, not the most durable of products, but its cheap and easy to repair. I've done my grill and side moldings. One of my moldings is jacked up bad from an auto carwash but it's easily redone.

 

[Butch1979]

I'm going to give this a shot! Thanks for the info.

 

[Mipado]

It looks great, I wonder if durability increases.

 

[skidplate]

FWIW, the door panels I "dipped " looked good at first, but just wouldn't stand up to the window cranks and grindage of daily use, so don't use it for this . I found that gasoline will cut it and I just wiped the door panels clean. Plasti dip has it's place for sure, just not on places with constant rubbing.

 

[slammer67]

Any updates on this? It's 2-3 years later, how did the plastic dip hold up? Do you still have it on the vehicle?

I've been thinking about doing this to my '40.