Plasti Dip Hood Blackout: My Attempt

[yeti in ga]

I bet this will be one of those reoccurring threads at least once a year.... I watched all those videos and well , after applying it to my entire hood . It does not just peel off after a year or more in the baking sun, but my hood was messed up anyway. It does reduce rock chips on the front.

 

[highonpottery]

i could have sworn there was a vinyl hood blackout available not too long ago for the Hundy...also, all the videos i've seen for plastidip, the guy peels it when dry - but then again he'd doing whole cars and removing large sections, not trying to only paint one section of a panel with no partition lines.

 

[Manhattan]

i could have sworn there was a vinyl hood blackout available not too long ago for the Hundy...also, all the videos i've seen for plastidip, the guy peels it when dry - but then again he'd doing whole cars and removing large sections, not trying to only paint one section of a panel with no partition lines.

I've yet to see a video where "Fonzi" (the guru of Plasti-Dip) does a large section with taped (not panel) borders... with a rattle can. I'm convinced it has to be done with a sprayer though. I haven't tried the method mentioned by FlammableFishie - take the time to lay down multiple coats, then peel the mask when the last coat is dry... it may work, but I'm over the Plasti-Dip thing.

And yeah, Crawlorado used to make the blackout vinyls - and will again with a minimum order of 5. http://crawlorado.com/ocart/index.php?route=product/category&path=62_64

 

[1loudLX]

 

[Manhattan]

Yeah... saw that video. It made me nervous - didn't want "liquify" the clear coat.

 

[stonepa]

The blackout panel is 1 part looks, 1 part glare reduction on the hood - from the sun. Also, wanted to play with Plasti Dip.

The reason I was in such as hurry is simple - you have to be with this crap if you're doing an edge. There's no rush if you're painting the entire piece. If you let the Dip dry, it sticks to the tape and come off when you remove the masking tape. ALL tutorials recommend laying down all of the dip in under 5 minutes - all coats.

The only way to get it to work, using rattle cans (it's also available by the gallon for sprayers) is to either have multiple guys working together, or do as much as you can in 3-4 minutes, peel the tape, let it dry all the way, reapply the tape - right up against the edge, and do it again... and again.

For some trucks, there are vinyl stickers for the blackout panels. Land Rover offered (offers?) it as an option. I liked the idea of the Plasti Dip because it (when applied thick enough) comes right off if you get tired of it.

I have the vinyl sticker for my Disco II. Makes a huge difference when driving my white truck in the bright sun.

I don't think I have ever seen a modern Land Cruiser with one. Maybe the shape of the hood (it isn't nearly as flat) doesn't make it as necessary.

 

[Slickspawn]

Why not take it to any of the local shops advertising car wraps and have them do the good?

I had this done on my Scout II for less than $100 and it took the guy a whole 25 minutes.

 

[mugnbun]

Plasti Dip on FJ62

I sprayed my FJ62 with a gun and pre-thinned Plasti Dip. It's 4 coats, then 2 coats of the glossifier to give it a matte finish instead of the usual flat. I did it just to see if I liked the color change of the vehicle (used to be blue). I don't expect it to last long and it definitely doesn't hold up to any type of chemicals. I had some rust-proofing done and the interior floor sprayed with Line-x, so I had to touch up the Plasti Dip where there was a little overspray. Easy to touch-up, but it's definitely not very durable.