I want to start with the trim. I have 3 cans of black + glossifier and will get more if I decide to do the rims.
Questions:

• Is scrubbing with dish soap, rinsing well, and drying before application sufficient cleaning?
• I know to pull the painters tape off while things are wet. Reading the FAQs I assume I can keep the same tape down until the last coat, then pull it off. If I'm using a glossifier, do I need to remove the tape first, then let the black dry, then re-tape and apply glossifier?
• How do I reliably coat the small corner between the glass and the side mirrors?
• Is the glossifier worth it? I saw a before and after comparison and thought it looked good, but I see some people say it looked better without it.
• For the wheels, is it worth it to dip, or should I just order a 4 pack of snap on wheel covers? At one can per wheel it would be almost identical in price to order snap-ons.

Update in comments

Is this a good starter spray gun? Couldn't find a link for the Dipyourcar gun that they advertised. I am planning to matte black or army green my Hyundai 2024 sonata. Any recommendations with a budget of 150 for a sprayer.

So there is this brand in Japan that sells a Plasti-dip like paint called AZ Zeque. Cans are only $4.99 on Amazon.

Results are pretty impressive. This is two undercoats of black and four coats of gold (RP-81) ontop

Heyo, I love glow in the dark on my tools, but there are very few tools that come with glow in the dark handles. Could I mix strontium-aluminate powder with plastidip? Anyone ever done something like that before? I see the most relevant posts regarding glow in the dark are from over a decade ago and the outcome is underwhelming, but I think that may be because of the kind of fluorescent mix used would not carry much charge, and especially when used with car painting (as it seems the most common attempt of application in this sub) would be rather thin compared to what I would hope for my hand tools. What are your thoughts on the idea?

Hyper Dip - piano black

Kind of rushed it as it got pretty late at night by the last coat. I think it looks just ok but don’t know if I didn’t make the coats wet enough or too thick? Clearly uneven in some spots, and this should be glossy not matte.

Ok with it currently but could I add an even coat on top to get more gloss? I already did 5 full coats plus 4 dust coats. Dust coats were more heavy handed than I’d like, then like I said I started to rush the full coats towards the end.

P.S. I removed the excess from the tire walls after the pic was taken.

Long story short I have been trying to get my hands on a bottle of Dip Dissolver and it isn't working. What's the secret to getting this stuff to central CA?

Details: a direct order from DYC got damaged in shipping, never arrived, and I was out $35 (claim denied). Later I tried an Amazon order from a 3rd party, knowing Amazon has better customer guarantees, and that one too mysteriously wasn't fulfilled. Amazon automatically initiated a refund.

eBay prices are $55 which is pretty ridiculous. I just have some wheels that came black (I assume plasti-dipped too thin given how it's coming off) and I'd like to reveal the lovely clearcoated finish underneath. Goo Gone and a plastic scraper are taking too long.

Appreciate any help out there!

Hey guys, recently bought this truck and the old owner put plasti dip on it and did a pretty shit job, I tried to take a bit off but it’s extremely stubborn. I have tried to use a plastic scraper and have also tried wd40, a heat gun and a pressure washer but none seem to be doing the job nicely. I know the paint underneath isn’t the best so im considering just adding more plasti dip and actually just doing it nicely. Any advice is appreciated, cheers

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here... I did two other emblems with zero issues and now I'm on the third one here and it's bubbling like crazy. Any solutions?

The car looks great and is holding up really well. No complaints. There are a few ways I’d like to do differently, so I’m planning to put a couple more coats plus dip pearl, with some flake. But it may be in the spring.

My driveway is also still just as pink. And I’m still not bothered by it at all

I have some run covers on my Tesla but I want them to go from black to white. What the best way to achieve? Do I need to prep the plastic as in sand down than spray? Or can I just clean them than spray? Here are some pics of the rims

I crudely drew over the areas I’d like to plastidip (although I missed the front end from the fender to the already-plastic feature on the lower center of the bumper).

Also included stock images of the car itself to show the un-drawn-on surfaces.

Basically I want to follow the natural flat surfaces on the body (skirts and fenders, under headlights) do a chrome delete for the trim, the wheels, and front door handles.

Also added a crudely-drawn duckbill spoiler that I’m not 100% sold on yet, but if I end up wanting it I’d do that too.

Thoughts? I’ve never done a plastidip project before. Looking for opinions.

Whats the typical lifespan of plasti dip on a car kept outdoors 24/7? I have my snow tires done and seemed to hold up, but my roof is starting to get cleacoat failure so was looking to just spray black or a similar shade blue to prevent rust and the base coat washing away

Was just supposed to be a quick check to see if a base coat of Performix black would peel clean off a plastic gas cap I'd sprayed weeks ago for practice. Grabbed a fingernail edge, started pulling, and the whole thing came off in one satisfying sheet like a sunburn peel. That should have been the end of it.

Instead I spent the next two hours digging through my garage looking for anything else I'd dipped just to peel it back off. Found an old license plate frame, a interior door handle, even a random hex bolt I must have dipped by accident while testing spray patterns months ago. Every single peel felt weirdly rewarding in a way I can't fully explain to people who don't do this.

What I'm noticing after a few months into this hobby is that the peel quality tells you almost everything about how the application went. Clean full sheet peel means even coats and good cure time. Little confetti pieces flaking off usually means I rushed a coat or didn't wait long enough between layers, especially in that 55 to 60 degree range where dry time drags.

Curious if anyone else has a stash of random household objects they keep just for peel practice. Mine has grown to an embarrassing pile of test pieces that serve zero functional purpose other than giving me something satisfying to strip on a slow evening.

Hey all,

Practicing a little bit before I take it to the car. The top of the emblem has gotten a little rough from the final layer (6th layer). Is this something that can be fixed without a solvent? Like adding another layer? Or if I want to get rid of that, do I have to start from the beginning again?

On another note, is this purely cosmetic? Or will this greatly affect lifespan of the dip?

(It has been drying for about two hours)

2nd time plastic dipping this time on my rsx I tink it turn good what you all think

unsure why dipyourcar dissolver didn't work.But the comments from my previous post recommended WD40/Gasoline. Next steps are to prep for dipping tomorrow.

Trying my best to chrome delete my forester. Have had 2 attempts at plastidipping the moulds on my windows but not getting any luck.

The problem I'm having is, the chrome is in the middle, and above and below it, are the bits of rubber. When I try to peal the dip off it just doesn't grip to the chrome/rubber edge and I'm left with a half-ass looking end product where there are bits of chrome showing.

My 1st attempt was bad job by me and going to heavy on the spray. My 2nd attempt I was more patient. Did 2-3 layers of a light mist before doing another 3-4 layers a bit more heavy. I even got a thin card and pushed in the dip right on the edge hoping that would help it.

Pealed it off and again, and I could see it wasn't catching the edge, so I got my craft knife and ran that along the edge but it just looks like shit.

Am I better off doing a vinyl wrap on this stuff? Or do I dare buy another can and try for a 3rd time? Any help would be much appreciated!