Does the P-dip glossifier actually get glossy??
My Plasti Dip Fail
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Melting Slicks
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Okay, for a while now I've been wanting to paint my top and I finally got around to doing it. I wanted to try Plasti Dips metalizer which gives a metallic flake finish. The idea was to create a top that looked black from the distance but had red metallic flake in it when you got up close. Well it didn't quite work out the way I planned. The black base coat went on fine, so did the metalizer. It's when I started using the glossifier that the problems started.
What went wrong is two things, one I held the can too far away from the top and didn't get thick enough coats. Second, I don't think I waited long enough before applying the next coat. Plan is to leave it as is for now and peel it off and start over next weekend. I'll give a more detailed step by step write up if it works out the way I plan.
What went wrong is two things, one I held the can too far away from the top and didn't get thick enough coats. Second, I don't think I waited long enough before applying the next coat. Plan is to leave it as is for now and peel it off and start over next weekend. I'll give a more detailed step by step write up if it works out the way I plan.
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Okay, for a while now I've been wanting to paint my top and I finally got around to doing it. I wanted to try Plasti Dips metalizer which gives a metallic flake finish. The idea was to create a top that looked black from the distance but had red metallic flake in it when you got up close. Well it didn't quite work out the way I planned. The black base coat went on fine, so did the metalizer. It's when I started using the glossifier that the problems started.
What went wrong is two things, one I held the can too far away from the top and didn't get thick enough coats. Second, I don't think I waited long enough before applying the next coat. Plan is to leave it as is for now and peel it off and start over next weekend. I'll give a more detailed step by step write up if it works out the way I plan.
What went wrong is two things, one I held the can too far away from the top and didn't get thick enough coats. Second, I don't think I waited long enough before applying the next coat. Plan is to leave it as is for now and peel it off and start over next weekend. I'll give a more detailed step by step write up if it works out the way I plan.
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At least it is easy to peel and start over.
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The glossifier will get glossy if applied correctly which I didn't do. I might try just doing the black base coat and metalizer, although a little less this time, and see how it looks. I also thought about putting a clear gloss vinyl wrap over it but I'm not sure about that, prob not going that route.
This video explains every thing. It shows what I did wrong and how to do it correctly so you get a clear coat finish.
Last edited by GTJim; May 26, 2014 at 06:15 PM.
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all I ever see around here is plain black plasti dip......I don't even know where to buy colors etc
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I've heard that the gloss looses its clear coat look after a few weeks and turns into a semi-gloss, I haven't had very good luck with the glossifier myself. But keep on trying and your bound to get it down. 
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