Plasti Dip anyone?

[card16969]

i can tell you from experience where you touch the tank and on the hump will rub through within a cpl of weeks of regular riding... i did mine and got annoyed and put 5 layers on when i did it so it was nice and thick

[Scotty_R8]

good call. i was planning on doing 5-6 coats and then another 4-5 coats of the clear hoping that will protect it

[InfiniteReality]

You want to do 4-5 good coats of the stuff when spraying it from a HVLP sprayer. Also after it's dried for bikes you want to use some spray wax on top of it and reapply after you ride. It'll keep it from rubbing through.

[busa-saga]

i've heard of it. seen it,and might just try it on my car rims

[InfiniteReality]

Just a FYI, anyone considering doing they're entire busa.... Get more than a gallon, I wish I had about a pint more for mine. I did it in 2 stages, first was upper, lowers and fender. 2nd was tank, tail, hump and mirrors. They 2nd set was coated pretty good, but wish I had enough for one more coat.

[Scotty_R8]

thanks for that bit of information. it's been about 3 weeks now since i've placed my order and still haven't received it yet. i have a few cans of white laying around as well that should come in handy if the gallon isn't enough.

[InfiniteReality]

Mine took 7 days from when I placed order to receiving it.

[Scotty_R8]

i'm stationed in germany so i'm at the mercy of apo shipping. i can't find it in the gallon form over here and they won't ship aersol to us.

[Big E]

Just a FYI, anyone considering doing they're entire busa.... Get more than a gallon, I wish I had about a pint more for mine. I did it in 2 stages, first was upper, lowers and fender. 2nd was tank, tail, hump and mirrors. They 2nd set was coated pretty good, but wish I had enough for one more coat.

Keep us updated on how the plasti dip holds up on the tank.

[GsxrBots]

I'm more curious on how you are gonna put it all together without "tearing" the plasti-dip.. Can't wait to see it though!!

[InfiniteReality]

I'll have a thread on it this weekend when it's all together with some satin black decals. I'm curious how it'll all go back together too!

[DallasW]

Yet another great idea. Frame and small pieces will be bad A$$

[Scotty_R8]

well i finally got the dip in the mail and things didn't work out. first thing i noticed was that the box was beat to h*ll and back. I opened up the package to find a dented can of white and an empty can of gloss with dried pd all over everything. i still had 2 cans of white left over from when i dipped the wifes wheels so i thought i'd use that first. i guess the can was too cold b/c it came out way too rough. after several coats with the sprayer trying to smooth it out i guess i went too thick b/c it started to run. anyways it's all peeled off and back to the stock paint job.

[InfiniteReality]

damn man, that sucks! I was looking forward to it.

[liveaverage]

Figured I'd post what I've done with Plastidip spray (first time using it) -- it's not a long-term job, but I wanted to try out something other than plain white/pearl without committing to a design/color. My original decal'd pics are below, but those have been peeled off for quite a while. This was done (easily) on the bike and took about 1.5 cans per side (3 for both). The decals were cut from my MH721. It'd look far better if my wheels were powdercoated black rather than silver, but that'll come later.

Everything stayed on the bike for spraying, and I intentionally oversprayed when doing the side fairing. Not sure how it'll last, but it was a nice product to work with.

Plasti dip:




Before custom decals were stripped:

[liveaverage]

Just finished accenting some of my plastics with matte red; I cut the kanji decals on my MH721:

[Lillblack]

I'm late but here is mine so far with plasti dip, still waiting on stickers before I clear coat.

[murderwon]

I did just my frame with it.

Ummmm...what's that on ur windshield????

[mysticblu999]

I'm thinking about doing my white bike. White is very boring.

[InfiniteReality]

I love my white plasti-dip! I kinda want to remove to go back to stock but then again I really love the white!