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I plastidipped some parts of my interior:

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meliketoball

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I also leathered out my seats and door panels also. :D

lmk! (I know, my carpet is nasty dirty!)
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(taken with BlackBerry Bold 9900)

Link and info on Plastidip: http://www.plastidip.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPV2QgcAkwA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=iT75NFAfq9A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5H69eMjUXk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwUuFUbulw8&feature=related
 
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Looks good. So were those panels all tan before ? Have do any prep before spraying it on ? Is that just one coat ? I had buy some panels that are wrong color so need do something like this make them match better.
 
that looks really good, I love the tan/ black look of interiors. Mine is all grey and its really in too good of shape so i dont want to mess with it. You should get a black carpet or dye yours black. Looks good though.
 
looks sick man. yu given me some inspiration. my carpet is in similar shape. going to try to tackle it in a couple weeks.
 
1) Yes, all of the black panels were tan before. (But, the door panels are OEM leather/black! I didn't spray those!)

2) I didn't prep anything, I just sprayed 3 coats, let it dry, then popped them back in. (still had dirt and stains on the panels to begin with, LOL!)

3) I would totally dye the carpet black, but I don't want to remove the entire car just to remove the carpet.

4) Everyone should do it! A can is about 6-7 bux a pop, it goes on easy, looks OEM and totally reversible!
 
Damn, on all the other stuff I've used plati dip on, I never thought about that. Deff. going to do this when I get back to my car.
 
+1 on posting a link. That looks really good. My old interior panels could use some freshening up and this could be a nice solution.
 
How does it feel against bare skin? It almost seems like it would be uncomfortable if you were sitting back there with your arm against it for a while but I have no experience with it.
 
Its basically a rubberized coating, when you first spray it, it might not look perfect but once it dries it'll be good. If you mess up or scratch a part you can spray over it or peel it off and redo it. I'm pretty sure someone with a 1g did his whole car in it actually.
 
Yeah plastidipped is very sensitive(IMO), i mean for the $$ you cant beat it, especially being 100% reversible. It looks great in all, but for high traffic areas like the rear seats, it bond to get scratch by someone trying to get in the back. And so far the best place to buy it is at HOME DEPOT for 4-5 bucks a can.
 
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as long as people aren't rubbing stuff against it or picking at it, it's pretty durable, i plastidipped my wheels and it held up really well. a can covers a lot too, 2 cans can probably do a whole interior.
 
Plastidip is stronger than you think, when you do enough coats.

I have my wheels, bumpers, and roof rack done on my All Trac...and i run it through a full service car wash every weekend-after about a month, it it still 100% flawless.
 
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Its basically a rubberized coating, when you first spray it, it might not look perfect but once it dries it'll be good. If you mess up or scratch a part you can spray over it or peel it off and redo it. I'm pretty sure someone with a 1g did his whole car in it actually.

I attempted it, it ran really bad in certain spots around the rear fenders as the cans even with a constant stream get build up pretty quickly. This was with the cans all heated in water at 130 degrees for about 30 minutes and left in there while I was doing it.

I took it all off and left my hood and pop ups alone. One thing I did learn about plastidip however is even coats is something you DO NOT want. You want to do several layers of light misting until it is 100% covered for it to come out with out running.

The reason for this is there is no real way to ensure the can sprays evenly in the first place so traditional spray patterns do not work. However the stuff is so heavy that if you do a light mist it will spread itself out.




So far my hood has been through snow, ice, lots of rain, and 75 degree heat with direct sun light and shows no signs of wear.

Another thing about plastidip is it covers dents and scrapes amazingly well.
 
Clear coat is your friend.. I spray stuff in my interior all the time.. if you dont clear coat it, it will never last.. I did some pieces in my cars going on 3 years in the florida heat, and still spotless..
 
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