Plasti dip .....................Great Stuff!!

eagle1

eagle1

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Really neat stuff with many many uses. No need for tons of prep either.
http://www.plastidip.com/

Haven't heard anyone on here mention this stuff so I thought I would share. Always seen it in hardware stores but never really knew what it was used for.
Well on of the truck forums I visit it's the latest craze. All the chrome haters use it to paint bumpers, grilles and even wheels. (note to indy: one guy even did his sleds hood. check out post #274 in link below)

See pics here- http://www.f150forum.com/f38/plastidip-quick-easy-way-black-things-out-124866/?highlight=pasti+dip

So I picked up a can and here's what used it on so far.

First I coated all three of my trailer hitches and even the the bottom of the ball. 3 coats each. Looks great, no more rust showing. Plus they fit tighter in the receiver.

Next I had some metal landscaping lights that the paint had worn off and was silver. Wiped dirt off, couple coats looked like new.

Last I had a 10' rusty chain used to lock things up that I keep in my truck. Now I have a nice black rubber coated chain.

Oh yea, and I did all that with one can!!!!!

Next up is the chains on the boat trailer.

Anyone else use it? Share your uses!
 
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polarisrider1

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I dip Boat line (rope) ends in it. coated just about every tool I own with the stuff. It does not fix rust by coating over it. Cresent wrenches, pliers, anything with a metal handle will do.
 
indy_500

indy_500

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Not sure on how it will work going over rust. On the frame of my truck, and our trailer axles I grinded it down with a wire wheel on an angle grinder, brushed on black por-15 ($45 a qt.) and used rustoleum undercoating over it. I've tried a few different types of undercoating and I really like the $4 a can Rustoleum stuff. Have been reading about TONS of guys on full size chevy who use plasti dip on all their chrome stuff though, I just can't see it holding up over time but what do i know?
 
gary_in_neenah

gary_in_neenah

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Boat Anchors. It eliminates the sharp edges that scratch the fiberglass. I have one anchor that I bought that is 100% coated, another that just has the corners and edges coated. The spray seems to work better for me then the dip. Also, once the Dip is opened it only remains liquid for a week or two, the spray cans last much longer.
 
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whitedust

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eagle1 said:
No.

Another great thing about this stuff, if you don't like it you can just peel it off.
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Do you mean the receiver will take the coating off the ball via friction & not affect ground or do you run a separate ground wire? Seems to me ground would not make contatct by coating the ball unless the coating is conductive?
 
eagle1

eagle1

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Never coated the ball, just below it and then the rest of the hitch.

However every trailer I have owned had it's own ground.
 
gary_in_neenah

gary_in_neenah

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Fleet Farm sells it, usually stocked near the hand tools. Most hardware stores have it also, the blue and yellow cans with the liquid dip look like the containers that they sell tennis balls in only smaller. It also comes in aerosol cans which last a little longer once they're opened.
 
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