Just heard about this stuff in the white tower thread. Please post up your pics, projects, ideas, etc. This is a really neat idea for boat and truck stuff. I'd love some ideas.
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Just heard about this stuff in the white tower thread. Please post up your pics, projects, ideas, etc. This is a really neat idea for boat and truck stuff. I'd love some ideas.
Never used it but I checked out this video when I first heard about it.
http://youtu.be/rNY9Dx617N8
I have plans to try it......in a few months.. 8)
I would like to try it out. Is it always flat in color. I actually like the flat look and want to redo my speaker grills to a blue color. I hunk that would look cool.
I may have to try that on a wakeboard. The satin black paint on one from last summer is chipping off pretty quickly from last season - mostly from riding in the board racks.
They have a gloss finish you can get for it but I'm not sure how easy it will be to remove the plastdip if you put the gloss coat over it. I use the flat or matte black (whatever they call it) on my truck emblems and hella cover lights. It really is cool stuff. I messed up on the rear emblem so I peeled it all off and started over. Very easy to do. Problem I had was when I removed the tape the plasti dip peeled off the emblem because it attached itself to the tape. The fix for that is use a razor blade or toothpick and make sure the plast dip if removed from the tape
Covers were white with black lettering
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...CB1A40866B.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...CB2F0AB5A5.jpg
Bow ties plasti dipped (before debadging)
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...CB24D1A76B.jpg
Clean
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...3866A223DC.jpg
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Z71 emblem
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...964AC00E5E.jpg
First coat, fuzzy pic sorry
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...964E1634A6.jpg
Blacked out
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...9653BA6405.jpg
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Here's the logo dried, 2 coats and did it less than 30 mins ago.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...9BFE05ACE3.jpg
Peeled off
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...9C0AE9DF64.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...9C11771811.jpg
Little customization, just goofing around with the stuff to show y'all how easy and good it looks
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...9C18C5EB71.jpg
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Says you removed the pictures man
wasn't me bro!!
WTH!
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Can you buy this stuff locally or just online? PDX area
I get it at Home Depot. 5.69 a can
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Like I said in a previous thread....blacked out Chrome Moomba letters!
It really seems that the opportunities are endless. With my boat it is white and black with a solid black trailer. Boatmate sent me a set of brand new black fenders because of issues with the first set and I had planned on painting them white. I considered plastidip although it seems that plastidip's ideal scenario is an area with little traffic/touching(results in early peeling) so the fender idea was thrown out because of how often we use it as a step. Now, the fenders will still get paint but i'm still considering other aspects of the trailer. With all the colors available now i think towers, speaker covers, any emblems is an easy change with plastidip. Im planning on dipping my new vehicles wheels once spring hits.
tape off and spray them on boat. then peel away. use tooth pick to get in between letters
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we doing yours or mine first?
Photo documentation please!
Think it would work on a tower?
it will work on tower but I think it may be more trouble than it's worth. since it's a rubber material I'm thinking about doing my racks then taking out that rubber insert. I think without the rubber insert some of the surfboards might fit
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Matte black Moomba lettering would be sick!
Im liking these ideas. I would think you will need a lotof coats to makeit work on the racks
Drew thought I herd you looking to sell your Mojo? Or was that just silly talk
Well, if I could round up a few buyers, I'd have to be confident she was going to a good home before letting somebody else get in the saddle.
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I think racks is one of those areas that i would shy away from. There are people all over youtube that plastidip their computers and within weeks have peeling because of the constant manipulation so i feel like any area that gets handled frequently be it with hands, feet, equipment is one of the few scenarios not ideal for plastidip.
I can say with complete Certainty that Drew wont be buying an SA. Not because of price or budget but because the SA really sucks as a surf boat.
I surfed it and you have to have all the hard ballast filled, plus bags, plus 6+ people in the boat to even start to get an LSV quality wave. The SA is a pure unadulterated Wake Boat Hull.
Like many boats out there, you can make it surf but honestly the wave was just tall and and very short. Even with a lot of Nose weight it wouldnt lengthen the pocket.
I was really really hopping it would be a good surf boat as i have loved the boat since i first saw it. I love the line, the looks, everything about the boat except the Surf wave.
Do you guys think it would be a good idea to use the plasti-dip on the moomba letters? Dont you think the water would eventually just end up pealing it off. I would think that the constant water flowing over the letters would just mess it up after a few days on the lake.
I would love to buy those letters for my 07 LSV but they want 500 bucks for them, right now I have nothing on the boat but I think that the letters look awesome. I have heard people talking about the letters coming unglued so I didn't want to spend 500 on letters that are just going to fall off in the water.
If anyone has letters they want to sell me I will buy them off of you BTW.
The plasti dip is a 2 part process in curing.
The first couple hours after you apply it you can easily peal it off to get the edges clean and undo mistakes and such.
You then have to let it cure for 1-3 days according to there videos. After the curing you can remove it still but its much much harder.
They show a 1800 PSI pressure washer spraying on the edges and directly on it to simulate how strong the bond it.
They also say its still removable but you have to really rub at the corners to start an edge.
I think if you have the Moomba letters already and want them as different colors this is a strong possiblity.
If i would have had the Letters on Fierah then i would have blacked them out with this to try it out for everyone. I had the tribal pattern and after a bad day at the docks from A holes wake boarding threw the no wake zone the got dock rash and had to go.
Chad, my boat came with the chrome letters. Early last year I noticed they started peeling off so my boat was still under warranty so they were replaced. Since then I have had no problems out of them. From what I was told its not all the letters that have the problem. There was just a batch of bad ones from the supplier that were put on at the factory. They are a nice add but for how much they cost if they start peeling again they won't be replaced.
I may try the plasti-dip on them. I dont think the water would be an issue. The only thing I'm weary of is after you get it on and if you decide you want to take it off later after its cured you will need a bit of pressure to take it off. I wouldn't want it to weaken or pull the letters off during the process.
I think it will look pretty good but it also looks good chrome, heh decisions decisions...
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E4Nash i understand your concerns.
Have your thought about 3m tape? You can buy it in larger sections and cut it to fit the Moomba Letters.
This stuff is tuff.
As for peeling off the plasti dip i cant say how hard it is or the pressure it takes, watching the videos it looks pretty simple once you get it going.
jmvotto you mean for Drew it has to be a New Mojo or Surf specific boat? I think Drew would love a new 13 Mojo but mainly for the subtle changes and the fact who doesnt like a new boat haha. I dont honestly see Drew changing brands right now, i think hes pretty happy with his Boat. He would have to really be getting a serious del to switch brands and i would only see him doing it strickly to help his daughters advance in the sport if they are really serious about going pro
I was at the boat show today and finally saw the chrome letters in person. if I had the letters on my boat I would immediately plasti dip them. especially after standing next to the sa350 and worlds with those letters blacked out.
I don't see any reason the material would come off if you didn't want it to come off but when/if you want it off it won't be an issue taking off. I think it would be the best $6.10 upgrade EVER. if anyone has some extra Moomba letters laying around ill take them off your hands and get them dipped up. full disclosure and documentation will follow
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How many cans do you think I'll need?
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I would go with 4 to be safe. You can always take them back LOL.
I would go with at least 5 or 6 light coats. Maybe even 8 or 10. It all depends on how the finish looks.
I was watching videos and it shows how to fix blemishes, repair edges that peal up.
I too think if i had a boat with Chrome Letters they would be going black too. I keep looking at my truck to see what i could plastidip black or charcole grey. Nothing comes to mind LOL.
I like the chrome it has, side steps, bumpers, grill, and fender badges.
Mirrors whipers, handles are already black.
Dammit, i need something with chrome to plasti dip, im interested...
I can say if i still had Fierah i would be taking the windshield off and spraying the frame. I hated what ever coating was on it as it was peeling all the time. It looked nice new but the putting the cover on and off over the windshield put some scratches in it.
Ok ok ok...I'll do it. Not sure when but it will be done! I will also do my emblems/badges on my truck.
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no way will you need 4-6 cans for your letters. I have done 3 emblems (4-6 coats each), a skate board ( 3 coats) and the 4 light covers (4 coats) and i still have about a quarter of a can left. it goes a long way
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