Want to change your colour scheme at will?

[Adrian]

I came across a product called Plasti Dip via an internet search. It's a rubberized plastic that is sprayed on like regular paint. The great thing is that if you get tired of the new colour, you simply peel the coating off and you are back to the original colour.

Just google "plasti dip" or check out www.dipyourcar.com some interesting demos. Paint anything from wheels to the entire car/bike.

Looks really interesting!

 

[DaveM]

This is a very interesting idea and I could see some advantages in doing this especially for off road riding and protecting the original paint work. However I don't think I would be rushing out and doing this on a normal used vehicle of any sorts.

 

[shanered6]

what a good product for a geta way car !

 

[CarlS]

I know some one who is trying this to black out chrome on his bike. I'll see how it works for him.

 

[DaveM]

It seems to come out in a matt finish

[video=youtube;hoCuSNs9U50]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoCuSNs9U50&feature=plcp[/video]

 

[shanered6]

i wonder what it would be like on corroded aloy rims ?

 

[DaveM]

That maybe a place where it would work

 

[keystiger]

It may work very well. And though they say it is fast and easy other than prep and primer it doesn't seem any easier than just repainting the car.
But the amount of information on the site about becoming an authorized installer "dipper" (for a few hundred bucks and then a fee of 150.00 a month for "advertising" fees.....makes it sound more like a get rich quick scheme for the dipyourcar.com guy.
Sorry to seem negative. Just seen a bunch of these "franchises" over the years.

Will be interested to see how Carls friend gets on with it. I would like to repaint the Tiger one day, who know this may be just the cats meow (sorry that was bad)

 

[shanered6]

well id like to do the rims on my tiger in satin black , after all the work i put in on polishing there just as bad again .
i could put the later mags on but im a traditionalist when it comes to dirt bikes ....i like spokes they just look right .

 

[keystiger]

Not throwin out the baby with the bath water Shane. Stuff may work a charm. I hope it does.
Just a little skeptical of the business not the product. I tend to be a negative suspicious sort anyway, I maybe way off on this product.

 

[devo]

what a great way to crash the value of your car

 

[Adrian]

what a great way to crash the value of your car

Ummm .... why do you say that? It looks like the easiest thing in the world to just peel it off. The original paintwork remains untouched.

A few years ago, the Speed and Street Triples came out in matte finishes - I thought the battleship grey with the yellow tank logo was particularly attractive. I would love to plasti dip my S3R in that colour combo and know that the original paintwork was intact beneath.

 

[DaveM]

Now that you mention it just peels off I wonder how long it last before it does start peeling off by itself

 

[Adrian]

Just to establish something - I've got nothing to do with Plasti Dip and am not plugging it, but I think it's a really neat product and I would definitely use it if it was available here in Doha.

If you watch the YouTube videos, a minimum of a 4 coats is recommended. This actually enables the product to be more easily peeled off than if a thinner coating is applied. Naturally, it won't last anywhere near as long as a regular paint job, but hey, simply rip it off and apply a new covering in a different colour - your neighbours will think you've bought another car or bike!

 

[DaveM]

That should keep them guessing for sure

 

[devo]

Ummm .... why do you say that? It looks like the easiest thing in the world to just peel it off. The original paintwork remains untouched.

A few years ago, the Speed and Street Triples came out in matte finishes - I thought the battleship grey with the yellow tank logo was particularly attractive. I would love to plasti dip my S3R in that colour combo and know that the original paintwork was intact beneath.

My bad,I watched the bulk of the video,but I must have missed the part about it being easy to peel off.
I still feel tho that the finished product was far short of the quality of the factory finish,and that is why I made that remark.

 

[shanered6]

no ithink your bang on ! i doubt the longivity of it and im not in the mood for doind things two times .
i supose it all depends what you want , and if you mess up peel off start again .

 

[CarlS]

I would like to see the results for myself. I don't trust how things look in a video.