Friend dipped his car. Looked alright for a while, beware of gas spillage as that would dissolve the coat. You could potentially use any flaking for a ratty look
I have considered dipping my next bike if it happens to be black. But I decided that I would want it vinyl wrapped instead.
I dipped my OEM wheels on my car about two years ago, and so far they've held up to two winters of use pretty well. I only use them winters since they have my snow tires, so it's NOT two full years of road use and abuse, but winter is the worst time of year and it's held up great. Prep and proper application is key. Best of all, if it ever does get screwed up, I can peel it off and try again. In the meantime, my factory finish has been protected for the past two years!
Ignore the busted wheel stud, which was the original purpose of this pic.
There's still the Black detailing towards the rear of the bike, so the now Matt front, Yellow fairing/tank, and Black at the back, all look great together!
I dipped my OEM wheels on my car about two years ago, and so far they've held up to two winters of use pretty well. I only use them winters since they have my snow tires, so it's NOT two full years of road use and abuse, but winter is the worst time of year and it's held up great. Prep and proper application is key. Best of all, if it ever does get screwed up, I can peel it off and try again. In the meantime, my factory finish has been protected for the past two years!
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Ignore the busted wheel stud, which was the original purpose of this pic.
My guess is that if I were to use a permanent one I'd have to prep the surface, for this one I didn't do any surface prep apart from just making sure it was clean, for regular spray you probably need to sand the surface before paint, so basically I skipped a lot of the work. However, since the result looked good, we can always have the option of peeling away the temporary layer in the future (after it's worn down) and this time around put a permanent one. Good for experimenting color combos without the fear of committing to it.@SighBored , that looks brilliant !!
Do you wish you had performed the same project only with a PERMANENT Matt Black spray instead (not the plasti-dip), considering the successful outcome?
Plus simple to return the parts back to the original yellow, should you wish.
Thanks, just a noob giving it a try. I have heard of certain cases where the Plasti-Dip actually reacts or eats into the surface below, so have to be careful for that.Ahh I see. Yes, suppose for permanent spraying, there's a lot more prep work involved. However with this application its just a wipe over to ensure surfaces are clean, then get spraying!
The finish is brilliant, you've done a great job.
