Plasti-dipping fenders?

[07Custom]

Hey guys,

I saw some guy on another forum who plastidipped his fenders, grille, and part of his hood. It actually looked really cool. I was wondering if anyone here had first hand experience with the durability of plastidip and also was wondering if it would stain my fenders or anything since they're white...?

Thanks again for all of your help!

 

[cgalpha08]

I have done my fenders. I do not know what they look like underneath. I have had them sprayed with plasti dip since about july 2012. I did do a re-spray after a few month, because it had chipped some from the road and wheeling.
Here are a couple of pics.

 

[07Custom]

Also, where did you get your grille guard? I need one of those things already!!!

I'll probably plastidip my fenders as well...I'm just hoping if I decide to take it off after a few months the white paint isn't stained...

 

[Expendable]

if you do plan to use plasti-dip. make sure it is laid down thick enough and or enough coats put down.

I sold a set of wheels I plasti-dipped and the new owner of them had some professional car wash guys remove it and it took them 2 hours to do so on 17inch mustang wheels. this was using chemicals too.

if you don't lay down enough plasti-dip it makes it a pain to remove. when you go to peel it, it breaks off in tiny pieces instead of staying together and coming off in big pieces if not almost in 'sheets'.

 

[07Custom]

Yeah, I'm definitely contemplating it. When I had my S10 ZR2 I raptor lined the entire truck and was thinking I may go that route with the fenders. At the same time, I like the shine and clean look of the fenders...that's why the plastidip appealed to me, because it's not permanent.

 

[cgalpha08]

I think have something like 5 coats on originally, probably more like 9 now with the re spray.

Be caareful with it tho. Wd-40 will essentialy turn it into liquid.
Gasoline will ruin it (found this out the hard way at the pump)
Bug and Tar remover from turtle wax is the best way to remove the buts of overspray and remanants that you want removed. IMO

BTW i got my brushguard from teakatoys. Its made by realwheels. It has essentially doubled in price since i bought it.

 

[USMC_315]

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does anyone else have a white or silver H3 with black fenders? I'm not sure if this is something I wanna do...

 

[SedonaBound]

Why make a lovely H3 look like a Jeep?