alpine.adrenaline

I decided to put a skin of PlastiDip on my Jeep. I used black on the wheels a few months ago and it has held up remarkably well but I can still remove it within a few minutes by peeling it off. For the sake of simply trying a different color, I chose Camo Tan and ordered 12 cans off of Ebay.

I set to masking off the areas I didn't want to scrub overspray off of later. It is especially difficult to remove from rubberized surfaces once it dries overnight. Now, PlastiDip is not paint. It doesn't require a spray booth or primer or hours of prep work because its JUST PLASTIDIP. Because I consider this a temporary application, I want removal to be easy, so adhesion is not as much of a concern as coverage. The thicker you lay it on, the easier it is to pull off in one piece when the time comes.

It was a cool evening but the XJ had sat in the sun all day was pretty warm. To ease the flow from the nozzle and improve the spray pattern I warmed the cans in hot water.

Used even, long spray strokes and did one panel at a time. The first coat was a thin mist to give the rest of the layers something to stick to. I think I ended up with about 5 coats that got progressively thicker, not waiting more than 10 minutes between coats. I removed my window tint as well in the process.

DieselD

That looks pretty damn good. I've been thinking about using plasti dip on my icon wheels so I don't have to ruin the finish, so if I ever sell them they'll still look nice.

caronaxtr

I think that color rocks, I like the idea of Plasti-Dip spray... Your XJ is a lot cleaner than mine is. Did you put a heavy coat of wax on it before painting ("dippin") it?

Also, it doesn't peal off when you're wheelin???

Looks really good!

Sparkys92XJ

That looks awesome! Might have to steal your idea haha

ColoradoNewb

Looks awesome, nicely done!!

Malik3404

looks good, I like it.......

darkcherokee

how many cans did you go through?

Tamadrummer

Nice! I've seen some cars nicely plasti dipped with an actual spray gun but good work

alpine.adrenaline

Thanks guys.

I used 11 cans. I kept one around to touch-up any tears I put in the stuff when I scrape it on tree branches.

No wax or anything, I just gave it a quick rinse at the car wash in the morning, then waited all day for it to dry in the sun so I didn't trap any water underneath (though I don't even know if that would actually happen). I was kinda torn here, because I don't want it to adhere so well that I can't remove it in large peels, but I didn't want it to come off too easily (like a pressure wash).
I expect it to scrape off with some moderate abrasion but as I was loading my mountain bike last night the handlebar end dragged over it and didn't do anything. I was surprised.

Sparkys92XJ

That's awesome! Gonna buy my cans soon!

azalxj

Good color choice, why did you remove the tint?

basskicker24

Thats my favorite color scheme on a vehicle. Very nice job.

Alpha 1-4

Looks real good, could be my time in service.

worleyburd

How do you peel if off the weatherstripping and stuff by the windows without it peeling some of the body off too?

bulrid8

Please keep us updated on how it holds up. That is the color I want on mine and doing it cheap. I think this is better then rattle canning it.