Plasti Dipped my scooter this weekend. Did okay? By jshawd40 (Read 4,245 times)

[jshawd40]

Pictures from this weekends project. Saw a video on youtube yesterday and thought I'd give it a try. Let me know what you guys think. Matte Black. I think it came out decent at least.
Thanks,

Justin-

[tvnacman]

link us to the video

John

[jshawd40]

This is the video that I watched and decided to give it a try. Home Depot sells spray cans of plasti dip for like 6 bucks each. I used 4 for the bike.


This one as well.

[terrilee]

REALLY NICE


i was gonna plasi dip "Chrissy" last summer
red----ewww-- glad i didnt

all black is great but be careful if u ride at night

[jshawd40]

Good point... not sure I thought this one through all the way.... lol

[terrilee]

well
just make sure you have strong brake lights
and stick a couple reflectors
on the sides.
or better yet,
wire a couple 13 inch LED strips underneath.

just wanna make U visible to the cagers

[jct842]

I don't get the point, spray it on and peal it off? If I spray a bike scooter or car a different color I would be p*ssed off big time if me or the neighbor kid could peel it right off. Watching the video all it took was a thumb rub to get it coming up! And how about going thru an auto car wash?

[jshawd40]

jct842- I get your point.

However, the more coats that you apply, the tougher it is. I wanted the matte look, but didn't want to pay and arm and a leg. And if you could have seen what the paint looked like prior to this, I'm sure you would agree. If you rub the center of a panel that I painted, it will not peel. However, if you go to a corner and try to start the peel, then eventually, it will start to come off, which is what I wanted to begin with anyway, a cheap way to change the look to my scoot.

I also had the same feelings you had before I dipped the bike, so I also found this video. It just covers some of the questions that I had before trying it out.

[jct842]

I suppose if it would hold up. Got the 83 riva I been wanting to do a paint job on,....I wonder......I will have to see what colors they have. john

[helix803]

I wonder about the extra weight as compared to regular paint.

I was able to get a nice finish on my Helix with Duplicolor Perfect Match spray paint, a few coats of clear gloss laquer, wet sanding with 1000 grit, polishing compound, and some wax. That is many more steps, but is close to a factory finish.

[jshawd40]

I think I might change the color of my scoot from black to matte white. Been driving home from work this week, not feeling safe with the bike being black. White comes out pretty nice too.