cdwalls
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Car(s)
- 2006 MKV GTI
This is my first little write up/DIY so if i missed anything contact me and ill help you out! Ok so I looked for a long time to try to find a plasti dip with plate holes thread and couldn't find one so i honestly thought it couldn't be done well since plasti dip gets really clumped and uneven easily. I figured i would try it myself and it goes a little somethin like this!
The goods. Obviously a can of black plasti dip first.
next i needed something to fill the holes and something that hardend so i could sand it. At first i got some epoxy i had to mix but that was garbage and was like glue, my second try i got this Plastic Wood shtuff. prefect
next i just filled the holes with the Plastic Wood (didn't need to look perfect since its going to be sanded)
So at this point there was no turning back since i sanded. i originally bought 400 grit to sand the grill but need something a little less (not sure what number but it was still fine grained, possibly 300) i sanded each hole area until it was completely flat and smooth as a babys booty
Ok so now that all the areas with Plastic Wood have been sanded by the 300 or so grain, i sanded the whole grill with 400 grit.
Ready for action
Sprayed the first coat very lightly. Do not spray plastidip like spray paint. (wait about 30 minutes between sprays)
3 light coats later
6 coats later
7th coat (yes i know thats a lot of coats :0, grill is significantly heavier lol) and i felt like it was done, probably could keep going if the hole areas aren't completely covered.
Dark shot but i had to get it on ASAP to see it because i was impatient, also had to go cruise and of course i got pulled over but whatever, taters gunna tate
The goods. Obviously a can of black plasti dip first.
next i needed something to fill the holes and something that hardend so i could sand it. At first i got some epoxy i had to mix but that was garbage and was like glue, my second try i got this Plastic Wood shtuff. prefect
next i just filled the holes with the Plastic Wood (didn't need to look perfect since its going to be sanded)
So at this point there was no turning back since i sanded. i originally bought 400 grit to sand the grill but need something a little less (not sure what number but it was still fine grained, possibly 300) i sanded each hole area until it was completely flat and smooth as a babys booty
Ok so now that all the areas with Plastic Wood have been sanded by the 300 or so grain, i sanded the whole grill with 400 grit.
Ready for action
Sprayed the first coat very lightly. Do not spray plastidip like spray paint. (wait about 30 minutes between sprays)
3 light coats later
6 coats later
7th coat (yes i know thats a lot of coats :0, grill is significantly heavier lol) and i felt like it was done, probably could keep going if the hole areas aren't completely covered.
Dark shot but i had to get it on ASAP to see it because i was impatient, also had to go cruise and of course i got pulled over but whatever, taters gunna tate