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Old 06-19-2014, 02:15 AM
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I did my truck last summer and its still holing up nicely with no fading from what I can see.

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Old 06-19-2014, 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Brett2013fx4
It's actually silver lol but I believe I have a picture of it on a white truck

It might be silver Idk lol
Thats my truck and yeah its silver and I posted some more pics above.

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That's a silver Harley and he's on this forum. Great looking truck
Thanks man.

The rear Ford emblem is now lightly tinted with nightshade (same stuff I use to smoke my taillights) and then sprayed with the matte clear plasti dip.
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Old 06-19-2014, 07:30 AM
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There is special tape you can use to cut perfect lines.

Knifeless Design Line Tape Demonstration on 3M 1080 Vinyl - YouTube
That's awesome!
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@AKAO1029 and anyone else that's done this already...did you just tape off the rest of the gate? How do you keep the dip from sticking to the tape when you pulled it off? Did you just use spray cans or do you have a sprayer?
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Originally Posted by brianw0048
@AKAO1029 and anyone else that's done this already...did you just tape off the rest of the gate? How do you keep the dip from sticking to the tape when you pulled it off? Did you just use spray cans or do you have a sprayer?
Peel the tape off before the dip dries. If you wait until it dries it will peel the dip and make jagged edges
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Originally Posted by AKAO1029
Thats my truck and yeah its silver and I posted some more pics above.



Thanks man.

The rear Ford emblem is now lightly tinted with nightshade (same stuff I use to smoke my taillights) and then sprayed with the matte clear plasti dip.
You're very welcome lets see some new pics!
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Originally Posted by Abraham5G
I waxed my truck last weekend, should I clay bar it before applying Plastidip so it adheres better to the surface?
I would clay it. I'm not sure how the dip will hold up but I know for sure it will be almost impossible to tape off the area you don't want to dip as the tape won't stick at all to the wax
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Originally Posted by GriffFX4

There is special tape you can use to cut perfect lines.

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That's pretty badass. I might get some just to do a custom design on my hood lol
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No zebra stripes when you did the tail gate? (common problem with using the cans on a larger surface)
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