Plasti Dip

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johnnyb47

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Wales
Hi to all. Now that the darker evenings are drawing in, I need to occupy my three brains cells for the impending long evenings by myself. Cycling is going to be less intense with the onset of the colder , wetter weather so i,m thinking of buying an old cheap beat up bike and restoring it. I've got a nice big shed at the bottom of the garden and I'm quite good at repairing mechanical problems that may be apparent. I've always fancied the idea of respraying an old frame diy style but in the past rattle cans of spray never seem to get that perfect finish for me. There is however a relatively new product on the market called Plasti dip. It's taken a storm in the automotive scene and there are quite a few YouTube clips showing how easy it is to use on alloy wheels and whole car resprays. Its essentially a flexible rubber spray paint that has a fantastic finish to it. I think you start off with the base coat and finish it off with a dusting of another colour which gives it a nice metallic hue. The interesting part though is that if you muck the job up ,this paint will simply peel off the frame, once dried leaving a clean surface to start again. It almost looks like a vinyl wrap. If you have time just have a look on YouTube for plasti dip and tell me what you think.
All the best .
Johnny
 

screenman

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It has not taken the motor trade I work in by storm.
 
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johnnyb47

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Location
Wales
I didn't say " motor trade ". I said automotive scene ,and my comment " as being taken by storm" is also subjective to the people who are talking about it in various motoring circles . I personally have not used this product and was merely wondering whether the product would be any use to for a DIY project of a bicycle.
 

Con

Über Member
Slightly off topic but I don't know if you've heard of hydrodipping but I've seen a lot of motorbikes that have had it done with very good results they have thousands of different designs at very reasonable prices. Not sure how much a bike frame would be but they will dip anything thats non porous that will fit in the bath. helmets, wheels, I've even seen PlayStation's and paint guns done.
 
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johnnyb47

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Location
Wales
Thanks for the link. I will have a look at the video after work. I wonder how durable it is though compared to a traditional respray. It has some good reviews on Amazon though :-))
 

lutonloony

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Location
torbay
I guess cost is a factor. Not knowing any thing about this, how does plasti dip compare to stove enamelled ?
 
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johnnyb47

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Location
Wales
I would probably think stove enamelled would be more resilient to abuse. I may be wrong but did the old Raleigh burners use some sort of wrapping on there chromoly bikes. I think it was the ultra burner or night burner. I remember the kids used to peel off the film when they got bored with the look of there bike to reveal a chromed frame underneath.
 

Con

Über Member
I would probably think stove enamelled would be more resilient to abuse. I may be wrong but did the old Raleigh burners use some sort of wrapping on there chromoly bikes. I think it was the ultra burner or night burner. I remember the kids used to peel off the film when they got bored with the look of there bike to reveal a chromed frame underneath.
I think it was the super burner that was the worst it had a gold frame that peeled off. The night burner was black and red (I really wanted one but only got the mag burner for Christmas ) and the ultra burner was black and gold reminded me of the old JPS f1 cars
 

mythste

Veteran
Location
Manchester
Thanks for the link. I will have a look at the video after work. I wonder how durable it is though compared to a traditional respray. It has some good reviews on Amazon though :-))

Noticed this stuff some time ago, I'd be interested to see how easy it is to "top up" a coat that might be damaged from stone chips rather than have to re-apply the whole finish
 
I would probably think stove enamelled would be more resilient to abuse. I may be wrong but did the old Raleigh burners use some sort of wrapping on there chromoly bikes. I think it was the ultra burner or night burner. I remember the kids used to peel off the film when they got bored with the look of there bike to reveal a chromed frame underneath.
I'm sure the Raleigh Dynatech I owned was wrapped on the main tubes.
 

cyberknight

As long as I breathe, I attack.
I had thought about using this on my commuter as its well beat up , then again the beat up look is what im going for in the bike racks next to the shiny bikes locked up with bits of wire you could chew through ........
 
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