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I just wanted to share what I worked on today. Like a lot of folks, my new-to-me 997 came with small scratches on the plasti trim surrounding the door handle and window switches. Rather than replace the entire piece and tear my door apart, I decided to plasti dip the trim piece with it still on the car. I'm surprised to how closely black plasti dip matches the factory plastic finish. Anyhow, here are before and after pictures along with a video I made! I highly recommend trying plasti dip for interior repairs, especially if your interior is black.
I just masked it off. I didn't want to deal with taking off the door. I hear the trim removal is a real pain in the *** because of a plastic weld holding it in place.
It's amazing what TLC can do to a car. I was pretty frustrated with my car when I first received it. It had a few small dings, rock chips all over the hood and bumper, and a few plastic interior flaws. I got all the dings removed, used Dr. ColorChip on the hood, and now fixed the major interior blemish with Plasti Dip. My car looks and runs great for having nearly 60k miles on her. I'd say better than a lot of 997s with half the miles.
First, complements on a very nicely done video. Very well done and a good contribution to the board.
I've plasti dipped a set of wheels and a front spoiler. My wheels came out pretty good, only started to fray at the edges after several months. The spoiler was not so good. The spoiler is an impact location and a spot that you can easily brush up against. I did not find plasti dip terribly durable. I brushed up along the spoiler and a 3" section just bubbled up. Basically ruined the finish. I think it is good on a wheel, where it will likely not be touched. I would be very surprised if you could touch that switch panel repeatedly and not have the plasti dip easily start to peel off. Once it peels, it is really toast with only a full reapplication as a rescue. You can let us know, but I would not think it very good for this application. If you wanted to spray the dash trim pieces, I'd say it would work much better as one never touches them. Let us know how it lasts long term.
First, complements on a very nicely done video. Very well done and a good contribution to the board.
I've plasti dipped a set of wheels and a front spoiler. My wheels came out pretty good, only started to fray at the edges after several months. The spoiler was not so good. The spoiler is an impact location and a spot that you can easily brush up against. I did not find plasti dip terribly durable. I brushed up along the spoiler and a 3" section just bubbled up. Basically ruined the finish. I think it is good on a wheel, where it will likely not be touched. I would be very surprised if you could touch that switch panel repeatedly and not have the plasti dip easily start to peel off. Once it peels, it is really toast with only a full reapplication as a rescue. You can let us know, but I would not think it very good for this application. If you wanted to spray the dash trim pieces, I'd say it would work much better as one never touches them. Let us know how it lasts long term.
I'll keep everyone posted on how it holds up. I really only touch the door handle and window switches and not the actual trim itself. Just curious if the part that bubbled was near the edge and how clean the area was prior. Plasti Dip works really well if you can get it to wrap around curves. It creates a tightening affect. Oh well, worse case, it will peel off and look the same.
So far, so good. It is more tacky than the original finish, so dust sticks to it easier. With this being said, I'm not the type that touches the trim much. I just touch the window buttons. I will post a pic in a month, but my guess is it will look no different.
I recently stopped by the small Dip-Your-Car store in Ft. Lauderdale and was advised that the more layers you apply the more resistant it will be to ripping or tearing, although I doubt you could apply enough layers if there's going to be strong lateral contact. I sprayed the metal door sills on my 86 Carrera and they chipped after my shoes hit them when I was getting in and out of the car. However, I'm a big fan and plan to spray my entire car in the future.
I recently stopped by the small Dip-Your-Car store in Ft. Lauderdale and was advised that the more layers you apply the more resistant it will be to ripping or tearing, although I doubt you could apply enough layers if there's going to be strong lateral contact. I sprayed the metal door sills on my 86 Carrera and they chipped after my shoes hit them when I was getting in and out of the car. However, I'm a big fan and plan to spray my entire car in the future.
I agree. Plasti Dip is great for parts that don't get touched much. On the plus side, it's easy enough to remove and reapply.
Don't you get any bad reaction when plasti dip is sprayed onto the soft touch paint porsche uses? I suppose the op just sprayed it on top. Also wseikow might be able to share his experience when he painted the sports chrono black.
