Plasti Dip Badges - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

crouchy35 · 09-17-2013, 09:19 PM

Hi All

Picked up a can of black plasti dip (~$20 Autobarn) yesterday afternoon and decided to give my Toyota badges the once over on my 2013 mt fuji red 86.

Ive never painted anything in my life and was quite skeptical about the results but im pleased to say that it was super easy and the finished product looks great. The plasti dip gives a nice even matte finish.

Steps:
1. Cleaned the badge area with water and a chamois
2. Masked the area around the badge (newspaper and tape)
3. Sprayed 5 coats of plasti dip allowing 25-30 minutes drying time per coat. Each coat should be a nice even, wet layer. Spray consistently from left to right using the masking as your start/finish point.
4. After allowing the final coat to dry, peeled of masking and plasti dip around the badge. This comes away from the edges very easily.
5. Used a toothpick to remove the plasti dip from the inside areas (a little time consuming if youve got a shaky hand!)
6. Enjoy

I also removed the rear "Toyota" badge giving it a much cleaner look. Im really happy with the results and if I can do it, anyone can. Its a simple mod that can be easily reversed.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Crouchy35

ZZT86 · 09-17-2013, 11:38 PM

Nice work !

DriftEightSix · 09-19-2013, 12:11 AM

been meaning to do his to mine!!!

Rumbaar · 09-19-2013, 08:00 PM

I've been in two minds, to remove the badge and dip it or do what you've done and do it on the car. As I've seen others have the plasti-dip stain the base colour of the car.

But I'm not sure how this happened or how it's possible. As it's just a coat the sits on top right?

crouchy35 · 09-19-2013, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rumbaar

I've been in two minds, to remove the badge and dip it or do what you've done and do it on the car. As I've seen others have the plasti-dip stain the base colour of the car.

But I'm not sure how this happened or how it's possible. As it's just a coat the sits on top right?

There is absolutely no staining on mine. I think its pretty unlikely and with badges you are removing the plasti dip from the paint immediately so its not a real risk.

Rumbaar · 09-20-2013, 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crouchy35

There is absolutely no staining on mine. I think its pretty unlikely and with badges you are removing the plasti dip from the paint immediately so its not a real risk.

That's good then.

But there is a thread in another section where a guy did exactly what you did. Taped up and then sprayed his blue. Then took off and there was a clear square of blue around the badge where the paper wasn't.

But yes others have had it stain after a long period of use.

kALMIGHTY · 09-20-2013, 04:31 AM

Nice work! I did the same thing recently. No staining on mine either.

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09-17-2013, 09:19 PM	#1
crouchy35 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 Mt Fuji Red 86 GTS (MT) Location: Adelaide Posts: 90 Thanks: 9 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Plasti Dip Badges Hi All Picked up a can of black plasti dip (~$20 Autobarn) yesterday afternoon and decided to give my Toyota badges the once over on my 2013 mt fuji red 86. Ive never painted anything in my life and was quite skeptical about the results but im pleased to say that it was super easy and the finished product looks great. The plasti dip gives a nice even matte finish. Steps: 1. Cleaned the badge area with water and a chamois 2. Masked the area around the badge (newspaper and tape) 3. Sprayed 5 coats of plasti dip allowing 25-30 minutes drying time per coat. Each coat should be a nice even, wet layer. Spray consistently from left to right using the masking as your start/finish point. 4. After allowing the final coat to dry, peeled of masking and plasti dip around the badge. This comes away from the edges very easily. 5. Used a toothpick to remove the plasti dip from the inside areas (a little time consuming if youve got a shaky hand!) 6. Enjoy I also removed the rear "Toyota" badge giving it a much cleaner look. Im really happy with the results and if I can do it, anyone can. Its a simple mod that can be easily reversed. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Crouchy35 Attached Images

09-19-2013, 12:11 AM	#3
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09-17-2013, 11:38 PM	#2
ZZT86 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: BR86 Location: Location Posts: 841 Thanks: 310 Thanked 146 Times in 114 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice work !

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kALMIGHTY Banned Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: TRD Ultramarine '13 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,377 Thanks: 190 Thanked 766 Times in 347 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice work! I did the same thing recently. No staining on mine either.

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