I had this wild idea to use Plasti Dip (a rubber-like protective coat) on my bull bar as it has a lot of stains and little dents on the paint job. So I went to Supercheapauto just to learn that only AutoBarn is selling this stuff. However the teller got straight back to me and offered me Armor All - Custom Shield. Which is basically the same stuff under a different name. I bought two bottles of black and white because I couldn't really make up my mind which color I will use. Ended up coating the bullbar in matte white and gave the indicators a black coating.
It's very easy to use. You don't need to by an airbrush set - the paint comes right out of the bottle. The coat dries within 5 minutes. I tried to achieve an even result so I added a very thin layer (the more distance you keep between spray bottle and object the thinner the layer will be), let it dry for a couple of minutes and added another layer again. Did this about 6 times and uses 2 bottles (the second one seems to be half full).
I am not sure how long the coating will last - especially after upcoming weekend when we go offroading (and more especially after I chose to use white as color
). But I'll keep you updated. Here are two pictures. The photos are taken before I cleaned it properly. So my front and spot lights are still covered in paint. But it's very easy to get rid of the residue. I used a microfibre cloth and Degreaser.
All in all it took me an hour for the bullbar (incl. cleaning everything properly).
At a Glance
Product: Armor All Custom Shield
Price: 26 AUD per Bottle @Supercheap Auto
Time: ~1 hour including cleaning
It's very easy to use. You don't need to by an airbrush set - the paint comes right out of the bottle. The coat dries within 5 minutes. I tried to achieve an even result so I added a very thin layer (the more distance you keep between spray bottle and object the thinner the layer will be), let it dry for a couple of minutes and added another layer again. Did this about 6 times and uses 2 bottles (the second one seems to be half full).
I am not sure how long the coating will last - especially after upcoming weekend when we go offroading (and more especially after I chose to use white as color
). But I'll keep you updated. Here are two pictures. The photos are taken before I cleaned it properly. So my front and spot lights are still covered in paint. But it's very easy to get rid of the residue. I used a microfibre cloth and Degreaser.All in all it took me an hour for the bullbar (incl. cleaning everything properly).
At a Glance
Product: Armor All Custom Shield
Price: 26 AUD per Bottle @Supercheap Auto
Time: ~1 hour including cleaning
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