Anyone have any recent reviews of the product? I have some fairings I would like to paint to add a little flavor to my bike and was wondering if anyone has anything to say about the product? Videos only look like it would hurt to try. The post on here about it doesn't seem to bad either, but the info is kind of old. Let me know!

Thank you.

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The good thing about plasti-dip is that if you don't like it you can just peel it off. I've seen plenty of folks do it to their bikes usually to make it less conspicuous or to hide some damage but if you're just looking for a different "feel" on your ZX-14, then it's probably something worth trying.

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I was considering trying some off season. I did quite a bit of searching on plastidipping motorcycles and for the most part it seems like a pretty bad idea for bodywork. The main problem is it rubs off on contact areas (feet/legs etc.) and bolt holes and apparently gas has it's way with it (gas drips). One guy did his whole bike, it looked great when he was done. 5 rides later he said it was a completely disaster and had to peel it all off. Also, it seems only good for 1-2 months at best on body work even if it doesn't get damaged.

well mine didn't hold up very well for those who were interested. It peels horribly where the fairing bolts go on (shoulda been obvious) and where your legs are against the tank it fades and peels as well. Didn't even last 5 rides.

I did this green plastidip. It was silver and I wanted a new look. Held up really well and lasted about 3 weeks with minimal issues (there were a few places that started peeling up, but that was more from when I was trying to take the tape off). I finally just peeled it off because I was selling the bike.

Of course, there's some positive stories too such as "lasting 3 months", but that's still pretty short. I imagine a lot of the disasters don't really get reported, mostly out of embarrassment. Considering most people spend somewhere around $100 to plastidip a bike (on paint) it's really not as cheap as someone would like to think for lasting 1-3 months.

Wheels may be one exception, many claiming to get 6 months out of a solid 7 coat deal (requiring touch ups and what not).

So who knows, try it, don't try it. Someone never knows until they do for themselves. Me, I decided where I wanted to put it would be a disaster area (rear fairings).

* Last updated by: VicThing on 11/23/2014 @ 5:46 PM *

Yea I'm thinking my lower fairings and belly pan. Might try my seat cowl as well. I want to do gold to go with the CF and Black I have now. Think it would look nice with my Two Bros CF pipes too. Used to really like how the Black and gold combo looked on the old zx-12.

But as most have stated, try it. If it sucks, take it off. It's a cheaper alternative to painting or buying new fairings in the mean time at least.

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Yea I'm thinking my lower fairings and belly pan. Might try my seat cowl as well.

Dip would be a great way to try the color. As the others said, it's a bit delicate. I think your lowers will soon start to peel along the edge where they mate up with the sides. I just dipped my water hoses. They stood up to install. No cracks or tears at all. Only problem I see is as soon as an edge starts, it will peel very easily. I plan to Dip the fins on my formans but I don't think it's gonna last more than a season.

The PlastiDip Glossifier works great if you want a shiny finish. It has a grippy, gummy texture after its dry. Dirt sticks to it readily. It washes off easy but I don't know how many washings it will take and if you wax, better buff very carefully.

Spray it on wet, no light coats. Dip sprays in little globules and they won't flow together if you don't give it a wet coat. ...just be careful not to go to wet or you could get some orange peel pits.

If you plan to do a stripe, search "PlastiDip masking." You have to peel the tape before the stuff dries. If you peel after it dries, the coat just tears along the edge because it stretches rather than breaking. I had some luck scoring the Dip after it dried along masked areas but it will only work if you use a brand new Xacto blade. If it's even a little dull, the blade skips. Xacto work over a paint job is dicey. I've done it with vinyl but I've had a lot of experience cutting frisket masks for airbrushing. You have to have the feel for how deep to score without cutting into the clearcoat.

The color range is rather limited if you plan to use the rattle cans. I don't think you'll find gold metalic or just plain light brown gold either. I had luck mixing colors laying one wet coat over another. It was not flawlessly even in tone but pretty good. Actually, it was highly acceptable on the small water hoses I did but might be much more of a challenge on a car. I think you could use the technique with reasonable success on motorcycle body panels. Just picture yourself with a rattle can in each hand!

Bright colors will be more vibrant with a solid white undercoat.

It's a great way to try stuff. If you no like, tear it off.

I used Blaze Orange and it was without doubt the most intense neon orange I have ever seen. I'd expect the same from the other Blaze colors. I have a pretty loud scheme going on my bike but Blaze Orange is far too bright even for me.

* Last updated by: Rook on 11/23/2014 @ 9:04 PM *

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