Plasti-dip and plastic paint

[themac]

Has anyone tried this? I am to paint my SJ in military green plasti-dip if anyone is familiar with the concept. Has anyone tried putting stickers on the surface? I have two Japanese-Army-Knockoff stickers that will fit perfectly on the doors. Is it a good option for the entire body though? Would it look good being the job of a farmers hand like meself? looks like it will cover well. I want the old lady looking amazing (like she is) but a pro-paintjob would put me so far down the budget I'd have to steal petrol for a year to come. And a bit of scrathes only adds to the charm the way I see it. I want her to look like a bad ass Mad Max driveby but still be cool enough for me to look awesome in in my sunshades and drunken tattoos, and, of course, go where I want her to, wich she does, all standard.

[andyrew]

I heard mixed reviews.

But to me it seems much cheaper to buy normal paint.


Is it just a matt green you want to paint It?

[trotter]

plastidip is a clever cheap way of changing the colour of your vehicle or protecting the original paintwork, it does however peel off by hand so would be no good on a greenlaner/offroader i reckon.

[Anton]

I have a feeling that roller painting is the cheapest option, and some people have found ways to get showroom quality results from it.

[gamble63]

A friend of mine did his L200 and it looked sweet, its a lot more hard wearing than people think, to start it peeing off it takes you about 5 mins to pick at it to get an edge to pull on and then it still takes a fair tug to pull it off.

[donkeychomp]

I'd avoid plastic paint on a car myself, and rollering can take an age to make it look good. If you're going for the military look you want a matt nato green. I did my old 410 in that colour, got 6 large spray tins made up for about £30 (was a while ago) and only used 5 in the end. Did it in a day.

[themac]

Yeah, I might just go for the NATO-green. My original paintwork looks like anyways. I read about it on a site and I got the idea it would ba good for rust protection, wich might be true on a highway-car, but with all the brush and stuff in the woods, nah.
Thanks for your answers