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I used PlastiDip once, and it worked well for the application. I hated the bland argent silver grille on my 2009 Chevy HHR Panel, and was going to paint it black.
Since it is plastic, I was going to use Krylon's plastic paint, but I had previously painted a set of plastic wheel covers with it, and they chipped badly from rocks and gravel. Instead, I chose black spray-on PlastiDip.
I removed the grille, cleaned it thoroughly with some plastic degreaser I found at Home Depot (also where I bought the 'Dip), and sprayed the grille with four coats of the 'Dip, leaving it to dry 2 hours between coats, hanging in the garage.
The HHR had 11k miles on it in 2009, when I 'Dip'd it, and it has 190k miles on it now in 2026, and still looks pretty good, with some dip flaked off from rock chips.
I used to lightly retouch it every few years, while it was my daily driver on my 120 mile daily commute, before retiring 12-31-2015, but not in the past five years or so (it is good enough for a beater/utility/back up vehicle).
I might spray my X's roof rack if needed, but currently it only has one spot that the black chipped off, and I wrapped silicone tape around it, and it has lasted 5 years in Texas sun (not garaged, nor has the HHR been, though bought in Dec.'08).
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01 BMW X5 E53,3.0i-5L40E, 7/13/01
topas-blau,Leder-grau,"resto-project car"
Here:
14 Lexus ES350,3.5L-U660E
09 HHR Panel,2.2L-4T45E
04 Chevy 2500HD,6.0L-4L80E
98 GMC Sierra 1500,5.7L-4L60E
Gone:
66 Chevelle Malibu 2dr ht.,327>441c.i.-TH350>PGlide/transbrake
08 Cobalt Coupe,2.2L-4T45E
69 & 75 C10s,350c.i.-TH350
86 S10,2.8L-700R4
73 Volvo 142,2.0L-MT4
72 & 73 VW SuperBeetles,1.6l-MT4
64 VW,1.2l-MT4
67 Dodge Monaco 500 2dr ht.,383c.i.-A727
56 Chevy 210 4dr,265c.i.-PGlide
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