As most classic vehicle owners will know the maintenance of a classic is a continual labour of love and most owners have a well-stocked garage full of spares and equipment. Plasti Dip is popular with classic owners simply because it is so versatile, you can use it inside, outside and in areas that need waterproofing or get hard wear. In this post we round up some of the feedback and the uses which we’ve heard over the many years we’ve been in business.
Plasti Dip works well on car interior trim
Bryan Pullan says: “Renovating a 1954 Volvo, and am using Plasti Dip on interior trim, rubber mats, etc, which are in decent condition, but badly faded. Good covering power, and a good finish even when brushed on. will probably experiment on items such as mudflaps, and other hard to get bits of rubber and plastic trim.”
Jonathan Dean says: “Used on restoring an old Triumph you cannot get the re-trim kits for the vinyl/plastic centre console and crash pads. The ones I have are faded and well used so after slight repair I sprayed it with the plasti dip and what a transformation, it looks brand new.”
Peter Bolton says: “I used the product last night on a 1976 Mercedes SL and the results were fantastic, ended up looking like a brand new dash. I found the key to getting the perfect finish was to warm the can and shake it extremely well. Great product, keep up the good work.”
William Lewis says: “I bought a can of red Plasti Dip and the first time I used it was to paint a badly faded dashboard in my now 41 year old classic van. I had not used Plasti Dip before and also hadn’t used s sprayer in anger either. To make things more difficult I had only got a small amount of thinner and it was around 2-4 degrees C in the workshop! 4 years later and over 41000 miles of work use driving and the dashboard is still as good as it was when I did it. the red has not faded or damaged, even though the van lives outside 24/7/365 in all weathers. I also brush painted the front valance. The van is meant to be Red so it was the plan one day to paint repaint the whole van in this. The valance was an experiment as this area the paint gets badly chipped and abused on this van and it was pretty bad. again 4 years later it is still there and undamaged plus fully protecting the underlying metal/paint from damage too!”
Use Plasti Dip to restore a classic car steering wheel
Chris Blood says: “Plasti Dip … well what a product. Used it to cover a restored 30’s steering wheel – had originally like a hardened rubber. Costs £200+ to do professionally … I have used Plastidip at a fraction of the costs. needs 2-3 layers, patience and skill but does look like a cocha job.”
Tim says: “I used Plasti Dip to renovate a pre-war steering wheel. Never done anything like it before and although not a perfect finish it now looks great and I am sure that next time I would be able to get a perfect finish.”
Or even a gear knob…
Basil Bloom says: “Does what it says on the can… Repaired the top of the gear knob on my Saab – they wanted over £600 to replace it as it is does not unscrew from the lever. Unbelievable.”
Use on vintage car running boards
Mike says: “I just made new ply running boards for my 1937 Austin 10, and painted them with primer and four coats of Plasti Dip. The results are perfect, and beyond my expectations as you can see in the photos. Because I Plasti Dipped them completely they should be completely weathertight too. The originals were fibreglass over ply.”
Use Plasti Dip’s VLP to repair car seats
Simon Stroud says: “Bought VLP specifically to mend a hole in the leather seat of my beloved 10yr old BMW 740i. Forgot to take a ‘before’ photo but here’s the ‘after’. I’m very pleased as the leather had cracked and peeled leaving a definite hole that was getting worse. Although the repair is not invisible (I didn’t expect it would be) I’m sure I could do much better next time and I’m delighted”
Protecting wiring in a classic
Peter Pruce: “A rat took up residence under the bonnet of my wife’s classic Mercedes while it was stored for the winter. It ate the insulation on the cable looms exposing the copper. Where they pass through the bulkhead it is not possible to wrap with insulation tape. I used Plastidip black rubber paint on a 5mm brush to coat the wires very successfully. NB. I caught and punished the rat!
Waterproofing a classic Land Rover
Richard J says: “I used it to waterproof the roof of my landy. Great Job.”
Have you tried the latest addition to our product range?
The Colorbond range includes products for the restoration of car interiors, click on the images below to find out more or see this amazing interior transformation.
