Well I did it… I took a spray can to my week old XPower….

[Brettus]

I’d bought the can a month or so ago and wanted to give it a go. I’ve never sprayed anything before (apart from an MDF sign I made for a tuck shop, single black colour)


More masking was required, lesson for next time but thankfully overspray wasn’t too bad so I cleaned that up and learned my lesson.

No turning back now!

When you think you’ve got enough coats, do a couple more. My next lesson learned.

A short drying time later….

Thankfully despite my thin (and not enough) coats, the peel went OK.
I’m super pleased with how the metallic blue plastidip turned out. I didn’t want a badge cover as it makes it “bolder” (and I wanted my choice of colour)

Will see how well it lasts given my sparing coats but I’ve barely used any of the can so I can redo it if/when required. Back badges next most likely.

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

Your braver than me m8,
That's why I went for covers.
But you're right they do look a bit big.
You have given me the inspiration to have a go though.
Looks great

 

[Chequers]

I’d bought the can a month or so ago and wanted to give it a go. I’ve never sprayed anything before (apart from an MDF sign I made for a tuck shop, single black colour)

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More masking was required, lesson for next time but thankfully overspray wasn’t too bad so I cleaned that up and learned my lesson.
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No turning back now!
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When you think you’ve got enough coats, do a couple more. My next lesson learned.

A short drying time later….
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Thankfully despite my thin (and not enough) coats, the peel went OK.
I’m super pleased with how the metallic blue plastidip turned out. I didn’t want a badge cover as it makes it “bolder” (and I wanted my choice of colour)

Will see how well it lasts given my sparing coats but I’ve barely used any of the can so I can redo it if/when required. Back badges next most likely.

Maybe try Liquid masking
Amazon product ASIN B006ZY3KZW

 

[Deleted member 14300]

That's similar to the Black VW badges we did.

 

[Brettus]

Maybe try Liquid masking
Amazon product ASIN B006ZY3KZW

Ah, no, it was the outer bit I needed more paper on as the area beyond the paper got spattered but it cleaned up OK. The inner bit didn’t need masking.

That’s cool stuff to know about though, thanks

 

[JonnyG]

That looks a terrific job

Do you apply the plastidip all over and then cut it out around the badge ?

Any prep required apart from cleaning ?

 

[Brettus]

Plastidip is magic stuff, no cutting needed, it’s peel-able rubberised paint. As you peel it up and pull away from the badge it gives along that line and leaves the badge coated. You can peel the badge still if you get a fingernail in there so I can remove it later if I want. But yeah essentially you overspray (but within a contained masked area) and then peel the excess.

 

[TheHypnoToad]

I'm not big a fan of blacked out badges, but I quite like the purple here, good complimentry colour for orange. Nice job!