Does anyone have experience with using some sort of dip to replenish the coating on these little guys?
I recall 35 years ago when I was a volunteer fireman we refurbished a bunch of our tools/equipment that had a coating similar to this stuff on handles etc. One of the guys showed up with a pail of some sort of stuff that we could dip items into and then let it dry. It seems to me it left a coating similar to this stuff, but I can't recall for sure?
I've been reading about it. Have you used it Mark? The one description about it I read said it remains kind of rubbery and the original stuff doesn't do that.
__________________
1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Yes buy the plastdip in a can that you dip parts into. Don't use the spray. I've done it for years. Factory results. Yes it should be a bit rubbery. The originals are just petrified from years of oil. Oil will soften the plastidip tho.
__________________
Beaumontguru
MY BEAUMONT HAS 4 STUDDED TIRES AND 2 BLOCKHEATERS......AND LOTS OF OIL UNDERNEATH. The other one has a longer roof.
Cool, we should try a comparison test. ive got all the plasti dip and the samples, and some i just did for the wagon, and some that have been done for 10 years
__________________
Beaumontguru
MY BEAUMONT HAS 4 STUDDED TIRES AND 2 BLOCKHEATERS......AND LOTS OF OIL UNDERNEATH. The other one has a longer roof.
Ask Jerel. I gave him some plug wire holders cleaned up and rediped about (2) yrs ago.
I have found that putting aluminum foil over the top and putting the plastic cap over this it will keep far longer.
I have one that is (2) yrs old and is still use able. In the house.
I also found that when it gets low in the can that by adding something that sinks to the bottom will raise
the level so you can get the most out of the can helps.
Cool, we should try a comparison test. ive got all the plasti dip and the samples, and some i just did for the wagon, and some that have been done for 10 years
Next time I see you we'll try to do that. I may not get to these until next week, we'll see how things go. I get my shot on Friday morning so allowance is being made for being out of commission for a day or two, just to be safe.
__________________
1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Cool, we should try a comparison test. ive got all the plasti dip and the samples, and some i just did for the wagon, and some that have been done for 10 years
... and get Phil Swift of Flex Seal fame involved.
__________________
Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
