Plasti-Dip or Black Paint?

[Undisputed]

I've already painted my grills black, but no matter how much paint is on them, they always need to be touched up. I do ALOT of driving so I know this is the issue, but I know that I'm going to get tired of touching them up every week.
Does plasti-dip hold up better to rocks and wear and tear better?

[actlsub9]

Many people love the durability of plasti-dip, although good paint prep is key.

[VancityA4]

So what is considered "good paint prep" for Plasti-Dip? Is cleaning, sanding, and primering enough? Is there a certain grit of sandpaper that works best? I'm just about to paint my grills and I want to make sure it's durable.

[actlsub9]

Ryan does a pretty good job of going through the prep on here http://a4mods.com/ It's under the "Exterior and Cosmetic" DIYs.

[pyro]

plasti-dip

[F16HTON]

Audi does make black grills that will NEVER chip.

[Capt. Obvious]

Someone should Plasti-Dip their entire car.

[thedon28]

plastidip..my first time i did it it came out bad and i litterally peeled it off like it was electrical tape..and if u wanna go back chrome u peel it

[actlsub9]

Someone should Plasti-Dip their entire car.

I saw a person who decided it would be a good idea to do their whole car with that rhino-liner stuff used for truck beds lol

[nihil]

I used Rustoleum flat black on my front grille trim and rear bumper strip (right under trunk lid). I didn't choose that paint for any other reason than I had some laying around from touching up the frame on the Jeep, but it has worked out nicely. It's been through multiple washes and some good hard scrubbing without needing any touchups. My driveway is right under a tree that likes to drip sap, and the goddamn squirrels drop shit and acorns on it (got one of the little bastards in the ass with a slingshot earlier today, he was dropping acorns on me while I was doing an oil change).

[nihil]

I saw a person who decided it would be a good idea to do their whole car with that rhino-liner stuff used for truck beds lol

Please tell me they weighed the vehicle both before and after, I'd love to know how much weight that packed on.

[MOFSTEEL]

Just buy a black grille and save yourself the headaches.
http://www.genuinevwaudiparts.com/pa...?siteid=214407

[mister_tu]

Please tell me they weighed the vehicle both before and after, I'd love to know how much weight that packed on.

check out the nasioc forum, there was an STI that did it. puke.

[Undisputed]

Just buy a black grille and save yourself the headaches.
http://www.genuinevwaudiparts.com/pa...?siteid=214407

Thanks for the link. I'll be able to use that later.
I want a mesh grill though.

[gdubz77]

i painted mine with plastic dip and am very happy with the result, it holds up really nice never have any problems.

[darkstar]

if you are going to paint pasti dip for sure

[boostedAvant]

Also on team plasti-dip, I painted my lower grille like three times and it kept peeling, painted it one last time with plasti-dip and it has held up for over a year even through last winter in Denver, not a single chip or flake it really is amazing stuff haha.

[android3000]

I sanded, primered, painted, and clear coated mine and it still looks like i just did it after 6 months...

[NyteEscape]

i used plasti-dip. that was almost 2 years ago, and you still can't tell it's not oem. i did prep quite well, making sure i took my time.

[Synthetik]

I sanded, primered, painted, and clear coated mine and it still looks like i just did it after 6 months...

Did you paint the emblem too, cuz it looks bomb!

[NyteEscape]

Did you paint the emblem too, cuz it looks bomb!

i believe you can do that with high grit sandpaper. there's a diy somewhere around here.

i'm gonna tackle it this weekend.

[AvantJunkie]

i believe you can do that with high grit sandpaper. there's a diy somewhere around here.

i'm gonna tackle it this weekend.

Correct. Just some fine grit sandpaper to take the shine off of the chrome. Instant "brushed" rings!

[Greedo]

plasti dip

i did mine today here's the before and after

Before:


After:

3 things.

1) This thread is almost 3 years old.

2) This is the A4 section, not the A6 section.

3) You cannot link pictures from your email account.

[Tallya6]

sorry new trying still to figure stuff out whats the best way to post pics then?

[rja4]

CHECK THIS OUT!!! I just did an awesome write up on how to plasti dip emblems and badges!

Click here: http://bit.ly/1aDdRAz

[nihil]

CHECK THIS OUT!!! I just did an awesome write up on how to plasti dip emblems and badges!

Click here: SPAM

Here on AZ there is a forum just for DIY writeups, but instead you necro-bumped and linked to a spam site, post reported.

Not to mention that it's a weak writeup recommending methods that will yield mediocre ricer results at best. Go buy a Honderp and reinforce that stereotype.

[milan2k13]

Or just YouTube dipyourcarcom Fonzie has way better do it your self videos lol