2012 sill protector - thinking outside the box

[svtchris1021]

wooow it rlly does look diferent! mmm interested in this now! looks sweet bro!

 

[SHOOTER]

Are your fenders blacked too? Looks badass-radass

 

[Mac]

Sounds like it would work. I have to go get some plastidip and also try it on other parts.

 

[JP7]

On the way to work this morning I had an idea to protect the door sill area.. Instead of buying and trimming existing door sill protectors, or grip tape...

I thought just plastidip it the area and be done.. Then when getting out of my truck, I saw some sand on the ground. That's it, add some fine sand in between coats of plastidip. It would give a textured look of running boards, non slip surface, and it peels off if I don't like it.

See that I have both a can and spray can of the stuff laying around. I could spray a layer, sprinkle sand while it is wet and repeat. Or add sand to the liquid plastidip, stir well and then apply it to the door sills.

Not sure which method would work best. Premixing the sand to the plastidip would give a more even distrubution of sand throughout. But the application with brush/roller would be more of a pain. Verses layering the sand with spray plastidip is easier application, but potential uneven distrubtion of sand.

Hmm.. Is it 3:30pm yet? I want to go to my lab/garage and experiment already...



-Greg

I think that's a great idea. From my experience with coatings, I would tend to try the paint first then distribute the fine sand while wet.

But given the thick consistency of plastidip I would probably try a couple samples on scrap material using both methods first to see the difference.

 

[EatsPrii]

I used to do epoxy garage floors. For what it's worth: Coat first. Saturate with sand (literally saturate it until you can't see the Plastidip anymore) and let it cure. Brush the loose sand off and inspect the surface. If you want it less rough, add a light coat over the top (this will also help lock in the sand). I'm curious to see how this turns out.

 

[6.2]

id say lay a couple coats of plasti dip first, to get a good "peeling" layer. if you do one coat, then sand, then more coats and more sand, it may take away from the "peel-ability" with the sand in the first coat.

unless you do a really thick coat to start with.

 

[Squatting Dog]

Been playing with plastidip and a foam roller for the first coat (thick peel layer), waiting about 10 minutes then smothering it in sand, allowing another 20 minutes to dry.. Brushing loose sand with clean paint brush and then spraying several layers plastidip.. Encouraging results so far...

Stay tuned for officially write up and tons of pictures...

-Greg

 

[6.2]

Ah that will work great. Look forward to the results!

 

[dataustin]

Greg, I assume you took the plate off to spray it? How many cans did it take?

 

[Squatting Dog]

2012 SCrew does not have door sill protectors... Just bare paint..

-Greg