tss Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 I ordered a can of clear Plastidip (13 bucks shipped). This is NOT the glossifyer. This is clear Plastidip. In any event, the idea was to use it during the winter as a "bra" as protection for the front end. Did a test spot last night. In person, it just looks like dulled paint. I plan to do the leading edge of the hood, mirror caps, and front bumper - then simply peel it off in the Spring. Poor mans 3M vinyl protection. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHOdded Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Still looks sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjhpadi Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 That's a great idea....BTW, I still love the color of your car, but then again, I am one of those "old" guys you spoke of in an earlier post!:RpS_sad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tss Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Thanks guys. Pretty easy way to protect from salt trucks I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash712us Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Tss I've had the same idea, did you spray all over everything on front end? headlights, grill, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tss Posted December 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 That was my test area. I removed it this afternoon and I am doing the actual spray tomorrow. I have clear 3M on the headlights, so I am not putting it on there. Even if I didn't, you would not want to put it on the headlights, as it would really negatively effect light output. I also would not want to spray directly into the grill, as it would get on the radiator. I am going to do the leading edge of the hood, and bumper. I am going to cover the grill area so that I do not get any overspray and I'm also going to cover the front bumper sensors before spraying. I may do the mirror caps too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHO Rod Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 If your MKS is built similar to the SHO, removing the black plastic between the grill and the radiator core support under the hood will give you pretty good access to the back side of grill. I was able to get my arms and a socket wrench in there to swap my grill Ford emblem. You could apply tape to the back side of the grill, spray your PlastiDip, then remove the tape. -Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Hawk Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpd1151 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 It is a great idea :thumb: Please report back in a few montsh and let us know how it held up and whether or not it lived up to your expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tss Posted December 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Good idea on the grill. I will check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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