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I do not have any information for performance over time as I felt this path is not worth the drawbacks. I highly recommend to NOT do a clear coat over plastidip. It becomes extremely hard to remove and it also can penetrate the plastidip and bond to the surface underneath unless a LOT of coats of plasti dip are used. Even with a lot of coats removal is still very difficult as it will only come off in small pieces and the clear coat will flake and go everywhere.

If you do this make sure it's very thick. I did another video in which the plastidip was on a metal base and one area had around 8 layers of dip and I couldn't get all the dip off as I think the clear coat made it to the surface. Another area had 11 coats I believe and that also had problems coming off. Overall I don't recommend doing this.

izzydjinn76 yes mix everything before spraying.

I would say no. I don't recommend doing the enamel over it anymore either. The Mobile app doesn't show my text warnings in the video like the desktop browser does saying to look at another of my videos to see sticking issues I had when the plastidip was on metal.

With the advent of the Plasti Dip DipPearl TopCoat as well as the AutoFlex coatings. I don't feel this approach is worthwhile anymore.

No risk that I know of. The only thing you should be aware of is that if you use their in line load resistor, then you should not have any other load resistors on the Turn Signal circuit. Also if you've done the turn signal relay mod (involves opening up the turn signal relay, removing the shunt resistor and installing new resistors) to prevent hyper flash instead of doing load resistors, you don't want that mod and load resistors combined as that can fry the turn signal relay.

Sean Van Meter Perfect info. Thanks!

To me the Triton 6K are more like 5K from other vendors . If there is a hint of blue it's minimal. I was actually hoping for a little more blue in them and not so white.

I am going to add Krylon Fusion for Plastics on top of Rustoleum Peel Off gloss black and see what kind of shine I get with that combo.

+K Li I need a little more detail on what you are doing. I'm assuming you are dipping the rims and want to mask the tires (rubber) so it doesn't get dip on it? Correct? Make sure you put plastic trash bag in side the wheel to cover up the brakes/rotors completely. Also make sure the bag does not touch the back of the spokes otherwise the dip will make the bag stick to them.

Sean Van Meter Oh no..sorry I was not very clear. I already have my wheels dipped in black but I dont have the tools that you have to make the lip decal. I want to use the violet metalizer to dip the lip, but I dont have the glass cover you have to cover up the center part of the wheel. I cannot use tape because tape will simply drag the original black based dip along with it

Sean Van Meter so my main concern is where could I get a glass cover or cloth cover like yours..I do not have the sufficient tools to to make them

+K Li As long as the black dip is properly applied (5 coats or so), then blue painters tape will not tear the dip and it is easy enough to curve to create the inside edge of the lip (versus when I used electric/vinyl tape to create the outside edge of the black). Before I made the Plexiglas shield I I would use some blue painters tape and some plastic to cover the parts of the wheel that I didn't want sprayed. If you have Dip TopCoat over the black then don't put plastic like tape and drape over it (put a layer of paper first). If the black plastidip was not properly applied and it to thin (or not cured long enough) then it is possible blue painters tape could still tear it.

+Sean Van Meter If you are looking for that type of cover, you may see if a hardware store could cut you a piece for the diameter you need if you want to go that route. Another option is to use stiff cardboard and cut the diameter by hand.

+Jesse Koontong For the initial revision of the Tritions I did need a load resistor on 1 side as it didn't transition between white and amber correctly. I had already done the LED blinker mod to prevent hyper blinking so didn't need a load resistor for that. I now have the current revision of the V3 Triton switchbacks and they have improved the design so I didn't need a load resistor at all.

+Sean Van Meter Thanks for the quick reply. I just got my v3 tritons today and unfortunately I ended up having hyperblink...

+Jesse Koontong You will if you are moving to LEDs from incandescent. You can either do a load resistor or a blinker mod to the turn signal controller. Some places sell the modify blinker controller for specific cars. What is your car?

Yes they were incandescents. I'm probably just gonna get the resistors from VLEDS. Thanks for the info though I appreciate it.

+Sean Van Meter One more question.. How come when I turn my hazards on it DO NOT have hyper flash but when I use my turn signal I do? wierd?

+2NDSIDE Make sure the check out my video where I did this over an aluminum base. I had problems with the enable bleeding through and bonding to the metal surface. You have to make sure the plastidip is thick enough to prevent this if you attempt it.

Michelangelo Hamato I doubt they are brighter than that. What you could get is significantly more glare from them depending if you have a diffuser or if your turn signals are cleared (amber diffuser removed). The glare is why I used the reduced output. It's easy to do if you decide to use it.

Sean Van Meter Alright, thanks for the reply. My turnsignal housings are aftermarket and barely have a reflector, plus the lens is smoked. I placed my order for the tritons and can't wait to get them! I have to somehow mount four small ballasts for the four halo rings, plus four more ballasts for the LED headlights and foglights, plus the triton control boxes and resistors. Should be fun!

Lol, dang that's a lot of stuff to mount. Used to run ccfl halos but the burnt out. Haven't gotten around to getting LED ones yet.

Michelangelo Hamato You're welcome!

I'm guessing this could vary with your car but here's my experience. If parking lights are off then nothing will illuminate on the switchbacks. The Amber will illuminate when using turn signal only. The white will illuminate when at least the parking lights are on. The dimmer wire, if you use it connects to the power lead for the high beam.

Sean Van Meter Sean, thanks for the response! I have a 07 TL-S. Love the VLED's just weighing my options for front turns in amber/white switchbacks or normal ambers. I like the look of the amber DRL's in other cars but havent had luck finding the 9005's in amber LED's for low voltage application like the DRL's. Also, is there a particular reason you got the amber for the tails instead of the reds?

Adam Crowley No problem! Are you on Acurazine? I'm on there but not very active anymore. My username is Buda. The reason for Amber lights on the rear is that "eventually" I plan to open up the tails and replace the red turn signal diffusers with the clear diffusers from the stock '06 Tails and wanted to run amber there instead of the stock red light.

Sean Van Meter Yes, i am, username abcrowle, not very active either. Use it a lot for simple mod items like this. I read through all 12 pages of the VLED turn signal mod where i came across your video. Very helpful and i will definitely reference for my install. Choosing between switchbacks and regular amber is my dilemma currently. Im not sure im sold on the white/amber switchbacks, I like the amber color on the corner of the turn signal lens. I know if i go white/amber switches i will have to remove the amber diffuser inside the corner of the light. Prefer to keep it basic and just switch out the bulbs for LED lights for a stock look.

Adam Crowley Yeah, if you leave in the amber diffuser with the white light it'll look yellow. As for the 9005 bulbs I've seen some yellow LED ones from Diode Dynamics but no Amber ones.

Thanks!

I've been using the nozzles multiple times and with different colors. You just have to make sure to keep it cleaned out so it does't clog.

Sean Van Meter What's the best way to clean it out and keep it from getting gunked up?

When done spraying turn the can upside down and at a slight angle so the spray from the tip goes upward at an angle. Press and spray until what is coming out is just the clear propellant instead of the dip. This will help clean it out. Then wipe off the nozzle tip. You may have to adjust the angle of the can as it sprays to get the right position.

I get most of the do from dipyourcar.com. However Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, and Ace Hardware all car some different colors of plasti dip in spray cans.

Could you be more specific as to the problem. If the dip is bubbling off the surface it means that there is either water or dirt on the surface.

are they still working?

Any luck? You need to let the dip cure before using a clear coat as the thinners in the dip will interfere with the clear coat. Also I don't recommend putting a clear coat on plasti dip on any surface that you don't want to run the chance of the clear coat penetrating the dip and bonding to the surface below. This did happen to one person that knew the risk and they did it on the metal lip of their wheels. They did end up being able to remove it though by using goo gone and that dissolved the dip under the clear coat and they were able to remove it all.

Luckily I had/have a thick coat of plasti dip as the base so after screwing it up with Rust-oleum "CLEAR", I coated it with 2 coats plasti dip, THAN (I crossed my fingers) AND sprayed Rust-oleum "ENAMEL GLOSS" AND TO EVERYONE'S FRICKIN SURPRISE......THE PAINT ACTUALLY MATCHED MY STOCK BLACK PAINT JOB, FRICKIN AWESOME!!! I was ready to throw in the towel and peel off my roof. I saw a small clip on CZcams that someone was spraying an "ENAMEL GLOSS" on plasti dip and so I ran with it and bought the RUST-OLEUM ENAMEL GLOSS. As I peeled off the tape, WOW, it was thick and the black was a deep matte glossy black, BEAUTIFUL!!!

That's awesome news! Glad it came out to your liking.

Thanks, that was a sacrifice only because I was impatient, but this time it paid off, even for knowledge. I told my painter friend that, this morning, and he felt jealous and mad just by his body language( i don't care, i'm no threat, but this knowledge might be. )

Re-taping every 2 or 3 coats depending on how light of coats you put on it. While another person has said that you only have to tape once, I have had inconsistent success with that to the point that I will not rely on it especially with bigger jobs.

Please take a look at my other video with putting the Enamel over dip with a metal base. The Enamel did't fuse to the vinyl underneath the dip however it did fuse to the metal under the dip in my other video. Even 9 coats of dip was a little hard in coming off. Please be aware of this when putting enamel on any dip as it can penetrate to the surface below.

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You have to be doing thin coats in order to accomplish that. I have tried what you have stated and it has caused the dip to pull up.

obviously when you do a nice thick even last coat like youre supposed to it works.

It also depends on how many coats you do and how many thick coats you do. Your way is an option. I'm not saying it isn't. It just may not work in all scenarios. This was presented as another way to do this for people that are looking for a different method. Neither method is going to be right for everyone. Choice and different ideas is always good.