Completed Full Camo Green Plasti Dip

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If your going to use it long term then I would recommend the primer levels of dip. However, for me the dip coat is a temp level for several months and then I peel it for the spring and summer use. The first year I one gallon of black as a base just for a simple tack level followed by the 3 gallons of camo green. Last October I just shot the 4 gallons of green and I couldn't tell the difference. This weekend I'm just gonna shoot it with the camo green. Most important of all.... Make sure you have enough layers to peel. Trust me it will save you time when you go to remove it. All dip can be removed even if it's a thin layer or over spray. It just takes longer and a lot of elbow grease to get it off. Mask and tape off all area's that you don't want to spend time rubbing overspray off. It takes about a full day just to mask and tape all the area's. Also always pull the tape off when the final base layer is wet, not dry. If you wait until it dry's your gonna cry because it will peel that area and you'll have to finish the peel process for that entire section and start over.

I know what your talking about touch up paint. Took mine off road a little bit this summer and kept it off the smaller pig trail roads and I still picked up some pin stripes. The paint ford puts on these is Extremely thin and takes nothing to get beyond the paint/primer to the base metal.
Awesome thanks. I will probably do the 4 cans of paint. Changing color every 6 months for <$300 is just too cool.

I have a ton of chips under the rear quarters behind rear wheels. I added mudflaps (as well as a deflector up front) which will hopefully help but it's already too much to touch up. I had a 1999 Ranger and the paint on it was unbelievably good. I waxed it before I sold it and it looked brand new.
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I dipped the Ranger again last weekend. Finally getting around to uploading the pics. This year I dipped the Bushwacker Flares Black and added a layer of dip coat to see if I can knock down some of the red clay staining the dip. The dip coat spray certainly changed the feel and texture of the top coat for sure.

I think I should have dipped the lower center trim on the front bumper black, but I ran out of time as the last coat finished drying it started to rain. Overall I think it turned out fairly well.

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I dipped the Ranger again last weekend. Finally getting around to uploading the pics. This year I dipped the Bushwacker Flares Black and added a layer of dip coat to see if I can knock down some of the red clay staining the dip. The dip coat spray certainly changed the feel and texture of the top coat for sure.

I think I should have dipped the lower center trim on the front bumper black, but I ran out of time as the last coat finished drying it started to rain. Overall I think it turned out fairly well.

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I really like that color. Wish it were an OEM option. Nice job on the dip. I liked it a little better when you dipped the fender flares camo too, but that's just me.
 
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I really like that color. Wish it were an OEM option. Nice job on the dip. I liked it a little better when you dipped the fender flares camo too, but that's just me.
Yeah I agree with the flares in the camo green. The wife likes the new version though, so we're split on that. However, at the end of the day it's all about keeping those pin stripes out of the original clear.

I sure wished Ford would pay attention and offer this color in the future along with the desert tan. Now that would be sweet ?
 

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Looks good (again). You always did it outside? It's gotten too cold here for paint so it looks like I'll be heating up the garage. And maybe just do the lower grill silver to black and practice.
 


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Definitely makes the case for a green ranger, even eruption green would be cool
 
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Looks good (again). You always did it outside? It's gotten too cold here for paint so it looks like I'll be heating up the garage. And maybe just do the lower grill silver to black and practice.
Yeah, I have always shot it outside, better ventilation, lol. Just don't do it on a windy or hot sunny day in direct sunlight. Here is what it looks like when you peel it off. This came off my side mirror glass. No need to waste the tape on those when it's just easy to peel those.

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