What do you do if you have taken on a large project which requires all your expensive black sound equipment to be white? This was exactly the dilemma that faced THE Technology a large lighting and audio visual company based in the Middle East who provide rigs for live events and TV shows. They were...
How to reproof your ground sheet with Plasti Dip
We were recently contacted by Ian Outram a customer who wished to find a solution to an old problem, how to reproof ground sheets for tents. Ian explains “Groundsheets need their Hydrostatic Head waterproofness restoring. Reproofing for flysheets only restores the DWR water repellencey, and is no good for restoring the HH of a groundsheet.”...
A League Of Their Own stars race a Plasti Dipped Thundercat
Over the summer the stars of Sky TV’s League Of Their Own visited the Isle Of Wight to film a piece for the show on Thundercat racing. The sport originated in the 1980s in South Africa and involves teams of two competing on 4m inflatable catamarans coupled with a 50hp motor. It requires high levels...
Creating a foam helmet with Plasti Dip
A fantastic replica helmet made from foam and coated in Plasti Dip recently caught our eye on Instagram, so we got in touch with its creator Denny to find out more… What inspired you to create a Viking helmet? My daughter would moan at me if I didn’t say it’s a Roman Helmet (although it...
Using HCF to coat a Skin On Frame (SOF) Kayak
We often get enquiries from people who are looking for a product to help them with a very specific requirement and we are always happy to chat through exactly what you need on the phone. One such enquiry recently came from Nigel Spanswick. Nigel had recently built a rather beautiful kayak using what is known...
A Plasti Dipped tv stand
One of our customers Martyn Webb recently decided to update a TV stand for his children’s playroom. Martyn has used Plasti Dip in a few applications before including a striking makeover of a fireplace and he (rather bravely!) decided to let his kids choose the colours for this particular project. Materials for this project… x2...
Luxury Metallic Plasti Dip lamp makeover
The new luxury metallic range has recently arrived at Plasti Dip UK HQ and we were keen to give it a try out, not as you may think on a car, but on a lamp base! Yup, metallics are very “on trend” in the world of interiors at the moment so we wanted to see...
How to transform a fireplace using Plasti Dip
We recently became aware of a fantastic fireplace makeover project from one of our customers Martyn and wanted to find out a bit more about it. He and his wife wanted to decorate their living room, Martyn had heard about Plasti Dip from YouTube videos and thought it would be perfect for the job, he...
Using Plasti Dip to transform children’s wellies for a fancy dress costume
Anyone with school age children will know that fancy dress days come round with alarming frequency and often the trickiest part of the costume can be what they wear on their feet! After all you don’t want to buy a new pair of shoes especially for the purpose only to have them grow out of...
Join our Facebook community group
This year we have launched a community group on Facebook specifically for you, our Plasti Dip customers to share your projects, experiences and advice with each other. We would love to see any photos or videos in the group or to hear about the unique ways you use our product. Just search for “Dipheads (Plasti...