![Image](http://www.digitalcartography.com/n0eq/astro/PlastiDip.jpg)
Besides the obvious use for dipped tool handles -
- Sprayed on my A Pillar plastic covers, steering wheel, dash. Gives me a rubberized, flexible coating.
- Dribbled on wire insulation that's getting old and brittle
- Sprayed on the surface of window/door gaskets/seals
- Sprayed, instead of spraypaint, on mounting brackets and plates like the MyRide controller or power distro assemblies like in my other project threads
- Sprayed on battery trays/boxes
- Dip wire terminal connections in the stuff after applying masking tape to the contacts, then simply remove the masking tape and you've got a rubber, hermetic sealed terminal end
- Ham radio, I spray or dribble it onto coaxial connections to weatherproof. Remove the connector hours/days/years later without incident. Simply re-spray to re-establish the weatherproof seal
- Ham Radio again, spray it on the outer surface of antenna elements - weatherproof, RF transparent, non-gloss, flexible (wind won't crack it)
- Dipped my mini-maglight to give the flashlight a grip-able handle, great for handling when your hands are covered with oil
- Drill a hole in your roof or other body panel, internal or external, to mount a light, antenna, speaker, amp, cable clamp etc, spray the area with the stuff before bolting down the accessory for a waterproof, dustproof, shockproof seal
- Spray it on the handle of my floor jack to make it easier to close and open the hydraulics with greasy hands
- Horse tack...dip the ends of nylon straps/ropes (halters, lead ropes, reins) to seal the ends from fraying
Here's some pics, making a weatherproof coaxial cable connection -
![Image](http://www.digitalcartography.com/n0eq/astro/CoaxDip-00.jpg)
![Image](http://www.digitalcartography.com/n0eq/astro/CoaxDip-01.jpg)
![Image](http://www.digitalcartography.com/n0eq/astro/CoaxDip-03.jpg)
![Image](http://www.digitalcartography.com/n0eq/astro/CoaxDip-04.jpg)
There's a gazillion more uses, I'm sure. Dip it or spray it more than once to build a thicker coat.
They use the stuff to coat crab/lobster metal cage traps that live submerged in salt water. It appears highly resistant to any kind of solvent I've ever touched it with, gas, oil, acetone, alcohol, naptha, mineral spirits. It's very heat resistant. It deadens sound. UV doesn't seem to make it brittle. I'm pretty sure you could use it for gaskets for oil pans, trans pans, thermostats, water pumps.
If my hair was black, I'd use the stuff to cover my bald spot..
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The spray version only comes in black. The dip version comes in colors.
Anybody else use this stuff?
Lumpy
Did you do a lot of those Emergency Broadcast Warnings?
Yes. Had it been an actual emergency I would have hid.
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