Rubber Coating for Box mod?

[Lehd]

Saw this stuff at Hardware store...Plasti Dip. Can this be used on box mod's?

Plasti Dip Protective Coating Products | Synthetic Rubber Dip Coating OR

http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Liquid_Tape_-_Electrical_Insulation

Thx

 

[tinstar15]

It sorta works but tends to peel off easily on most things I've put it on. It's also thick. As long as you go easy on it, it should stay on well enough.

If you're looking for something with a bit more adhesion, try spray on truck bed liner available in the auto section at Walmart. Its a textured finish but it sticks better IMO. Probably goes without saying but any coating should be applied before you install the buttons or wiring.

 

[QuikWgn]

the other thing is that you would want to rough sand the box with something around 80 grit paper prior to applying the coating to promote adhesion. The problem with Plasti-Dip is that with a box mod you have to open it to swap batts is that you would have to either try and plastidip each half of the box then remove the plastidap from the inside portion, or coat the whole box and then cut it apart. It works much better for tube mods than for box mods. The one good thing about it is they now have custom Plasti-Dip kits that allow you to create custom colors.

 

[Wooden indian]

Bit of an old thread... but I have done this with good results. Trial and error led me to sand all surfaces, apply an auto grade primer, and then several thin coats of rubber. When I let it dry too much between coats, it peedled if scratched. But if you hit it again while it's still wet and tacky, it bonds together much nicer.

Time consuming, but not bad.

 

[Boxcar]

Cool. Thanks!

Bit of an old thread... but I have done this with good results. Trial and error led me to sand all surfaces, apply an auto grade primer, and then several thin coats of rubber. When I let it dry too much between coats, it peedled if scratched. But if you hit it again while it's still wet and tacky, it bonds together much nicer.

Time consuming, but not bad.

 

[JCG95]

I realise this is an old thread but if anyone is gonna use spray paint on plastic boxes, you might want to use an adhesion promoter. Comes in a spray can made by Duplicolor and sold at most auto parts stores.

 

[dirtmonkey]

I've used this stuff on lots of different plastics:
RustOleum.com
(Rust-Oleum Plastic Primer Spray)

It can scratch/flake off polyethylene, but stuck very well to pretty much anything else, and it holds on to whatever paint I put on over it.

 

[Kirbysmusclecar]

I used the rest of a can I had at home to fix my rain ducts, after I drilled my holes on my box mod i sprayed the flex seal on it. works great and is much sturdier.
https://www.getflexseal.com/?tag=im|sm|go|gn&a_aid=011&a_bid=a4cc8494

 

[surfsuphere]

TV Show Mythbusters showed how amazing Truck Bed Liner commercial spray is