As a newbie to the Plasti Dip world, you may be wondering what colors you should use or what colors are even available. If you do a quick search online, you will find a multitude of possibilities. Plasti Dip has several different color categories with many variations for top coats, which can drastically change the look of any color. Of course, they have the standard primary colors like black, blue, red, yellow, white, etc. But they have many more options for those of you who are more adventuresome. They have camo colors, blaze colors, metal colors, and chameleon colors, just to name a few. To top it off (literally speaking), they also have things like glossifier, pearlizer, metalizer, satinizer, and even glow in the dark. Use pearls or micro flakes to mix in with ordinary colors to make them unique, or buy the color tints and create your own color. The possibilities are virtually endless. So, how do all these color variations differ? Just like with paint, the slightest difference in hue can make a drastic difference in the overall look of a Plasti Dipped item.
Take the blaze colors, for example. The Blaze yellow is going to have the bright, in-your-face look you’d expect to see on a construction worker, while the regular yellow is simply the yellow color you’d expect to see in the lines on the road. The nice thing about the blaze colors is that you can brighten them up or tone them down, depending on the base coat you use. A white base coat is obviously going give you a much brighter look than a black base coat. The plane colors generally do not require a base coat.
The top coats, like metalizer, satinizer, and pearlizer can create a pretty awesome transformation in an otherwise dull color. The actual affect the top coats have are pretty self-explanatory: the metalizer makes the items look like metal; the glossifier makes the items look glossy; the pearlizer gives the items a pearlescent look. You get the idea. The noteworthy thing about these top coats is that they do require a base coat in order to really get the full effect. A red metalizer, for example, isn’t going to look very red or metallic if it is placed over a white base coat. That same red metalizer, however, will have a beautiful metalic look if it’s placed over a red or black base coat.
The pearls and micro flakes add a whole new dimension to the color possibilities. Similar to the top coats, like metalizer and pearlizer, the pearls and micro flakes are applied on top of a base coat to create a shimmery or pearly look. The difference is that there is much more flexibility with the pearls and flakes since they come as just that – pearls or flakes to be mixed with the liquid form of Plasti Dip; whereas, the top coats come pre-mixed. Ultimately, you have more options with the pearls and flakes.
When it comes to Plasti Dip colors, it would be difficult to find an option that is not available. While the number of colors available is finite, the mixing and cop coat possibilities are certainly infinite. And those of you that have an artistic gene or two to work with could probably come up with some extraordinary combinations.
Take the blaze colors, for example. The Blaze yellow is going to have the bright, in-your-face look you’d expect to see on a construction worker, while the regular yellow is simply the yellow color you’d expect to see in the lines on the road. The nice thing about the blaze colors is that you can brighten them up or tone them down, depending on the base coat you use. A white base coat is obviously going give you a much brighter look than a black base coat. The plane colors generally do not require a base coat.
The top coats, like metalizer, satinizer, and pearlizer can create a pretty awesome transformation in an otherwise dull color. The actual affect the top coats have are pretty self-explanatory: the metalizer makes the items look like metal; the glossifier makes the items look glossy; the pearlizer gives the items a pearlescent look. You get the idea. The noteworthy thing about these top coats is that they do require a base coat in order to really get the full effect. A red metalizer, for example, isn’t going to look very red or metallic if it is placed over a white base coat. That same red metalizer, however, will have a beautiful metalic look if it’s placed over a red or black base coat.
The pearls and micro flakes add a whole new dimension to the color possibilities. Similar to the top coats, like metalizer and pearlizer, the pearls and micro flakes are applied on top of a base coat to create a shimmery or pearly look. The difference is that there is much more flexibility with the pearls and flakes since they come as just that – pearls or flakes to be mixed with the liquid form of Plasti Dip; whereas, the top coats come pre-mixed. Ultimately, you have more options with the pearls and flakes.
When it comes to Plasti Dip colors, it would be difficult to find an option that is not available. While the number of colors available is finite, the mixing and cop coat possibilities are certainly infinite. And those of you that have an artistic gene or two to work with could probably come up with some extraordinary combinations.