For our first meet-up the craft of choice was PLASTI-DIP 
, a rubberizing paint, normally used to coat tool handles and such. Inspired by beautiful plasti-dipped origami; my heart raced with the possibilities of all the chincey knick knacks that could be turned chic with one dip. Fellow creative Kelsey from Minted Life saw the same vision and a craft meet-up date was set. FC crafters brought tons of fun objects, keys, twigs, origami, paper balls and figurines to dip. A big thank you to all the FC craft crew for making this event awesome.
, a rubberizing paint, normally used to coat tool handles and such. Inspired by beautiful plasti-dipped origami; my heart raced with the possibilities of all the chincey knick knacks that could be turned chic with one dip. Fellow creative Kelsey from Minted Life saw the same vision and a craft meet-up date was set. FC crafters brought tons of fun objects, keys, twigs, origami, paper balls and figurines to dip. A big thank you to all the FC craft crew for making this event awesome.Here are the results:
Here’s How to Dip:
- Warning! This craft should only be done outside to allow for ventilation, but even outside the smell was intense.
- Tie wire or string around the object you wish to dip
- Stir plasti –dip outside over a covered surface (this stuff does not come out!)
- Using string or wire slowly dip object
- Slowly remove object and allow for it to drip briefly over the dip
- Hang object to drip dry over a covered area
- Dry time takes approximately 30-40 minutes and to get a thicker coat you may re-dip if needed.
Lessons learned: Plasti-dip takes longer to dry in rainy weather. Its toxic smell is intense, and without a mask your throat will burn. This was an ambitious craft that turned out to be decidedly more complicated than expected. It’s very difficult to get a perfect dip, but the end result is pretty cute…. look how nice the sea urchin shell turned out!
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Now you can mix your own colors and plasti dip comes in a spray too!
LOVE IT! Thank you. Need to find this stuff in Australia.
I ordered the white plasti-dip online at
http://garage-toys.com/pldippepr.html
How fantastic! I need to do this…
It’s fun, you should try it!
thats soo cool. i just wanna buy a can to dip what ever i find.
Does it continue to smell after it is dried?
The smell goes away after a few days of drying.
I’ve dipped Ikea flatware handles in red plasti dip and blue for my beach house. Also “painted” the bottoms of baskets in plasti dip so they don’t scratch table tops and they are water resistent if I put plants or anything damp in the basket.
What great ideas!!! Thanks for sharing
I’ve been looking for this so thank you! Can you please tell me if any has used the spray before? and how it worked relative to the dipped one? (how it worked = outcome…)
Thanks!
I’ve never used the spray before. If I do I’ll do a post and share the details.
have you tried the spray yet?
no not yet.
I wonder if this would work with faux flowers… You could do a bouquet of monochrome plasti-flowers!
Love that idea!
Do you peel the stuff off your original item or are you strickly coating it?
No you don’t have to peel, you can coat as is. The plasti-dip adheres really well to most objects.
Can you coat plastic? I wonder if there will be a unwanted chemical reaction if you dip a vinyl or plastic object…say a toy or plastic figure.
Also, how much stronger is a dipped object? could you coat a dried leaf and not have it crumble?
Nice to see plasti dip comes in white now. decades ago, I tried it and the colors were horribly limited…
I love using this stuff, BUT!! it does not have a long shelf life after you open it. My smaller 14.5 oz can came with a plastic lid to keep and it hardened solid after 6 o. of sitting on the shelf. Funnn Funnn, but for a short run, for that price.
So true, plasti-dip does not last long after first use. The small cannisters dry up very quickly. I bought a big gallon container and it lasted a couple of weeks, I hammered the lid closed then wrapped in saran wrap.
i wonder what would happen if instead of plasti-dip plain plaster was used?
It would probably look nice, but be more fragile.
How did the paper cranes turn out? does it work well on delicate materials like paper?
did anyone respond to you about the paper cranes or have you tried and what was your results
use a sturdy stock paper if possible.
I saw the plasti-dip project on Pinterest (that site is so wonderful!) and followed the link back here. I wanted to share what I had done with this product. I had bought a small pint (or quart?) container in bright yellow from the hardware store to coat some tool handles. My father had just had a stroke & had been moved to an assisted living facility that was in a woman’s home. She had 3 patients (one was semi-comatose), two of which needed some assistance feeding themselves. I took some old silverware and coated the handles of the forks, spoons, knives & new toothbrushes for my father & the other patient. I tied and/or taped string to the non-handle end of each item. I prepared a place outside by putting newspaper under the grill, which had wood slats that I would tie the string holding each object while they dried. I dipped several times until the handles were thick enough that their impaired hands could hold them easier; then hung them to dry for several hours. The yellow color gave the advantage of being able to be seen easier by weak eyes dimmed by over 90 years of living. Both patients were then able to eat their food & brush their teeth with less assistance, giving them more self confidence & esteem.
I love this! Thanks for sharing your story.
the substance is highly toxic and I would not bring these items into my home
Lol, it’s toxic to walk out of the house, I would just stay inside
I used the Plasti Dip to dip my CutCo knives. I used the black and found it in a local hardware store. The reason I used this is so that the knives that normally have to be handwashed could be put into the dishwasher. I love to try to purchase products made in the US and the Cutco knives are inexpensive and some of the best everday knives I have purchased. They made a great fundraiser for my daughter’s school.
Anything you can smell like that is off-gassing some pretty toxic chemicals and will continue to do so to some extent. Bad stuff.
Heads up folks…I found this important info here:
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/search.aspx?search=plasti-dip&page=1
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NOTE: The 1 gallon & 5 gallon Rubber Dip products are not to be sold into or used in the State of California.”
Also, this company charges a $25.00 Hazmat fee in addition to the cost of the 5 gallon containers. Its very toxic…even after its disposed of.
I don’t know if it off gases…but you might not want to have your finished crafts around pets and or children. especially birds. It might be a good idea to read the materials data sheets for these products online before ordering it.
Actually, it’s better to bring the stuff in and let it dry right next to the bird cage. What better way to tell if it’s as toxic as everyone says? The ol’ canary in the plasti-dip studio technique. Been around for centuries. (Unless, of course, you agree that birds should be free creatures who fly around outside, not caged up inside people’s houses in the first place.)
This page has links to MSDS
http://www.plastidip.com/industrial_solutions/Plasti_Dip
This would be great for outdoor items..like gardening tools!
Then you don’t have to worry about the toxic fumes that continue after completion.
You all DO realize that carpets, finished wood floors, painted walls and cabinets, dry cleaning solution left on your cloths and putting plastic in the microwave ALL leach VERY toxic chemicals into your home environment??? Are you going to rid your house of all these things AND the plasti-Dip?? Our entire world is extremely toxic, hence the reason cancer is out of control. Don’t get me started on cosmetics and how they are mostly made with petroleum. Yes, the stuff you put in your car. And don’t forget cell phones/blue tooth/ microwaves/ wifi ugh! The list goes on and on!! It all causes disease!! It’s best to pick your battles, have fun where you can (be it plasti-dip…GO FOR IT!) and be sure you CLEANSE at the cellular level every couple months, even once a month. There are lots of great cleanses out there. Make use of them. You can’t avoid all the toxins. You have to LIVE.
I followed a Pinterest link to here. Thanks for sharing. I have now been reading through comments and LOVE your final one Kristen about LIVING. Totally agree.