Plasti Dip & Pinterest: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Lee

Plasti Dip and Pinterest may be the two best things to happen to crafters and DIYers in the history of ever. And plenty of folks have discovered that the two go together better than Oreos and milk: Plasti Dip is versatile enough to use for almost any project you can cook up, and Pinterest has become the go-to guide for brilliant, fun, and often unusual crafting and DIY ideas.

With that in mind, we are happy to present some of the latest and greatest Plasti Dip projects we’ve come across in the nigh-endless realm of Pinterest. What follows are Plasti Dip and Pinterest’s greatest crossover hits*.

First up are nifty, West Elm-inspired tote bags from the pin boards of “Henry Happened.” HH’s original suggests letters or initials, but this easy, customizable craft can take on any design you can cook up. All you need is a cloth tote bag, a Plasti Dip Create Your Color Kit, and a little imagination.

Next up, a wild and wacky, completely custom cell phone dock pinned by “InstaMorph.” Using some of InstaMorph’s “moldable plastic” and Plasti Dip, you can create a stylish, functional, one-of-a-kind stand/charger for your phone (or any device that requires regular battery charging). The possibilities here are literally** endless.

Third, a creative, crafty use for old lipstick tubes. “Kim Miles” pinned this ingenious little trick, using empty lipstick canisters, some Plasti Dip, and decorative crystals. The end result: just-the-right-size containers for bobby pins, aspirin, or any other small and easy to misplace items. Function? Check. Fashion? Check. Fun? Double check!

Finally, from the pin board of “SMP at Home,” we present the DIY animal train. With a little Plasti Dip (in the color of your choosing, though the white they used looks pretty great), a menagerie of plastic animals, some wood, a few basic tools, and a hearty helping of elbow grease, you can create the greatest miniature zoo on wheels you ever saw! You can also leave out the train part and simply customize those old, boring animals*** into crazy custom critters.

What about you, Plasti Dip enthusiast and shockingly good-looking blog reader: Do you have any cool, fun, unique Plasti Dip projects to share with us (and, by extension, the world)? We’d love to see some photos and hear all about them. Share your projects via Twitter, Facebook, and, of course, Pinterest. Who knows? Your project just might show up on Plasti Dip and Pinterest’s Greatest Hits, Vol. II.

* Volume One
** Literally literally, not just the inaccurate, incorrectly-used “literally” that everyone throws around
*** Boring PLASTIC animals, that is. Real animals are rarely, if ever, boring. Especially giraffes.

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Inspiration Aplenty with Lori Allred

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Lee

As you may well know, Plasti Dip is great for a plethora of crafting and DIY applications. So great, in fact, that longtime crafter, designer, and blogger Lori Allred (of Allred Design) devoted an entire episode of her “Inspired by Pinterest” web series to the wonders of our product.

A featured program on MyCraftChannel.com, “Inspired by Pinterest” finds Ms. Allred sharing her favorite Pinterest pins and projects, to show viewers nifty, crafty concoctions they can create at home. The Plasti Dip International team was pleased to discover the Plasti Dip-themed installment, which offers viewers a number of fast-and-easy, Pinterest-inspired* home crafting projects that almost anyone can do themselves.

Throughout the episode, Allred highlights some of the attributes that help make Plasti Dip so darn fantastic—it’s versatile, it looks great, it adds a soft and rubbery grip, and it’s available in scads of colors (as well as the Create Your Color Kit, which she demonstrates). She also points out perhaps the best thing about Plasti Dip: it’s fun and easy to work with!**


If you’re a Plasti Dip and/or crafting fan, there’s a good chance you’re on Pinterest yourself (we are). You may even have a Plasti Dip project or two on your boards—do you have a favorite to share? We’d love to hear all about it (and see some pics, if you’ve got ‘em). Please feel free to share your Plasti Dip projects, Pinterest-inspired or otherwise, via Twitter, Facebook, and/or Pinterest (of course!).

As always, visit PlastiDip.com for more information on all things Plasti Dip. Be sure to watch the Plasti Dip powered episode of “Inspired by Pinterest,” and, please, give a big “thank you” to Lori Allred via any of the above mentioned social media for helping spread the Plasti Dip love!

* “Inspired by Pinterest” is not just a catchy title.
** Or does that count as two things? I’m not really sure. Either way, go Plasti Dip!

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Even NEWER Plasti Dip International Distributor Finder

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Lee

Not so very long ago, we told you about our a distributor finder on our site, which Plasti Dippers and would-be Plasti Dippers the world over could use to find the information needed to order the Plasti Dip International products they seek.

While that old version of the distributor finder worked just fine, it was really designed more for those who were in the market for our industrial products. Now, we’ve launched a brand-spanking-new distributor finder specific to our DIY home solutions products, including—you guessed it—original Plasti Dip!

Our home solutions distributor finder is designed to help each and every do-it-yourselfer around the globe get their hands on Plasti Dip International’s one-of-a-kind products. Even folks here in the US of A can use the distributor finder* to get connected on the nearest Plasti Dip distributor (and/or another distributor of the user’s choosing).

So, whether you live in Montana or Botswana, India or Indiana, Mexico or New Mexico, Italy or Little Italy, South Korea or South Dakota, it’s now easier than ever** to get your hands on our outstanding DIY products. Just a few quick clicks (and a little patience while your order is in transit) and you’ll be up to your elbows in Plasti Dip!***

In the meantime, be sure to check out PlastiDip.com for more information. That’s one address where you’ll always find Plasti Dip, no matter where you live.

* I suggested we call it the “Disto Findo,” but everyone assured me that was a silly name. Upon reflection, methinks they’re right.
** Particularly because it was all but impossible before, in some instances.
*** If find yourself LITERALLY up to your elbows in Plasti Dip, you may be doing it wrong.

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Plug Your Nose (And Not Just Because of the Smell)

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Lee

It may not seem like it (it certainly doesn’t based on the recent weather here in Minnesota), but spring is coming, to be followed shortly by summer. Spring and summer mean, among other things, getting out on or in the water. And, if you’re like me, getting water up your nose while swimming is just ahead of “eating an entire jar of room temperature mayonnaise with a spoon” on the list of things you’d like to do on a given day. To help prevent unwanted nasal irrigation, we at Plasti Dip International bring you this brilliant DIY solution, first spotted on Have Kayaks, Will Travel.

Create Easy and Cheap DIY nose plugs with metal wire and Plasti Dip

All it takes is some thin yet sturdy metal wire, a pliers or similar tool, Plasti Dip in the color of your choosing, and a little elbow grease. Cut the wire into roughly four to five inch lengths (the length you need may vary based on the size of your schnoz), bend those cut lengths into loops so each end of the wire looks like a lower-case b*, then Plasti Dip them—it’s as easy as that!

Original Plasti Dip is probably best for this application, as it tends to go on thicker than our aerosol formula, but there’s no reason you can’t achieve excellent results with spray-on Plasti Dip as well. Three to four layers of Plasti Dip seems to be just about right to create a soft, somewhat squishy, won’t-hurt-your-nose coating over the wire. And, the Plasti Dip coating will keep the wire underneath dry to prevent corrosion.

When the Plasti Dip has cured, you’ll be able to further bend the wire into just the right shape for your nose. Slide on your DIY nose plugs and dive in! This method can be far more economical than buying ready-made nose plugs which are: A) way more expensive than it seems like they should be; and 2) often difficult to find in stores**.

Do you have any handy-dandy outdoorsy summertime Plasti Dip tips of your own? Share your ideas (and accompanying photos, if you’ve got them) in the comments, on Facebook, or on Twitter. We always enjoy hearing and seeing all the amazing ways Plasti Dippers put our product to use—you guys are geniuses! As always, be sure to check out PlastiDip.com for more information on all things Plasti Dip.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to practice my belly flop. Plasti Dip nose plugs engage!

* Or d, or p, or q, depending on how you look at it.
** Yeah, yeah, I know: “You can order ‘em off the internet, dude.”

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Around the World with Plasti Dip

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Lee

Hello, hola, nǐ hǎo, guten tag, bonjour, konnichiwa, kia ora, privet, and aloha, Plasti Dippers of Planet Earth!*

As you may know, Plasti Dip HQ is located in good ol’ Blaine, Minnesota, just north of the much more widely known Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, in the US of A. Now, we know there are plenty of Plasti Dippers all across the United States, and we’ve heard from fans in Europe, South America, and elsewhere. But, we are Plasti Dip International, after all, so we’re curious as to just how international our products really are.

So, we’re asking you, dear reader and Plasti Dip enthusiast: “Where are you from?” Whether your home is a world-renowned cultural hub like Paris, France, or you hang your hat in a tiny dot on the map like Carpio, North Dakota, we want to hear from you. Share your Plasti Dip stories and photos, too, if you’ve got them (please and thank you).

Post in the comments section, on our Facebook page, or on Twitter using #plastidipworld. We want to get a huge world map and cover it top to bottom with pins marking the location of known Plasti Dippers.


And, if you want to be a Plasti Dipper, but unfortunately can’t find our products in your home city or country, tell us about that as well. (Then, be sure to check out our Distributor Finder for help in tracking down some Plasti Dip of your own.)

We look forward to hearing from each and every one of you. We hope to make that map look like an untamed forest of pins, so don’t let us down! And be sure to visit PlastiDip.com for all things Plasti Dip—make that all things Plasti Dip International.

* That certainly doesn’t cover everyone, but it’s a good start, no?

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What New Plasti Dip Products Would YOU Like to See?

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Lee

It’s a proven fact that Plasti Dip International manufactures some of the most useful, most versatile products in the known universe. It is also a proven fact that Plasti Dip users are some of the most creative, think-outside-the-box, DIY types you’ll find anywhere. Put those two facts in a blender, hit ”frappe,” and out comes this very important question:

What new Plasti Dip products would you, the Plasti Dippers of the world, like to see us create next?

We’ve got a few new ideas in the pipeline, but while we’re waiting for those to come to fruition, we’d like to hear from those who really know what our customers are looking for (i.e. our customers). And, since Plasti Dippers on Twitter, Facebook, and elsewhere have been suggesting new ideas for as long as we can remember, we thought we’d come right out and ask. Who knows what you want better than you?

We’re open to any and all suggestions, but please remember that not every idea, no matter how ingenious, is actually possible. For example, we can’t create edible Plasti Dip* or invisible Plasti Dip**. But, if you’ve got an idea for a new Blaze color or a nifty new Enhancer or even an entire color collection like Plasti Dip Camo, we’d love to hear it! Other product ideas outside the Plasti Dip family are on the table, too—Liquid Tape, Super Grip, and the like could use a little more company.

Share your new Plasti Dip suggestions in the comments section, on our Facebook page, or on Twitter using #newplastidip. We of course can’t guarantee that we’ll create a new product based on your idea, but we can guarantee that we won’t be able to if you don’t tell us about it. So, bring on the brilliance!

* And we also can’t really do anything about the smell. Sorry.
** As in, Plasti Dip that makes the coated item invisible. If you just want Plasti Dip that is, by itself, invisible, check out our clear variety!

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Pump Up the Volume

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Lee

While Plasti Dip International manufactures a plethora of unique and useful DIY products, aerosol Plasti Dip is far and away our best seller. People use these magical spray cans for myriad applications, leading many Plasti Dippers to lament via Twitter, Facebook, and elsewhere that we don’t offer it in larger cans for bigger projects.*

Though Plasti Dip’s many aerosol colors are available in only one size (11-oz.), we do offer original, brush- or dip-on Plasti Dip in a range of sizes, including 7.25-oz., 14.5-oz., and 22-oz. It’s the same great Plasti Dip with the same great attributes as the aerosol variety, but in the original, slightly more paint-like formulation. Original Plasti Dip is available in many of the same ready-made colors, as well as the outstanding Create-Your-Color Kit. And, two out of three** sizes deliver considerably greater volume.

Just a few of the many Plasti Dip colors and sizes available!

“That’s all well and good,” you say, clicking your mouse through PlastiDip.com with your right hand while shaking a can of aerosol Plasti Dip with your left, “but my project requires spray-on Plasti Dip. What then, good sir? What then?”

Well, incredibly polite internet user, you can essentially turn original Plasti Dip into the spray-on variety with the right equipment and a little know-how. A 1:1 thinning ratio using Naphtha (kinda like paint thinner, but not really) and a PreVal sprayer will produce a suitable, sprayable mix from original Plasti Dip.

Granted, that’s considerably more work than just picking up a ready-mixed aerosol can, but given how super involved Plasti Dip users can get with their projects, and given that this method lets you make whatever color you want in aerosol form, it’s doubtful that this will be much of a hindrance.

Good luck and have fun preparing your own DIY batch of spray-on Plasti Dip. Be sure to share pictures of your projects via the above mentioned social media networks—we love to see the cool projects Plasti Dippers come up with. And though it goes without saying, I’m going to say*** it anyway: BE CAREFUL WHEN MIXING THIS STUFF. You’re not just stirring up a pitcher of Purplesaurus Rex Kool-Aid here, gang.

* And/or because, like aerosol whipped cream, it’s fun to spray on stuff even if you don’t really have a good reason to do so.
** Don’t be sad, Meat Loaf.
*** And by “say,” I mean “type.”

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It Doesn’t Get Much Finer Than Plasti Dip Primer*

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Lee

For years, Plasti Dippers have been asking for a special formulation that offers a more “permanent” coating than good ol’ Plasti Dip, but that maintains all of Plasti Dip’s other outstanding characteristics. And for years, the team here at Plasti Dip International have been trying to create just such a formulation.

Now, we know the original sticks perfectly well to nearly any surface on its own, but our  fans need a Plasti Dip that will really hold on to metal and (many, but not all, types of) plastic surfaces. Well… problem solved!

We’re happy to introduce the newest creation from Plasti Dip Laboratories, Plasti Dip Primer. With Plasti Dip Primer, you can keep using your favorite colors of aerosol Plasti Dip and give them an even tougher, more secure grip. Specially formulated to provide a nigh-permanent bond on metal, and equally great on certain plastics by happy coincidence, Plasti Dip Primer goes on first—it’s in aerosol form, so application is quick and easy. Then, after the Primer is dry, cover it with a few coats of the spray-on Plasti Dip of your choosing.

And that’s it! Same great, versatile, legendary Plasti Dip, now with a superbly sturdy, superior grip.

Plasti Dip Primer is available in perfectly-sized 11-oz. aerosol cans, and, of course, will be available from the same great retailers who sell Plasti Dip International’s other splendiferous Performix Brand DIY home solution products.

You’ll do just fine, sir,** with Plasti Dip Primer.*

* Not exactly a rhyme. But, C is for cookie.
** Or madam.

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Dippin’ and Fishin’ (and Freezin’!)

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Lee

As any avid angler can tell you, fish are often pretty crafty creatures. Though they’re just fish, and it therefore doesn’t seem like they’d be too hard to catch, they never make it easy. Fish have even been known to become “lure shy”—if there’s been a lot of fishing activity in their general vicinity, they will sometimes start to recognize lures for what they are: fishy death traps. Lure shyness can become especially prevalent during ice fishing season, when frosty fisher folk often group their ice houses together on top of frozen lakes.

With this in mind, Plasti Dip International proposes a bold solution…make that a bright solution. The vibrant colors of Plasti Dip Blaze are perfect for ice fishing lures. When fish stop biting on your “normal” colored lures, one in an unusual, eye-catching color can be just the thing. A few quick sprays of Blaze will turn any one of your lures into a brilliant beacon to draw fish in. After untold days under the frozen surface, with ice blocking out most of the sunlight, our Blaze colors will be too bright for fish to miss.

The great thing about using Plasti Dip Blaze for this tactic—instead of paint—is that Plasti Dip can be removed easily, leaving the lure underneath in its original condition. Every fisherman has at least one “Old Faithful,” a lure that’s caught more fish than a 30-year-old grizzly bear. Sometimes, though, even the best lure can lose its magic—if that’s the case with your favorite piece of tackle, a coat of Plasti Dip Blaze may be just the thing to restore its effectiveness. And, if it doesn’t work out, just peel off the Plasti Dip and Old Faithful will be good as new.

There are plenty of other ice fishing-related applications for Plasti Dip, as well. You can give the handle of your fishing rod a few coats for a softer, more cushioned grip; same goes for tackle box and cooler handles. You can spray the bottom of your tackle box or cooler to keep it from sliding around the frequently icy floor of your fishing hut (it might not completely remedy this problem, but it will help). And a coat of Plasti Dip Blaze will make it easier to find That Thing (as in, “Where the heck did I put That Thing?!?”) that always goes AWOL when you need it most. If it’s bright green*, it’ll be far easier to spot.

What say you, Plasti Dippers? Got any other ice fishing—or regular fishing—ideas for Plasti Dip Blaze? Let us know via Twitter, Facebook, or in the comments, and share pics if you’ve got them. We just can’t get enough of the brilliant ideas Plasti Dip users come up with. And, as always, be sure to visit PlastiDip.com for all things Plasti Dip.

Good luck out there, arctic anglers—with Plasti Dip Blaze as your secret weapon, those pesky fishes won’t know what hit ‘em!

* Or bright blue or bright orange or bright pink or bright purple or bright yellow.

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Plasti Dip Presents: The Weathered Bronze Look

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Lee

We’ve talked in the past about using clever Plasti Dip combinations to create some rather amazing looks. As the Plasti Dip lineup continues to grow like a little kid on a double dose of Flintstones vitamins, the creative possibilities continue to grow, as well.

A prime example: turning brushed chrome into weathered bronze. Since the release of our new Copper Metalizer, several Plasti Dip enthusiasts have contacted us with an idea along these lines, and the wonderful Jamie volunteered to try it out for herself. The results are pretty incredible.

After removing one of the chrome fixtures in her bathroom, Jamie started with a coat of new Plasti Dip Primer, to make the coating more permanent. She then applied a base coat of Plasti Dip GunMetal, followed by Copper Metalizer. As you can see, this combo results in a truly stunning approximation of weathered bronze.

We haven’t tested every possible combination, but I’d be willing to bet that one could create effective emulations of a number of “high end” finishes. Heck, with how crafty Plasti Dippers are, I’m almost certain that a few cool combos have already been discovered. Whaddaya say, gang—anyone have a recipe for Plasti Dip “stainless steel”? “Brushed nickel”? If you’ve found a Plasti Dip combination that creates a killer look,* be sure to share your stories (and pics) via Twitter and Facebook.

Little details like fixtures can go a long way in making a room look and feel new again. At a fraction of the cost of replacement fixtures for your bathroom or kitchen, a few cans of Plasti Dip are all it takes for a fast, easy, economical renovation project for any room. But with looks this good, why stop at just one room? PLASTI DIP THE WHOLE HOUSE!

* High end-esque, metallic, or otherwise. We’re equal opportunity admirers.

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