My 96 Limited is black with tan "oak" interior. Since I want a more rugged look than luxury, I decided that all the fake wood trim on the interior needed to go bye bye. I've used Plasti-Dip before with good results, and I figured it would look nice if the HVAC surround and switch covers were black with a finish that's somwhere in between matte and satin...instead of the cheesy gloss wood look.

I started today, and HUGE TEASE....i don't have pics yet. lol. But it turned out real nice, and I'll post the pics tomorrow.

Cool, looking forward to pics...but i thought you were referring to the dash board itself!

Hmmm..I'm pretty curious to see what the outcome looks like...

Couple pics before everything is installed. I think it turned out good.

Before and after




up close

Wow man this came out really nice! I like how you just went and did this and let everyone know in the end, it can get tiring waiting for 10 completion impressions at any time. You're making me go outside and check out all my stuff...I thought you were talking about the dash as well haha

Wow, that looks great! So, what prep did you do? Also, is this just the regular plasti-dip in an aerosol can?

Wow, I never thought of doing that. Looks good. That's the stuff that you dip pliers into and it forms plastic-coated handles, right?

Is that how you did the piece in the picture? I always thought the coating would come out too think. Do the pieces fit back into place without any issues now that they have a rubber coating on them?

that stuff is great, did you use an adhesion promoter beforehand or any type of primer?

Nice work! Very crafty!

Wondering if you could do a test for us and dip a random piece of plastic(not off your truck) and see how much abuse itll take before flaking/cracking. It looks really good but not too practical if it can take years of abuse imo. Thanks for the pics!

I've often thought the 4th Gen's had much nicer interiors. The center console especially. The finish used there is the faux leather look, with the textured, "softish" feel. Any way to replicate that?

just coat it in bedliner then ;)

No prep, except for wiping the pieces down with a dry rag to make sure they are clean. Yes, regular Plasti-Dip in an aeresol can.


It sprays very much like regular paint. You have to put each coat on a little thicker than regular spray paint, because the rubber doesn't adhere to the surface...it adheres to itself and congeals. So you have to get enough on to where it gels together.

But no, it's not too thick at all. I did 3 coats on the switch covers, and just 2 on the HVAC. The switch covers will take more abuse. I think it will hold up good...but time will tell.

Nope, just sprayed it on bare plastic.


I've used it to black out grill emblems before, and the emblems hold up through bugs, rocks, car washes, winter, summer, unicorns, you get the picture.

It's pretty durable stuff. If you intentionally scratch it with your fingernail or something you could damage it, but I have high hopes for it holdin up well on these trim pieces.

It looks great. Good job!

How is it holding up?