r/overlanding • u/BigSandwich6 • Sep 13 '26
Gear Question Update: Plasti Dipped my Faded Awning
Follow up to https://www.reddit.com/r/overlanding/s/ei2Tg9kwWf
Looks much better now, gonna touch it up if it ends up fading again
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u/Blac_Tony Sep 13 '26
How many MPGs you averaging? Are there any actual suspension mods on this thing? Would love to do this with my ‘14 someday
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u/BigSandwich6 Sep 13 '26
30-40MPG, none of the suspension is stock
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u/Blac_Tony Sep 14 '26
I need to replace my suspension 200k so would you mind sharing any products you recommend
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u/WetShrimpFart Sep 13 '26
How many miles in the mountain do you get on your electric dirt bike?
I rode a couple different ones, got 12 on one and 22 about on the other, want one with more range
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u/BigSandwich6 Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26
There’s no way to accurately measure this because going uphill requires an exponentially larger amount of energy. I was able to climb a 5000ft mountain using half the battery. I recharge it using the hybrid battery from the Prius.
The new bike is 2x faster with a 2x dense battery
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u/PonyThug Sep 13 '26
Mine goes 50 miles pretty easily around the city. Range drops in half if I ride 50mph the whole time. I could get 90 miles if I only go 15mph on flat
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u/steelio91 Sep 13 '26
Looks great! Let's see if this gets downvoted to hell like the last post. I'll never understand people hating on someone asking for help or input on something. If it doesn't last, give the fabric spray I suggested in the other post a try.
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u/BigSandwich6 Sep 13 '26
Yeah already had some left over so gave it a shot a few hours after the original post, thanks for being the only person who helped
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u/mister_monque Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26
you dipped the nylon bag cover?
I kinda hope I'm misunderstanding something here because 'dip is great for hard surfaces, for soft things there is upholstery dye spray.
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u/bahrfight Sep 13 '26
It is common practice in theatre prop making to plasti dip soft, flexible props. It has always seemed to work just fine without cracking or flaking and some of those props endure a lot over the months of daily use in a musical and often get reused in future shows. It is maybe not the perfect product to use in OP’s situation but it’ll probably work fine.
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u/mister_monque Sep 13 '26
As someone who has prayed at the Church of Fonzi for over a decade now, I love what plastidip can do for me.
But it's not really a good product in this application.
Upholstery spray dye will do a far better job while not sticking to itself and peeling. Dipping the canvas is not going to work like rubberized canvas. A healthy dye coat will freshen it up and not tear free after spening a few weeks or months heat cycling in it's storage sack.
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u/bahrfight Sep 13 '26
They’ve already done it. I said it’s not the perfect product for this application but it’ll be fine. Sure won’t last as long as upholstery spray but what’s done is done. My point was it doesn’t only work on hard surfaces.
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u/C9660 Sep 13 '26
This is the prius content i need. Do you have more pictures of your setup?
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u/EnvironmentStrict344 Sep 13 '26
I think plasti dip is not the best paint to use for the awning bag? I bet that would peel in a few months. There should be a paint that would adhere better to the canvass bag, i believe the paint used in Hypalon or TPU dinghy boats is better.
Keep us updated how long the plasti dip would last.
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u/BigSandwich6 Sep 13 '26
If it peels I’ll re dip it from the same can. In the original post a “coatings expert” said this would never work. Someone else said it wouldn’t last a week (photo is a week later). I wish people would just not comment instead of chiming in with their made up advice
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u/LazyMugroso Sep 13 '26
How’s the Starlink attached ? A strap around the awning ? I like the placement, but what do you do when you open the awning
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u/luckless_recorder Sep 13 '26
OP, any chance you were at Overland Expo in 2021?
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u/BigSandwich6 Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26
No, there was another off roader with a blue Prius but he ended up ripping a bunch of people off and then totaled his
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u/Prize_Lime83 29d ago
We loved and miss our Prius dearly. Fantastic cars.
Thank you for posting about the plastidip. I just got an older RTT and the tarpaulin fabric has already been doctored on the inside but I know it’s got some holes and spots that aren’t great. So awesome idea. Thanks.
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u/ravage214 Sep 13 '26
The perfect OverRoading vehicle
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u/BigSandwich6 Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26
If I listened to [r/overlanding](r/overlanding) I would never leave my driveway. Now the only vehicles I fear are a 2000s Corolla or Camry
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u/mattogeewha Sep 13 '26
lol “step”