Before you purchase ANY plastidip, make sure you have answers to the following questions;
Where does the PlastiDip come from and is it genuine Performix made PlastiDip/RubberDip?
What thinners are used?
What ratio is the mix?
Are the colours standard PlastiDip colours or made in-house using clear?

Our answers are in other parts of this FAQ
Please read all the questions and answers, it should save you a phone call or email and answer everything you were wondering about.

NO.
2k thinners are a harsh thinner. They will cause reactions to repaired panels or primer. It dries with a rough sandpaper like finish and a texture. It dries too fast.
There are several versions of 2k thinners. Universal (the cheapest and the worst) - most reactive and leaves horrible texture, fast - obviously dry fast and slow - obviously dry slower, but still too fast for the plastidip to level out properly.
Does it work with plastidip? In all honesty, yes. It will thin it.
Would I put on a customers car? Never in a million years. Definitely NOT on my own car / wheels.
Will it damage the clear coat (lacquer), YES.
If you need confirmation phone any body shop in the world. Ask them this "If I pour a few litres of 2k thinners onto my car, will it be safe and cause no damage?"
Ok, my car is only worth £300 shall I just do it? NO. A £300 car is more than likely quite old, had a few repairs in its past life. These will react with plastidip mixed with 2k thinners. Therefore you will need to peel (if you can) and sand the hole affected area down to bare metal and start again. You saved nothing and far from taking a weekend to dip your car, it now will take weeks.
So, why do sellers use 2k? Usually they are adding car paint to the mix to
a: make it cover better and
b: create custom colours
c: its cheap
Why would they do this? Well it initially makes their dip look better. As it colour changes in 2 coats. BUT, once the car paint cures after a couple of weeks, it becomes unremovable. Which kinda defeats the point of coating in plastidip!

Any seller that uses this? Walk away

NO.
Acetone thinners are a harsh thinner. They will cause reactions to repaired panels or primer. It dries with a rough sandpaper like finish and a texture.
Does it work with plastidip? In all honesty, yes. It will thin it.
Would I put on a customers car? Never in a million years. Definitely NOT on my own car / wheels.
Will it damage the clear coat (lacquer), YES.
If you need confirmation phone any body shop in the world. Ask them this "If I pour a few litres of acetone onto my car, will it be safe and cause no damage?"
Ok, my car is only worth £300 shall I just do it? NO. A £300 car is more than likely quite old, had a few repairs in its past life. These will react with plastidip mixed with cellulose thinners. Therefore you will need to peel (if you can) and sand the hole affected area down to bare metal and start again. You saved nothing and far from taking a weekend to dip your car, it now will take weeks.

Any seller that uses this? Walk away

If you can select something, it is in stock and able to be purchased. There are occasions you can pre order, this will be in the item description if this is the case.
We try to keep a complete stock of everything, especially the base colours.
Beware of sellers who only purchase clear and then tint themselves to create colours. This is lazy and not good, as if you need to redo a panel or touch some where up it will not match the standard colours. All our standard plastidip colours are from the factory as intended.

NO.
Cellulose thinners are a harsh thinner. They will cause reactions to repaired panels or primer. It dries with a rough sandpaper like finish and a texture. We use them to clean the guns.
Does it work with plastidip? In all honesty, yes. It will thin it.
Would I put on a customers car? Never in a million years. Definitely NOT on my own car / wheels.
Will it damage the clear coat (lacquer), YES.
If you need confirmation phone any body shop in the world. Ask them this "If I pour a few litres of cellulose thinners onto my car, will it be safe and cause no damage?"
Ok, my car is only worth £300 shall I just do it? NO. A £300 car is more than likely quite old, had a few repairs in its past life. These will react with plastidip mixed with cellulose thinners. Therefore you will need to peel (if you can) and sand the hole affected area down to bare metal and start again. You saved nothing and far from taking a weekend to dip your car, it now will take weeks.

Any seller that uses this? Walk away

Yes. Totally.
It is in actual fact what the company (Performix)who make plastidip use and sell.
Does it cause reactions or problems? NO, we have not seen it happen yet, and we have done hundreds of projects.
They are very gentle thinners, combined they thin the plastidip and once mixed 50:50 with plastidip gives a superior smooth finish. It looks like vinyl wrap once done. Provided enough heavy coats have been put on it peels well too.
By far the best and easiest method.