lens barrel coatings

Has anyone tried "plasti-dip" for their lenses?

I’ve seen some people paint them different colors, and add the camo wraps to them as well.

In the car industry, plasti-dip gets sprayed on from a can, and is able to be peeled away when you don’t want it.

It’s strong, durable, and i think would work well to change the color of your lens barrels/bodies..?

YouTube has many videos on what and how to plasti-dip.

Any thoughts?

Easier to just buy a lens coat. Unless you're going to completely strip down the lens before you do it, it strikes me as a bit risky.

Retail cost of lens coat - $80 average.

Painting lens - $20

LOSS of value when painting lens - BIG... depending on lens but take a entry L lens at around 1,000 bucks you could easily lose 300 dollars by doing what you are describing.

The look on other photographers faces when they see your plastidipped lens = priceless.

In last years more and more people try to have lenses that look different to other lenses.
To spray a lens you should disassemble it partly, and take into accout that the new color add thickness. This could be very problematic for example for the zoom and focus rings and their near by parts.

Here you find some examples how it could be made with a good looking result:
http://parkinstyle.tis​tory.com/
Don´t know how the lens handling feels now and 5 years after heavy use - and how it looks like after that time.

I would not reccomend such an modification.

Talley wrote in post #17189313
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The look on other photographers faces when they see your plastidipped lens = priceless.

At least when you coat it by dipping it into the plasti-dip

nellyle wrote in post #17189299
Easier to just buy a lens coat. Unless you're going to completely strip down the lens before you do it, it strikes me as a bit risky.

wouldn’t need to strip it down at all. Few pieces of masking tape.

Talley wrote in post #17189313
Painting lens - $20 you could easily lose 300 dollars by doing what you are describing..

you didn’t look at any of the youtube videos, or any other information about it did you? You just described how you felt. Thanks.

ZoneV wrote in post #17189398
To spray a lens you should disassemble it partly

I wouldn’t, id just mask off the areas. Very simple.


Basically I’ll try this again, plasti-dip is a brand, and it sprays out of an aerosol can. When it dries in a few minutes it is a rubber like material that EASILY PEELS off leaving whatever you sprayed it on perfectly unharmed.

Many people are using this product on various things such as phones, bikes, car wheels, entire cars, and other parts and pieces. When they don’t want it anymore it peels off.

So, if a lens was sprayed with this stuff, you could easily peel it off when done.

bk2life wrote in post #17189423
wouldn’t need to strip it down at all. Few pieces of masking tape.

you didn’t look at any of the youtube videos, or any other information about it did you? You just described how you felt. Thanks.

I wouldn’t, id just mask off the areas. Very simple.


Basically I’ll try this again, plasti-dip is a brand, and it sprays out of an aerosol can. When it dries in a few minutes it is a rubber like material that EASILY PEELS off leaving whatever you sprayed it on perfectly unharmed.

Many people are using this product on various things such as phones, bikes, car wheels, entire cars, and other parts and pieces. When they don’t want it anymore it peels off.

So, if a lens was sprayed with this stuff, you could easily peel it off when done.

Well aware of what it is.....


Please do not try this!!!!!!!!

For the sake of the sun gods and the alignment of the stars, moon and universe you will upset the very existence we live in.

Talley wrote in post #17189452
Please do not try this!!!!!!!!.

well since you put it that way, i will try it, and ill do it with a big smile knowing you said no..

I've plasti-dipped a couple smaller parts on my car. I think it would be fine as long as you were careful not to get any in between the focus and zoom rings and of course you couldn't do any part of a lens that extends out as plasti-dip will be too thick and can't be used on any part that rubs such as behind the AF/IS switch selector. Also not sure that it would work to do under the zoom and focus ring rubber grip as they might not fit back over and I don't think I'd do it over the rubber grips so might be better leaving those black as they are.

If you haven't worked with it yet then practice on some stuff, because you definitely have to learn how to apply so it doesn't build out or get "fuzzy" when you spray it. That said, I wouldn't have the nerve to try it on a good working lens. Might try to find some lens that has little to no value as my test lens.

I would think where plasti-dip would get a little dicey, is at the lens controls (auto/manual focus etc). I've also found that plasti-dip can be a little tough to clean without damaging it. I have gunmetal plastidip on my jeep wheels, and it's been ok for a few months now. I don't think I would do it on something that is handled frequently though.

Have you thought about vinyl wrap?

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=ewP2R1zfzvY

looks like a common canon white lens.
I found a blogger who does this professionally. I don't know if he uses plastidip though.
http://cafe.naver.com/​enjoyreform/13122
http://parkinstyle.tis​tory.com/
http://parkinstyle.tis​tory.com/73
http://parkinstyle.tis​tory.com/71

Pretty crazy. he disassembles it and does it.