Plasti Dip ReRack Dishwasher Rack Repair – White | Flexible, Peelable Rubber Coating for Dishwasher & Vinyl Rack Restoration

This is the second time I have used Rerack on my automatic dishwasher rack, and I did a much better job this time.It lasted 2+ years the first time, but I expect it to last much longer this time around. Here are my tips for doing your racks.1) Do your prep right. Get 2-3 layers of corrugated cardboard to put the rack on. Use a knife and small cutters (fingernail cutters would do if you don’t have miniature wire cutters) to cut the old coating back to expose the rusted wire rack and rusted welds and leave a neat transition from intact coating to wire.2) Scrape off loose rust with an old knife. Rub the knife back and forth to get a somewhat smooth rusty surface on the wires and welded junctions.3) Use a fairly strong acid (whatever you have) and an eye dropper to put a tiny drop on each of the rusted wire and welds spots you are working on. If you don’t think you have acid at home, you can use Vinegar (acetic acid), car battery acid, or even Diet Coke (contains phosphoric acid); You will just have to reapply more times to remove the rust completely. Applying enough to each spot to where it doesn’t drip off onto the cardboard is the idea. Let it work for at least 4+ hours. Use the eye dropper to reapply to each spot, sparingly as before. There is no need to rise off the acid between reapplying the acid, and no, it won’t bother the vinyl coating, so leaving the acid on overnight between repeated applications is actually good for this process of chemically removing the rust. You cannot overdue it. I used concentrated phosphoric acid, and it took me 4 applications over a couple of days.4) After you are convinced that you have removed ALL the rust, you need to rinse each spot thoroughly with water. The wires and welds won’t be shiny: they should look smooth and black. Dry the rack well.5) Now you need to use some rubbing alcohol and your CLEANED eyed dropper to clean the spots off thoroughly. Then let it dry.6) Now start shaking the little bottle of Rerack vigorously for 5 minutes. There is a BB in the bottle to help it mix thoroughly, and if you don’t mix it thoroughly enough you will only get to use half the bottle before it gums up, and you will need it ALL: if your rack has a LOT of damage to repair, you may need 2 bottles.7) Apply the Rerack with the brush in the bottle top. Use the inside of the neck to remove excess, NOT the top rim of the bottle. Every spot or two you coat with Rerack, screw the top back on and shake the bottle for 10-15 seconds. You’ll be glad later when the bottle is down to half empty if you heed this advice; Trust me.8) Allow 30 minutes between coats and apply enough coats to make the repaired places bigger around than the original vinyl coating, and overlap the intact vinyl 1/8” or more so water can’t wick up under the Rerack and start the wire rusting all over again. Put a little extra where the dishes rest against the rack for padding.9) Let it dry 12 hours or more. I know you are tired of doing dishes in the sink by now, but you don’t want impatience to mess up all your work and effort. Now put some of those little white tips over the end of every wire. They are really sturdy and will keep the wire ends from rusting and scratching the dishes.10) Run the dishwasher empty once before you load dishes on the rack.If there is any Rerack left, keep it where you can find it in case you need to do touch up.This may sound like a lot of trouble and it is, but we have a great old Maytag and you can’t get a replacement rack for a 12-15 year old dishwasher. And the new ones are “water-saving” and don’t have the pump to push the dirty water and food particles through the disposal; you have to empty a trap in the bottom all the time or it bogs up.

This stuff applies very easily if properly shaken and helps prolong the life of the rack. I tried saving one that was too far gone and it was working out fine but I recommend looking for used dishwashers in your local area for the racks. I ended up finding one on marketplace that was hardly used and just touched it up with this. Also make sure to order silicone tips for the prongs. Helps prevent scratching your dishes and wearing out the coating on the rods.

The middle rack of my LG dishwasher was rusting is 6 places. I removed the rack, sanded the rust spots, cleaned the rust spots, then applied 3 coasts of Rerack, waiting about an hour between each coat. It was like a thick past to apply. It did not drip, but it did not apply smooth and pretty. Also, it is white, and my dishwasher rack is gray, so it is obvious where this is applied. The bottom line is that created a nice thick coat (3 applications) over my rusted areas to protect them from further rusting.

It's also important to note that your dishes may be going in TOO clean. The new dishwasher detergents- especially the pods- need to have some protein to interact with- else they corrode your dishwasher rack.Don't rinse the egg off your plate first- just load it- and it should help keep your dishwasher rack from deteriorating.

Followed the instructions and it's been holding up okay in some spots but has started to rust through in others. I feel like just removing the loose rust isn't enough and you should use a rust converter too before applying this. Also, this should probably be applied in 4 plus light coats, as it cracked around a few of the welds where it went on a little thicker. I know prep is half the paint job but the instructions made it seem like this would be more forgiving when applied to rusted metal. Oh, use this outside unless you want your whole house to smell. I thought applying such small amounts directly under the range hood would be fine with it running on full blast but nope... When they say well ventilated, they meant it!

The re-rack plastic dip when I received it in the package appeared to be stiff and possibly stale as there was no Expiration date Or shelf life indicated. However once I removed it from the package and vigorously shook the bottle liquefied and mixed properly, It isJustThick and stiff Which is good Applying it. Applied Ospho to the corroded metal parts and let dry thoroughly before applying the plastic dip. It has toxic vapors so I recommend you apply it outdoors or in a very well ventilated area, also it likely has a short shelf life once opened so if you want to apply subsequent Layers I wouldn't wait too long, it does cover well.

Used to renew 36 year old kitchen aid dishwasher that used only softwater

Good product but looking further, my lower dishwasher rack was further gone than I had expected. A few spots were ok to dip but others were empty plastic tubes so I had to replace the rack.