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06-12-2014, 11:13 AM | #1 |
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Plasti Dipped the whole car
I have plasti dipped a few things and decided to do the entire car. I know it is not everyones taste but I really could care less if you don't like it. Just thought I would share how it turned out if anyone else is interested in doing it.
Base: 1.5 Gallons Guntmetal Grey (4 Coats) Final: 1 Gallon clear+ 1 quart thinner (3 Coats) with 50g Candy Cocoa Pearl and 2.5g Candy Black Pearl from www.didspade.com Crappy phone pics. It looks better in person. Original Car Prep Base coat a couple coats in First top coat Final Look In sunshine In Shade
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06-12-2014, 11:45 AM | #2 |
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you basically made a satin sepang lol. loks great. i would finish removing dip off the mouldings as well
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06-12-2014, 11:50 AM | #3 |
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That is kind of what I was going for. I love the Sepang haha. I have removed the dip on the mouldings. Just have not taken new pics. It was getting late after spraying so I finished what I could. Did the rest of the car the night after (mirrors part attached to the window, fog lights, window trim etc).
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06-12-2014, 12:28 PM | #4 |
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When I saw your first pic of the base coat, I said to myself "here we go again, another matte grey car"... but then I quickly scrolled down and saw the rest. Wow! While not my preferred color, it definitely makes an impression. Looks good.
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06-12-2014, 12:55 PM | #5 |
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Fantastic, Nate! Thanks for sharing! It looks like you've done this before. Any "tips and tricks" for us first timers that are considering the same? Is it mostly a "spray everything and peal off where you don't want it" concept?
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06-12-2014, 03:31 PM | #7 |
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Would have to agree with Finnegan here, I think I'll end up mocking the Minty Green Z3 Shoe that lives just up the road from me here in Texas; before I do I'd like to know what it was like going through this firsthand. I've done wheels with plastidip but little else.
Your's came out great, seriously I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed seeing that transformation. |
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06-12-2014, 03:39 PM | #8 |
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Roughly what do all of the materials end up costing?
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06-13-2014, 11:06 AM | #12 |
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It is a great color and looks nice. I think maybe if the "3.0 si" where left chrome it would give it a little "pop" and be a nice contrast. Especially on the "In sunshine" picture. Good job though!!
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The color came out pretty sweet. Def will grab attention.
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Thanks for the compliments. I did the roof in spray can as a trial to see if I liked how the plasti dip turned out in a large area. I decided to leave it black for now. I made sure I had enough paint leftover to paint it if I decided to.
I really am not a fan of chrome and that is the reason I did not peal off the 3.0si on the fenders or the Z4 on the trunk. Quote:
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I bought a sprayer ($100-200 depending on the model). I used 2.5 gallons. It is about $90 a gallon or you can get it in bulk quantities. Then the coloring was $30. The plasti dip and coloring was $225 for the whole car.
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Here are the steps I did to do the car.
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The car should be fully prepped now. Painting: There are many resources for seeing how to paint. www.youtube.com and http://www.dipyourcar.com/forums/forum.php Some things to note to prevent running. The side markers like to pool the paint. Take care when painting that area. The mirrors are a pain to get full coverage on using a paint gun. I recommend getting Prevail sprayer to do them. With the paint gun to get full coverage on the mirrors I got too much paint and it started to run and drip. I have done mirrors with spray cans and it is much easier. If you are more experienced it may not be an issue.
Tear Down: Patience is key here. Make sure you have some razor blades handy. Slowly start to peel off the masking job. Keep your fingers as close to the plasti dip when pulling it off or it will just tear. Inspect every area you are about to peel. You will start to notice what will peel easily and what won’t. Use the razor blade on the edges that do not peel well or anywhere that there is tape to plasti dip (like the door jambs). This will ensure a cleaner line and less chance of peeling off what you do not want to come off. Note that you only need to score the plasti dip next to the tape in order to get a clean break and do not have to cut it all the way. This makes it less of a chance of going too far and putting a line into the factory paint. Anyways I hope this helps anyone that is going to attempt it.
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I love the color! Great job!!! How's the paint job holding up?
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