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post May 8, 2012 - 12:04 PM
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Alright folks...I got a wild hair, and need to address it.

I want to plastidip the whole red GT.

There are a few reasons for such.

1. The current paint is horrible and ugly as sin with clear chipping off everywhere.
2. I will be swapping over black doors..and obviouslly I'd like the colors to match atleast some!
3. After seeing a couple done online, it doesn't look half bad, and would look better than what I have now.
4. Easy removal for when the swap is done, and the whole car will be professionally painted then.
5. I have a bunch of exterior bits I want to put on, but cannot because of the current red paint situation, this will have them all one color until it comes time to paint correctly.

According to calculations I should be needing about 25 cans. The paint is "flat" black..I'd call it more of a semi-gloss. There should be approx 5-6 coats depending on which panel is being painted. Will be done in stages to avoid uneven layers.

Lets hear thoughts on why and why nots please.

Did I mention I hate red, and love black cars?

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post May 8, 2012 - 1:36 PM
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Why not just use flat black spray paint?
The only diff would be the peeling off part


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post May 8, 2012 - 1:56 PM
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QUOTE (kurt95gt @ May 8, 2012 - 2:36 PM) *
Why not just use flat black spray paint?
The only diff would be the peeling off part


You have a good point.

Reasoning is less mess, "matte" black as its been described do not like the flat flat look, and if I literally hate it..I just peel it away.

Plus can for can, they cost about the same, and I believe plastidip is more sturdy compared to regular rattle can paint that will get hard and brittle thus cracking/webbing all over the place, because of the old paint under it I may or may not sand...most likely not...just going to sand the bad clear out.

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- rave2n   Plastidip Whole Car   May 8, 2012 - 12:04 PM
- - mak5603   The goods out weigh the bads (if any at all..) in ...   May 8, 2012 - 12:13 PM
- - jordisonjr   And no swirl makrs with plasti dip But don't...   May 8, 2012 - 12:16 PM
- - SwissFerdi   QUOTE (rave2n @ May 8, 2012 - 1:04 P...   May 8, 2012 - 12:16 PM
- - rave2n   Hmm the panel has spoken! Well keep an eye out...   May 8, 2012 - 12:19 PM
- - Special_Edy   Well rattlecanning an entire car is going to suck,...   May 8, 2012 - 12:23 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (Special_Edy @ May 8, 2012 - 12...   May 8, 2012 - 12:45 PM
- - Box   That's the one thing I don't like about my...   May 8, 2012 - 1:06 PM
- - mkernz22   You don't need to sand the car, just use an au...   May 8, 2012 - 1:15 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (mkernz22 @ May 8, 2012 - 1:15...   May 8, 2012 - 1:35 PM
- - kurt95gt   Why not just use flat black spray paint? The only...   May 8, 2012 - 1:36 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (kurt95gt @ May 8, 2012 - 2:36...   May 8, 2012 - 1:56 PM
- - kurt95gt   I spray bombed my old civic primer gray for 25 buc...   May 9, 2012 - 12:33 AM
- - Box   Duplicolor makes automotive paint in spray cans. ...   May 9, 2012 - 12:49 AM
|- - smkr3w   DANG IT! I'm planning on doing this beginn...   May 9, 2012 - 3:25 AM
- - LALA-shark   You dont have to use the sray cans. dipyourcar.com...   May 9, 2012 - 10:48 AM
- - rave2n   QUOTE (smkr3w @ May 9, 2012 - 4:25 A...   May 9, 2012 - 10:54 AM
- - mkernz22   Honestly, don't waste the money on a gun and p...   May 9, 2012 - 5:58 PM
- - Tigawoods   just wrap it   May 9, 2012 - 6:30 PM
|- - smkr3w   QUOTE (Tigawoods @ May 9, 2012 - 7:3...   May 9, 2012 - 7:28 PM
|- - rave2n   That is a perfectly good point Mkernz =P Not a fa...   May 9, 2012 - 7:37 PM
- - Box   But he could have a carbon fiber car!!...   May 9, 2012 - 7:32 PM
|- - smkr3w   QUOTE (Box @ May 9, 2012 - 7:32 PM) ...   May 9, 2012 - 7:59 PM
- - rave2n   Personally...I hate carbon fiber...unless its real...   May 9, 2012 - 8:13 PM
- - Box   Wrap on the inside is ok. Real carbon fiber would...   May 9, 2012 - 8:19 PM
- - rave2n   Found 2 spare cans I had left over, and got a wild...   May 12, 2012 - 7:38 PM
- - njccmd2002   looks like it has a bra. looks good   May 12, 2012 - 9:19 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ May 12, 2012 - 9...   May 12, 2012 - 10:09 PM
- - smkr3w   Very nice Not to thread jack, but wanted to add ...   May 13, 2012 - 3:16 AM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (smkr3w @ May 13, 2012 - 4:16 ...   May 13, 2012 - 2:12 PM
|- - smkr3w   QUOTE (rave2n @ May 13, 2012 - 2:12 ...   May 14, 2012 - 2:40 AM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE what, no pics?? lol Ask and you shall recei...   May 14, 2012 - 10:26 AM
- - SwissFerdi   Do the hatch and roof next, panda FTW! Nice wo...   May 14, 2012 - 10:58 AM
- - d3ath2009   it'll take about 3 coats of clear to get a dec...   May 14, 2012 - 4:43 PM
- - Valo666   My buddy has his S4 done completely in plastidip.....   May 14, 2012 - 10:14 PM
- - Zaluss   I did this recently to my 4th gen. I used a ...   May 15, 2012 - 9:58 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (Zaluss @ May 15, 2012 - 9:58 ...   May 17, 2012 - 10:13 AM
|- - Zaluss   QUOTE (rave2n @ May 17, 2012 - 11:13...   May 17, 2012 - 11:42 AM
- - spy00005   ^that car makes me wanna say NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ...   May 15, 2012 - 10:20 PM
- - 199celica   wow you even painted the rims on that 4th gen.? wo...   May 16, 2012 - 8:43 PM
- - cheela   this don't look too bad. http://www.youtube.c...   May 17, 2012 - 11:36 AM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (cheela @ May 17, 2012 - 12:36...   May 17, 2012 - 11:43 AM
|- - Zaluss   QUOTE (rave2n @ May 17, 2012 - 11:43...   May 17, 2012 - 12:22 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE Can't wait to see it. The sprayer is not...   May 18, 2012 - 8:49 AM
- - Zaluss   I'm not sure. You may want to contact Plastidi...   May 18, 2012 - 11:42 AM
- - azn87   how long does it take to dry between coats? also ...   May 21, 2012 - 9:35 PM
- - KAOS   I hate to blow my surprise, but I have every inten...   May 21, 2012 - 11:39 PM
|- - kurt95gt   QUOTE (KAOS @ May 22, 2012 - 12:39 A...   May 22, 2012 - 1:07 PM
- - Zaluss   About 5-10 minutes each coat. About 4-5 coats.   May 22, 2012 - 12:05 AM
- - rave2n   QUOTE (KAOS @ May 22, 2012 - 12:39 A...   May 22, 2012 - 12:36 PM
- - KAOS   http://www.dipyourcar.com/ - US site; Fonzie is a ...   May 22, 2012 - 1:10 PM
- - Zaluss   Here is what my plastidipped car looks like after ...   Jun 5, 2012 - 9:41 PM
- - LALA-shark   Im dipping my celi in 2-3 weeks, along with 2 Tc...   Jun 11, 2012 - 3:29 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (LALA-shark @ Jun 11, 2012 - ...   Jun 11, 2012 - 3:39 PM
- - SwissFerdi   How much is done at this point, coming out well?   Jun 11, 2012 - 4:53 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Jun 11, 2012 - 5...   Jun 11, 2012 - 7:54 PM
- - mandrek   same here. flat black dipping the celi a few weeks...   Jun 14, 2012 - 10:29 PM
- - Bitter   Everyone does black, someone...do a different colo...   Jun 14, 2012 - 11:16 PM
- - mandrek   well, my car is already black, and my fave color i...   Jun 15, 2012 - 12:22 AM
- - rave2n   Still getting this done soon fellas...weather was ...   Jun 25, 2012 - 7:25 AM
- - delusionz   I looked at the pics and watched the video with th...   Jun 25, 2012 - 5:11 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (delusionz @ Jun 25, 2012 - 5...   Jun 26, 2012 - 12:17 PM
- - vplukas101   I will be dipping my car next spring, but i will ...   Jun 25, 2012 - 5:15 PM
- - Zake   I plasti dipped my rims last weekend, I'm real...   Jul 2, 2012 - 10:49 PM
- - Judoon   Long time lurker, first time poster and eager-to-g...   Jul 16, 2012 - 7:55 PM
|- - smkr3w   QUOTE (Judoon @ Jul 16, 2012 - 5:55 ...   Jul 17, 2012 - 6:42 AM
- - rave2n   Go with dip your ride. I had my doubts but after l...   Jul 17, 2012 - 8:24 AM
- - rivs   I'm actually in the process of repainting my C...   Jul 28, 2012 - 8:05 PM
|- - Araykhel   QUOTE (rivs @ Jul 28, 2012 - 8:05 PM...   Jul 29, 2012 - 3:59 PM
||- - rivs   QUOTE (Araykhel @ Jul 29, 2012 - 3:5...   Jul 29, 2012 - 5:48 PM
||- - Araykhel   QUOTE (rivs @ Jul 29, 2012 - 6:48 PM...   Aug 1, 2012 - 12:07 PM
|- - caribou17   QUOTE (rivs @ Jul 28, 2012 - 8:05 PM...   Aug 15, 2012 - 2:06 PM
|- - rivs   QUOTE (caribou17 @ Aug 15, 2012 - 2...   Aug 19, 2012 - 11:53 AM
- - jordisonjr   THAT, is rolled on paint?!   Jul 30, 2012 - 1:16 PM
|- - rivs   QUOTE (jordisonjr @ Jul 30, 2012 - 1...   Jul 30, 2012 - 2:09 PM
- - rave2n   That looks interestingly good...do you have a high...   Jul 30, 2012 - 1:19 PM
|- - rivs   QUOTE (rave2n @ Jul 30, 2012 - 1:19 ...   Jul 30, 2012 - 2:04 PM
- - rivs   For anyone interested I'm going to post my pro...   Aug 23, 2012 - 9:04 PM
- - Box   Very impressive.   Aug 23, 2012 - 9:42 PM
- - playr158   I plastidipped an entire miata gunmetal. I used th...   Aug 23, 2012 - 10:50 PM
|- - Box   QUOTE (playr158 @ Aug 23, 2012 - 10...   Aug 24, 2012 - 12:18 AM
- - jtmlb3k   How well does it hide imperfections? I'm also ...   Aug 29, 2012 - 8:42 PM
|- - Zake   QUOTE (jtmlb3k @ Aug 29, 2012 - 8:42...   Aug 29, 2012 - 9:57 PM
- - rave2n   Well got my kit from dipyourcar.com I'm going...   Oct 9, 2012 - 12:34 PM
- - SwissFerdi   Drop a steamer in the box, then mail it without po...   Oct 9, 2012 - 2:55 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 9, 2012 - 3...   Oct 9, 2012 - 4:03 PM
- - rave2n   So I used the kit today, and I would like to retra...   Nov 11, 2012 - 8:47 PM
|- - smkr3w   QUOTE (rave2n @ Nov 11, 2012 - 6:47 ...   Nov 12, 2012 - 4:32 AM
- - rave2n   Really easy to do. I pulled the excess off last n...   Nov 12, 2012 - 8:49 AM
- - SwissFerdi   Nice!   Nov 12, 2012 - 9:08 AM
- - Syaoran   Needs 1" spacers!   Nov 12, 2012 - 11:21 AM
- - jordisonjr   Whats with the big run on the hood?   Nov 13, 2012 - 2:05 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (jordisonjr @ Nov 13, 2012 - 3...   Nov 13, 2012 - 4:09 PM
- - Syaoran   The point of dipping is to not have to sand. Don...   Nov 13, 2012 - 4:59 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (Syaoran @ Nov 13, 2012 - 5:59...   Nov 13, 2012 - 5:31 PM
- - Syaoran   Oh well if that's the case I forgive you xD Y...   Nov 14, 2012 - 12:22 AM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (Syaoran @ Nov 14, 2012 - 1:22...   Nov 14, 2012 - 8:29 AM
- - JasonX   Looks good bro. How long did you have to wait bet...   Nov 15, 2012 - 10:50 PM
- - rave2n   QUOTE (JasonX @ Nov 15, 2012 - 10:50...   Nov 16, 2012 - 12:47 PM


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