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post May 8, 2012 - 12:04 PM
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rave2n

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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 Jun 15, 2012 - 12:22 AM
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well, my car is already black, and my fave color is black.. and was looking at doing a black on black scheem w/ the plasti-dip. but i have also been looking at the GMG gun metal grey. perhaps with the metalizer... dont think they have the metalizer availbile for use through the spray gun though. my bro is wanting to shoot his 06 evo MR9 in the rally blue they have.


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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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