 Plastidip Whole Car |
 May 8, 2012 - 12:04 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined May 29, '09 From Gainesville, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 17 (100%)  |
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? This post has been edited by rave2n: May 8, 2012 - 12:04 PM |
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Jul 28, 2012 - 8:05 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 27, '08 From Mass Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
I'm actually in the process of repainting my Celica with Rustoleum using a roller. It actually comes out really really good if you take your time. Once it's all done I will post full pix. I took some pix on my phone as a sample of how the paint looks:
 And other laying out in the sun: 
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Jul 29, 2012 - 3:59 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 21, '10 From Woodstock, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE (rivs @ Jul 28, 2012 - 8:05 PM)  I'm actually in the process of repainting my Celica with Rustoleum using a roller. It actually comes out really really good if you take your time. Once it's all done I will post full pix. I took some pix on my phone as a sample of how the paint looks: And other laying out in the sun: 10/10 I would totally love to see that paint work in person. |
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Jul 29, 2012 - 5:48 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 27, '08 From Mass Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
QUOTE (Araykhel @ Jul 29, 2012 - 3:59 PM) 10/10 I would totally love to see that paint work in person. Thanks man, To be honest it looks a lot better in person. It's not perfect, as I have been over every inch of every body panel 1000's of times sanding so I know all the flaws. When I take a day off from working on it and see how much orange peel and how sloppy some of the factory paint looks on new cars; it looks so much better! I'm only about 70% done with the panels. But I will post all the pix and an hd walk around video as well as compare it to a newer factory black car. |
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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 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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