 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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Nov 11, 2012 - 8:47 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 29, '09 From Gainesville, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 17 (100%) |
So I used the kit today, and I would like to retract my previous negative comment.
There were more items in the sprayer box that made up for my previous gripe. The kit worked well, and the sprayer was 5yr simple to use. Paint looks great from what I can see. I barely taped things off, just sprayed a good 5 coats, and peeled away the excess. Will post pics tomorrow when the sun is shining This post has been edited by rave2n: Nov 11, 2012 - 8:49 PM |
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Nov 12, 2012 - 4:32 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 29, '10 From Lake Havasu City, AZ Currently Offline Reputation: 31 (100%) |
QUOTE (rave2n @ Nov 11, 2012 - 6:47 PM)  So I used the kit today, and I would like to retract my previous negative comment. There were more items in the sprayer box that made up for my previous gripe. The kit worked well, and the sprayer was 5yr simple to use. Paint looks great from what I can see. I barely taped things off, just sprayed a good 5 coats, and peeled away the excess. Will post pics tomorrow when the sun is shining Pretty excited to see the results! Also I read on the plastidip forums the reason you didn't get the wagner sprayer was because of complaints their Authorized Installers had about the fronts of the wagner sprayers leaking.. So win / win. And pics will make it triple WIN 
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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 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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