mattymac

I have a black tl-s, what do you think of dipping the car matte white like the m3 in this video?

Nick216

i say no, but if you do wana do it make sure its not freezing out. itl be spotty and ull be pissed. i have had this happen.

Guiltyox

Undying Dreams

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^ I don't think that pic is big enough

Oh, and, NO.

justnspace

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you have a pretty color!
why would you want to plastidip it?

mattymac

Curious as to why? Because that m3 looks pretty sick to me. Reminds me of a nice matte white c63.

SharksBreath

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ArthurL

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Don't do it.

mattymac

Because the clearcoat on my car is fucked.

350

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Do it, I plan on trying it in the spring.

I don't know who's car this is but it's sick, I might try doing a custom blue or something else.

Undying Dreams

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At this point I'd just have the car repainted to a color of your liking. REAL PAINT.

justnspace

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you're gonna spend around 350 to plastidip your car because the clear coat failed?

sounds like a temporary solution to a permanent problem.
a bandaid fix if you will.

and plastidip is removable...meaning its NOT DURABLE.
meaning if a tear happens to form....you're just gonna be peeling it all off.


but hey, its your money and your problems!

justnspace

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Not sure if sarcastic or really for real?
that looks like poop.

and there are no custom blues.
theres only a limited color selection

JTS97Z28

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I always wondered for those guys that plasti-dip their cars. I have found the stuff to actually not be very durable. It peels off very easily in my experiences and I dont see holw plasti-dipping an entire car would last more than a day before the coat gets peeled somewhere or just starts coming off. So what happens when you get a bird shit on your car that needs to be scrubbed, or some road tar on the side of the car behind the wheels, or just anything that touches your car for that matter. Within a week I bet your car will start to look like shit.

NO, do not do it!

justnspace

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^temporary solution to a permanent problem.

SharksBreath

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i won't.

SharksBreath

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i wonder if the makers of plasti dip knew what kind of impact it would have on us automotive enthusiasts. this stuff was never intended to be sprayed on cars.

03tLsNBP

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I am one of the biggest supporters for Plasti-dip, but the more important question is why is the clearcoat failing on your relatively new car? Any way you can complain to Acura?

BeezleTL85

Coke bottles weren't meant for ladies hoo-haa's but they end up there





Plus how is the clear coat going to look after the dip is removed

Undying Dreams

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Right, meant for coating tools and such

BeezleTL85

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Damn it Austin. Put that ^ back

fsttyms1

Actually its VERY durable. I have it on my factory rims used as my winter tires. Its holding up to negative zero temps, car washes and all the salt and sand on the road. Plasti dip is repairable, you can touch it up or peel the bad section off and respray. I was opposed to the stuff at first but the more i read on teh stuff and played with it its a CHEAP harmless solution for changing the color of your car Temporarily. Ive seen some pretty nice looking Plasti dipped cars

fsttyms1

Just fine I helped a friend peel it off his 350z. He had it on for 2 years. Clear was perfect under it. It actually protected the paint from stone chips. We washed it real good and gave it a coat of wax and it was flawless

CLtotheTL32

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BeezleTL85

Makes sense about the protection but I meant how would it look after since he is having clear coat problems. I would imagine it could make those spots worse..... But then again I haven't plasti dipped anything yet.

gofasttl93

I would not do it. I did my wheels in the stuff and it was a pain to take off and it peels up pretty easily... plus $350 is expensive for a temporary solution IMO

Sick TLS

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absolutely not!

rossv1

Get it wrapped instead.

poormans_tl69

Dont do it at all, trust me. It looks awful in person, you can touch it and it looks really bad when its dirty. Just plasti dipped my friends car 2 wks ago and I didnt like the whole concept. If its not done rights its a pain in the ass to peel off. I was going to do it to my car but I said no way i hell ima make my car look ugly. It would be and embarresment if I did it to my ride since Im a painter.

THEReeM718

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Pass. Don't do it.

justnspace

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temporarily.


Ive seen plastidipped car at the gym. it looked like they were in the process of taking off the dip.
Very cool effect to have have the car in shiny clearcoat and the other parts were being ripped off.
kinda like those "Bio-mechanical tattoos" you see on peoples arms and stuff

SharksBreath

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^i haz one of dem biomechanical tattoos.

looks better than plastidip imo.

MacKenzie001

SharksBreath

^^^^^Breaking Bad GIF, thats just pure awesome, best response ever on a message board lolololololol

jisleyjr

I am going to rock the boat.

Do it!

IamaTL

you should use a permanent marker. That would look sick

350

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https://www.dipyourcar.com/product.p...&cat=35&page=1

You can make any shade you want, or get the gallons and use a spray gun. They also make a gloss, pearl, copper, metallic etc top coat now. If you spray 4-5 layers it's extremely durable it's not gonna come off unless you deliberately do it, you can even go through a car wash with it. And worst case if it does get messed up, peel off the affected panel and fix it in an hour or so. Small touch ups can be done by using a solvent to smooth out the tear/rip and then just throw another coat on. I did my wheels a few months ago and they're holding up great.

350

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Pick a color, any color.

Steven Bell

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Plasti Dip it in Carbon Fiber.....

UA6

Ghettoooooo!

fsttyms1

Shouldnt do a thing to the clear. And its not like it would matter if it did since its already in bad shape