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Old 02-28-2012, 06:03 PM
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I was sitting on the throne for a minute and a thought came to my head about a flux capacitor, but then a better idea came to mind..... Plasti-dip makes a clear coat spray, would it be possible to use that as a cheaper alternative than the 3m di-noc cover or even an actual car bra ?

I'm sure a regular can of plasti can be used for temporary needs like AutoX instead of the blue or green tape. But I'm debating about wear and tear on the plasti when used day for day for daily driving.

Now that I got that off my chest it's back to the drawing board on that flux capacitor.

Oops guess I'm not the genius I thought I was, it's in the FAQ on the site. Ok mods can close this thread if they so choose to

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Old 02-28-2012, 07:03 PM
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i thought about this as well. If you do do it, please take pics of the process and the results.

i was considering doing black + glossifier on my roof for the remainder of winter when i'll have things like my bike and skis and snowboards up there.
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I thought about doing this very thing on my new aspec front lip. I have a can of the clear and it seems like it would work. That is a pretty cool website, I was on there a couple of weeks ago thinking about painting my work car with the stuff they have. Good luck and let us know what you do.
Old 02-28-2012, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by mccollins23
I thought about doing this very thing on my new aspec front lip. I have a can of the clear and it seems like it would work. That is a pretty cool website, I was on there a couple of weeks ago thinking about painting my work car with the stuff they have. Good luck and let us know what you do.
from the video's i've seen, when you tape it off you need to pull the tape before it fully dries that way it doesn't dry up on the tape and end up ripping when you have to remove the tape. just keep that in mind if you do the lip !
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Originally Posted by goodoldayz
from the video's i've seen, when you tape it off you need to pull the tape before it fully dries that way it doesn't dry up on the tape and end up ripping when you have to remove the tape. just keep that in mind if you do the lip !
Correct, I have plasti dipped a lot of things and that seems the best way I have done it. I have accidentally let it dry before and an edge here or there came up.
Old 02-28-2012, 10:26 PM
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i was just thinking about doing this today. did my emblems the other day and just ordered gunmetal plasti dip for my wheels today.
Old 02-28-2012, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dschaos
i was just thinking about doing this today. did my emblems the other day and just ordered gunmetal plasti dip for my wheels today.
i wanna do the gunmetal rims too, but its too cold up here to do all four in one sitting so i'll wait it out a bit. but i would like to see how they come out !! post it up here when your done please !
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Originally Posted by goodoldayz
i wanna do the gunmetal rims too, but its too cold up here to do all four in one sitting so i'll wait it out a bit. but i would like to see how they come out !! post it up here when your done please !
i'll probably end up doing a write up when i do my rims, like i did when i plasti dipped my emblems. https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/plasti-dip-emblems-848573/
hopefully i can get them done next week if i have time.
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anybody do this yet ?
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Hmmmm I never thought of this. Good idea. I may do this. I just finished plasti dipping my grill black.
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If you want to try it out....go nuts!! My personal opinion though, would be F THAT S!! If you want real protection, do it right...
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