Nick216

so i plastidipped my grill yesterday and it got dark and cold like right around the last 2 coats. when i woke up this morning it was all all spotty and i missed alot of areas , shud i redo the plastidip or go over it when its hotter nd wen i can see

SharksBreath

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nick,

plastidip is pretty forgiving so there is a good chance you can just go over it again and fill in all those areas to make it even.

however, the stuff is so easy to peel off...i would just go ahead and take it all off and start again fresh when you have more time and the weather is a little warmer.

justnspace

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Just peel it off and do it again.
once you do it a couple of times, you get a feel for the rhythm of spraying.


Remember, Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, Its BOBSLED TIME!

Nick216

hm k ill re do it, and shud i put somthing behind the grill or tape the grill mesh off?

SharksBreath

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^yes you should tape off anything that you don't want to get plasti dip on.

painters tape/newspaper. more is better. you don't want to be spraying that shit all over your radiator.

TheLowLife

make sure to put something behind the front bumper so you dont' spray directly on the radiator!

EvilVirus

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^ agree with all of the above

maddsiick

ditto..I'd peel and redo too. First time I did my grill i ended up doing it three times to get it the way I wanted it.

lilsid112

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I would peel it off as everyone else has said. I would also go ahead and remove the grill and paint it off the car and reinstall it.

1black_seven

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Just remember, the more coats of plastidip there is, the easier it will be to peel of in the future.

A thin coat of plastidip is a pain in the rear to remove, because it does not peel. It flecks off and that can be time consuming.

Nick216

finished product srry its gigantic

ez12a

i find that if you put on a heavy first coat you'll get tiny bubbles that ruin the finish. Spraying over it doesnt seem to fix the issue.

Just take it off and re-do it. light first coat is the key.

FAMEGETTA

This.

umit

as everyone has said..redo.. I did what ^^ this guy^^ did...lol it started peeling off one corner, so I tried to just spray ontop... not a good idea.. but I finally have it the way I want..

skd2k1

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looks good, how about some shots from further away?

Nick216

indeed, tmro morning ill take 1, all my others are close ups

Airblizzard

Is that the redo? Looks pretty good!

Nick216

yes that 1 was the redo and here is a farther pic in not in darkness

CLtotheTL32

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I would have left the emblem alone but nicely done

Nick216

i knew som1 was gona say that hehe, my front emblem is all worn out and stained so i just kept it black

UA6~RBP

You could always pick up some silver / chrome nail polish and 'paint' your emblem. I did that with my steering wheel with and it looks OEM. Kinda :ghey: but it looks kick ass

johnny5o4

do you have a picture of our steering wheel?

skd2k1

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looks good, black'd out headlights would match well.

UA6

Not bad.

poormans_tl69

Looks really good, I left my Acura emblem alone just makes the job pop out more.

JTS97Z28

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Looks pretty good! I agree that those chrome headlights stand out a bit too much now, but not a whole lot you can do about that unless you buy all new headlights are open those ones up.
Plasti dip is great stuff, the only thing I found is that it oversprays like crazy. I am willing to bet your entire car now feels like it needs a serious clay bar and wax job. Thats why im hesitant on using the stuff again. I tried using some of the stuff on a previous vehicle in my garage, and needless to say I ended up having the clay bar both my car and my wifes because that stuff got everywhere!!!

Nick216

that pic is actually from october, now i have headlight overlays and yellow fogs from bat. looks better but blacked out headlights is my goal eventually. and the over spray sucked so bad lmao i was in front of my car for like 2 hours with paper towels gettin it all off.

Steven Bell

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^^^^ In for updated pictures then!

1fstTL

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^^<<>>^^

GKinColo08TL

Me too...

nttstt444

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Looks nice! I did my grill and the circle around the A emblem, leaving just the A exposed. I ended up taking my bumper off and removing all the trim parts to avoid overspray. I did my wheels also, still haven't made up my mind if I like plasti diped wheels or not.