meesheddie

sorry for crappy pics. Took it last night after finishing. My roof was done too but that was long ago.

edmua6

looks good! did you do it yourself?

jptl04

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holy crap thats alot of vinyl! i dont know about this. if it doesnt peel off the hood ill be surprised. the heat of a blowdryer makes that stuff come off.

SharksBreath

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clean execution. too much vinyl for me tho. nonetheless, you did a good job!

tc5280

is it just me or does the roof go a different direction?

jwr0ng626

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^it is going opposite direction

need further shots

kidduce

iTrader: (1)

That is alot of vinyl, but you may be able to get away with it. Any pics further away?

myron

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that might look good if I could see it properly. But I wouldn't do it in the CF like that.

meesheddie

i did it myself.

i've been working with Dinoc for awhile on cars. It doesn't take off paint. However, taking it off frequently may take off your clearcoat.

thanks!

it did. Reason is because the roll is 4 feet wide. The roof takes 4feet by 6 feet going the length from front of hood to trunk. The hood and trunk had to go on from driver side to passenger side direction. The hood is 5 feet 2 inches roughly wide and barely under 4' at its length.

will take some further shots later and update for you folks.

looks better in person than in pics.

meesheddie

here's a mock up of the hood in black. I used Plastidip so i can get a rough idea of the 2 tone look before actually moving forward with the Dinoc. It came out really nice with PlastiDip and even better with Dinoc.

jwr0ng626

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im a fan

VQPower37

i think it looks great

tc5280

go down around the emblem and it will look better I think, move or a flow.

myron

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you did the whole hood in plastic dip? No way man that's crazy.

meesheddie

thanks!

thank you

can you clarify? Are you meaning to do the grill?

yea. A can costs only $6 and was an easy application. It peels off like elmers glue on your hand after it drys. Took me 3 minutes to peel if off.

here's another shot of the hood with plastidip

6spdtl-s

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the way i read it, he was talking about the dinoc itself coming off, not the paint.

Personally, I would spray some clearcoat over the pieces to protect all the work that youve done. Sure, you wont be able to remove the dinoc if you want to, but i doubt you will have trouble selling off the items when you are done with them.

meesheddie

that's a great idea and one i've been toying with too... we'll see. I might just do it if i am 100% on going with the look i'm planning on. Next up is satin black vinyl for the rest of the car.

myron

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I did my grill in plastic dip so I know a little about it That's pretty sweet.

tc5280

can you clarify? Are you meaning to do the grill?


yes down to the point

meesheddie

i'll plastidip it this weekend to see how it looks. If it flows well then i'll go for it. Thanks for the idea!

jwr0ng626

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^agree w/ the grill..but dont go down to the front bumper...that'll be too much lol

kidduce

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Yeah.... you can get away with it. Great work, must take patience.

tc5280

Saw it on another one that looked pretty sick and with yours having the rj kit it will probably look much better!

meesheddie

a lot of patience is required. When i first started working with this material. I went through a lot of sheets. Ripped alot because Dinoc is thicker than normal vinyl. It's tough to work with and mistakes can easily be made. Especially with a heat gun. If you ever try doing it yourself, i suggest working on it on a hot day in the sun. The material is much easier to work with but then again you'd still need to know what you're doing.

07tl-s6spd

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How many cans did it take to plastidip the hood???I think you did a great job installing the vinyl

meesheddie

thanks!

it took 1 and a half can to do the hood in 3 coats.

07tl-s6spd

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I might have to try that out....I just happen to have 2 cans in stock...lol

bdeitemeyer

It looks like you did a good job of wrapping, but I don't like the overall look. I wrapped my friend's silver G35 in a manner similar to yours, and I quickly grew tired of the matte vinyl finish. It's also not nearly as durable as I thought it would be, the hood will be prone to nicks and scratches quite easily from everyday driving.

Good job though.

05AcTL

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looks good ... i was thinking about doing something similar but just not as much as what you did

VQPower37

can we get some rear shots in the daytime plz?

ionojimbo

since you said the width of the hood is about 5'2" would i be able to stretch a sheet that is 5x4 (or 4x5 if its LxW) to make it fit right?

bdeitemeyer

Yes and no. The Di-Noc material will stretch, but as you're stretching it you're distorting the weave pattern.

ionojimbo

i realize that but if its shy 2 inches i was wondering if a stretch to cover those two inches would be fine.

bdeitemeyer

It's a matter of preference really. You can easily stretch the material 2 inches, you could probably stretch it at least 6 inches if you had to. The carbon weave pattern is going to get distorted in the process, so if you don't care then you'll be fine. If you're anal about things like that, then you're better off ordering a bigger piece and using the leftover on other little projects.

meesheddie

though it's only 2 inches, you will warp the lines and lastly you really need to have extra to wrap the material around the edges. Why? If stretch, when it gets hot, the material will pull back onto itself. You don't want to risk that. Best to have 4x5' 4" material.

meesheddie

Updated Pics!

bLaCk iCe

car is fucking sexy...

KidChenz89

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haha now i mite do the top lol man its a bitch to do the trunk =T

rondog

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Reppin Hard!!

ionojimbo

i see thanks for the help!