Plastidipped my car Carbon Blue
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that looks awesome!
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Looks great . Back in the day when I had my 3G I plastidipped it black. Really liked it but ended up stripping it off eventually. I found the plastidip would easily "chip", especially on the front. It would easily scrape off in cases where otherwise a slight buffing would remove the scratch from paint. Normally that wouldn't have been a problem but it turned out to be the dealbreaker. I was never able to figure out how to touch up without the mark still being obvious. If I sprayed it, there would still be an indentation. If I tried to touch up with a brush it would turn out smooth which didn't match the rougher texture of the rest of the car. As you can see from the 3rd picture down, it just never looked right.
If you can find a way to touch up scratches a chips then you'll be golden. Unfortunately, I was never successful at it.
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If you can find a way to touch up scratches a chips then you'll be golden. Unfortunately, I was never successful at it.
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the red lenses fell off so its exposed LED bulbs now that i plastidipped black ahah
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The worst part for me was removal. I'd guess I spent a total of 6 hours or so over three days removing it. A lot of it came off in sheets. But the little turds that hung on took a lot longer. Using xylene is useful for small bits, but for larger stubborn swaths, it's not really practical because you'd use a lot of it and rags become saturated pretty quickly with plastidip, requiring a lot of rags to do.
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It's a reversible way of modding your car. Why do any of us spend any money changing anything on a car? It's a waste of money and generally comes with some sort of compromise... but we do it anyway. Because we love it.
plus, a proper paint job like that would cost easily in excess of 5k, all the way up to 10k, if everything was done properly. OP probably paid $500 for the gun and dip, at the most.
plus, a proper paint job like that would cost easily in excess of 5k, all the way up to 10k, if everything was done properly. OP probably paid $500 for the gun and dip, at the most.
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nice job. not a huge fan of dip but i like that color. getting bored of the desert mist metallic?
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Wow...looks fantastic!
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It's a reversible way of modding your car. Why do any of us spend any money changing anything on a car? It's a waste of money and generally comes with some sort of compromise... but we do it anyway. Because we love it.
plus, a proper paint job like that would cost easily in excess of 5k, all the way up to 10k, if everything was done properly. OP probably paid $500 for the gun and dip, at the most.
plus, a proper paint job like that would cost easily in excess of 5k, all the way up to 10k, if everything was done properly. OP probably paid $500 for the gun and dip, at the most.
i spent $550 for paint, gun and tape
i saved $200 because i got the gun used from a friend.
i chose this route because it is reversible and a $500 real paint job would chip and look horrible after a year anyways.
had a chance to wash her for the first time and apply a top coat/wax
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Looks good.
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How hard was it to spray? Like... what is the quality Like? Do you have any runs, or wrinkles, or inconsistencies in the dip, after it was applied?
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i have some inconsistency from spraying too far or too fast. on my 2nd dip i should have it perfect.
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Came back for a 2nd look!
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That actually looks fucking gangster with the body. Well done, sir!
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aha thx. addded some neochrome headlight tint
https://imgur.com/a/0HaUr
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LOVE it and that color really shows off the TL’s curves!
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a screen name change is in order