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Alright folks...I got a wild hair, and need to address it.

I want to plastidip the whole red GT.

There are a few reasons for such.

1. The current paint is horrible and ugly as sin with clear chipping off everywhere.
2. I will be swapping over black doors..and obviouslly I'd like the colors to match atleast some!
3. After seeing a couple done online, it doesn't look half bad, and would look better than what I have now.
4. Easy removal for when the swap is done, and the whole car will be professionally painted then.
5. I have a bunch of exterior bits I want to put on, but cannot because of the current red paint situation, this will have them all one color until it comes time to paint correctly.

According to calculations I should be needing about 25 cans. The paint is "flat" black..I'd call it more of a semi-gloss. There should be approx 5-6 coats depending on which panel is being painted. Will be done in stages to avoid uneven layers.

Lets hear thoughts on why and why nots please.

Did I mention I hate red, and love black cars?

This post has been edited by rave2n: May 8, 2012 - 12:04 PM

I looked at the pics and watched the video with the white M3 I quite like it. I'm guessing when you wash it , you have to be gentle with it

I will be dipping my car next spring, but i will be buying the kit from dipyourcar.com to get a fun color

I've heard that before, but there is a clear additive that makes it slightly shinier as well more durable for washing purposes.

I plasti dipped my rims last weekend, I'm really thinking about doing the whole car. i like the look of it

Long time lurker, first time poster and eager-to-get-started Plasti Dipper here.

Why such a big difference in price between these two companies?

http://murdermyride.com/

http://www.dipyourcar.com./

Also, what's with the murder my ride "specially mixed" vs. dip your car offering thinner alongside the plasti dip?

I'm so confused.

This post has been edited by Judoon: Jul 16, 2012 - 7:56 PM

As far as I know, DipYourCar is actually partnered with PlastiDip. So prices and options are better with DYC.
I've never heard anything about murdermyride... I think "specially mixed" is B.S.

Go with dip your ride. I had my doubts but after lots of pricing they are the best option.

Still planning to do this soon, just got caught up on my swap.

This post has been edited by rave2n: Jul 17, 2012 - 8:25 AM

I'm actually in the process of repainting my Celica with Rustoleum using a roller. It actually comes out really really good if you take your time. Once it's all done I will post full pix. I took some pix on my phone as a sample of how the paint looks:



And other laying out in the sun:

10/10 I would totally love to see that paint work in person.

Thanks man,
To be honest it looks a lot better in person. It's not perfect, as I have been over every inch of every body panel 1000's of times sanding so I know all the flaws. When I take a day off from working on it and see how much orange peel and how sloppy some of the factory paint looks on new cars; it looks so much better! I'm only about 70% done with the panels. But I will post all the pix and an hd walk around video as well as compare it to a newer factory black car.

THAT, is rolled on paint?!

That looks interestingly good...do you have a high quality camera to get some better pics?

Yeah, I'll take better pics with an actually camera once it's all done. I'm leaving for a few day so I should be able to post them up next week end.

Yep rolled on with a foam roller. It actually goes on quite smooth. But in order to get a good finish like this you have to wet sand it.

Looking forward to it.

Hey! ive been wanting to do this paint job on my car for awhile now, What are the steps you are taking for it? Are you just putting on a coat of paint and then wetsanding it each time? Id love to know more!

I put on 2 coats then wet sand. I put a total of about 4-6 coats. I basically followed this video. Youtube Rustoleum painting

For anyone interested I'm going to post my progress here so that I don't continue to hijack this thread.

This post has been edited by rivs: Aug 23, 2012 - 9:04 PM

Very impressive.

I plastidipped an entire miata gunmetal. I used their new wagner sprayer and 3 gallon kit.
Super easy to spray. 3 gallons is just enough to probably do 5 coats maybe 6 on a celica

Only took 4 hours total

Doing a Porsche next

This post has been edited by playr158: Aug 23, 2012 - 10:50 PM