Plasti Dipped My Car, Navy Blue Options

[jcbass7]

Plasti Dipped the car until I can get a quality paint job. Tried out the Navy Blue to see what it looks like. Will try to get clearer pics tomorrow..







Results:

[smkr3w]

Plasti Dipped the car until I can get a quality paint job. Tried out the Navy Blue to see what it looks like. Will try to get clearer pics tomorrow..

I like it

only one gallon?

This post has been edited by smkr3w: Feb 6, 2013 - 9:01 PM

[jcbass7]

I put on two gallons, I bought three, probably should have put all three on.

[smkr3w]

I put on two gallons, I bought three, probably should have put all three on.

got it.. two looks good
but 3 would be easier to remove

[jcbass7]

I put on two gallons, I bought three, probably should have put all three on.

got it.. two looks good
but 3 would be easier to remove

Agreed, I realized that when I started peeling off the lights and such. I'll probably switch it to red eventually and paint over the blue so it adds layers and makes it easier to remove down the road.

[6GenCircleLghts]

JEALOUS!!! That looks amazing!!

[smkr3w]

I put on two gallons, I bought three, probably should have put all three on.

got it.. two looks good
but 3 would be easier to remove

Agreed, I realized that when I started peeling off the lights and such. I'll probably switch it to red eventually and paint over the blue so it adds layers and makes it easier to remove down the road.

I hate that i didnt do enough coats on my wheels
I peeled most of it off like a month ago. And still have small bit here in there.

Looks like a full spray is the way to go.

Did you buy the whole kit or you have your own sprayer?
still considering doing this one day.

[Batman722]

You are a crazy mother trucker.

[jordisonjr]

You are a crazy mother trucker.

this.

[mgnt232]

How much was that stuff? Just wondering because paint isnt really that much.

[rave2n]

Very nice!

I like the blue, but I'll admit I'm still partial to my plasti-dip black =P

Kit runs about 270 to do the whole car. You can do it with a small car kit, has just enough paint for 5 coats. If you have alot of exterior pieces you may need another gallon for the ones asking.

[ILoveMySilly97]

Another thing that sucks about cali. It can't be shipped into cali. Yeap Cali is a bad place to live for car enthusiasts.

[mgnt232]

unrelated, but figured someone could answer. w/o creating a new thread.
What is under the gt4 hood vent (if that makes sense). Like how does the water not end up on the engine, ive never looked too much into it.
Want to create my own (not exactly the gt4 style) but I dont get how the rain works.
thanks

[Zake]

unrelated, but figured someone could answer. w/o creating a new thread.
What is under the gt4 hood vent (if that makes sense). Like how does the water not end up on the engine, ive never looked too much into it.
Want to create my own (not exactly the gt4 style) but I dont get how the rain works.
thanks

There is a little tray like thing attached to the underside of the hood that diverts any water to the front of the engine bay.

[mgnt232]

oh that actually makes alot of sense. idk why i couldnt picture it like that. have to start thinking of how im going to do it.
sorry for thread jacking

[mkernz22]

You guys should have waited to buy your plastidip! There is a 20% off everything sale going on right now!
https://www.dipyourcar.com/home.php

[Araykhel]

Firstly, it looks awesome. I've been planning on trying this on my station wagon first then my celica so I have a billion questions for you. Any advice now that you've gotten the job done?

[Julian_Navia]

It looks fantastic in that color! I may end up going the plastidip route as well especially now that I'm seeing more of what our cars look like with it

[jcbass7]

Hey guys, quick update. Dip is holding up well, someone scratched the passenger door, but I could repair the dip easily enough.

I'm not too happy with the color, its too purple for me, but overall thats just on me for wishing I went with red. I might dip it red in a few months.

To anyone trying this.. A few things..

1. Make sure you put on enough layers, I only did two gallons (have a third gallon that i will put on soon) and it was a bit too thin in places to peel of as easily as I'd like
2. If if looks like an area that is hard to peal off, then make sure its masked off well before dipping
3. Some areas will not peel off apart from each other easily. Especially rubber molding and the car itself like on the wind shield and the hatch. An exacto knife will help.. just something to consider when masking and peeling after wards.

[Syaoran]

I don't know why you didn't go with red either lol

[1994Celica]

Looks pretty good. I pan on doing this with my car except in white.

[jcbass7]

put my kit back on so i needed to dip it. added another gallon to the whole car, but tinted the dip just a bit darker by adding a bit of black. I like the darker shade.







thats my bike dipped in olive drab.

[UndaGrwnD]

i like it more with the dark tint, also the kit makes it complete...nice job.

[cheela]

definitely liking the darker shade more.

[UndaGrwnD]

you could do some black effects on it, like the raiser block in mat black dip, hood scoop and vents...some small details, would make it look sick!

[smkr3w]

Very nice! Lovin the darker shade

[rave2n]

I like the darker tone muuuuch better.

[Syaoran]

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit that's sexy, that almost looks like the OE gunmetal-ish color I like.

[jcbass7]

After seeing the color in the daylight this morning, I really like it with the darker shade. Looks much better than the original "navy blue" color I got from dipyourcar. All I did was add one small bottle of black from their tint kit. Much Better

[Nemises]

looks great! I like the darker shade as well Although i loved the red too.

[PaukST]

That looks awesome, possibly awesome enough to try it myself. I've never used plasti dip though... what does the texture feel like compared to paint?

[kloudkicka]

wow, plasti dip does wonders, and might i add, awesome kit lol

[SupraKid]

Copied from another forum:

I have a friend that did his 350z in white with the dipyourcar.com kit. He put 6 coats(3 gallons) on knowing he would have it on a while, and hoping it would help with the durability and peeling. When he did it:

After it was all done it looked great for the first few months:

However, as time went on he found it was very very hard to clean, and that it was staining all over. Yes this is white, but I would imagine stains on black would still show somewhat.. Finally after 11 months he decided to peel it, and lets just say its not "peeling".This was taken after many many hours of "peeling":

(The rims are painted, not plastidipped BTW.)

Not only is it a HUGE pita to get off, but as you can see on the fender it is taking paint with it. He has tried all kinds of things, and the only things that seems to work to get it off in any kind of section is steam, or if it is very very cold..

Just my .02 and personal experience with plastidip, but I will stick with plastidip for small things like rims, emblems, computer cases, etc..

This is just my personal take on an entire car, but I have heard of this happening a lot when taking it off so be weary.

This post has been edited by SupraKid: May 14, 2013 - 10:58 AM

[lagos]

That new color looks amazing. Great job!

[Zake]

you need at the very least 4 good coats on it if you want it to peel off nice. When ever I do mine, I'm going to be doing 5-6.

[jordisonjr]

it said he did 6 on that 350z

[rave2n]

If you have trouble peeling it, using a heat gun will loosen it up, and have it come out more as one piece.

[SupraKid]

If you have trouble peeling it, using a heat gun will loosen it up, and have it come out more as one piece.

Adhering to the paint is not the issue, its adhering to the OTHER plastidip that's the issue. You can sit and scratch it with your nail and take it right off, but it comes off in tiny little pices.

[rave2n]

If you have trouble peeling it, using a heat gun will loosen it up, and have it come out more as one piece.

Adhering to the paint is not the issue, its adhering to the OTHER plastidip that's the issue. You can sit and scratch it with your nail and take it right off, but it comes off in tiny little pices.

Dunno, I haven't had trouble peeling mine, and redoing a section.

I did sand the whole car before application though.../shrug.

[jcbass7]

my car was four different colors after the fenders, mirrors and body work as well as stock paint job past its prime... so if it turns out sour, then i'm not worried, its getting a real paint job when i'm done playing with the dip and the wallet allows.. Personally I wouldn't have done this if I had a nice paint job on the car just incase it went south. For my purpose and current needs, its working well

[Island_Racer]

I been seeing this a lot lately but no one ever talks about washing their car.....i assume plastidip doesnt keep dirt off the car....so i wonder how it stands up to a good handwash

[rave2n]

I been seeing this a lot lately but no one ever talks about washing their car.....i assume plastidip doesnt keep dirt off the car....so i wonder how it stands up to a good handwash

I've handwashed mine a number of times and have not had it peel.

Obviously it is more sensitive then normal staged paint. So really its just a matter of using the right cloth for the job.

Another thing to note, the paint is extremely sensitive after spraying for about 2-3 weeks. After it hardens up a bit more, it can take some more abuse. I just think people get to eager and have to mess with it.

Mine is staying on just fine with proper prep (People seem to think you don't have to prep with plastidip, that is incorrect) and patience before tinkering with it.

Edit: Matter of fact, I'll hand wash mine this weekend, and post pictures to end this debate.

This post has been edited by rave2n: May 24, 2013 - 10:21 AM