Plastidip Whole Car Options

[rave2n]

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

[mak5603]

The goods out weigh the bads (if any at all..) in my opinion as well. Especially since you are planning on a respray regardless after your swap. Just make sure you do a clean job and just like you said, it will be way better to have a one color car with non chipping paint and all of your parts.

[jordisonjr]

And no swirl makrs with plasti dip

But don't they make a kit for painting the whole car? as opossed to using rattle cans to do the whole thing?

[SwissFerdi]

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

Yes. Do it.

[rave2n]

Hmm the panel has spoken! Well keep an eye out, I'll be tackling this shortly after the move.

A kit for the whole car...I must research this...may be cheaper than 25 cans at 6 bucks a pop.

[Special_Edy]

Well rattlecanning an entire car is going to suck, especially doing 4-5 coats. Plan it out well( like start on this fender, end on this bumper sort of thing).

Make sure to use wax/oil remover, its next to the automotive paint at most places. I would also suggest chipping off all the peeling clearcoat and wet sanding the entire car with 400 grit before you spray it. If you carry out this paragraph worth of suggestions you may get excellent adhesion, but if you dont you will have peeling and fisheyes.

One last thought, you could go over the final coat with wetsanding to make it more or less glossy. Not a bad idea since you will be rattle canning it.

[rave2n]

Well rattlecanning an entire car is going to suck, especially doing 4-5 coats. Plan it out well( like start on this fender, end on this bumper sort of thing).

Make sure to use wax/oil remover, its next to the automotive paint at most places. I would also suggest chipping off all the peeling clearcoat and wet sanding the entire car with 400 grit before you spray it. If you carry out this paragraph worth of suggestions you may get excellent adhesion, but if you dont you will have peeling and fisheyes.

One last thought, you could go over the final coat with wetsanding to make it more or less glossy. Not a bad idea since you will be rattle canning it.

Sounds about right, thanks for the tips.

Not sure about the wetsanding though, it is a rubbery type of paint, and may tear under such stress if not layered thick enough.

I'm currently looking into the plastidip car kit...basically a paint sprayer and paint, mix and goto town.

I have a keen arm for rattle cans, alot of the parts on my old celica were rattle and many would never know. Time will tell on this project. My car is currently ugly as sin, so all this could do is move forward progressivly.

[Box]

That's the one thing I don't like about my car, it's red. Kind of curious as to how this will turn out.

[mkernz22]

You don't need to sand the car, just use an automotive cleaner to get the oils and junk off. I used this on all 4 of my wheels with just wiping them with a rag and it came out fine. It's very hard to make this uneven, just make sure you have enough on so that when you peel it, it comes off nicely and not in patches.
It is more of a matte black than anything, doesn't reflect that much light so super-stealth in the dark haha

Oh yeah, and the cans work just fine. It might look weird when it's wet, but once it dries, it all settles down

[rave2n]

You don't need to sand the car, just use an automotive cleaner to get the oils and junk off. I used this on all 4 of my wheels with just wiping them with a rag and it came out fine. It's very hard to make this uneven, just make sure you have enough on so that when you peel it, it comes off nicely and not in patches.
It is more of a matte black than anything, doesn't reflect that much light so super-stealth in the dark haha

Oh yeah, and the cans work just fine. It might look weird when it's wet, but once it dries, it all settles down

Yea that is about the same process I had when I did my wheels

Now the super-stealth I'm all for...the cops here are already eye-balling me plenty in red.

Just didn't want to discredit Edy's post on a well thought out process for traditional paint.

[kurt95gt]

Why not just use flat black spray paint?
The only diff would be the peeling off part

[rave2n]

Why not just use flat black spray paint?
The only diff would be the peeling off part

You have a good point.

Reasoning is less mess, "matte" black as its been described do not like the flat flat look, and if I literally hate it..I just peel it away.

Plus can for can, they cost about the same, and I believe plastidip is more sturdy compared to regular rattle can paint that will get hard and brittle thus cracking/webbing all over the place, because of the old paint under it I may or may not sand...most likely not...just going to sand the bad clear out.

[kurt95gt]

I spray bombed my old civic primer gray for 25 bucks lol
It held up good but i hit the whole car lightly with 220 grit first
But i understand wanting to be able to remove it too if you dont like it

[Box]

Duplicolor makes automotive paint in spray cans. Brother used for bumpers, looks great.

[smkr3w]

DANG IT! I'm planning on doing this beginning of June and wanted to be first! LOL

Oh well, great minds think alike.
Tho' I will be doing white.

Cant wait

[LALA-shark]

You dont have to use the sray cans. dipyourcar.com sell a kit, it comes with an electric spray gun and the also sell gallons of the plastidip that you can use in the spray gun

http://dipyourcar.com/

[rave2n]

DANG IT! I'm planning on doing this beginning of June and wanted to be first! LOL

Oh well, great minds think alike.
Tho' I will be doing white.

Cant wait

Lol yea! I'll let you know how its goes.

You dont have to use the sray cans. dipyourcar.com sell a kit, it comes with an electric spray gun and the also sell gallons of the plastidip that you can use in the spray gun

http://dipyourcar.com/

Yea I saw that earlier and havn't decided if I want to pay 200 dollars for a sprayer, and a gallon of paint....doesn't make much sense.

I can use a traditional sprayer with some thinner and possibly get the same result, been researching just havn't gotten to a conclusion yet.

[mkernz22]

Honestly, don't waste the money on a gun and paint, the cans will come out perfectly fine. It'll still look great and you won't need to spend as much when you will just be painting the car anyway. Why spend the extra money on something temporary when you can put it toward the actual paint job?

[Tigawoods]

just wrap it

[smkr3w]

just wrap it

Wrap is expensive.. The cheapest I've seen it is online, if you do it yourself is about 500 plus.
I had a conversation with Yellowchinaman who said it wouldn't be ideal to wrap a WHOLE car yourself and wouldn't be worth it to pay a shop to do it either.

[Box]

But he could have a carbon fiber car!!!

[rave2n]

That is a perfectly good point Mkernz =P

Not a fan of wrap, they complete wrap vehicles where I work, and it always is horrible and starts to come off after a few months.

Don't think I'll be leaving it this way more then a year and half.

This post has been edited by rave2n: May 9, 2012 - 7:38 PM

[smkr3w]

But he could have a carbon fiber car!!!

Meh, personal choice.. also he has real carbon fiber not look-kinda-alike wrap.

[rave2n]

Personally...I hate carbon fiber...unless its real, and its inside the vehicle.

[Box]

Wrap on the inside is ok. Real carbon fiber would be cool, hate to know how much it'd cost though in comparison to 3M wrap.

[rave2n]

Found 2 spare cans I had left over, and got a wild hair. Since the front bumper was one of the worst areas, figured I'd tackle that first.

Some overspray protection


The result 3 coats later.


I'm iffy on the results, but either or, its better then the previous paint. I may have to acquire a sprayer for the remainder of the car....

Either that or use the knowledge I have, instead of ignore it, and not do it in direct sun light.

And when I'm finally done, I'll pull out the good camera to give you guys a good outlook on how its going to be.

This post has been edited by rave2n: May 12, 2012 - 7:44 PM

[njccmd2002]

looks like it has a bra. looks good

[rave2n]

looks like it has a bra. looks good

Lol thanks. Yea that bra look is certainly there.

After finishing the bumper it is now bugging me, I want to do the rest now. Seeing that took 2 cans...I have a feeling I'll need 22 more, and I don't think Home Depot has that many in stock...we'll find out when funds arrive.

[smkr3w]

Very nice

Not to thread jack, but wanted to add that I went out and bought a can of white plasti dip to test out, as in how it will hold up to Arizona dry-heat weather.
Testing 6inch squares on my roomates POS eagle talon
I'm glad to say that after a day of 110 degrees it looks good so far!

[rave2n]

Very nice

Not to thread jack, but wanted to add that I went out and bought a can of white plasti dip to test out, as in how it will hold up to Arizona dry-heat weather.
Testing 6inch squares on my roomates POS eagle talon
I'm glad to say that after a day of 110 degrees it looks good so far!

haha thats good news because I just put 4 layers on the hood!

[smkr3w]

Very nice

Not to thread jack, but wanted to add that I went out and bought a can of white plasti dip to test out, as in how it will hold up to Arizona dry-heat weather.
Testing 6inch squares on my roomates POS eagle talon
I'm glad to say that after a day of 110 degrees it looks good so far!

haha thats good news because I just put 4 layers on the hood!

what, no pics?? lol

[rave2n]

what, no pics?? lol

Ask and you shall receive!



As you can see, the rattle can spray effect is certainly there. It was semi expected, but not to this extreme. I think humidity played a large effect in the setting of the paint.

No biggie, going to spray some smaller items in the same temps, let it cure, and try multiple high grits of sandpaper to smooth it out, then a layer of clear to ease the cleaning.

Though it looks ghetto and cheap...I still like it better than the red.

For some reason as I look at the pictures, the projectors are giving me a pissed off look as in "wth were you thinking"

This post has been edited by rave2n: May 14, 2012 - 10:30 AM

[SwissFerdi]

Do the hatch and roof next, panda FTW! Nice work guy.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: May 14, 2012 - 10:58 AM

[d3ath2009]

it'll take about 3 coats of clear to get a decent base for cleaning.. i havent done as large of pieces, but my spoiler and plate bezel are done in plastidip and clear coat

[Valo666]

My buddy has his S4 done completely in plastidip..red for the main body parts and the roof, hood, trunk and wheels in black...it looks pretty badass. Hes had it on there for a good 9 months (including winter) and still looks as good as day 1.

[Zaluss]

I did this recently to my 4th gen.





I used a Wagner spray gun combined with a gallon of plastidip+thinner.

Came out nicer than I thought it would.

Here is what she looked like before.

[spy00005]

^that car makes me wanna say NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA BATMAN!!!!!!!!!!!! I just don't know why tho, i actually think it looks pretty good like that but i just have the urge to say it.

[199celica]

wow you even painted the rims on that 4th gen.? wow thats dope tell me how it holds up against brake dust please i may consider this. rave2n i think you should do your whole car haha.

[rave2n]

I used a Wagner spray gun combined with a gallon of plastidip+thinner.

Yea I will be doing the same after doing the hood with the rattle cans, I'm not happy with the extra work and the way the spray laid.

Figured if it went south I'd do as you mentioned above, and just get the whole car done in one shot, right.

Could you share your mix ratio of thinner to paint please?

This post has been edited by rave2n: May 17, 2012 - 10:13 AM

[cheela]

this don't look too bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7uT4dTMUEA

[Zaluss]

I used a Wagner spray gun combined with a gallon of plastidip+thinner.

Yea I will be doing the same after doing the hood with the rattle cans, I'm not happy with the extra work and the way the spray laid.

Figured if it went south I'd do as you mentioned above, and just get the whole car done in one shot, right.

Could you share your mix ratio of thinner to paint please?

I believe it was 1 quart thinner to 1 gallon but it was provided in the kit from dipyourcar.com

When you buy a gallon they already provide the thinner. The prices are cheaper than locally but since they are in Florida the shipping really kills it for me. The main reason I bought from them initially was for the sprayer since it was unavailable anywhere else.

[rave2n]

this don't look too bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7uT4dTMUEA

Yea looks great.

Going to be doing the same method soon, just grabbing my own wagner, and some thinner. No need for a "special" sprayer.

Most likly I'll take off the rattle canned dip, do a general sanding of the whole vehicle, and just spray away.

With the new residence I'm not stuck under trees, and working in a sand lot. So I have alot more room for a more professional looking spray. Plus the wagner is cheaper overall verses buying the cans seperatly, also less work for better results.

I'm thinking 2 weeks I'll tackle it.

[Zaluss]

this don't look too bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7uT4dTMUEA

Yea looks great.

Going to be doing the same method soon, just grabbing my own wagner, and some thinner. No need for a "special" sprayer.

Most likly I'll take off the rattle canned dip, do a general sanding of the whole vehicle, and just spray away.

With the new residence I'm not stuck under trees, and working in a sand lot. So I have alot more room for a more professional looking spray. Plus the wagner is cheaper overall verses buying the cans seperatly, also less work for better results.

I'm thinking 2 weeks I'll tackle it.

Can't wait to see it. The sprayer is not really that "special" per say. Its the same sprayer as wagner double duty except the motor isn't attached to the gun rather its seperate via 20ft of hose. Makes it easier to control the gun without the weight of the sprayer.

[rave2n]

Can't wait to see it. The sprayer is not really that "special" per say. Its the same sprayer as wagner double duty except the motor isn't attached to the gun rather its seperate via 20ft of hose. Makes it easier to control the gun without the weight of the sprayer.

Ah good to know, that is the sprayer I was looking at. Knowing that now answers the question of if it can handle the plastidip.

Making sure I can use Floetrol with plasidip to thin.

[Zaluss]

I'm not sure. You may want to contact Plastidip directly and ask them.

Heres another shot in better lighting.

[azn87]

how long does it take to dry between coats? also how much of the plastidip did u end up using?

This post has been edited by azn87: May 21, 2012 - 10:06 PM

[KAOS]

I hate to blow my surprise, but I have every intention of Plasti-Dipping my entire car; YELLOW. Except for the hood and a few other tidbits.

Excited to see how yours turns out.

And they do sell car kits straight from their website.

Decent pricing and great guys to work with. Of course because I'm in Canada I deal with the Canadian Vendor, Patrick.

I'll hook you up with a URL later.

[Zaluss]

About 5-10 minutes each coat. About 4-5 coats.

[rave2n]

I hate to blow my surprise, but I have every intention of Plasti-Dipping my entire car; YELLOW. Except for the hood and a few other tidbits.

Excited to see how yours turns out.

And they do sell car kits straight from their website.

Decent pricing and great guys to work with. Of course because I'm in Canada I deal with the Canadian Vendor, Patrick.

I'll hook you up with a URL later.

Lol, quite interested to see how that would turn out. Though yellow is my favorite color, I'm sure it would look good. I know my lady would love it =P Lol sorry had to say it, its here favorite color for her dream car being the older Jeep Wranglers. I'll definately check them out directly, just trying to avoid "overhead" on a special sprayer that is in turn, not special.

About 5-10 minutes each coat. About 4-5 coats.

About right, this stuff drys amazinly fast, and like Zaluss said, 4-5 coats. You want to apply a large amount of coats so it can come easily in the future if planned.

I like the way it looks on the 5th, so I can imagine it looking good on the 6th.

I should be starting on mine next week, just waiting on fundage to settle after moving.

[kurt95gt]

I hate to blow my surprise, but I have every intention of Plasti-Dipping my entire car; YELLOW. Except for the hood and a few other tidbits.

Excited to see how yours turns out.

And they do sell car kits straight from their website.

Decent pricing and great guys to work with. Of course because I'm in Canada I deal with the Canadian Vendor, Patrick.

I'll hook you up with a URL later.

Hmm i might have to look into this in yellow too
lol

[KAOS]

http://www.dipyourcar.com/ - US site; Fonzie is a great guy to deal with.

http://www.dipyourcar.com/shop/page/26?shop_param= - Canadian Stuff; Patrick is the man. And Canada just got the new sprayer in stock too (for the full car kits).

[Zaluss]

Here is what my plastidipped car looks like after a month or so has passed. Some good close up shots of the texture. I've seen quite a bit of rain and rocks driving 60mi everyday.

[LALA-shark]

Im dipping my celi in 2-3 weeks, along with 2 Tc's and a civic!!
but im gonna get a spray gun and gallons

[rave2n]

Im dipping my celi in 2-3 weeks, along with 2 Tc's and a civic!!
but im gonna get a spray gun and gallons

Yea I started with rattle, going to peel and start over with sprayer.

[SwissFerdi]

How much is done at this point, coming out well?

[rave2n]

How much is done at this point, coming out well?

Same so far, this coming weekend is when I plan on doing more weather permitting. Life is finally settling down.

[mandrek]

same here. flat black dipping the celi a few weeks after i get to mobile
.. time and money allowing

[Bitter]

Everyone does black, someone...do a different color! Flat red or flat lime green.

[mandrek]

well, my car is already black, and my fave color is black.. and was looking at doing a black on black scheem w/ the plasti-dip. but i have also been looking at the GMG gun metal grey. perhaps with the metalizer... dont think they have the metalizer availbile for use through the spray gun though. my bro is wanting to shoot his 06 evo MR9 in the rally blue they have.

[rave2n]

Still getting this done soon fellas...weather was horrible this past week in FL, so on hold pending weather as usual.

Went to order the paint and noticed midnight blue as an available color..has me interested, but don't want the car to appear...femine.

[delusionz]

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

[vplukas101]

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

[rave2n]

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

[Zake]

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

[Judoon]

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

[smkr3w]

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.

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.

[rave2n]

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

[rivs]

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:

[Araykhel]

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.

[rivs]

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.

[jordisonjr]

THAT, is rolled on paint?!

[rave2n]

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

[rivs]

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.

[rivs]

THAT, is rolled on paint?!

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.

[Araykhel]

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.

Looking forward to it.

[caribou17]

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:

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!

[rivs]

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

[rivs]

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

[Box]

Very impressive.

[playr158]

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

[Box]

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

BLASPHEMY!!!

[jtmlb3k]

How well does it hide imperfections? I'm also thinking of dipping my car but have a bunch of peeling clear coat and bubble rust (which I would obviously sand down first).

Don't want to get into it if that stuff will affect how well the dip applies

[Zake]

How well does it hide imperfections? I'm also thinking of dipping my car but have a bunch of peeling clear coat and bubble rust (which I would obviously sand down first).

Don't want to get into it if that stuff will affect how well the dip applies

if you leave a scratch, it will show through. atleast thats been my experience.

[rave2n]

Well got my kit from dipyourcar.com

I'm going to be honest here I'm not to pleased with their service.

It took nearly 3 weeks to get 2 gallons & sprayer. They made no indication, or notification of such back order, while already charging my card. On top of that, the sprayer is not what they advertised. It is a cheaper brand.

I paid 240 for this kit.

The sprayer sells retail for 140...so I paid about 50 dollars a gallon, where they sell it on their site for less. I understand the need to make a profit, but I would prefer they sell what they advertise.

Be it would be a large frustration, and shipping costs to get it correct. I will simply bite this small bullet and move forward with the project..and remember their service.

[SwissFerdi]

Drop a steamer in the box, then mail it without postage...it should go to the return address.

[rave2n]

Drop a steamer in the box, then mail it without postage...it should go to the return address.

Haha, I like that idea.

[rave2n]

So I used the kit today, and I would like to retract my previous negative comment.

There were more items in the sprayer box that made up for my previous gripe.

The kit worked well, and the sprayer was 5yr simple to use.

Paint looks great from what I can see. I barely taped things off, just sprayed a good 5 coats, and peeled away the excess.

Will post pics tomorrow when the sun is shining

This post has been edited by rave2n: Nov 11, 2012 - 8:49 PM

[smkr3w]

So I used the kit today, and I would like to retract my previous negative comment.

There were more items in the sprayer box that made up for my previous gripe.

The kit worked well, and the sprayer was 5yr simple to use.

Paint looks great from what I can see. I barely taped things off, just sprayed a good 5 coats, and peeled away the excess.

Will post pics tomorrow when the sun is shining

Pretty excited to see the results!

Also I read on the plastidip forums the reason you didn't get the wagner sprayer was because of complaints their Authorized Installers had about the fronts of the wagner sprayers leaking..

So win / win.

And pics will make it triple WIN

[rave2n]

Really easy to do.

I pulled the excess off last night. Sprayed right over the windows (taped center off on large rear & front), rear lights, and markers. Came off easy as could be.

I like it..but now my rim color needs to be updated. Almost to black!

This post has been edited by rave2n: Nov 12, 2012 - 8:52 AM

[SwissFerdi]

Nice!

[Syaoran]

Needs 1" spacers!

[jordisonjr]

Whats with the big run on the hood?

[rave2n]

Whats with the big run on the hood?

That white run is from when I sanded the whole vehicle then washed it afterwards. I didn't clean the hood because it wasn't getting painted. Will need to wash the car to remove it, but want to let the new paint cure.

I painted it previously with rattle can plastidip and discovered it was not possible to get a clean spray for such a large surface area. That being why I ordered the spray kit for the rest of the vehicle.

The hood it self will be modified in the future to fit in the 3sgte TMIC so I wasn't eagerly jumping to peel and respray it. I actually don't think I would have enough paint to do the hood with the small kit.

Front bumper, will also be swapped for a 96+ so that also didn't get a new spray, just the same rattle can as the hood for now.

Comments from co-workers today - "why does you car look like a chalkboard now?" "Oh I thought that was just primer!" "Are you done?" No appreciation in that dept.

[Syaoran]

The point of dipping is to not have to sand. Don't mean to sound condescending but don't tell me you sanded the whole car o.O

[rave2n]

The point of dipping is to not have to sand. Don't mean to sound condescending but don't tell me you sanded the whole car o.O

There were so many places where the clear was chipping off in large pieces, and showing bubbles under.

There was no option but to sand it down. I didn't take it to the metal, just a nice smooth surface.

Not to mention the tons of primer and bondo applications before myself that had to be somewhat fixed on the rear areas.

Only took me 2 hours to sand it =P

[Syaoran]

Oh well if that's the case I forgive you xD

You should dip over the sidemarkers on the fenders, and you definitely need bigger/wider wheels to pull off the "murdered out" look, but it came out pretty well for the first try.


How's the gun?

[rave2n]

Oh well if that's the case I forgive you xD

You should dip over the sidemarkers on the fenders, and you definitely need bigger/wider wheels to pull off the "murdered out" look, but it came out pretty well for the first try.


How's the gun?

Yea the sidemarkers were dipped over but I peeled it away. They are getting shaved anyway when I get around to buying new fenders. This was mainly done to ease my mind because how it looked was frustrating me daily. Alot of plans in play, just I get everything done in spurts =p

I've never used a sprayer like that before so I cannot comment on how it performed based on others, but considering I have 0 time spent working with such guns it came out real well. It was really easy to use. I just watched a few videos and went at it. My only issue with the sprayer is, I wish it had a longer hose going to the vac unit. Sometimes it became a pain to move while dropping a even spray.

All in all, I'm happy with the results.

Agreed on spacers, been wanting them. I plan to get those when I get new tires, alignment etc etc. Some ways down the road as its a lower priority compared to other issues /projects

This post has been edited by rave2n: Nov 14, 2012 - 8:31 AM

[JasonX]

Looks good bro.
How long did you have to wait between the coats and do you have to worry about overspray? Thinking about doing it in my driveway. Want to do mine soon. Just gotta do some repairs first. Too much money to get it painted, so maybe a good alternate. Mine is white, wanna keep mine white and spray the plastidip clear over it.

This post has been edited by JasonX: Nov 15, 2012 - 10:51 PM

[rave2n]

Looks good bro.
How long did you have to wait between the coats and do you have to worry about overspray? Thinking about doing it in my driveway. Want to do mine soon. Just gotta do some repairs first. Too much money to get it painted, so maybe a good alternate. Mine is white, wanna keep mine white and spray the plastidip clear over it.

Thanks!

Ah that is the glory of this paint. It is so forgiving. By the time I got to the other side of the car, it was ready for another coat at the start. It only took me maybe 1 hour and 15 minutes to put on 5 coats.

On the overspray, I only taped the front and rear windshield in the center area to not waste paint. Then I just sprayed everything, side windows, mirrors and lights. Then just peeled it off after 20 minutes from the final coat. I'm sure the paint will last, but even if it didn't, it is such a stupid simple job with quick pleasing results I wouldn't mind doing it again.