murphinator

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this is similar to where my opinion of wrap came from , I spent a dozen years in the boat business (still in it part time/seasonal) and we were a dealer for both Formula and Fountain as well as others but those were the primary 2 brands we sold that got wrapped , you can print anything on a vinyl wrap from graphics to actual photographs of course here we are talking about more basic finishes such as matte finish. I have also applied a lot of vinyl graphics to wakeboard boats myself , we sold Malibu and I have had to do a 12 foot long tribal decal solo so I have a better feel for stretching vinyl and chasing bubbles and folds out of it so my opinion is admittedly based on a higher comfort level working with vinyl.

how about another option , anybody ever seen threads with people painting with a fine bristle roller using automotive paints? proper prep , right roller finish and proper wet sanding I have seen some stunning results for diy , removes the water in the air system issues and doesn't aggravate dust like a high pressure paint spray gun can. theres one thread that really struck me of a white corvair done this way , car looked darn nice...never thought a roller paint job could look good till that thread lol.

RONIN LSX

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I want to do a matte black though. I thought you couldn't wetsand a matte black finish.

This guy has had the DIP on his car for over a year. What what it takes for him to remove it, I don't see how this stuff can just come off.



Here's another video he did showing how to fix rips or in this case a key scratch down the side. Pretty bad *** and simple.



New car look in short time


From start to Finish

bad_408_vert

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I dipped my mirrors in black 2 years ago and still going strong after snow / rain storms and car washes.

justin455

Yeah, definitely don't wet sand a matte or satin finish. That's basically just adding gloss to it. lol.

I'm very surprised at how long this stuff lasts. I was thinking 2-3 months and it would start peeling off. My DD is starting to get some rusting rock chips on my hood, door dings, etc. I might look into dipping the damn thing instead of trying to get touch up paint to blend and inevitably looking like crap.

For $400 you can spray your car one color, and then every year change it up for >$200 bucks. Not too shabby.

N20zuki

Because I am not ready to tear my car apart and go down the road of having it re-painted. I need to separate the body from the frame, strip both then get the frame powdercoated and correct any discrepancies on my body and begin prepping for paint. So to prolong protecting the body sure I will spend 500$ to dip my car.

RONIN LSX

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Does anyone know the cheapest place to get the Plasti Dip, by the gallon?

Nick.H

I used to have an 07 scion Tc for a DD and I plasti-dipped it. Stuff held great for about 2 years! No fade, peel, or flake. I eventually sold it and had to remove the dip but don't be so quick to assume that because it's cheaper, it's therefore worse. I think on a budget dip is one of the smarter decisions. It only comes off once you need it to.

Colesitzy

Anyone who say's plastidip doesn't last is lying. I've had the same coat on the wheels, spoiler and the grill for 2 years now and they're perfectly fine.

RONIN LSX

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I know you have to cut the DIP so that it's sprayable, but how far can you stretch a gallon with thinner? Can you cut it too 1.5 gal, for example, and it still be good?

justin455

My understanding is that the gallons of dip already come thinned and sprayable. I watched a lot of dip your car videos the other night and the stuff is pretty thin in the gallons.

RJDio

I'd never plasti dip my Trans Am, but the fake hood scoop on my '08 Mustang GT was sun damaged, looked like crap, the fiberglass cooks and the paint doesn't shine or polish. I pulled it off and coated it with matte black pasti-dip and it looks great!! Old school looking shaker now!

Fry_

If you buy the plane dip and not the sprayable stuff I think you mix it 1 to1 so it would make 2 gallons, So you'd probably want to buy 2 gallons of dip and 2 gallons of thinner. Search iamthepuzzleman on youtube he always mixes his own dip, I think he thins it with VM&P or xylene.

RONIN LSX

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Thanks man! I'll try and get that confirmed and let you guys know