Does anyone have their car wrapped or Plasti Dipped?
#1
Does anyone have their car wrapped or Plasti Dipped?
When the time and money comes, I was thinking of wrapping or Plasti Dipping my 01 WS6 Vert. I will be opting for the Murdered Out look, and I think one of these options would be better than painting it, since your can't really wash or detail Flat Black paint. If a bird ***** on it or something gets on it, you're... or at least the paint, is screwed.
Has anyone done this?
What do you think of it?
Any pics?
How is it holding up?
Has anyone done this?
What do you think of it?
Any pics?
How is it holding up?
#2
Douchebag On The Tree
When the time and money comes, I was thinking of wrapping or Plasti Dipping my 01 WS6 Vert. I will be opting for the Murdered Out look, and I think one of these options would be better than painting it, since your can't really wash or detail Flat Black paint. If a bird ***** on it or something gets on it, you're... or at least the paint, is screwed.
Has anyone done this?
What do you think of it?
Any pics?
How is it holding up?
Has anyone done this?
What do you think of it?
Any pics?
How is it holding up?
#3
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I would go with a flat or satin black vinyl. By the time you get everything you need to do a whole car in plastidip, you're a good chunk away towards having the wrap done. Not to mention the vinyl will last at least 3-4 years and you might get one very easy going year out of the dip.
#4
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Ask in the https://ls1tech.com/forums/paint-body-work-128/ section, Ive seen a few wrapped cars and a few plastidipped cars on here.
#6
Yeah, I am swaying in on the DIP side! LIke FRY said, the initial investment is a bit high, but when you go to reshoot it, you just pay for the DIP paint. Plus you can use a Wagner Paint Gun and I found a few DAMN CHEAP!
With the VINYL, you have to have the edges sealed, and care is more difficult that the DIP. With the DIP, if you get a rip, or your car gets key, it's an easy process to fix, but with the VINYL, you need to recover that entire panel.
Once that DIP is laid, NOTHING is going to take it off, unless you WANT IT OFF. I keep reading that VINYL lifts and bubbles if the edges are not sealed well.
Plus the DIP is a HELL of a lot easier to apply!
Yeah, I think I prefer my women in VINYL and my cars in DIP
With the VINYL, you have to have the edges sealed, and care is more difficult that the DIP. With the DIP, if you get a rip, or your car gets key, it's an easy process to fix, but with the VINYL, you need to recover that entire panel.
Once that DIP is laid, NOTHING is going to take it off, unless you WANT IT OFF. I keep reading that VINYL lifts and bubbles if the edges are not sealed well.
Plus the DIP is a HELL of a lot easier to apply!
Yeah, I think I prefer my women in VINYL and my cars in DIP
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RICER.... Seriously?! So wrapping your car with VINYL is Okay, but painting your car with rubber, is RICE!? It's the SAME difference! This "RICE" B.S. is getting out of hand!
They are DIPPING $100K cars as well!
DIP is easier to put on, just as durable, if not more, easier to work with, in the even of a rip, and lasts for years. Yeah, I'll be there having a BIG BOWL of RICE
They are DIPPING $100K cars as well!
DIP is easier to put on, just as durable, if not more, easier to work with, in the even of a rip, and lasts for years. Yeah, I'll be there having a BIG BOWL of RICE
#10
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Painting your car with something that looks like rubber and feels like it is ricer to me. Wraps can be made to look like high gloss paint. There are many more high end cars being wrapped than Plastidip'd and here is a reason why. But, to each his own. OP wanted opinions and I gave him mine.
#11
TECH Resident
Cost alone is enough of a permanent decision to a temporary finish on my car. Not to mention removing the wrap may damage the undercoat or leave residue that could be more time consuming and a pain.
I intend to paint my car soon but not quite yet as I have other things I could spend my money on. Im a DIY guy and would paint the car myself and when paint supplies alone would cost me 800-1200 alone it makes sense to cut the corner, save the money, time and ability to remove.
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my roommate has some parts dipped on his car, not the whole thing, just wheels, grills, emblems and a few trim parts. It does not last. He spent a pretty fair amount doing it last year, and a year later its peeling, I could have gotten a more durable finish out of good rattle cans..
#16
I agree that plasti dip does not last. My 65 Cadillac has plasti dipped parts while my Ferrari was completely wrapped and my formula boat is also wrapped. It's even wrapped below the water line and it stays in over the summer at my slip with very little peeling after pulling out of water past two years.