MylesF7

Well, I had a little free time and a can of plasti-dip (never a good combo) Luckily I didn't have THAT much free time and didn't go crazy with it...


Ended up just doing the outline of the headlights, it looks OK. I like it in the shade but it looks goofy in direct sunlight because the insides of the housings are still gray.. Now that I think about it I probably should've just done a very light tint on the headlight then the outline... Anyway here's some pics:

Taping and spraying:




Only did two coats and peeled the tape off while it was still wet. Wasn't sure how well the tape would pull after the plati-dip set up...



Left side: Dipped
Right side: Stock



Finished product...




Thoughts?

ramairetransam

iTrader: (18)

kinda stands out too much , like a black eye . Im not a fan . But its your car and it always peels off if you dont like it after a while.

Bacon

I was just gonna say, it looks like a couple of shiners.

Maybe its just me, but I think $5 cans of aerosol rubber should get nowhere near any luxury sports car. Seems like something fit for a civic or saturn.

I8URSVT

iTrader: (2)

if u keep it you should do the trim around the grills, then they would go together I think.

post more pics outside

MylesF7

Yeah, I agree... that's why I was saying it looks better in the shade... I just hate that the headlight plastic is gray... Makes it look cheap IMO.. I think I need to just get some new headlights, but all the aftermarket ones Ive found are riced out looking...


I do agree with you there.. This is more of a test run to see what it would turn out like...

bigirishlt1

iTrader: (9)

Did the same thing to mine a few weeks ago but sprayed more of the top part of the lens. I think they turned out good.

Ballzee

iTrader: (5)

looks good to me.. but the more black the better

NIKDSC5

iTrader: (10)

Woulda gone with silver here, since the car is silver. Not sure how it would look....but ehhh its plasti dip.

odthetruth

iTrader: (4)

I plan on re-doing it, but thats because I have a black car. Stands out a bit on silver. I agree with NIKDSC5. Silver on silver.

EdmundGTP

Agreed more or less. There are a handful of applications where it has it's niche. One thing that it works great for is determining whether or not you actually want to go ahead and paint something. If he decides he doesn't like the black, then it just peels right off.

slowlaneblues06

iTrader: (2)

I like it, especially the offset of black on silver. I think the more coverage on BigirishLT1s is more high end looking, but thats just my taste.

shadyLS6

looks good except for the amber lenses and chrome grill surround. I think if you did a brushed aluminum finish on the grill surround to match the forgestars it would be money

Bacon

Maybe some translucent black, like a smoke or tint, to the lens would be less "in your face."

Its probably more work than youre looking to do, but Ive taken light assemblies apart in the past to remove amber pieces, paint surrounds, etc. Do it right or leave it alone. My motto is that it should look like it could have come from the factory - something only another enthusiast can tell is different.

kl2onik

iTrader: (3)

May work on a raven but too flat black for a silver V. Never been a fan of black on silver unless everything on it is black (tails/grilles/rims/trims) But its you car...

Skidmarcx

Well said...

johnny6

Is that the emo edition V?