plastidip advice
On The Tree
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From: Utah
No it was not hard. Just watch videos on YouTube and don't rush. The biggest thing is you need a clean work environment. I did mine inside a garage, I just hung curtains so that there wouldn't be over-spray all over everything. Just make sure the car is extremely clean before beginning. 4 coats would work, but the thing with plast-dip is that the more coats you do the easier you can peel it off in the futre. If you only do a few light coats then it will rip and tear off in small chunks when you try to remove it.
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Staging Lane
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From: Nettleton,Ms
No it was not hard. Just watch videos on YouTube and don't rush. The biggest thing is you need a clean work environment. I did mine inside a garage, I just hung curtains so that there wouldn't be over-spray all over everything. Just make sure the car is extremely clean before beginning. 4 coats would work, but the thing with plast-dip is that the more coats you do the easier you can peel it off in the futre. If you only do a few light coats then it will rip and tear off in small chunks when you try to remove it.
https://www.youtube.com/user/DipYourCarcom/videos
Plastic dip has come a long way.There is pearls and clears now.
Plastic dip has come a long way.There is pearls and clears now.
On The Tree
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From: Utah
As I've said before, look up YouTube videos and call dipyourcar.com and they will tell you all you need to know. I used 3 gallons. IMO that isnt enough, it looks great but will be tough to peel off now. When I change colors I will do 5 gallons. Also I dont know what color you are doing but if you do white then make sure you put on a good basecoat of gunmetal grey. Good luck
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Staging Lane
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From: Nettleton,Ms
As I've said before, look up YouTube videos and call dipyourcar.com and they will tell you all you need to know. I used 3 gallons. IMO that isnt enough, it looks great but will be tough to peel off now. When I change colors I will do 5 gallons. Also I dont know what color you are doing but if you do white then make sure you put on a good basecoat of gunmetal grey. Good luck
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Staging Lane
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From: Nettleton,Ms
As of now I gotten all of my plastidip I bought 2 gallons of gun metal grey and 2 gallons of gloss clear. I'm goin to do the holographic silver micro flake also I'm thinking of adding the gold to green to blue chameleon color shift. When the spring hits ima dip it along with an change in rims probably the rims niche ritz in 19s
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Staging Lane
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From: Nettleton,Ms
Everyone hates on Plasti-dip but I bet most dont have personal experience with it. I dipped my whole car matte white, and I already know what my next two colors will be. The car looks great, it's beyond easy to clean, and best of all? Its not permanent. My black paint is flawless beneath the dip, so if anything it is just protecting it. Ill be peeling it this winter and going with a different color. I use to hate on plasti-dip too until I tried it. I would have to say that it doesnt look "ghetto" or like a "shitbox" to me, but everyone has their opinions, which is fine.
And to answer the original question, no it is not hard to get good coverage in tight spaces. Just take your time
I just pulled the dip off the sail panel and mirrors to see what it would look like. Its all coming off this winter and a new color going on it.
And to answer the original question, no it is not hard to get good coverage in tight spaces. Just take your time
I just pulled the dip off the sail panel and mirrors to see what it would look like. Its all coming off this winter and a new color going on it.
I finally dipped my car I did the gun metal grey plastidip and with new wheels the 19inch gun metal niche vernoa wheels with pink tinted head lights (looks peach colored when lights on) man my camaro looks good I'll post a pic soon. I also made the choice to go black with the holographic sliver with gloss on top as my next task from plastidip
Good question. Maybe hyper titanium. Or something slightly darker.
Or even black Betty + hyper titanium. And ruby red microflake. I dunno. A lot of options. And if it looks like **** I'll just peel it back off. Definitely gonna test it first though.
Or even black Betty + hyper titanium. And ruby red microflake. I dunno. A lot of options. And if it looks like **** I'll just peel it back off. Definitely gonna test it first though.
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Staging Lane
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From: Nettleton,Ms
I'll say do the gunmetal grey with titaniuam pearl or the silver madness they did on YouTube