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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 02:37 AM
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Wow, looks good! Do you need to lay it on thick to peel it off??
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 94 White T/A
Lightly coat the plasti dip on the brake light. works like a charm. I had my tail lights coated in it for a bit, but decided i didn't like it. light goes through just fine, especially with light coats.
The 3rd light is still plasti dipped. I love this stuff. Roof is dipped too
now you really have to make me hate you don't ya..

i guess lemon's would be VEEEEEEERY interested in this, i'll see if any shop's here do it .. but the sad part is it ain't LED so no use.. lol

back on topic, can you get a shinning look out of plasti dip? like gloss or metallic?
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 03:15 AM
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loving plastidip....... was contemplating doing the whole car flat black
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 05:00 AM
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Wow, looks good! Do you need to lay it on thick to peel it off??
The thicker the easier it is to peel it off. When it's thick it likes to stay in one piece, otherwise it comes off in a bunch of little pieces.
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now you really have to make me hate you don't ya..

i guess lemon's would be VEEEEEEERY interested in this, i'll see if any shop's here do it .. but the sad part is it ain't LED so no use.. lol

back on topic, can you get a shinning look out of plasti dip? like gloss or metallic?
https://www.dipyourcar.com/home.php?cat=6
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 03:01 PM
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loving plastidip....... was contemplating doing the whole car flat black
How many layers did you do? Looks real clean!

I neeed to figure out how to get my spoiler off, hopefully it wont rain Sunday and i can spray outside
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1PoweredBrick
Wow, looks good! Do you need to lay it on thick to peel it off??
The thicker your spray it the easier it is to peel off. I did the badges on my daily and found that at least 4 coats did the trick perfectly.
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 03:25 PM
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The thicker your spray it the easier it is to peel off. I did the badges on my daily and found that at least 4 coats did the trick perfectly.
I did about 3, and had to peal it off because i got bubbles and the runs on it
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 03:31 PM
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Yea I had that happen to me the first go round. At least you can just peel it off LMAO! I just sprayed my coats after that lightly and haven't really had any issues. I also had an issue with that rough texture on my wheels. I think i was just trying to move to fast and not let it dry completely in between coats.
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 03:32 PM
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Any user's done there entire car yet?
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 03:46 PM
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Any user's done there entire car yet?
You know I'm rather.surprised I haven't seen anyone post a full car dipped yet. I'd love to see a full car dipped
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 04:30 PM
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How many layers did you do? Looks real clean!

I neeed to figure out how to get my spoiler off, hopefully it wont rain Sunday and i can spray outside
spoiler off? ARE YOU SERIOUS?
lol sorry for caps

its 3 net's on each side open trunk and view from below
2 nets in the middle gotta open the trunk plastic piece for those.
im guessing a size 8 or 10
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Mista Blazer
You know I'm rather.surprised I haven't seen anyone post a full car dipped yet. I'd love to see a full car dipped

Well i guess i could be the first..... My poor z28 has a couple bad sunburn spots that bother me.


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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by AmDWs6
spoiler off? ARE YOU SERIOUS?
lol sorry for caps

its 3 net's on each side open trunk and view from below
2 nets in the middle gotta open the trunk plastic piece for those.
im guessing a size 8 or 10
@image98 do it! I wanna see!! Haha
I haven't ever had a need to remove the spoiler till now no.hating or ill plastidip your face LOL!
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 05:11 PM
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I am too afraid of it not laying smoothly. I don't wanna have to buy that sprayer. Being cheap LOL
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 05:51 PM
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My hood is the biggest piece ive done. it's not perfect, but i like it.

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I am too afraid of it not laying smoothly. I don't wanna have to buy that sprayer. Being cheap LOL
Lol I feel you there, just need a steady hand and a good eye to detail
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My hood is the biggest piece ive done. it's not perfect, but i like it.

I love the look on your hood. Its not over powering but it makes the car pop out more! I love it
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Mista Blazer
Lol I feel you there, just need a steady hand and a good eye to detail


I love the look on your hood. Its not over powering but it makes the car pop out more! I love it
Thanks! I did it just because the hood was white and i didn't want to repaint just the hood since i want to redo the whole car, but now everyone likes it black. Its a look you don't see often on these cars, and now the 5th gen 1LE is doing it
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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 08:40 PM
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i used some plastidip on my GTI. the car was black and i used the flat white in a spray can and it come out really rough. it took forever to cover so i just peeled it off after i got the whole front done. just didnt like the texture. Looks awesome in this picture.
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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jlincks
i used some plastidip on my GTI. the car was black and i used the flat white in a spray can and it come out really rough. it took forever to cover so i just peeled it off after i got the whole front done. just didnt like the texture. Looks awesome in this picture.
Love the look of the plasti on there, but from the pic it looks flawless. Might i ask "tad off topic" What LT's do you have on your bird?
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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 07:25 PM
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quick update ... car is going tomorrow to get the part's done.
im also getting either smoked side markers or black 3rd brake light but those will be late(order) can't get both .. low on cash...
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