Plasti Dip thread--

[jamg]

Has anyone plasti dipped their car?

If so, how many gallons did it take?

I'm wanting to do it to my car. Cheap alternative to paint, and making it look decent.

Matte White is my color of choice so far, but I'm still looking for cool colors.

it actually looks pretty cool.

http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s459/FonzieDYC/White240.jpg


http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s459/FonzieDYC/customblue.jpg


http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s459/FonzieDYC/Bluestang.jpg

http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s459/FonzieDYC/WhiteandGreen.jpg

http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s459/FonzieDYC/sti.jpg

http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s459/FonzieDYC/135.jpg

[Irresistible]

They have colored plasti-dip now?

[doke! ドリフト]

I want to do this but I wish they werent all matte colors though, that's the only thing I dont like

[SLiDe_WaYz]

Don't join that fad. Plasti dip is cool on certain things but don't do a entire car it's still a rattle can. If you insist a local guy here bought the car kit they sell and did his car. ($400 kit) it looks good from far away but up close it has major orange peel, splotchy, not smooth like those pictures you posted.

If your considering it why not Vinyl wrap you car yourself? About the same price as that plasti dip kit and will turn out a million times better. And it's also removable.

Google plasti dip paint kit. Comes in a lot of different colors if you insist on doing it.

[jamg]

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I want to do this but I wish they werent all matte colors though, that's the only thing I dont like

They have a product that will gloss the plasti dip.

Don't join that fad. Plasti dip is cool on certain things but don't do a entire car it's still a rattle can. If you insist a local guy here bought the car kit they sell and did his car. ($400 kit) it looks good from far away but up close it has major orange peel, splotchy, not smooth like those pictures you posted.

If your considering it why not Vinyl wrap you car yourself? About the same price as that plasti dip kit and will turn out a million times better. And it's also removable.

Google plasti dip paint kit. Comes in a lot of different colors if you insist on doing it.
i saw a video on teaching people how to avoid the features you were talking about.

A gallon of it is roughly $50

I did want to vinyl wrap my car till i found out how much it cost. I was even looking to use the cheaper vinyl wrap too...

plasti dip will last 3 or so years if you apply it correctly.

[SLiDe_WaYz]

Here ya go OP

https://www.dipyourcar.com/

[jamg]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8079/8308619275_de1ef89754_b.jpg

[TheZ31Guy]

Got some homies down here in a shop called Dip-Tex
https://www.facebook.com/diptexhouston?fref=ts

Normally three gallons is enough for a 240

[silviaks2nr]

You're going to end up spending like $500 and it's going to look shitty or start peeling in 6 months, and when it does you're left with whatever 20 year old crap is underneath that. Conversely you can spend $500 on materials for real paint and have a good looking paint job that will last 4-5yrs (given you are able to spray a car yourself).

[blueshark123]

You're going to end up spending like $500 and it's going to look shitty or start peeling in 6 months, and when it does you're left with whatever 20 year old crap is underneath that. Conversely you can spend $500 on materials for real paint and have a good looking paint job that will last 4-5yrs (given you are able to spray a car yourself).

Exactly all u need to do is spend more time prepping i tell this to everyone. The only way this is ok to do if u have a nice paint job and just wanna chance it up for a bit.

[Purestock240]

the ONLY times plasti dip is acceptable is if the car is a lease, so you can peel it off when you return it. or if its on chrome wheels and you dont want to mess up the chrome

other than that its just ricey, get a job and do it right....

[ManoNegra]

between wrapping, rattling or dipping a car I would lean towards dipping
wrapping a car requires skill and a good job is as expensive as a decent paint job
rattling usually looks like shit and will make future paint jobs difficult
diy paint job is messy and requires proper equipment to do right - compressor, guns, booth, etc

To me, the best cost effective method of having a decent/presentable car is to
do the prepping/sanding yourself and find a well reviewed 1 Day Paint or Maaco to spray it.

[Touge_Monster]

To me, the best cost effective method of having a decent/presentable car is to do the prepping/sanding yourself and find a well reviewed 1 Day Paint or Maaco to spray it.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheZ31Guy]

Seriously, people here are not getting the damn idea of plasti dip.
For easy of removal and to cover shitty jobs like maaco.
It only takes a few hours to prep and paint, and NO they do not peal like your shit wraps and maaco jobs. Seriously, stop giving people second shitty opinions.
I know 9 guys down here who have plasti-dipped cars by said shop.
They now do wheels, valve covers, etc. Anything really goes. It's all about prep and it's only what 200$ in the paint itself, if you have a paint gun and compressor you're lucky, and then a maybe a hundred or so in cleaning shit and paint?
It isn't hard people stop making it so difficult.

[arg23]

Perhaps I am missing the point, I have not plasti-dipped anything besides the odd tool. But real paint is not that much work. I recently painted a car using single stage (basically clear and color in one). It was an OEM metallic and Im happy with the paint.

Sanded, primed, sanded, and final paint. Painting takes approx. an hour or two (including primer). But prep time is stupid, hours and hours of sanding. I think this is what you can avoid using plastic dip? Surface condition is less critical, specifically because its matte finish? And masking and prep is less time consuming, because you can trim/fix any over spray?

I use single stage to paint race bike plastics all the time. It sprays on easy, and sets up much better than spray paint. Got tired of gas/brake clean taking paint off, or rock chips, but its not worth expensive paint jobs to go crash the shit out of... Made it through one summer, and so far through a winter too.

Seriously, people here are not getting the damn idea of plasti dip.
For easy of removal and to cover shitty jobs like maaco.
It only takes a few hours to prep and paint, and NO they do not peal like your shit wraps and maaco jobs. Seriously, stop giving people second shitty opinions.
I know 9 guys down here who have plasti-dipped cars by said shop.
They now do wheels, valve covers, etc. Anything really goes. It's all about prep and it's only what 200$ in the paint itself, if you have a paint gun and compressor you're lucky, and then a maybe a hundred or so in cleaning shit and paint?
It isn't hard people stop making it so difficult.

[SaNTi]

Here ya go OP

https://www.dipyourcar.com/

This. Especially their youtube page. They pretty much cover any of your questions with videos.

DipYourCarcom's channel - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/DipYourCarcom)

[thisisastickup]

http://raail.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/plasticoatraail-15.jpg







can we please stop posting this bag of dicks?

[rebornS14]

we did my buddies s2k with a hardtop and they said it takes more going black to white and recommended 4 gallons so we did. needed more. couldnt do the hardtop as needed so it kinda bleeds black. other than that, the application was pretty easy. came out nice. ill post some pics later.

here are the pics...
http://www.lovemytint.com/reborns14/Posts/PGHD/PhotoGrid_1358411152060.png

[jamg]

so it's roughly 4 gallons?

site says that if you apply it right, it lasts 3-4 years. at that time, you'll probably need to touch it up though.

[Banana_Cute]

can we please stop posting this bag of dicks?

:keke: I swear, Zilvia members have the funniest term for the S-chassis.

Anways. Like everyone says, if you're going to spend $400- $500 on plasti dip and you do your own labor, why not spend the extra $200-$300 on top of that and get a decent quality paint job?

[kojiki88]

You're going to end up spending like $500 and it's going to look shitty or start peeling in 6 months, and when it does you're left with whatever 20 year old crap is underneath that. Conversely you can spend $500 on materials for real paint and have a good looking paint job that will last 4-5yrs (given you are able to spray a car yourself).

Not exactly true about peeling in 6 months... I plasti dipped my wheels about a year ago and they are still like day one. Washed plenty of times, drove in the snow with them and they still look great. But, I only spent less then 40 bucks to do all four wheels with about 5 coats on each. About doing a whole car IDK but the stuff does hold up for a long time.

[cchondro]

Pladstidip is semi acceptable
its better than rattle canning but not as good as an actual paint job

[Touge_Monster]

Seriously, people here are not getting the damn idea of plasti dip.
For easy of removal and to cover shitty jobs like maaco.
It only takes a few hours to prep and paint, and NO they do not peal like your shit wraps and maaco jobs. Seriously, stop giving people second shitty opinions.

IN MY OPINION my $250 two year old Maaco job looks better than plasti dip
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f262/touge_army/bcedited.jpg

However, I like seeing cars in all differnt styles so if the matt look is for you this seems like a cool route to take.

[badbob2121]

To me, the best cost effective method of having a decent/presentable car is to do the prepping/sanding yourself and find a well reviewed 1 Day Paint or Maaco to spray it.

IN MY OPINION my $250 two year old Maaco job looks better than plasti dip.

^ This.. its what I did.

You can post all the pictures you want, Plasti dip looks like shit in person, sorry..

[garagespec]

Plastidip. Welcome to 2005

[rcdad123]

IN MY OPINION my $250 two year old Maaco job looks better than plasti dip
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f262/touge_army/bcedited.jpg

However, I like seeing cars in all differnt styles so if the matt look is for you this seems like a cool route to take.

which Maaco painted your car for $250? did you prep it yourself? that thing looks really nice.

[FourtyKid]

http://raail.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/plasticoatraail-8.jpg

http://raail.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/plasticoatraail-5.jpg

http://raail.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/plasticoatraail-15.jpg

This is Pedobear Run Kids (http://zilvia.net/f/members/pedobear-run-kids.html)'s car, just so you know.

[TheZ31Guy]

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/740933_592166967464126_2114910449_o.jpg
For those who think Plasti-dip doesn't look good.
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/72593_592168597463963_2043647559_n.jpg
Just :picardfp:

[silviaks2nr]

For those who think Plasti-dip doesn't look good.

You just re-affirmed that notion. Looks like some idiot kids got ahold of too much krylon and a contractor's neon spray.

[TheZ31Guy]

And you're just full of shit. Lol..

Oh well, old dogs can't learn new tricks cause they have a dick up their ass.

[thisisastickup]

WOAH DUDE BURNNNNN! cmon man. you can even see how shit it looks in the second picture.

[waxball88]

And you're just full of shit. Lol..

Oh well, old dogs can't learn new tricks cause they have a dick up their ass.

Cool brah. My friend got his car dipped the same color professionally, the finish is shit, nothing compared to paint .

[EnemyS15]

Cool brah. My friend got his car dipped the same color professionally, the finish is shit, nothing compared to paint .


Either you like it or you don't, move the fuck on. Different strokes for different folks..
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2foxvWQNZ1qflsdxo1_500.gif

[kouki_drifter]

I dipped my 97 kouki white I also used the glossifier and added blue/purple 2 tone pearl, platinum pearl and silver micro flake came out ok nothing like real paint though, it has a lot of texture it's not smooth but you will need about 4 gals depending on what color your car is originally. My car was red it took 3 gals of white just to cover the red and I still needed another gal for my body kit. It's ok for the price but you do get some peeling/lifting around the edges, door handles from use, and window seals but for a drift car to just switch up the color I guess I would recommend it being that it doesn't crack, flake off or scratch like paint does.

[kouki_drifter]

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee379/kouki_drifter/image_zpsbe515a21.jpg

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee379/kouki_drifter/image_zps84a989e1.jpg

[kouki_drifter]

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee379/kouki_drifter/image_zpsc5c8f9e6.jpg

[Driftpretty]

600 at maaco....parts painted seperately off the car which is why it costed 600..other wise would of been 300.

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/230531_468793923140956_64884833_n.jpg
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/430976_253463818106646_1038767225_n.jpg
fawk plastidip

[Driftpretty]

shit my old spray paint looks better then plastidip..

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/306558_276336512454475_563361425_n.jpg
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/562622_3275984091704_1496660047_n.jpg

[jamg]

Don't kid yourself. No it doesn't.

[truckmtrS13]

Painting an entire car with plasti dip is a joke. It's not made to last. It's removable. Paint your wheels with it in spray can form on the cheap. and matte finish..... come on. Matte paint only looks good on expensive cars not on your junker 240.

[95_S14]

IN MY OPINION my $250 two year old Maaco job looks better than plasti dip
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f262/touge_army/bcedited.jpg

However, I like seeing cars in all differnt styles so if the matt look is for you this seems like a cool route to take.

You car looked great at the SoCal euro meet , I had the black Kouki s14a at the meet

[Corbic]

:keke: I swear, Zilvia members have the funniest term for the S-chassis.

Anways. Like everyone says, if you're going to spend $400- $500 on plasti dip and you do your own labor, why not spend the extra $200-$300 on top of that and get a decent quality paint job?

You can get decent paint for $200 at any auto paint store. Just ask for their miss-tints and extras.


Paso dipping the car is stupid, its hard to wash and maintain. Fuck, you can rib it off with your fingers.

[PG BOOSTED]

[QUOTE=jamg;5080825]Has anyone plasti dipped their car?

If so, how many gallons did it take?

I'm wanting to do it to my car. Cheap alternative to paint, and making it look decent.

Matte White is my color of choice so far, but I'm still looking for cool colors.

it actually looks pretty cool.



http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s459/FonzieDYC/customblue.jpg
This car is sick seen it at a few meets down here. wil perez

[PG BOOSTED]

Has anyone plasti dipped their car?

If so, how many gallons did it take?

I'm wanting to do it to my car. Cheap alternative to paint, and making it look decent.

Matte White is my color of choice so far, but I'm still looking for cool colors.

it actually looks pretty cool.

http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s459/FonzieDYC/White240.jpg


http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s459/FonzieDYC/customblue.jpg


http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s459/FonzieDYC/Bluestang.jpg

http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s459/FonzieDYC/WhiteandGreen.jpg

http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s459/FonzieDYC/sti.jpg

http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s459/FonzieDYC/135.jpg to answer your question it takes 5 gallons to dip the entire car.

[Piggy]

So. Much. Fail.

[240sxracerb25]

This is almost as bad as the rusty hood fad...

[jamg]

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/19500_431001020304327_1228036546_n.jpg


https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/543441_431247193613043_309118155_n.jpg
Painting an entire car with plasti dip is a joke. It's not made to last. It's removable. Paint your wheels with it in spray can form on the cheap. and matte finish..... come on. Matte paint only looks good on expensive cars not on your junker 240.

it lasts 3-4 years. let's be real here, cheap car- cheap stuff. expensive car- expensive stuff.



to answer your question it takes 5 gallons to dip the entire car.

it took 2.5 gallons for the guy who did it to that vert posted.

[sileightyking]

Painting an entire car with plasti dip is a joke. It's not made to last. It's removable. Paint your wheels with it in spray can form on the cheap. and matte finish..... come on. Matte paint only looks good on expensive cars not on your junker 240.
One thin plastidip actually lasts a good 7-10 years! i have had my car dipped so far for 3 months and looks just like the car my buddy dipped for two years! And the blue 240 with orange whells is mine.
Don't join that fad. Plasti dip is cool on certain things but don't do a entire car it's still a rattle can. If you insist a local guy here bought the car kit they sell and did his car. ($400 kit) it looks good from far away but up close it has major orange peel, splotchy, not smooth like those pictures you posted.

If your considering it why not Vinyl wrap you car yourself? About the same price as that plasti dip kit and will turn out a million times better. And it's also removable.

Google plasti dip paint kit. Comes in a lot of different colors if you insist on doing it.
Its not only selling in rattle cans its also selling in gallons and five gallons and more depending on your wish! and i can post a close pic of my car the only thing thats is orange peel on my car is my wheels cause they dont have blaze orange in gallons yet and only used one can on all 4 rims!

and it took about 2 gallons to do my 240sx

[QUOTE=PG BOOSTED;5086628][QUOTE=jamg;5080825]Has anyone plasti dipped their car?

If so, how many gallons did it take?

I'm wanting to do it to my car. Cheap alternative to paint, and making it look decent.

Matte White is my color of choice so far, but I'm still looking for cool colors.

it actually looks pretty cool. and thanks just wait till its done!
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/phatridesccdb/indexphp2_zps3f96a937.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/phatridesccdb/528210_10151407167189384_883722508_n_zps4cf0550f.j pg

this is how it looks after three weeks not washing it!http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/phatridesccdb/185777_10200337528540152_494987235_n_zpsf12456e5.j pg

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it took 2.5 gallons for the guy who did it to that vert posted.it also depends on the number of coats you put on.

[omgosh]

5 gallons? Yeah right. I did my car with 8 spray cans and it was enough. Lasted a year before looking like crap lol.

[silviaks2nr]

Wow i never thought an s13.4 could look so sweet. The orange sportmax wheels really finish it off. I stand corrected. Mad props yo.

[blueshark123]

5 gallons? Yeah right. I did my car with 8 spray cans and it was enough. Lasted a year before looking like crap lol.

a year or right when you first did it?

[Piggy]

Wow i never thought an s13.4 could look so sweet. The orange sportmax wheels really finish it off. I stand corrected. Mad props yo.

Couldn't agree more. :naw:

[Z_Spool]

Plasti-dip... 2013-spec "vinyl wrap (http://zilvia.net/f/off-topic-chat/231280-vinyl-wrapped-drift-cars.html)" What's next?

[Corbic]

Plasti-dip... 2013-spec "vinyl wrap (http://zilvia.net/f/off-topic-chat/231280-vinyl-wrapped-drift-cars.html)" What's next?

Textured paint.

http://www.autorepaired.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wpid-paint-car-texture.jpg

You can feel the difference.

[dagger]

Plasti-dip... 2013-spec "vinyl wrap (http://zilvia.net/f/off-topic-chat/231280-vinyl-wrapped-drift-cars.html)" What's next?

someone wrapped a cressida in vynil and looked really nice, the wrap not the whole car tho

[OutToWinPAHC]

For everyone one car that looks good there are 10 that look like shit, and all those horrors stories of damaged clearcoat on newer cars.

Plastidip, made for tool handles, thats all

[Corbic]

For everyone one car that looks good there are 10 that look like shit, and all those horrors stories of damaged clearcoat on newer cars.

Plastidip, made for tool handles, thats all

And turning chrome badges black.

[jamg]

For everyone one car that looks good there are 10 that look like shit, and all those horrors stories of damaged clearcoat on newer cars.

Plastidip, made for tool handles, thats all

this is new. where did you hear that? do you have some online thread?

i dont see how it can chemically alter your clear coat.

[Ecosolid]

I was just referred here. I love threads like this.

People who hate on Plasti Dipping cars either:

A. Have never dipped a car before
B. Have never seen a properly dipped car before
C. Tried to dip a car and did it incorrectly
D. Any combo of these

I live in FL, I've been down to DipYourCar, and seen their cars. They are smooth as hell, and basically flawless. I've done my own and my brothers' - after watching the videos, both came out excellent. People put their hands on them every day asking if it's vinyl.

Old school, grumpy people who hate change, or hate anything different are always going to be around. I just wish people knew what the hell they were talking about before they talked negatively about it.

[Corbic]

I was just referred here. I love threads like this.

People who hate on Plasti Dipping cars either:

A. Have never dipped a car before
B. Have never seen a properly dipped car before
C. Tried to dip a car and did it incorrectly
D. Any combo of these

I live in FL, I've been down to DipYourCar, and seen their cars. They are smooth as hell, and basically flawless. I've done my own and my brothers' - after watching the videos, both came out excellent. People put their hands on them every day asking if it's vinyl.

Old school, grumpy people who hate change, or hate anything different are always going to be around. I just wish people knew what the hell they were talking about before they talked negatively about it.

Sure dude. You work for DipYourCar?

[Z_Spool]

I was just referred here. I love threads like this.

People who hate on Plasti Dipping cars either:

A. Have never dipped a car before
B. Have never seen a properly dipped car before
C. Tried to dip a car and did it incorrectly
D. Any combo of these

I live in FL...

And then I stopped reading.

[TheZ31Guy]

That sky I posted was already dipped TWICE and the OEM Black + clearcoat remains undamaged and smooth as a whistle.
But sometimes you oldies don't like change because change is better.

[Piggy]

Textured paint.

http://www.autorepaired.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wpid-paint-car-texture.jpg

You can feel the difference.

LMAO Yes...

[Corbic]

That sky I posted was already dipped TWICE and the OEM Black + clearcoat remains undamaged and smooth as a whistle.
But sometimes you oldies don't like change because change is better.

Whatever Obama.

[TheZ31Guy]

Nobama you 28 year old bastard.

[jamg]

there is no real argument on why it "sucks". there's no physical damage that plasti dip causes.

it's functional, if you want to protect your OEM paint. instead of wrapping it in the clear bra stuff.

it just doesn't cater to the taste of the S chassis crowd.

so how about more pics of dipped cars.. lol

[Ecosolid]

And then I stopped reading.

So because I live in the same state, my opinion isn't valid? I was able to drive an hour to check out the cars myself before trying it myself.

[Corbic]

So because I live in the same state, my opinion isn't valid? I was able to drive an hour to check out the cars myself before trying it myself.

No, he is saying people from Florida are stupid. By failing to realize that, you are reinforcing the stereotype.

[Ecosolid]

No, he is saying people from Florida are stupid.

lol. Ok, I can't argue that point

[jamg]

there's a meme that goes on this forums, about people from flordia.

they're all idiots. lol

[Ecosolid]

there's a meme that goes on this forums, about people from flordia.

they're all idiots. lol

There's a meme that I say here in FL.

I'm surrounded by assholes. It's either douchebags from southbeach, or crazy rednecks.

Can't blame you dude

[xoxide]

There's a meme that I say here in FL.

I'm surrounded by assholes. It's either douchebags from southbeach, or crazy rednecks.

Can't blame you dude
Meme's are pictures, not sayings.


Plastidip is pretty cool, a few friends have sprayed their wheels.. I am curious how long it will last because if feels if you scrub it or scrape it to hard it will peel right off. Not sure why anyone would want to put this on their whole car though.

[KiLLeR2001]

Not sure why anyone would want to put this on their whole car though.

Probably has a lot to do with not wanting to put in the time/effort/money for a real paint job. This is the reality of the world we live in today. Fast, cheap, instant visual result. I'd say it fits the general 240sx community well.

[DMartS14kaT]

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Plasti dip located NYC. Paint was made in-house. Done right before Sandy on a windy day, came out looking decent. This was just a test on my S14 but i currently have it on now, its been a couple months and still in perfect condition...Living in NYC people tend to bump and scrape your vehicle especially when parking on the street.. have some peels from a sucky parker but hey it protected my paint underneath..did its job.
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[silviaks2nr]

^ You know the more shitty you make your car look the more inclined people are to bash into it and not give a fuck afterwards, right?

[Driftpretty]

florida
sileightys
plastidip

+ Fire

[Driftpretty]

there is no real argument on why it "sucks". there's no physical damage that plasti dip causes.

it's functional, if you want to protect your OEM paint. instead of wrapping it in the clear bra stuff.

it just doesn't cater to the taste of the S chassis crowd.

so how about more pics of dipped cars.. lol

I dont understand why you need to protect your oem paint..but yet your going to hide your brand new or mint paint..then what good is having paint in general!?!?!?!?! AHHH

[DMartS14kaT]

I dont understand why you need to protect your oem paint..but yet your going to hide your brand new or mint paint..then what good is having paint in general!?!?!?!?! AHHH

Most high end vehicles come from the factory with a protective coat of paint or film on the front bumper to protect from rock chips and what not...but its usually clear. By high end I mean porsche, Lamborghini etc.

[Driftpretty]

Most high end vehicles come from the factory with a protective coat of paint or film on the front bumper to protect from rock chips and what not...but its usually clear. By high end I mean porsche, Lamborghini etc.

im saying i dont understand why people are using plasti dip to protect it..haha. I know about all that..I could see maybe using a clear dip or something. makes no damn sense.

[SLiDe_WaYz]

I was just referred here. I love threads like this.

People who hate on Plasti Dipping cars either:

A. Have never dipped a car before
B. Have never seen a properly dipped car before
C. Tried to dip a car and did it incorrectly
D. Any combo of these

I live in FL, I've been down to DipYourCar, and seen their cars. They are smooth as hell, and basically flawless. I've done my own and my brothers' - after watching the videos, both came out excellent. People put their hands on them every day asking if it's vinyl.

Old school, grumpy people who hate change, or hate anything different are always going to be around. I just wish people knew what the hell they were talking about before they talked negatively about it.

What the fuck do you mean properly dipped car. Face facts. It's a RATTLECAN paint. No matter what you do it will always be a spray paint whether you buy it by the gallon and shoot it out a gun, or use it straight out the can. It's a fucking spray paint.

It won't last as long as a real paint job or even a decent one. It won't look as good as one either. Why spend $400 on the kit when you can spend 2-300 more and have a real paint job? I don't understand you people's logic. It makes no sense, when your going to have to peel the shit off and redo it later down the road.

[DMartS14kaT]

^ You know the more shitty you make your car look the more inclined people are to bash into it and not give a fuck afterwards, right?

I've gotton tons of compliments and done over 15 cars just in the past 2 months. As for vehicles being bumper cars, its the norm in NYC no matter what vehicle you own, I've had people at the office with their 1$$,$$$ & porsches either getting scrapped, losing a mirror on a daily....and its mostly them doing the damage lol.

[DMartS14kaT]

im saying i dont understand why people are using plasti dip to protect it..haha. I know about all that..I could see maybe using a clear dip or something. makes no damn sense.

Oh my bad....but yea thats true... I had a friend at one of the tuner shops use the clear to protect his front lip... if you put it down with enough coats it actually protects the paint for sure...i see some people complaining about having to do the dip over. As he states "its a waste of time" but its truly not. I'd rather have my paint scuff and peel rather than being scuffed and having to sand, buff etc. Trust me i've done that too many times.
Don't get me wrong, you really shouldn't use it as a permanent deal, its never going to be better than actual paint but its def addictive and if you ever do an entire car on your own you'll be happy with the results.

[TheZ31Guy]

I wonder if your friends went to an actual paint and collision school or not..

[STEEZxIT]

there's a meme that goes on this forums, about people from flordia.

they're all idiots. lol

There's a meme that I say here in FL.

I'm surrounded by assholes. It's either douchebags from southbeach, or crazy rednecks.

Can't blame you dude

Meme's are pictures, not sayings.

laugh out loud moment of the day



look at this dipped brz.
http://i49.tinypic.com/33uykug.jpg

why?

[jamg]

a dipped BRZ is pretty stupid lol

and from the looks of it, he used cans, instead of buying it by the gallon and using a spray gun.

and that wheel fitment... oh lawd

[dizzariot]

I was just referred here. I love threads like this.

People who hate on Plasti Dipping cars either:

A. Have never dipped a car before
B. Have never seen a properly dipped car before
C. Tried to dip a car and did it incorrectly
D. Any combo of these

I live in FL, I've been down to DipYourCar, and seen their cars. They are smooth as hell, and basically flawless. I've done my own and my brothers' - after watching the videos, both came out excellent. People put their hands on them every day asking if it's vinyl.

Old school, grumpy people who hate change, or hate anything different are always going to be around. I just wish people knew what the hell they were talking about before they talked negatively about it.

Sorry I'm late...but the fact that the DipYourCar guys are from Florida makes sense.

This is the dumbest shit ever. I considered it for about 10 minutes...then I poured scalding hot water onto my hand to punish myself.

BRZ is fucking LAME. Why plasti-dip a street driven car with BRAND NEW PAINT. Drift cars is the only MARGINALLY understandable exception: why paint it professionally only to slam it into a wall?

:picardfp:

[dub40sx]

maybe matte vinyl wrap a car instead? Either way its kinda dumb.

If you really want matte finish just paint it that. Otherwise its really a waste of time and resources to dip an entire car. Everyone will ask "why the fuck did you do that" and your response will be like "well, it needed paint and I wasn't sure what color to do" or some lame excuse. 3-4 years later that busted ass car will be just as depressing to look at.

just sayin

[TheZ31Guy]

Man you old people are not getting the point of this..
Oh well, you people enjoy spending and prepping your car for paint.
2K+ for a damn paint job? The fuck? You can make plasti-dip glossy too.
And the car will look depressing? LOL Dumbass, you can peal and redip you fucking morons.
Holy shit man people do not think logically anymore do they..
All you people think about is how YOU think things should be done instead of giving props or critiquing like automotive enthusiast should.
oh well, 240 owners make me laugh hard looooooooooooL

[silviaks2nr]

Holy shit man people do not think logically anymore do they..



I think that summarizes this whole thread and the reasoning behind plasti-dipping your car. Kind of ironic that I pulled it from your post as you are a proponent of this ridiculous product.

[dub40sx]

You can make plasti-dip glossy too.
And the car will look depressing!!!





you are correct.

[blueshark123]

Most high end vehicles come from the factory with a protective coat of paint or film on the front bumper to protect from rock chips and what not...but its usually clear. By high end I mean porsche, Lamborghini etc.


You make no fucking sense to plasti dip the bumpers. This is when you use clear vinyl wrap not plasti fucking dip to protect your unseen paint now.:duh: And why u paint your spoiler then so pigeons cant shit on it lol?

[silviaks2nr]

Z31 and Dmart, maybe you could help me with something that I really just do not understand. Since you seem to want to make this discussion a generational thing, why is it that "young guys" seem to purposefully make their cars shittier than they were to begin with? While Zilvia is plagued with this problem it's not localized to this site. It's a problem that affects the entire tuner community as a whole. Why do you do it?

I would say this could be a Loud Noises topic but I think people of my viewpoint may be in the minority here, unfortunately.

[Purestock240]

Retarded trend is retarded

[240dream]

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb308/BOBBY8960/DSC_0025.jpg

[hellion240sx]

Zilvians gonna zilvia.

Was wondering if you do have a custom/expensive/real/ paint job what's the diff between plasti dip clear and clear vinyl? I have no experience with either.

[mr_eh]

Zilvians gonna zilvia.

Was wondering if you do have a custom/expensive/real/ paint job what's the diff between plasti dip clear and clear vinyl? I have no experience with either.

clear vinyl protects it from debris hitting the paint, and allows the oem paint to be seen, but it WILL fade the paint unevenly if the car is outside in the sun.

plasti dip covers it with a color...

plasti dip is great for 3 applications for 240sxs..

1) drift car don't care about appearance
2) can't afford a paint job
3) painting lips black

it looks like absolute shit if you were trying to make a nice looking car, but it fits in nicely with drift missiles... which is fine.

[two40z]

Noob question but which plastidip Would do a good job on rims?

[cchondro]

Noob question but which plastidip Would do a good job on rims?

it's all the same
I'd go with powdercoating

[two40z]

it's all the same
I'd go with powdercoating

But they're crappy reps ha so might as well rattle can?

[cchondro]

But they're crappy reps ha so might as well rattle can?

I guess
it'll come out the same either way plasti or rattle

[two40z]

Does it work with any surface

[cchondro]

Does it work with any surface

If you prep it correctly

[dizzariot]

I'm not old, I'm 23.

Your point is now invalid. You're trying to say that 'old guys' aren't 'HiP WiT dA nEw TrEnDz, y0!' when in fact it's just a case of you being a cheap fuck.

If you love your car, you'll pay good money to have the paint done PROPERLY. Same with your wheels: if they're $2,000+ Work/Rays/SSR rims you'll probably never consider taking ANY form of rattlecan-based paint to them. If you don't love it you'll rattlecan it and cut other corners so we all know what kind of 'enthusiast' you are.

Like I said before if your argument was 'dude it's my track car I'm gonna fuck it up anyway' then I'd have some sort of understanding. Simply saying it's the 'new' thing is fucking stupid. So are you.

Zilvians gonna zilvia.

Was wondering if you do have a custom/expensive/real/ paint job what's the diff between plasti dip clear and clear vinyl? I have no experience with either.

Gonna change this to:

Zilvians gon' be Zilvians

...and add it to my sig, lol.

[cchondro]

Like I said before if your argument was 'dude it's my track car I'm gonna fuck it up anyway' then I'd have some sort of understanding. Simply saying it's the 'new' thing is fucking stupid.

To add to this
my car is a track car and its going to look like a show car every time I slide it.
if I mess it up I will fix it, make it look like show car, trash it and repeat.

Just because its a track car doesn't mean it should look like shit.

[SLiDe_WaYz]

Like I said before if your argument was 'dude it's my track car I'm gonna fuck it up anyway'

Too bad your gunna have people chime in and say, "it's a track car I don't care", when they daily there "track" car to and from school.

[cchondro]

Too bad your gunna have people chime in and say, "it's a track car I don't care", when they daily there "track" car to and from school.

That's why people need a daily
I hate track/daily cars
makes no sense to me

[OutToWinPAHC]

man this is still going

[theericsmith]

Pladstidip is semi acceptable
its better than rattle canning but not as good as an actual paint job

thanks for the fun fact nostrafuckingdamus i'm sure everyone was questioning the rank of these the whole time.

[dizzariot]

To add to this
my car is a track car and its going to look like a show car every time I slide it.
if I mess it up I will fix it, make it look like show car, trash it and repeat.

Just because its a track car doesn't mean it should look like shit.

Whoa let's not put words in my mouth dude. Not saying ALL track cars look like shit. I'm saying when there's a higher possibility of fucking up the paint a cheaper means of painting the car is acceptable. :2c:

[XxHybridx]

Poor brz.... It's been a while since I felt legitimately bad for a car. Brand new car got raped.

[atpena]

I was just referred here. I love threads like this.

People who hate on Plasti Dipping cars either:

A. Have never dipped a car before
B. Have never seen a properly dipped car before
C. Tried to dip a car and did it incorrectly
D. Any combo of these

I live in FL, I've been down to DipYourCar, and seen their cars. They are smooth as hell, and basically flawless. I've done my own and my brothers' - after watching the videos, both came out excellent. People put their hands on them every day asking if it's vinyl.

Old school, grumpy people who hate change, or hate anything different are always going to be around. I just wish people knew what the hell they were talking about before they talked negatively about it.

You speak the truth my friend

[kalypso123]

It looks tacky...

[benarovi]

To add to this
my car is a track car and its going to look like a show car every time I slide it.
if I mess it up I will fix it, make it look like show car, trash it and repeat.

Just because its a track car doesn't mean it should look like shit.
tell that to people down here everyone has the its a drift car idc mentality

[KiLLeR2001]

If its a shitty track missile why not take it to Maaco for a shitty paint job? Can't plasti-dip over junk and expect it to be awesome.

There's no reason for this other than it being the new thing to do. I wonder what the ricers will think when they add up the weight of the original paint + 10 layers of spray paint + the plasti-dip paint. WEIGHT INCREASE++.

Suckers.

[jamg]

you guys are a bunch of ricers, real talk

[Rican]

I plan on dipping mine in the next month or so.... From what I seen so far it should be a good route for what I'm looking for

[Rican]

Also plasti dip doesn't add much weight at all

[madman's240]

Had to chime in. You all are failing to see what plastidip is for. Nice cars with good paint, to protect it. and change the color while doing it. every time u sand a car you destroy whats underneath of it, just to change the color. with plastidip, you don't have to. vinyls can eat the clear coat up, and bond via adhesive. plastidip cling wraps. I urge you to TRY it before you talk a bunch of shit about it. My buddys sky is worth more than just about ANY of your 240's and has paint that is way nicer. and it gets dipped frequently. and for those of you who have never REALLY painted a car (doors off, no moldings, no mirrors, bumpers off, fenders off, etc) your 650 dollar maaco job is a JOKE and WILL flake off. a REAL paint tech wont touch a car for that. Plastidip doesn't peel. doesn't chip. comes off clean. and doesn't fuck anything up.

thanks for adding to the reasons why 240 drivers are considered fucktards. maaco paint jobs are a joke. as are most of the opinions stated here.

IM FROM FLORIDA. just kidding. Im from texas. Where real men live. and little bitches get shot in the hood. *snip. :mrmeph:

Haz good day sirs, bitches, hoes and cunts.

why spend 650 for a shitty paint job you'll just get bored of, like a dirty old whore? spend the 2500 once, then plastidip it to protect it. and when you wanna see that REAL paint job, peel it back off. or be a dousche, and wreck your shit into a pole.

snip

but this is a bimmer, so its not acceptable to wreck. unlike our 240 missles.

Ok haz a good day.

[TheZ31Guy]

^^My buddy telling the truth but I still know these hard headed fuckers aren't gonna get it in there head lol

That sky has been dipped twice already, another friend of ours has a retardedly low Subaru that's been dipped and not long before he did it the car had gotten a BRAND new paint job because some dumbass lady hit him. new fenders, front end pieces blah blah blah. Dipped it and the paint is still flawless.

[eklips3]

here is my girlfriends fc. the car is a bit dirty cause we were scared to wash the car after we finished with the plasti-dip lol.
took about 30 cans

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l21/rbpwns25/fc_zpse698e1f1.jpg

[SLiDe_WaYz]

So let me get this straight. You want to plasti dip over a nice paint job, changing the color of the car, doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a nice paint job. What the fuck are you protecting it for if no one can see it.

I like how you say it's been dipped several times. Lets say 3 times, that's $1200 wasted to "protect" your paint.

I can understand if it were clear and you could still see your nice new paint job. But why in the fuck would you cover it in a different color. That is the stupidest thing I've ever read. It makes zero sense what so ever.

Your calling us stupid? Yet that makes no sense.

[Corbic]

here is my girlfriends fc. the car is a bit dirty cause we were scared to wash the car after we finished with the plasti-dip lol.
took about 30 cans

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l21/rbpwns25/fc_zpse698e1f1.jpg

I don't see that is any better than spray paint. Also, I'd love to see one of these cars go through a car wash.


30 cans × $7 = $210. You can buy real paint for that.

[TheZ31Guy]

Holy shit you hard headed 240 douchebags are not getting the point..

Tried to teach but these ass wipes don't think logically LOL..
I guess bitch ass mother fuckers don't like change at all. Sad really..

[madman's240]

You gotta look at it from a different stand point how often do u track your car I know every time I go I always find small scrathes and scuffs so what options do u have tape the most common areas that gets hit I personally dont like that look. So instead of taping it you could just plastidip it and protect it and for aslong as u want after that till u get bored of the color so u peel it off and wash the car thencboom u still have nice clean paint that didn't take any abuse.

Also how often do u get bored with the look of your car paint wise or wonder what your car would look like this color or that color plastidip gives u the ability to change the look of your car without damaging the good paint and u can go back to the original color or if your doing bodywork to your car but dontb have the money to get a legit paint job right away u can plastidip it till u have the money to paint it. And not have a multicolor shitbox while u save.

Everbody has there own opinions and taste so u dont have to like it but dont give people shit for liking it. This is pretty much just like any other car mod you may love it amd other people dont and just the opposite a ton of people may love this body kit or wheel But u may not like it. It called personalities without them the world would very boring

[new2sr20]

I used plasti dip on the grill on my G37, but thats about it. I wouldnt plasti dip a car cause its just not my thing. If im gonna change the color of my car id rather vinyl wrap it then spray plasti dip all over it. Or if im gonna be dead set on a color, ill paint it since i have experience and resources to do so.

HOWEVER, some of these plasti dipped cars dont look terrible, so I wont bash them for it. Its different...but its not any more gay then drilling holes in ur fenders or bumper just so u can cross stitch with zip ties, or the missile car fad..which we all know is just a way to cover up the fact u keep fucking up ur DD because u think you can drift and dont have the money to keep it looking proper.

[KiLLeR2001]

Had to chime in. You all are failing to see what plastidip is for. Nice cars with good paint, to protect it. and change the color while doing it. every time u sand a car you destroy whats underneath of it, just to change the color.


You know that's the dumbest shit I ever heard? That's like spending years building a car and then going "oh well I'm not going to drive it because I spent so much time building it and making it nice". Completely pointless. Cars are meant to be driven. Paint is meant to be shown. You want to protect paint, take care of it with the appropriate products. The paint on my two-tone is the original paint from 24 years ago, and it still looks like it just rolled off the factory line. Let's see plasti-dip do that.


Plastidip doesn't peel.


LOL. Thanks for the laugh.

[new2sr20]

You know that's the dumbest shit I ever heard? That's like spending years building a car and then going "oh well I'm not going to drive it because I spent so much time building it and making it nice". Completely pointless. Cars are meant to be driven. Paint is meant to be shown. You want to protect paint, take care of it with the appropriate products. The paint on my two-tone is the original paint from 24 years ago, and it still looks like it just rolled off the factory line. Let's see plasti-dip do that.


Im with this guy..please send noods...:bigok:

[KiLLeR2001]

I mean seriously, whats next? Are they going to liquefy horseshit and then sell it as an applicable paint?

"This just in! A new textured matte brown paint, and it's 100% biodegradable! Protect your paint with some of our fine horseshit paint today!"

[new2sr20]

I take it you got the memo. The reason they went from cow shit to horse shit is because of California emissions laws..something to do with methane and matches..

[kalypso123]

Why get a 2500 paint job, and then cover it with plasti dip.

Slide_Ways made this point already.....

[ManoNegra]

the pro and against fanatics are equally stupid
while I don't necessarily love it,
it's still a better option than a mis-matched-rattle canned car

and a shitty prepped car - dings, dents, scratches, etc - will look like shit whether dipped or sprayed.

haters gonna...

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2F3432-philly.voxcdn.com%2Ffiles%2F2011%2F08%2Fbike-stereo-e1312400138598.jpg&h=UAQGDR8PbAQHWv23LLWGdX1F0EJyOw8wefFP1B2CYZkqtxQ&s=1

[Otaku]

It's nice as a temporary paint job...

Note... temporary.

Being in the military away from home all the time, I'm constantly working on the damn thing and it just sits in storage until I get back to it. The mis-colors was an eye-sore.

http://i.imgur.com/FwjAd.jpg

Then I plastidipped since it was a cheap 100$ temp... TEMP fix.

http://i.imgur.com/7Q1dL.jpg

She still waits in the garage until my OEM headlights come in and when I get enough money for some real wheels. (I refuse to buy knockoffs) The VQ30DE-T build really set me back.

So please people, use it for a temp fix to mismatched body panels until you get a real paint job.

[madman's240]

Well lets see how many contest has your car one the sky was dipped green and within 48hrs it won a contest that had been going on over a month and we entered it the last Two-days just to see what would happen and it blew past the supra that was winning because the sky had more personality than the supra and the public liked it more

[DMartS14kaT]

Sorry I'm late...but the fact that the DipYourCar guys are from Florida makes sense.

This is the dumbest shit ever. I considered it for about 10 minutes...then I poured scalding hot water onto my hand to punish myself.

BRZ is fucking LAME. Why plasti-dip a street driven car with BRAND NEW PAINT. Drift cars is the only MARGINALLY understandable exception: why paint it professionally only to slam it into a wall?

:picardfp:

Not necessarily true....if its done correctly and not by cans like someone said you wouldnt know the difference.
I'm pretty sure if you seen a well done job with the proper mixture of the paint you wouldn't be downing the product/platidip. I didn't get a chance to get the hard-drive of the vehicles that are completed but heres a photo of an Aston. (And thats a crappy camera phone)
http://i49.tinypic.com/nvax44.jpg

[uraznfriend]

the paint on that van in the back looks better than that aston martin


i just really hate that matte color shit

[DMartS14kaT]

the paint on that van in the back looks better than that aston martin


i just really hate that matte color shit

Yea I understand and respect your opinion but that sounds like a preference...your not a fan of the matte colors...but personally I have no clue y i am lol
Even the stock AMG matte colors and bmw have factory matte out and they honestly look hot.....i've never actually tried a gloss color on any of the vehicles just seem like everyones attracted to the matte look ...i'll def make it a must to test it to answer everyones questions and prob change the doubters/non- fans.
Deal?

[zooopreme]

This thread is a whole bunch of guys trying to shove their opinions into each other's throats.. Like every opinion thread, do whatever the fuck you want to do with your car. You will get what you paid for.

For plastidippers, plastidip is a cheap alternative to paint. Cheap and alternative are the key words. Why would you expect anything worth bragging about when you spent 60 bucks on a couple of cans of plastidip.

For anti-plastidippers, plastidip is not to replace real paint jobs so quit being quick to throw in your elitist card. It is an alternative for those that want a decent (at best) matte look on the cheaper end. Again, the key words are alternative and cheap.

I have seen plastidipped cars using the supplied applicator and NOT the spray cans. It gives the car a matte look without too much prep and looks decent. If quick matte paint jobs are your thing, go and get Plastidip.

I don't understand why this topic made it into 5 pages without that many pictures and lots of unnecessary talk.

[cchondro]

Destroyed a perfectly good looking car with that crap

[DMartS14kaT]

This thread is a whole bunch of guys trying to shove their opinions into each other's throats.. Like every opinion thread, do whatever the fuck you want to do with your car. You will get what you paid for.

For plastidippers, plastidip is a cheap alternative to paint. Cheap and alternative are the key words. Why would you expect anything worth bragging about when you spent 60 bucks on a couple of cans of plastidip.

For anti-plastidippers, plastidip is not to replace real paint jobs so quit being quick to throw in your elitist card. It is an alternative for those that want a decent (at best) matte look on the cheaper end. Again, the key words are alternative and cheap.

I have seen plastidipped cars using the supplied applicator and NOT the spray cans. It gives the car a matte look without too much prep and looks decent. If quick matte paint jobs are your thing, go and get Plastidip.

I don't understand why this topic made it into 5 pages without that many pictures and lots of unnecessary talk.

Definitely well said

[IROYLE1]

I will probably be forced to drive with JIGSAW mix matched body panels. As a temp solution (until i can afford a quality paint job) ill probably be doing this. I can see it being a good "paint saver" for a future resale. Assuming that it really doesn't affect the paint.
Now, if you spend the money on quality parts and you plan to stay with this as a permanent solution, that's foolish.

[zooopreme]

I will probably be forced to drive with JIGSAW mix matched body panels. As a temp solution (until i can afford a quality paint job) ill probably be doing this. I can see it being a good "paint saver" for a future resale. Assuming that it really doesn't affect the paint.
Now, if you spend the money on quality parts and you plan to stay with this as a permanent solution, that's foolish.

Lol, no. Your online sarcasm is absolutely terrible.

[dizzariot]

I just comment on these since I hate everyone equally. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

In conclusion: money spent on plastidip/applicator is just money you could have saved to do it right. This is a debate of patience.

[jamg]

I just comment on these since I hate everyone equally. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

In conclusion: money spent on plastidip/applicator is just money you could have saved to do it right. This is a debate of patience.

$150 > whatever you pay for paint. even the cheapest won't anywhere close to what you pay for plasti dip.

[mr_eh]

$150 > whatever you pay for paint. even the cheapest won't anywhere close to what you pay for plasti dip.

but... it doesn't look very good... so who cares how cheap it is... it's not an alternative to a paint job... also itonly lasts for 3 months before it looks like shit... so for a year it would cost 600$ to keep it "nice" looking...

I will probably be forced to drive with JIGSAW mix matched body panels. As a temp solution (until i can afford a quality paint job) ill probably be doing this. I can see it being a good "paint saver" for a future resale. Assuming that it really doesn't affect the paint.
Now, if you spend the money on quality parts and you plan to stay with this as a permanent solution, that's foolish.

if you have a nice paint job you aren't going to cover it in plasti dip to protect it thus making the car look like it was rattle canned..

I'm pretty sure I didn't spend 3500$ on my paint job to cover it with a rattle can to "protect it"

[jandysil80]

...so much hate in here. Most of the cars on this forum are beaten down hunks of drift missile shit. Most of you should love it.

[Jed_Atreides]

Love that Aston (and the Saturn too). Like the flat look too - but I'm not forcing others to like it. Whole thread is filled with pointless opinion forced onto another. So what? I dislike the WCW fake wrestling crap so I should make EVERYONE hate it too?

Aston is dipped as such, once the owner grows tired of that flat look, can peel the dip right off to the original paint in its original state. Paint flat black (or other dipped color) and go back to original paint? Show me how.

Hell, I'm thinking to plastic dip and metalize my Works rims to gun metal. Why? b/c it will look gun metal when I'm done, and when I'm tired of it, peel right off back to polished w/o having to spend hours on end to take that damn 3 piece wheel apart, sand it and repaint it. And if I screw up on the gun metal paint? Peel it off and do it again. Do I have to re-sand again and clean it? Nope! Am I lazy? Hell yes!

Just my 2 cents, reader's choice to agree or disagree, matters to me none.

Wrapped, dipped, painted, don't matter. All looks good to me.

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[Corbic]

...so much hate in here. Most of the cars on this forum are beaten down hunks of drift missile shit. Most of you should love it.

Guess not huh.

[Corbic]

$150 > whatever you pay for paint. even the cheapest won't anywhere close to what you pay for plasti dip.

Obviously you have never been in a paint store. You can get miss-tints and canceled orders for NOTHING.

I got a gallon of reduced Ford silver to paint my engine bay for $20. It was a cancel, that's it. That could have really done 2 coats on a 240.

[KevinEdgar]

Had my car plastidipped for like a year or so. Worse idea ever... Shit would not come off.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7239/7284182856_060ddd3e45_z.jpg

Even though my car is way uglier than it was I still will never use plasti dip on my car again. Live and learn.
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[mr_eh]

I think your car looks better without it.

[jamg]

Obviously you have never been in a paint store. You can get miss-tints and canceled orders for NOTHING.

I got a gallon of reduced Ford silver to paint my engine bay for $20. It was a cancel, that's it. That could have really done 2 coats on a 240.

The general consensus isn't painting their own car.

[Corbic]

Blah blah blah

An your proof that any of those have been plasti-dipped?

Also, it' easy to get a high-angled car to look good in flat-black. Not all cars are created equal. 240's suck ass in flat black, not matter what the technique.

[Frostedbutts]

Caring what people do to their cars, lol.

Is it 2013 yet? Why is everyone on Zilvia so autistic when it comes to how other people do things?

[Corbic]

Caring what people do to their cars, lol.

Is it 2013 yet? Why is everyone on Zilvia so autistic when it comes to how other people do things?

Oh wow, a stab at "be your self". Sorry bro, that is just some bullshit they feed you in elementary school. You know, make you feel like a unique snow-flake, just like everyone else. Or maybe thats just some stupid hipster slogan - about how you, and 30,000 other hipsters are all unique.

Welcome to being a member of society, where interacting with others means you have opened your self to public scrutiny. Sorry, life isn't just one big FaceBook "like button". One day, you'll look back and go "god, painting my car with rubber coating was fucking stupid."

At one time there where people saying this was "stupid" and people like you said "no, its cool". Guess who was right.

http://www.thegreat90s.com/images/90s%20Fashion/skidz.jpg


In closing - if you don't want your POS car and stupid mods judged - Don't post them.

[Frostedbutts]

implying my car is plasti-dipped

I don't think you understood: it doesn't matter who was "right" or "wrong" in the past, caring so much that you feel the need to shame them on a forum for spending their money in a way you disagree with is hilariously autistic of you. Does it harm you that they sprayed a rubber coating on their car? Does it hurt your sensibilities to know that someone out there is spraying a rubber coating on their car right now?

Only the severely mentally handicapped would remotely care about what other people do to their cars. You can make fun of them all you want, but the tone of your post points to you being an aspie that loses sleep at night over rubber spraypaint.

[SLiDe_WaYz]

You guys posting Aston's and Lambo's. I will never believe they "plasti dipped" there $200,000 car. You can look at the car and clearly see that those cars are all painted professionally.

[Corbic]

implying my car is plasti-dipped

I don't think you understood: it doesn't matter who was "right" or "wrong" in the past, caring so much that you feel the need to shame them on a forum for spending their money in a way you disagree with is hilariously autistic of you. Does it harm you that they sprayed a rubber coating on their car? Does it hurt your sensibilities to know that someone out there is spraying a rubber coating on their car right now?

Only the severely mentally handicapped would remotely care about what other people do to their cars. You can make fun of them all you want, but the underlying malice to your post points to you being an aspie that loses sleep at night over rubber spraypaint.

You're clueless.

[silviaks2nr]

To say people who like decent paint are elitists with deep pockets is just not true at all. I spent $500 on materials to prep and paint my s14 and I didn't even use economy/fleet products. It was the first car I ever painted and I had zero experience using the equpiment beforehand as well. Sure I goofed up a bit here and there but it was a learning experience and it made me really appreciate a good paintjob. I would consider it a $2-3000 job and it looks great years later... better than 99% of s-chassis. Plastidipping is an option if you just don't give a fuck about your car and have no pride in your work, therefore it should not be considered an "alternative" to paint by any means. Point is, if you plastidip your car you have no pride in your car and the work you put into it. It's a cop out. Do we really need to be perpetuating this in the tuning community? taking more and more shortcuts?

[STEEZxIT]

http://www.thegreat90s.com/images/90s%20Fashion/skidz.jpg

i think this is cool.

[dgirouard39]

Plasti dip is not worthless it's great for those that don't wanna fuck up there 2k paint job in the winter or long drives. It's rubber coating protects it very well. Also great for people that go through body parts a lot and saves from reapraying every time. It's not for some but can be used by all.

[jamg]

plasti dip is good for people who want to protect their paint, and do a lot of mountain driving.

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[Frostedbutts]

You're clueless.

"I'm wrong", a book by Corbic.

[WESamiss]

anyone try to add flake or glitter to a gloss plasti dip yet? Ive been thinking about it, but im actually in the process of prepping my car for flat white paint.

[jamg]

anyone try to add flake or glitter to a gloss plasti dip yet? Ive been thinking about it, but im actually in the process of prepping my car for flat white paint.

dang, didn't think of this. i'll have to ask the guys on the FB page.

[WESamiss]

dang, didn't think of this. i'll have to ask the guys on the FB page.
Ive emailed dipyourcar and they havent responded. im sure they get swamped with bunches of questions.

[TheZ31Guy]

They do have a glitter element or something like it to make it sparkly, guys at Dip-tex know I forgot

[Corbic]

Plasti dip is not worthless it's great for those that don't wanna fuck up there 2k paint job in the winter or long drives. It's rubber coating protects it very well. Also great for people that go through body parts a lot and saves from reapraying every time. It's not for some but can be used by all.

More god damn stupidity.

Plastidip won't hold up for shot in a high power car wash. If you want to protect your car from the winter - constant washing is the only way.


Did you plastidip your entire under side, inner frame rails, wheel wells and shock towers? You know, the shit that rusts?

[TheZ31Guy]

You know that you're more of the god damn stupidity, right?

You use UNDERCOATING for the fucking underside of your car you moron.
You use PLASTIDIP to coat the top layer and how the fuck do you know what plasti-dip won't hold up to?
That sky was white and it held up to every day drifting, high-power washing, etc. Stop being a fucking hard headed piece of trash.

[Corbic]

You know that you're more of the god damn stupidity, right?

You use UNDERCOATING for the fucking underside of your car you moron.
You use PLASTIDIP to coat the top layer and how the fuck do you know what plasti-dip won't hold up to?
That sky was white and it held up to every day drifting, high-power washing, etc. Stop being a fucking hard headed piece of trash.

Somebody is butt hurt.

Why not post a video of how awesome a plastishit car holds up to a daily Mike's Car Wash.

[jamg]

Ive emailed dipyourcar and they havent responded. im sure they get swamped with bunches of questions.

they responded, said they are testing it.

you add the flake to the glossifier, not the plasti dip itself.

Somebody is butt hurt.

Why not post a video of how awesome a plastishit car holds up to a daily Mike's Car Wash.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q37dZ2YdXl4

so this shit is gonna peel?

look at how thick it is.

you peel it off, and if you peel it right, it comes off in 1 piece. like vinyl wrap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r7xvBSqhOE

[WESamiss]

they responded, said they are testing it.

you add the flake to the glossifier, not the plasti dip itself.

Thats what i was guessing. I have always wanted to do it, like 5-6 months ago i emailed them.


Anyone know if a primer gun would be good enough to shoot this stuff? I dont feel the need to buy a wagner gun to shoot it. I have 3 DeVilbiss EXL 620 guns, but am told they are only good for primer. I wouldnt want to use it for a gloss, or so Im told.

[CleanAndLegit]

Love that Aston (and the Saturn too). Like the flat look too - but I'm not forcing others to like it. Whole thread is filled with pointless opinion forced onto another. So what? I dislike the WCW fake wrestling crap so I should make EVERYONE hate it too?

Aston is dipped as such, once the owner grows tired of that flat look, can peel the dip right off to the original paint in its original state. Paint flat black (or other dipped color) and go back to original paint? Show me how.

Hell, I'm thinking to plastic dip and metalize my Works rims to gun metal. Why? b/c it will look gun metal when I'm done, and when I'm tired of it, peel right off back to polished w/o having to spend hours on end to take that damn 3 piece wheel apart, sand it and repaint it. And if I screw up on the gun metal paint? Peel it off and do it again. Do I have to re-sand again and clean it? Nope! Am I lazy? Hell yes!

Just my 2 cents, reader's choice to agree or disagree, matters to me none.

Wrapped, dipped, painted, don't matter. All looks good to me.



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[dizzariot]

Been trolling and had to come back.

This may sound even more 'autistic' but here you go:

We all own various s-chassis cars. When some cheap asshole makes his car looks like shit, it makes us all look like shit since we're playing for the same 'team'. When someone asks what car I drive and I reply S13/S14 I get the same shit:

"Bro do u drift?"

So that's ONE stereotype. If everyone keeps making janky-ass s-chassis cars we're going to have a reputation like most Honda guys do. I don't want dumbshits like that on my 'team'. Is it my opinion? Yes. Do you car? I don't give a fuck. Why? Because Zilvia/fuck you...that's why. Go over to fucking Nicoclub if you want some bro-on-bro lick-my-ass action. Everyone here is brutally honest.


ITZ DA INTERNET, YO!

+1 on the Lambo being professionally painted. You guys are dipshits if you keep posting exotics and telling me that the dude who has the disposable income to buy that car lacks the funds to properly paint it.

[SLiDe_WaYz]

My last statement to you Z31. I understand where you would want to protect your paint on a long drive to a show or something like that. Just drive there and then peel it off for the show. Personally ill stick to just using blue masking tape.

But to try and say its ok to paint your car with a type of rubber paint I don't understand it. It just doesn't logically make sense to me to spend $400 on plasti dip when you can spend just a tiny bit more and buy real paint and do the same thing.

I would assume someone plasti dipping there car is doing it themselves and shooting it from a gun. It just doesn't make sense to not spend a tiny bit more and use real paint to me. Everyone entitled to a opinion. But that above S13 that was just posted looks terrible. But to each is on.

Those exotics posted are in no way shape or forum painted with plasti dip though. Whoever posted those your smoking some major good if you think that.

[jamg]

2.5 gallons for an S13. they are $50 a gallon. so it's $150. you're throwing out ridiculous numbers for the cost to do this.

there's finally a cheap alternative to have a car that's a single color.

[SLiDe_WaYz]

2.5 gallons for an S13. they are $50 a gallon. so it's $150. you're throwing out ridiculous numbers for the cost to do this.

there's finally a cheap alternative to have a car that's a single color.

The 5 gallon kit to that comes with shit to prep your car is 3-$400. Paint and materials cost 6-700 for a single stage. How are my numbers ridiculous. Do explain.

Wait that's right. You don't do prep work with this, you just spray and go. Makes sense....

[Corbic]

The 5 gallon kit to that comes with shit to prep your car is 3-$400. Paint and materials cost 6-700 for a single stage. How are my numbers ridiculous. Do explain.

Wait that's right. You don't do prep work with this, you just spray and go. Makes sense....

An as I have said, you can get SS for as little as $100 if you ask for leftovers.

[jamg]

An as I have said, you can get SS for as little as $100 if you ask for leftovers.

where at?

online.. or...?

[Corbic]

where at?

online.. or...?

AT YOUR LOCAL PAINT STORE - ASK FOR CANCELLATIONS OR MISS TINTS

Go to an automotive paint store, every town will have a few. Ask to see the extras. They'll have gallons, they'll have quarts. This stuff is normally custom orders that got cancelled - auto shop calls up, orders a gallon of blue, two hours latter says, no make that green.

The other "source" is miss tints. They intend to mix up some light blue, it turns out a bit to grey or something. It's cheaper and easier for them to just start over instead of trying to keep adding tint to get the color to match.

Basically all of these are scrap that you can talk and haggle on the price with. Sometimes it bargin paint systems, sometimes it's top shelf shit.

[[email protected]]

Who on here has actually used it on there car????? My was NOT done with the Dipyourcar.com kit. Plasti-dip does not have protection from UV in it so it will fade. It made sense for my car as a temporary solution since my car was five different colors. The car was OEM black, primer fenders and rear bumper, Flat rattle can black hood, 350z red front bumper and skirts, white door caps.

Mine was sprayed a professional painter at his shop with a real spray gun, not the Wagner crap. It was done in September 2012 and still looks new. We only went through about 2.5 gallons on mine because it's a convertible but got 6 coats. Like any paint work there is prep work that is involved. Anyone that just runs it through a quick wash and then sprays will not get good results. The textures issue that people keep commenting about has to do with how much thinner you are putting in your mixture. Mine is smooth to the touch and most cannot tell it has been dipped. Most dipped cars were done by the owner in their driveway by people who do not know anything about chemical mixing so they just buy the generic Dipyourcar.com kit and expect great results. If anyone has any legitimate questions on this topic feel free to PM me since this thread has not answered the OP question.


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[ReLiC]

so this shit is gonna peel?

look at how thick it is.


I believe the thicker it is, the easier it is to peel off. I sprayed some exterior pillars with plasti-dip once and got some overspray on the paint and it was much more difficult to rub off the overspray than peeling off the thick spray.

[jamg]

that looks really good man. so now i'll need a professional spray gun? lol

[slider2828]

Personally I love it driving on the freeway... Definitely going to plasti dip...

Rock chip I can fix or just peel and plasti dip again.....

I've seen various videos by the guy and I am sold.... Its definitely something I can try at home. With new wide fenders and body kit and off car spraying I am going to be cool with it....

For people who live in Cali, can't get it done cause Cali sucks.

[slider2828]

I believe the thicker it is, the easier it is to peel off. I sprayed some exterior pillars with plasti-dip once and got some overspray on the paint and it was much more difficult to rub off the overspray than peeling off the thick spray.

Let the videos speak for itself. If a skeptic then be a skeptic don't need to hear bitching because this is a topic for people who are interested in this process and interested about learning. . If its a viable option for some then that is cool! Its a good viable solution for me....

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I believe the thicker it is, the easier it is to peel off. I sprayed some exterior pillars with plasti-dip once and got some overspray on the paint and it was much more difficult to rub off the overspray than peeling off the thick spray.

You sir are right! The more layers you have the easier it is to peel off.


Somebody before mentioned using vinyl wrap as an alternative. They do offer a lot of colors that are impossible to replicate with "dip". Before you buy it and slap it on your car please take into account that the vinyl most of you are looking it is NOT designed to wrap a car. Especially the small cracks and crevices on your aero kits. It should be applied by a professional, it is VERY time consuming to do. Depending on what vinyl you go with it will cost you anywhere from $600 - $3000 professionally installed.

When the time came to paint my car I did not have the $4000 to paint my car the color I wanted. So I was left with temporary solutions. I am in no way saying I prefer mine to paint, there is no comparison. But for those who don't have $3k for a real paint job and are looking at other options I would suggest looking into Plasticoating or having your car plasti-dipped by somebody that has worked with it before. Depending on color and kind of car look to spend about $800-$1500 for it to be done by a professional. If I get a scratch it's not going to cost me $200+ to get it fixed. When my front bumper gets scraped up from hitting driveways I just take it off and get it re-coated.

I am getting mine glossified and will be Pearl White. I will post updated pics.

[KiLLeR2001]

^ If you do all the prep work yourself it won't cost $4000 for the paint job. I'd just call it lazy at this point. The sooner you can admit that, the sooner we can move on here.

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^ If you do all the prep work yourself it won't cost $4000 for the paint job. I'd just call it lazy at this point. The sooner you can admit that, the sooner we can move on here.

I have a full time job and am back in school along with having a family to take care of since my dad left my mom a couple months ago. Sorry, I don't have the time to do the prep work. Otherwise I would have done it.

[Corbic]

I have a full time job and am back in school along with having a family to take care of since my dad left my mom a couple months ago. Sorry, I don't have the time to do the prep work. Otherwise I would have done it.

Sounds like you need to sell the project and tag me care of buisness.

[KiLLeR2001]

I have a full time job and am back in school along with having a family to take care of since my dad left my mom a couple months ago. Sorry, I don't have the time to do the prep work. Otherwise I would have done it.

Got any more excuses? Is there some rush your S13 must be painted all one color with sprayable rubber? Do you not own another vehicle?

Sounds like you have a lot more important things to worry about. Should probably sell the S13 if you don't have the time to work on it properly.

[jamg]

LOL damn. there is no pleasing this crowd.

hahahah

[silviaks2nr]

Pedobear cliff notes:

'I'm lazy and I wanted my car to look shitty'

[jamg]

he's probably got the best looking car of all the posters in this thread.

[Purestock240]

So can we finally merge this with the rice thread or what?

[silviaks2nr]

If that were true that would be really sad.

[jamg]

If that were true that would be really sad.

nah, it would just make everyone that posted in here a hypocrite.

[silviaks2nr]

Well I definitely don't fall into that category with my "shitty" car.

[jamg]

but the question is, does it look better than his? is it better done up overall, than his? he's got good things in his car.

[silviaks2nr]

pm me if you want to tug my e-dick.

[jamg]

no need, you can post it.

no one is tugging nothing. you come in here talking shit, back your words up.

everyone is respectful of each other in here. (most people are)

[silviaks2nr]

$500 in materials & my first paint job done several years ago.

http://imageshack.us/a/img838/1948/dsc4686.jpg

[KiLLeR2001]

^ Legit car w/ legit work done.

[Purestock240]

$500 in materials & my first paint job done several years ago.

http://imageshack.us/a/img838/1948/dsc4686.jpg

looks 100X better than any plasti-dip yooha shit i've seen yet.

I've also done low budget paint jobs on my track car, for <500 and they look better than any plasti dip result I've yet to see. were more durable, shined brighter, could take thinner to tire marks and wipe them off etc..

[Corbic]

$500 in materials & my first paint job done several years ago.

http://imageshack.us/a/img838/1948/dsc4686.jpg

Doing it Right.

[Corbic]

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I'm sorry, but how is this cheaper or easier than just painting your car? You need a gun, a dust free environment, completely masked and prepped car, respirator... and 5 GALLONS OF PAINT.

Dipyourcar lists that crap there at nearly $735 shipped. You can go to MAACO at that price.

[slider2828]

https://www.dipyourcar.com/product.php?productid=46&cat=15&page=1

The kit is $355 with the sprayer and everything and 435 with 2 gallon's of glossifier. How the F did you get 735? You only need 3.5 gallons at most and 1.5 gallons of glossifier ALL INCLUDED.....

[LockOn!]

https://www.dipyourcar.com/product.php?productid=46&cat=15&page=1

The kit is $355 with the sprayer and everything and 435 with 2 gallon's of glossifier. How the F did you get 735? You only need 3.5 gallons at most and 1.5 gallons of glossifier ALL INCLUDED.....

Just because its cheap doesn't mean its a good idea.

Seriously, this stuff only looks cool on newer cars. Like 06' plus. Look back through this thread, its only cool on baller ass cars like fucking Audi's and Lambo's. This same shit happened with flat black rattle can BS. "OH that looks sick as fuck in that rap video, I better do it to my civic!".

On 240's and anything else that is not an expensive car, it just comes off looking ghetto.

[Corbic]

https://www.dipyourcar.com/product.php?productid=46&cat=15&page=1

The kit is $355 with the sprayer and everything and 435 with 2 gallon's of glossifier. How the F did you get 735? You only need 3.5 gallons at most and 1.5 gallons of glossifier ALL INCLUDED.....

He just said it was 5 GALLONS IN THE VIDEO.

So go into the 5 Gallon section - pick White, pick gloss, and your respirator and other stupid shit, add $85 in shipping.

[Corbic]

Just because its cheap doesn't mean its a good idea.

Seriously, this stuff only looks cool on newer cars. Like 06' plus. Look back through this thread, its only cool on baller ass cars like fucking Audi's and Lambo's. This same shit happened with flat black rattle can BS. "OH that looks sick as fuck in that rap video, I better do it to my civic!".

On 240's and anything else that is not an expensive car, it just comes off looking ghetto.

Those Audi's and Ferrari's are not plastishit. They are actual semi/flat paint jobs done by pro shops.

The cars in the videos, as you mentioned, are all new model european cars.

Cool, you can drive around in a flat black GTI for a few weeks and stip it off when your board.

Unfortunately 240sxs are a hundred years old. Most need extensive body work, dents fixed and panels aligned properly. Further more, the S-chasis looks like shit in flat colors.

[LockOn!]

Those Audi's and Ferrari's are not plastishit. They are actual semi/flat paint jobs done by pro shops.



Oh, my bad. Still, doesn't that just further prove the point? hahaha

Flat colors on expensive cars = Cool

Flat colors on average cars = :picardfp:

[slider2828]

Here are some myths busted. Also sure you gotta prep it some. But really what are you adding to the conversation about plasti dip besides bitching on something none of you ever tried..... Try it first... Its like bitching about how to ride a motorcycle and how stupid it is if you have never done it.....

Stop being internet hero's or something....

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[codyace]

I know if you get carb cleaner on plasti-dip, it peels like mad


but then you ask why would you have carb clearner near plastic dip

well I dipped some tools years ago

and now I've got caught up in these stupid mopeds





and they have carbs

carbs suck

so when you clean them you get carb cleaner on some tools, and it ruins the coating




cliffs: carbs suck, and plastic dip sucks.

[slider2828]

Those Audi's and Ferrari's are not plastishit. They are actual semi/flat paint jobs done by pro shops.

The cars in the videos, as you mentioned, are all new model european cars.

Cool, you can drive around in a flat black GTI for a few weeks and stip it off when your board.

Unfortunately 240sxs are a hundred years old. Most need extensive body work, dents fixed and panels aligned properly. Further more, the S-chasis looks like shit in flat colors.

Depends on the size and surface area. Its not 5 gallons for sure on a 240sx its a much smaller car.....

An impreza. Looks good to me.
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If you want anything to last and show room quality, I am ok painting it or what not. Sure spend 3 grand....

My 240 is a DD and I also have a TL. I get a shit ton of rock chips driving around, plasti dip will help protect against some rock ships. I can repaint and rip it off easily.

Its not for everyone and everything, but it is NOT ALL MATTE colors with the glossifiers...

[slider2828]

Carb cleaner on paint sucks too LOL....

[Matej]

Why do people spend money/time on this?

[codyace]

Carb cleaner on paint sucks too LOL....

True, but I wanted to bitch about my mopeds. Fuck them. I want to put them all outside in the snow to teach them a lesson.

[slider2828]

True, but I wanted to bitch about my mopeds. Fuck them. I want to put them all outside in the snow to teach them a lesson.

DO IT!!!! Carbs blow... thats why I bought the 1st GSXR that was FI

[locoluna825]

Read through the whole thread... I laughed so hard, Hilarious. I had looked into Plastidip and considered it before this... But now Im pretty sure I just have the car Macco'd. Nothing tops sh*t talk like Zilvia does.

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Got any more excuses? Is there some rush your S13 must be painted all one color with sprayable rubber? Do you not own another vehicle?

Sounds like you have a lot more important things to worry about. Should probably sell the S13 if you don't have the time to work on it properly.

I have another car that I drive as a daily. I never said I was keeping it dipped. I am getting it painted in the summer. You are saying I should sell my car because I don't have time for it? Owning my car is not hindering anything in my family. I work on it when I have time. Which recently I have not had much of. When reading other people's build threads nobody bashes them because they are busy or stuff comes up.

Has anyone plasti dipped their car?

..Cheap alternative to paint, and making it look decent.

The purpose of this thread was to see if anyone has done it. It is a cheap alternative to paint, in no way a replacement.

Side note: Silviaks2nr you car looks good.

[codyace]

wow, too many mad elf's last night


I guess what I was gonna say (my two cents) is that some guys are actually applying plastic dip to the front of their cars before track days, to help protect the paint. they say it works well. Looks like shit, but keeps paint nice, so that's a plus.

[bc.]

Old school, grumpy people who hate change, or hate anything different are always going to be around.
You know what else is always going to be around? PAINT. Paint will always be around and has been around for over 100 years. Wanna know why OEM doesn't vinyl wrap/plasti dip cars, because it is inferior to paint. If you want cheap solutions, get a cheap hobby, like aimboting on Black Ops 2 or something, that is pretty cheap.

Until then, don't get pissed at people who say your car looks like shit. This is not a hobby for tight wads. :fawk:

[KiLLeR2001]

I have another car that I drive as a daily. I never said I was keeping it dipped. I am getting it painted in the summer. You are saying I should sell my car because I don't have time for it? Owning my car is not hindering anything in my family. I work on it when I have time. Which recently I have not had much of. When reading other people's build threads nobody bashes them because they are busy or stuff comes up.

Why would you waste money on the dip if you are planning on painting the car in the summer anyways? When you peel off that rubber come this summer itll be like peeling off tons of money and throwing it away. All I can think about is that money could have been used for your children/wife.

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Why would you waste money on the dip if you are planning on painting the car in the summer anyways? When you peel off that rubber come this summer itll be like peeling off tons of money and throwing it away. All I can think about is that money could have been used for your children/wife.

I never said I paid for it. My friend left his old shop and opened a new one on his own. He did my car for free.

[Matej]

http://i46.tinypic.com/358556f.jpg
If someone did this in front of my house or within a 50m radius of my car, I would be pretty upset.

[KiLLeR2001]

I never said I paid for it. My friend left his old shop and opened a new one on his own. He did my car for free.

Nice. Well you can't beat the price of free. I see why you are so adamant about plastidip now. He did your car for free and now you are helping promote his work. No harm there, but it still doesn't justify the standard pricing for a regular customer.

[ocn]

who cares do what you want, to each his own

[HellaDough]

whackkkkkk g

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Nice. Well you can't beat the price of free. I see why you are so adamant about plastidip now. He did your car for free and now you are helping promote his work. No harm there, but it still doesn't justify the standard pricing for a regular customer.

I am not advertising/promoting his business on here. He has to pay to advertise like every other vendor on here. I only chimed in because another member posted up my car. I don't want to get in trouble with any of the Mods on here. I was just pointing out mine was not done with the Dipyourcar.com kit.

[fyneyoungstunna]

shitty car = why buy a 2-3k paint job. Especially in this economy. And definitely if you are not building a show car. If you track it, your paint is just gonna get fucked up again.

its ok though, when things go bad with the economy I'm gonna come rob you fuckers with nice cars and take them to a fucking chop shop. Ill be nice and leave you your passenger doors or some shit just as a "thank-you" or something for putting expensive parts on a shitty car....

[jamg]

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/555381_483272661710642_385470993_n.jpg

the cameo looks ugly.

but it's FUNCTIONAL, as it is a TRACK car.

shitty car = why buy a 2-3k paint job. Especially in this economy. And definitely if you are not building a show car. If you track it, your paint is just gonna get fucked up again.

its ok though, when things go bad with the economy I'm gonna come rob you fuckers with nice cars and take them to a fucking chop shop. Ill be nice and leave you your passenger doors or some shit just as a "thank-you" or something for putting expensive parts on a shitty car....

it's not the cost of the paint that's the problem. it's the high horse 240 owners on here. i don't really care for what poverty s chassis car owners really think about it either.
plasti dip serves my purpose of looking decent, when done right, and the matte look.

[stev0n]

for the dip haters, whats your opinion for someone like me (not getting my car painted, just a hypothetical)

I live in a town that doesn't have a maaco, the closest one is in another state. I paid $900 for one of my s13's & after replacing some body panels, wanted it to be one color (it was my daily driver). The cheapest place in town wanted right at $1700 for prep/single stage a couple years ago. Obviously i didn't pay double what i did for the car for paint. I wish i knew about this crap back then.

[bc.]

I actually do see it as a front bumper protector just applied for track days, on that GTR it looks like painters tape anyway. But does it actually protect that well against rocks and track day damage that well?

Don't get me wrong, I don't care what you do to your car, but as much as you hate 'high horse' 240 owners that spent allot of money of their car, I hate the 'high horse' shit missile drivers who act like their car gets all the bitches.

its ok though, when things go bad with the economy I'm gonna come rob you fuckers with nice cars and take them to a fucking chop shop. Ill be nice and leave you your passenger doors or some shit just as a "thank-you" or something for putting expensive parts on a shitty car....
You are a real tough cookie aren't you, bragging about how you would chop someones car. There's probably about 40-50 people on this forum who want to kick your fucking ass for saying shit like this. We all know that those thieves who jack our cars are members on this board, thanks for showing yourself, now proceed to get hit by a bus, douche.

[Corbic]

for the dip haters, whats your opinion for someone like me (not getting my car painted, just a hypothetical)

I live in a town that doesn't have a maaco, the closest one is in another state. I paid $900 for one of my s13's & after replacing some body panels, wanted it to be one color (it was my daily driver). The cheapest place in town wanted right at $1700 for prep/single stage a couple years ago. Obviously i didn't pay double what i did for the car for paint. I wish i knew about this crap back then.

That is some obviously stupid ass logic. I'm really starting to think 240 owners are the bottom of the barrel when it comes to the car community. They are such whinny broke asses. "OMFG - Why would I spend more on paint than I did on my car" "OMFG - why would I spend more on wheel then did on my car" "OMFG - why are clean rust free cars going for more then $500". "OMFG - Track cars are supposed to suck dick".

http://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/plugins/PostviaEmail/images/1969_Pontiac_GTO_Judge_Barn_Find_Project_For_Sale_ Front_0_resize.jpg

Do you think the guy that bought this is going to be "why the fuck would I spend that type of money when the car only cost me $2,000".


If you're all such broke-asses, why not just do a $50 paint job? They actually look better than Plasti-Shit.

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?40341-My-quot-rustoleum-50-roll-on-paint-job-quot

[hellion240sx]

That didn't answer the question...

[Corbic]

hqPJTTRWttQ


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/3185123791_2ba14b96a1_o.jpg

http://www.rickwrench.com/images-sounds/rustweb/polished4.jpg
Rickwrench, Alfa GTV, Falcon Squire, Corvair (http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html)

http://i.imgur.com/3BZix.jpg

[jamg]

Old American classics have a much higher value today that they were bought for... A 240 in the future will never come close to its worth.

[hellion240sx]

Old American classics have a much higher value today that they were bought for... A 240 in the future will never come close to its worth.

What he said. .. miata :)

[bc.]

When building a car from the ground up, lots of times the paint cost more than the car did. If you want it to cost less, buy a nicer car.

[jamg]

What he said. .. miata :)

notice that i left out the miata and only said old american classics?

is that a dipped miata with glossifier?

[Corbic]

Old American classics have a much higher value today that they were bought for... A 240 in the future will never come close to its worth.

Actually - not really. Most, in restored condition, are worth the equivalent of their inflated equivalent original MSRP.

Either way, you are missing what I'm saying.

Someone will buy this POS for a few grand, if that, and then happily put 10,20 or even $30k of parts and labor into it over a few years, never once going "what the fuck, I only paid $1,500 for it".

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/3327637476_5ca5f81d9d_o.jpg

[Corbic]

notice that i left out the miata and only said old american classics?

is that a dipped miata with glossifier?

Dood, your a fucking riot. Your in here talking about spraying cars with rubberized paint cu "track car", and turning around and bitching about a miata track car not having a profesional paint job.

:picardfp:

[Corbic]

I hate the 'high horse' shit missile drivers who act like their car gets all the bitches.


Or act like they actually track their car more then twice a year at some open amateur drift even.

[jamg]

so you're saying that those american classics cost the customer 50-60k back in the day? i dont think so jeff.

if that car is fully restored and done right, it will sell for a lot.

[jamg]

Dood, your a fucking riot. Your in here talking about spraying cars with rubberized paint cu "track car", and turning around and bitching about a miata track car not having a profesional paint job.

:picardfp:


what?



i wasn't even talking about the paint, i was talking about the value of the 2 muscle cars, and left out the miata.

[silviaks2nr]

What i dont understand is putting stickers, bodykits, wide fenders, and bling wheels on a car purely for looks and then try to rationalize not painting the car. Those folks obviously do care about looks to a large degree. It's like come on... I'm still convinced the trend is just to make your car look shitty on purpose.

[jamg]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/gc8sti/Tha%20S13/tt2p3-55.jpg

like that?

[Corbic]

so you're saying that those american classics cost the customer 50-60k back in the day? i dont think so jeff.

if that car is fully restored and done right, it will sell for a lot.

You really think a god damn Corvair is worth 60k today? You really think someone paid $50k for that Charger? Stop watching Barret Jackson and join us in reality please.


You can get a half-decent Charger in the 20s and nice ones are in the 30s.
MSRP was $3,592 starting and a Hemi was $4,641. Today that is $30k

On ebay of all places - which is almost always over priced.

Dodge : Charger SE Coupe in Dodge | eBay Motors (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge-Charger-SE-Coupe-SUPER-RARE-GREAT-CONDITION-383-1969-DODGE-CHARGER-ORIGINAL-HURST-4-SPEED-/230914877304?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item35c3996778#ht_1769wt_1167)

[bc.]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/gc8sti/Tha%20S13/tt2p3-55.jpg

like that?
Looks to me like he painted those panels different colors on purpose, the only thing that doesn't look painted is the skirt. So, yeah, even this guy painted his car.

[mpapers22]

Does anyone know how to get plasti dip off when it was sprayed too thin? I just bought a set of wheels and the kid plasti dipped them white and only did like one coat so it just flakes off in little pieces and drives you crazy...

[Corbic]

Does anyone know how to get plasti dip off when it was sprayed too thin? I just bought a set of wheels and the kid plasti dipped them white and only did like one coat so it just flakes off in little pieces and drives you crazy...

I'm sure Acetone will melt it into a goop that can be scraped off.