plastidipped car paint thread thingo

spenaroo · Postby **spenaroo** » Wed May 08, 2013 2:23 pm

The day of the jackal.....

james_p93 · Postby **james_p93** » Wed May 08, 2013 5:23 pm

no runs or bubbles, i did many many really light coats, bonnet is a bit streeky in the right light but besides that it blends really well seeing as i did it with rattle cans... also im keeping the green cap haha, wanted to do badges but thourght it would be more likly to screw what i already had xD
thanks for the support everyone! this is what makes me wanna do more stuff and make more threads

James

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Wed May 08, 2013 6:19 pm

awesome to the max.

how does it go over stone chips, is it more obvious or less obvious than before you dipped it?

did you just give it a good clean, was there any specific pre other than the obvious?

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Wed May 08, 2013 6:54 pm

It looks pretty amazing for such a simple job. Maybe a bit Skyline tho ...

Has anyone tried plastidip on race wheels? They do get pretty hot, often too hot to touch. They claim it's good for 200deg C but does it really take race heat?

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Wed May 08, 2013 7:29 pm

Timmeh · Postby **Timmeh** » Thu May 09, 2013 12:11 am

good job man.

did the finish go furry to the touch or is it smooth. I noticed when I did my wheels it was furry.

best part is you can get rid of it with a pressure cleaner.

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Thu May 09, 2013 12:18 pm

Wouldn't call it furry, no.

I've hit them many times with a pressure washer and there's no peeling yet.

initial D · Postby **initial D** » Thu May 09, 2013 1:19 pm

(note not my car but same colour)
Thinking about 2 toning mine with this what do u guys think ?

So hood,HT, bootlip and a bit on the side.

PaulF · Postby **PaulF** » Thu May 09, 2013 1:47 pm

The NB doesn't really have a hard line there that you could follow does it? I think it would be weird. Just doing the windscreen surround and hard top could look good though.

initial D · Postby **initial D** » Thu May 09, 2013 1:52 pm

james_p93 · Postby **james_p93** » Thu May 09, 2013 4:07 pm

16bit wrote:awesome to the max.

how does it go over stone chips, is it more obvious or less obvious than before you dipped it?

did you just give it a good clean, was there any specific pre other than the obvious?

cant even notice my stone chips now

which is awsome!! and nothing special prepping, i gave it a good wash before but that was it.

it will be at the track day at QR on the 20th if anyone wants to check it out closely... and see where i went lighter and u can slightly see the red still ect :p

timk · Postby **timk** » Thu May 09, 2013 4:59 pm

I'm keen to check it out. What's with the ride height in the back? Doesn't it turn in really bad having it set up like that?

james_p93 · Postby **james_p93** » Thu May 09, 2013 5:32 pm

timk wrote:I'm keen to check it out. What's with the ride height in the back? Doesn't it turn in really bad having it set up like that?

haha :p yea its hard to understand haha. yea i havent tracked it yet, if u do go on the track i will lift it yes :p i just like "stupid low" as i call it

James

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Thu May 09, 2013 8:32 pm

what about panel gaps, did it ever join between them?

deviant · Postby **deviant** » Fri May 10, 2013 12:02 am

I'm sure someone on here painted a hard top with it, decided it was crap and went to peel it off only to find the paint had properly bonded in to swirls and chips and it was going to need a proper sand and paint to fix.

Worth keeping in mind that this stuff needs an immaculate surface to be truly removable.

Other than that I love what the OP has done...well the colours are not my choice but I love that he had a go and did what he wanted with it.

Something else of interest; I have noticed a few body shops that are in to custom work are now offering plastidip painting as an alternate to a wrap thats not as permanent as paint.