Well I dipped the vert yesterday!! Very easy stuff and forgiving. This is my first time and it came out great. Still not done as I have a few things I want to do to it plus get my ss hood back and fixed

 

What is the dip? Is that like a plasti-coat? How long did it take and how durable is it. It is an interesting look.

 

It is plastidip I bought the kit from dipyourcar.com and if you YouTube dipyourcar it will show how strong and easy it is. It's very forging and took about 4 hrs to spray it on including taping just a few things and the best part is I can peel it off and still have my silver car back undamaged

 

What made you want to dip it? The silver looked awesome!

Btw, I'm thinking about getting those wheels, are they the 20's or 18's? They look great.

 

The silver was too much in person you can see so many different imperfections as the paint was old and done by the PO. I really love the way it came out plus it is peelable. They are 18s and I dipped the wheels as well about 5 months ago.

 

I like it, but I also like how you plasti-dipped the wheels... very nice job there. The wheels look a million times better like that.

 

I'm glad you're happy with it, but the silver looked a MILLION times better IMO.

 

so when you are running from the cops you can peel it back to silver real quick? lol

 

chucks on to something i think

 

Looks good dude

I might end up doing this to my car aswell.

Quick question...

Which kit did you buy?

I see a 2 gallon one a 3 gallon and a 4 gallon one?

 

I bought the 3 gallon and have about half of the third one left. But remember I don't have a top lol and they say it recommended to have an extra gallon if its your first time.

 

can you paint on top of it? it would be cool to have a silver hockey stripe

 

Yes you can Mark as I will be doing a gloss black stripe on it

 

When peeling your tape line be very careful. The fineline tape will want to peel up the plasti-dip. Seemed to do better in areas where it was put on really thick to resist peeling up some. Might wanna take your 1/3 gallon and practice how many coats of clear and such, just to make sure you don't mess up on the actual car.

I think you need to gloss the grill also

 

Looks, good, but I have to go with the silver looked better. Still a very cool car.

 

I find myself confused…...you sprayed over the silver and black car in sig, right? Why? Who talked you into doing this? Where did you see it done, where it was an improvement? What for? Were you bored? Is this similar to the blacked-out taillights fad? Can you wash it off?



I have soooo many questions……I don’t understand the reasoning behind this. Please, someone enlighten me.

 

he was in a minor fender bender and was going for another look while he gets his SS hood fixed. I don't think he plan on leaving it this way.

And I agree, the silver was much better, but it's an interesting technique that I would like to see up close before passing judgement on it.

 

Hahaha heat seeker I love the questions!!! But yes I was in a fender bender and did not want to spray te silver again. The silver did have lots of imperfections up close as it was old paint. I didn't want to spend lots of money on a paint job yet because I don't know what I want so sure I was bored and I found this alternative. You all really need to YouTube dipyourcar and see what this guy fonzie has done. I know matte is not a popular color or look but for a couple hundred it was worth the try. As for the pictures you really need to see it in person I know I said that before but it really does. And yes the SS hood will be back on soon and Mark I can take your hood back if you want hahah it will be dipped oh and as wash it off no but you can peel it off

 

What's the texture like on that stuff.

 

Imo it looks great most of the time any flat black car look cool...plus is a good way to preseve the paint job.

 

HMMM! so what happens at 100 mph does your hood peal off in a sheet?

 

As long as it's prepped and done well I wouldn't think it would be a problem. People have been using this on there rims for awhile now. I did some research when this thread first was posted. According to manf. page it looks like this type of coating is good for 3 years or so without recoating.

I would think this would perform similar to vinyl wrap. It looks like many sports car owners (Porsche and etc) use it for front bumpers and hoods while autocrossing or aggressive driving to protect paint. Some did say the vinyl wrap with CF print would fade and look grey after a few months. Maybe this would be a little longer lasting at similar cost.

That being said anyone that considers this as an option instead of repainting and expects it to last as long as paint is going to be sad after a few years.

 

The hood will not peel even if there is a year in it at any normal speed lol. I can't say I do 100 mph lol. Yes this a great way to paint the car but I really would like to see how long it lasts as they claim it to be 3-4 yrs but with that said it would cost me 100 bucks to respray it again. I really dont plan this to be long time but a great way to change a bit. But yes not a lifetime thing

 

It is still a mystery to me how this FLAT BLACK look became the IN thing to do. Years ago this would be considered a car waiting to be painted with the primer just sprayed on. Now we have a finish that you cannot wax, rub too hard or touch-up without getting the flat finish just right. Even the ALL flat black wheels look like they were NEVER cleaned with 10 pounds of brake dust on them. Just my

 

I hear you on that. And flat was primer Haha but times change and I'm loving it

 

I couldn't have said that any better.

 

If you don't like it then what are you doing in this mans thread? So you don't like it, good for you...don't like flat black wheels... kudos!!

 

When one posts pictures on an internet forum, you're pretty much asking others for their opinion and should be prepared to take constructive criticism... especially when it comes to modding cars. With that said, I haven't seen anyone bash what he's done.

Welcome to the internet.

 

Did you read your last posts? Here you are whining about him dipping his car black in another you're questioning a guy for wanting it to look like a plymouth. Are you the internet authority who needs to put people in their place and offer the be all end all of constructive criticism (which in reality isnt constructive at all, it's you forcing your opinion on others)? Please STFU!! You have overestimated your importance on the internet.

WELCOME TO THE INTERNET!

 

Your reading skills kinda suck. I haven't posted a single opinion in either thread about those particular cars.

 

You agreed with others opinions so in that agreement you stand by their comments.

I'm not angry, just sick of naysayers who ritisize everything that is not stock. Stock = boring.

 

The person I agreed with didn't say anything negative about the particular car that's posted in this thread either. I think you need to go back and read what edpontiac91 posted and take a chill pill.

 

Ok ok guys I appreciate everyone on here and everyone's opinions. I don't really need everyone to go crazy over each other ( don't want the thread to get locked). I've been part of this board for a good time now. I will always understand people will like and dislike certain things on this board. I'm pretty open to opinions as well as I know this is my car and will not get my feelings hurt. I will tell you this the SS hood and my hockey stick stripes will be back on and more people will dislike the look or love it. It's just another idea that could be very cool and nice or a flop. So far I like what I see tha is again guys

 

I like it. Makes those wheels pop too. Can't wait to see the pics with the dipped SS hood

 

Ok guys, ease up. Plastidip is actually a pretty interesting product with lots of applications. I agree, I DON'T think it looks good on wheels- I think wheels need to look 'shiny'. Blacked out wheels just look 'dirty'. But I have used this on various parts of my car to TEMPORARILY make it look presentable: I did my wiper arms 9 months ago and they still look new; I did my silver(puke! On a black Z28) hood blisters 8 months ago; I did my hatch trim 5 months ago; ALL look new(with the exception of where I got a little wax on the hood blisters). WORST CASE, it peels RIGHT off!!
I have also done some Toyota truck and Escallade grills with the stuff- bitchin'!

 

I wanna yell too...loud noises!!!!!!
Anyways car looks badass the silver was cool but seemed kinda too flashy lol I like this look better came out great!

 

It is a challenge to make a flat vehicle look finished. you will need other colors as well.

I'm thinking of doing this to my truck. She has a pretty grey paint but I would like to darken her to a black but I can't justify ruining a great factory paint

I like the flat black

Some of my flat work (yes I'm a photo ***** aren't we all?)



Build page here: http://www.chucksirois.com/TL1000/fi...ghter-skin.htm

 

you suck at parking...

 

Muscle cars have been using flat black accents for years.





Then Lamborghini comes out with the Reventon.



The Reventon itself is an homage to the F117 stealth fighter in a way....

And then you have the tuners in Japan putting out flat black cars...




So from there... Now we even have factory flat black cars...

Mercedes SL Night Edition:



Veloster Turbo:





The plastidip thing is, for sure, a perversion of this, but it really doesnt look bad. I think its a better option than vinyls. Vinyls are a lot more expensive and difficult to apply and dont really look taht much better. To me, flat black just needs nice wheels, and a VERY clean car. You have to go out of your way to make it not look like primer, but if you can pull that off it looks raelly nice. I think he's done a commendable job.

 

I plasti-coat my grill and door handles. As well as some interior pieces. It's been 4 + months and the grill still looks good. Did not try the car as the P.O. messed up when adding primer to the car.

 

Another thing with plastidip guys- it is ALMOST idiot-proof. I have done stuff for other people; things like grills, badges, trim; and once you get the hang of it, the stuff is really forgiving and you can get great effects with it!
To get a Matt finish using regular auto paint takes a lot of prep and experience. With plastidip, you can get the same effect in a 10th of the time with, in the case of a coupe NO MASKING. That's right- no masking!
The trick is to put down 4-5 coats- I like 5- starting with a light misting coat, a second heavier coat and then three 'wet' coats. Not too wet(!) or it will bubble and wrinkle. Then, once you have it looking Matt and uniform to your liking, simply peel off the parts like windows, head- and tail lights etc that you don't want covered and DONE! It cuts along seams and body lines- remarkable stuff.
It WILL show imperfections in the underlying substrate, so you do need to take care of peeling paint, dings etc prior to spraying.
But it is ideal if your car is a daily driver like mine and you don't want it down for weeks at a time while you do body prep. Say you have a bunch of door dings, some minor dents, chipped paint, scratched up GFX etc. You could for example, have your paintless dent removal guy go over the car and take care of the grocery cart damage. Then, plastidip the car. Things look good but you know work has to be done under the 'dip. Simply peel a panel, do the work, prime it, block it etc then 'dip that panel. Voila! The car has a uniform paint job again. Then, when you are ready or have the time or funds, repeat on another panel. Eventually, you have all the prep work done and the cash together- peel the 'dip off and head to the paint booth! What could be simpler?

 

i love it , im about to do this on the outlaw x275 iroc im building, since its mostly a drag/landspeed racing car ( will be street driven but a 1,500+hp car isnt something u want to drive everyday) there is no point in putting the metalic blue/silver paint job on it that i had originally planned

that and i live on the edge of the desert lots of sand and dirt blowing around , i think this would be a nice thing to do so i dont have to worry about it getting damaged

 

I don't know if I would dip a Bonneville car- plastidip is not the smoothest surface as far as aerodynamics are concerned!! You are going to have a boundary layer form anyway, but I don't know if the slight texture will cause more drag...

 

ill just have to try it it and see, but either way the new engine will make more power then i need to run 200mph. so even if it does make more drag it shouldnt hurt me

then again i do recall a mythbusters episode were they dimpled a car like a golfball i dont rember if the textured car saw any gains though , ill have to youtube the episode for ***** n giggles

 

The Mythbusters tested clean vs. dirty and found clean was better: dimpled clay surface was more aerodynamic, but I don't think you want to put a layer of clay over the car and then put baseball sized dimples in it to replicate a golf ball- it would look dumb, unless you are racing away from Tiger's ex-wife!

 

well if small holes creating air pockets like the golf ball effect would make it more aerodynamic what about bedliner? especially when rolled on

 

My car is lucky to 100 lol. The texture is not simple like at all it's fairly smooth not a clear smith but smoother than I expected as well. And Project I want a ride!!!!!

 

+1 for the look Rockyd

 

I hope that was a joke. Either way you'd probably be better off not worrying about trying to make the car more aerodynamic through dimpling (which would probably take CF or Fiberglass parts) and just put the money into bolt-ons.

Rockyd: Did you have any issues with coverage around the door seams or it wanting to gunk in body joints like the bumper and fender seam? I wonder how durable it will on those rounded seam areas.

 

No problem at all. So far so good too as I have done a cruise hit with mud being flinged at me from a tire to well cold for Texas lol 28 degrees and still looks good. Oh and I have washed it too. Ill keep you guys posted on what happens and all I figured I'd be a good guiney pig for this stuff