Operation D i p

tommy93 · September 25th, 2011, 10:29 PM

My laser red paint = faded
therefore ive been searching or relatively inexpensive ways of getting my car a uniform color again..

SO
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I Plasti dipped my front bumper... I was not expecting awesome results but I am actually GREATLY surprised! Ill let the pictures speak for themselves...

The entire car will be soon to follow

Stang01GT · September 25th, 2011, 11:57 PM

Wth

interesting how many can's u take for the front bumper? So ur whole car is gonna be like this

tommy93 · September 26th, 2011, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by Stang01GT

Wth interesting how many can's u take for the front bumper? So ur whole car is gonna be like this

3 cans.
I did the bumper as a test run, but now i am seriously contemplating doing the entire car like this... hahahah

THE RY4N · September 26th, 2011, 12:06 AM

Don't think just do it, the whole car white with black plasti-dipped roof and spoiler... you can always take it off not the end of the world

tommy93 · September 26th, 2011, 12:17 AM

Originally Posted by THE RY4N

Don't think just do it, the whole car white with black plasti-dipped roof and spoiler... you can always take it off not the end of the world

yea i know. My mind has been 99% decided on this subject. And yes, it can always just peel off.

As for the roof, im wrapping it in gloss black vinyl (already ordered and should be here friday) And as for the spoiler...well... i dont have one! WINGLESS FTW! (car didnt come with one anyway lol)

Other plans to be tied into the innovation will be:
Hood Scoop
Tinting Side Reflectors of Headlights
Retinting my Tail Lights
Dropping the car about 1 & 1/2 inches

Possibly Window Tint (need to find a place to do it cheap/ just do it myself)
Possibly changing my red pinstripe on my bullitts to white

Stang01GT · September 26th, 2011, 12:32 AM

Originally Posted by tommy93

3 cans.
I did the bumper as a test run, but now i am seriously contemplating doing the entire car like this... hahahah

Do it

Like to see the turn out!! Yeah an u can always peel it off

NoColoradoGT · September 26th, 2011, 12:53 AM

Subscribed....do it.

psycho bob · September 26th, 2011, 02:36 AM

everyone want's you to do it because they wouldn't. i don't get the craze going on with this product. why not just spend a little bit and buy a paint gun and actual paint for your front bumper. do it yourself with the correct paint code and it will look better than the plasidip.

normajean · September 26th, 2011, 10:55 AM

So they make a white plastidip?

Dolbs4082 · September 26th, 2011, 12:07 PM

i would hate to touch your car... idk why but it scares me to touch my rims. im affraid its going to start peeling (i've had my rims done for a couple days is all)

As much as i want to say DO IT!! I can also see where psycho is coming from...

I did my rims only to see if i liked black rims on my red car. Now that i KNOW i like them im going to be ordering some nice black rims and tires

RZNCAIN · September 26th, 2011, 12:26 PM

subbed

mk1993 · September 26th, 2011, 03:24 PM

subscribed!

04Machsy · September 26th, 2011, 06:56 PM

Interesting...wonder how well it will hold up

THE RY4N · September 26th, 2011, 07:14 PM

I thought about doing this to my 94 and i came across this guy who painted his 2011 audi flat black with plastidip and then he got tired of that took it off and went with the white plastidip and gloss roof like you want to do and well... the pictures speak for themselves

Painting your Audi with Plastidip?!?!?! - Carfanatix

B's04gt · September 26th, 2011, 07:20 PM

Haha sooo fucking sick!

tommy93 · September 26th, 2011, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by psycho bob

everyone want's you to do it because they wouldn't. i don't get the craze going on with this product. why not just spend a little bit and buy a paint gun and actual paint for your front bumper. do it yourself with the correct paint code and it will look better than the plasidip.

because its not just a "little bit" like you say. Ive definitely done my research on painting. Yes, I could actually buy a spray gun and paint my car myself that way, but decent guns are pricey (gotta remember the compressor too!) Then the paint + clear. Everything adds up. Not to mention the learning curve I will be dealing with. I can safely say, I am a decent Painter, but all the projects I do are with Aerosol cans. A spray gun would be a different story. If I mess up with the Spray gun, im going to have to sand and restart... (Been there, done that... no fun) Therefore, I was looking at substitutes to completely repainting the car. Vinyl wraps would be a nice alternative, but those are also expensive as well(the cheapest vinyl ive found still runs for about $400-500 for the entire coverage of the car)

So for what its worth, plasti dip looks pretty damn good (both in price & aesthetics)

ALL of THAT being said, I would definitely like to experiment with painting myself with a spray gun, but at this time the resources and space are just not there.

tommy93 · September 26th, 2011, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by THE RY4N

I thought about doing this to my 94 and i came across this guy who painted his 2011 audi flat black with plastidip and then he got tired of that took it off and went with the white plastidip and gloss roof like you want to do and well... the pictures speak for themselves

Painting your Audi with Plastidip?!?!?! - Carfanatix

this is exactly where I got my inspiration from.
You can read the thread and see more pictures of it at Stormtrooper S4 - matte white pd #2

zinc-vert02 · September 26th, 2011, 09:41 PM

Dooooo iiittttt

Rich J · September 26th, 2011, 10:54 PM

Do it man, you won't damage your paint at all from what I have seen. I saw a video of a Subaru that was plasti-dipped and they peeled it right off no problem. If it starts to peel just take it all off. You can feel like your car paint is a present and your unwrapping it.

Like those commercials for an insurance company, they get into an accident and they peel off the metal and whats underneath? A brand new car...

tommy93 · September 26th, 2011, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by Rich J

Do it man, you won't damage your paint at all from what I have seen. I saw a video of a Subaru that was plasti-dipped and they peeled it right off no problem. If it starts to peel just take it all off. You can feel like your car paint is a present and your unwrapping it.

Like those commercials for an insurance company, they get into an accident and they peel off the metal and whats underneath? A brand new car...

haha yes exactly! I have seen a bunch oh those videos as well.
And yes, the main reason I am choosing the dip is because, like you stated, it can be peeled off at anytime to restore the car back to original color! (as for a brand new car... my paint right now is far from that, hence why i want to dip my car) lol

September 25th, 2011, 10:29 PM	#1
tommy93 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Bay, California Posts: 2,158 iTrader: 0 reviews	Operation D i p My laser red paint = faded therefore ive been searching or relatively inexpensive ways of getting my car a uniform color again.. SO ... .. . I Plasti dipped my front bumper... I was not expecting awesome results but I am actually GREATLY surprised! Ill let the pictures speak for themselves... The entire car will be soon to follow __________________ All Bark, No Bite

September 26th, 2011, 12:06 AM	#4
THE RY4N Regular 1994 / 2001 Mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Andover, Minnesota Posts: 174 iTrader: 0 reviews	Don't think just do it, the whole car white with black plasti-dipped roof and spoiler... you can always take it off not the end of the world __________________ 1994 Mustang GT Black-SOLD 2001 Mustang GT Electric Green 2001 Mazda Protege MP3

September 26th, 2011, 12:53 AM	#7
NoColoradoGT #TFM 2002 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Greeley, CO Posts: 3,212 iTrader: 0 reviews	Subscribed....do it. __________________ 2002 Mineral Gray Mustang GT Slow. Sexy. MM's Car Salesman Club MM's Resident Actor ΠΚΦ For life.

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normajean Regular 2002 GT MUSTANG Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Murfreesboro,TN Posts: 399 iTrader: 0 reviews	So they make a white plastidip? __________________ 3:73 gears, 70mm throttle body, catted x pipe, CAI, bamachips, lakewood fiddy/fiddy

September 26th, 2011, 12:07 PM	#10
Dolbs4082 I Blumpkin Entirely Way Too Much 2005 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: kansas Posts: 5,959 iTrader: 0 reviews	i would hate to touch your car... idk why but it scares me to touch my rims. im affraid its going to start peeling (i've had my rims done for a couple days is all) As much as i want to say DO IT!! I can also see where psycho is coming from... I did my rims only to see if i liked black rims on my red car. Now that i KNOW i like them im going to be ordering some nice black rims and tires __________________ MM + Cleavage member #22

September 25th, 2011, 11:57 PM	#2
Stang01GT Regular Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Washington Posts: 195 iTrader: 0 reviews	Wth interesting how many can's u take for the front bumper? So ur whole car is gonna be like this __________________ Super 44 Series Flowmaster's,Cold Air Intake.

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September 26th, 2011, 06:56 PM	#13
04Machsy Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang Mach1 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Greeley, CO Posts: 2,570 iTrader: 0 reviews	Interesting...wonder how well it will hold up __________________

September 26th, 2011, 07:14 PM	#14
THE RY4N Regular 1994 / 2001 Mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Andover, Minnesota Posts: 174 iTrader: 0 reviews	I thought about doing this to my 94 and i came across this guy who painted his 2011 audi flat black with plastidip and then he got tired of that took it off and went with the white plastidip and gloss roof like you want to do and well... the pictures speak for themselves Painting your Audi with Plastidip?!?!?! - Carfanatix __________________ 1994 Mustang GT Black-SOLD 2001 Mustang GT Electric Green 2001 Mazda Protege MP3

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September 26th, 2011, 10:54 PM	#19
Rich J I'm doing it wrong 04 Grand Cherokee Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Eastern, Mass Posts: 5,211 iTrader: 0 reviews	Do it man, you won't damage your paint at all from what I have seen. I saw a video of a Subaru that was plasti-dipped and they peeled it right off no problem. If it starts to peel just take it all off. You can feel like your car paint is a present and your unwrapping it. Like those commercials for an insurance company, they get into an accident and they peel off the metal and whats underneath? A brand new car... __________________ Formerly known as Demon_54 "I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes." - Hunter S. Thompson

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