Plasti-Dip, why?
Melting Slicks
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Please do not get upset at me, this is just my opinion. I do not understand this craze of taking a rattle can of paint to their Corvette.
To me, that is something you do to cheap car that needs something covered up. Anyone else agree? Plasti-dip comes off easy for a reason
I have never seen Plasti-dip on a Porsche, Ferrari, or other high end cars
To me, that is something you do to cheap car that needs something covered up. Anyone else agree? Plasti-dip comes off easy for a reason
I have never seen Plasti-dip on a Porsche, Ferrari, or other high end cars
Melting Slicks
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From: Chilliwack B.C.
How about spraying it on the nose of your car like a bra for long trips, to protect from stones and bugs. Then peel it off later. Is it too much trouble? Is it hard to peel off?
Someone with a daily driver or who does interstate driving, maybe it would protect their car during the week and then peel it off for the weekend cruises. Hell I don't know, just thinking.
Someone with a daily driver or who does interstate driving, maybe it would protect their car during the week and then peel it off for the weekend cruises. Hell I don't know, just thinking.
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Melting Slicks
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Like stated before, it's a medium that lends itself to experiments! 
For example, I did my rear lower facia about 2 years ago. In this specific case, it allowed my to diffirenciate my car from other C5's. It alowed me to do this for a measly $6 bucks, hard to beat! Here is a pic:
I think it looks great (reason I did it). Again if I ever decided to get rid of it, I could. Just my .02
For example, I did my rear lower facia about 2 years ago. In this specific case, it allowed my to diffirenciate my car from other C5's. It alowed me to do this for a measly $6 bucks, hard to beat! Here is a pic:
I think it looks great (reason I did it). Again if I ever decided to get rid of it, I could. Just my .02
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Like stated before, it's a medium that lends itself to experiments!
For example, I did my rear lower facia about 2 years ago. In this specific case, it allowed my to diffirenciate my car from other C5's. It alowed me to do this for a measly $6 bucks, hard to beat! Here is a pic:
I think it looks great (reason I did it). Again if I ever decided to get rid of it, I could. Just my .02
For example, I did my rear lower facia about 2 years ago. In this specific case, it allowed my to diffirenciate my car from other C5's. It alowed me to do this for a measly $6 bucks, hard to beat! Here is a pic:
I think it looks great (reason I did it). Again if I ever decided to get rid of it, I could. Just my .02
Safety Car
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its easy to use..and i think fun to try out different looks on your car..is it taking away value from your car..not in any way..its removeable afterall..it has a lots of use's and at only $6.00 bucks a can..you can't not help but try it out...dare to be different
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I did Hash Marks on mine.
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Please do not get upset at me, this is just my opinion. I do not understand this craze of taking a rattle can of paint to their Corvette.
To me, that is something you do to cheap car that needs something covered up. Anyone else agree? Plasti-dip comes off easy for a reason I have never seen Plasti-dip on a Porsche, Ferrari, or other high end cars
To me, that is something you do to cheap car that needs something covered up. Anyone else agree? Plasti-dip comes off easy for a reason
I have never seen Plasti-dip on a Porsche, Ferrari, or other high end cars Total agreement. I don't get it either. Seems to be limited to the C5 Forum only. Do a search.
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I agree. It's not for me but I respect the courage and creativity of all the people that do it. I think you're addressing a younger generation. I'm 56 and like my torchred coupe to be shiny with chrome or polished wheels. My Harley is glossy black and chromed out. The younger guys I know would have the same bike and change all that chrome to black.
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I did my lower rear fascia with it too and it turned out great. I do think there is a limit with this stuff though. Using it to get the look of an expensive rear fascia for $10 is one thing. You want to do your $1000 beater in PD for a cheap paintjob, that's cool. To PD your entire C5 in the stuff is really getto to me. To each their own though.
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I'm not sure I would want to put Plasti-Dip on my car but hey, like others have said it can be easily removed, so no harm done. It does allow you to experiment with different designs and in some cases, actually does look pretty good (like on the lower part of the rear fascia, halo, etc.).
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I dont see the big deal, in fact I like the idea. Im going to do my quad tires and truck running boards.
Its only a car, a C5 at that. And its harmless to the current paint job, and thats the beauty of it.
Its only a car, a C5 at that. And its harmless to the current paint job, and thats the beauty of it.
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I think it has it's place. I didn't see one example shown on this thread that looked bad and one of them I thought looked great. Even if it did look bad, it's easily removed. It's like every other mod, some people like it and some don't.
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Funny how on this thread every example looks great. I especially like the effect of the black on black hash marks. On another recent version of this discussion not one looked good. 
