Plasti-Dip, why?
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 170
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From: Jacksonville Florida
Tattoos on women and PD on corvettes.....hmmmm, not really a fair comparison. You can peel PD off, tattoos on women...Not so much....well, technically you could peel a tattoo of a woman but unless your name is Hannibal Lector, it's not good for business.
Better comparison - temporary tattoos on women is like plasti dip on a vette.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 831
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From: Albuquerque NM
Oh No! More Plasti-Dip!!!
For $6 who cares!? I always wanted to see the lower fascia painted a satin black, but didn't want to remove bumper or mask the entire car to use an automotive paint on it. I just used the plastidip about an hour ago! I'm not a fan of black rims either (Took forever to find a set of Z16 rims because I don't really even care for the grey on the regular Z rims) maybe I'm "In between" generations? The close up pic shows the PD still wet in certain areas, it completely dried while I installed the mufflers and tried to align the tips (Still needs some work on the tips). It didn't come out perfect, but a few weeks/months down the road, it'll be easy to remove! Now I'm thinking of doing a small area on the lower front fascia
For $6 who cares!? I always wanted to see the lower fascia painted a satin black, but didn't want to remove bumper or mask the entire car to use an automotive paint on it. I just used the plastidip about an hour ago! I'm not a fan of black rims either (Took forever to find a set of Z16 rims because I don't really even care for the grey on the regular Z rims) maybe I'm "In between" generations? The close up pic shows the PD still wet in certain areas, it completely dried while I installed the mufflers and tried to align the tips (Still needs some work on the tips). It didn't come out perfect, but a few weeks/months down the road, it'll be easy to remove! Now I'm thinking of doing a small area on the lower front fascia
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 170
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From: Jacksonville Florida
Yeah.... Need to rip it off and re-spray though. There is a small edge is a little jagged because I left the tape on too long. Hard to notice but it's the only thing I see when i look at it. Figured I'd wait until I swap out the exhaust.
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Racer
Joined: Jun 2008
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I took off my BSM, and there was zero difference in the paint. I have a 98. Not plasti-dip, but a good indicator of what you might expect of you go that route.
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 170
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From: Jacksonville Florida
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 831
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From: Albuquerque NM
Thank you! With the exception of lining up the exhaust tips after re-installing the mufflers, that outline took the most time, and its what didn't come out just right. Had thought about using a black pinstripe, but a roll of that is more than 1/2 the price of a can of PD
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 9,526
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From: Los Angeles California
Oh No! More Plasti-Dip!!!
For $6 who cares!? I always wanted to see the lower fascia painted a satin black, but didn't want to remove bumper or mask the entire car to use an automotive paint on it. I just used the plastidip about an hour ago! I'm not a fan of black rims either (Took forever to find a set of Z16 rims because I don't really even care for the grey on the regular Z rims) maybe I'm "In between" generations? The close up pic shows the PD still wet in certain areas, it completely dried while I installed the mufflers and tried to align the tips (Still needs some work on the tips). It didn't come out perfect, but a few weeks/months down the road, it'll be easy to remove! Now I'm thinking of doing a small area on the lower front fascia
For $6 who cares!? I always wanted to see the lower fascia painted a satin black, but didn't want to remove bumper or mask the entire car to use an automotive paint on it. I just used the plastidip about an hour ago! I'm not a fan of black rims either (Took forever to find a set of Z16 rims because I don't really even care for the grey on the regular Z rims) maybe I'm "In between" generations? The close up pic shows the PD still wet in certain areas, it completely dried while I installed the mufflers and tried to align the tips (Still needs some work on the tips). It didn't come out perfect, but a few weeks/months down the road, it'll be easy to remove! Now I'm thinking of doing a small area on the lower front fascia
Race Director
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 14,051
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From: Houston TX
So, unsure of how your wheels would affect the look of your car, you would rather drop $600+ to have your wheels powder coated only to find that they don't really look the way you envisioned, than spend $20 on 3 cans of Plasti-Dip and prototype your idea?
Or, you would rather pay the bodyshop $600.00 to repaint your entire tail section only to find out "blacked out bumper" is not the look you wanted, than spend $12 on 2 cans of Plasti-Dip to prototype your idea?
You sir, are a genius - a genius I tell ya
Actually, the real genius is that dude that started DipYourCar.com. He is selling Plasti-Dip like it is crack
Last edited by RC45; May 18, 2012 at 03:02 PM.
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