TwoSmoke

From this:



To this:

Calipers painted silver w/ red letters
Center caps painted black
Inner wheels painted silver
All wheels painted black
BSM removed

Plasti-dip:

Front vents
Hood stripe
Fender GS stripe
Half dip mirrors
Roof
Trunk
Big Butt

Flame suit on... ......have fun.

Ole Blaster

WOW!!!! That looks awsome!!!! Great job!!!

95BlueBomber

Wow thats crazy! I used this on my back bumper and I think I let it set too long with the tape on. It has some rough edges. What kind of tape and method are you using to get that good of results?

Laser Guided

Why did the stripes change color from front to back?

Munch

I'm surprised your dog isn't plasti-dipped and sitting next to the car or maybe you just don't have a dog.

Looks like you did a nice job.

alankb

Why do you guys use plasti-dip instaed of paint? Surely that stuff won't peel off without damage to the paint, so what's the advantage?

TwoSmoke

I have a couple bad spots also. I put a double pin stripe along the edge to smooth it out. You have to really move fast and remove the tape before the Dip dries. The larger the area you Dip the harder it becomes. The Big Butt was a real problem because it was so large. I try to Dip the center areas first and then quickly move to the tapped edges and cover those areas thick and wet. Then remove the tape. It really is trial and error. You kinda have to do this backwards from the way you would lay out paint stripes. I try to lay down my masking paper first by roughly following the lines I want to Dip. Then I come back with painters tape and lay down my fine edges also covering my masking paper. That way I can quickly remove my fine line tape first while it is still wet and then worry about all the masking paper later.

I hope that makes sense.

dougbfresh

Ought to be interesting when it starts to peel off.

TwoSmoke

I guess it depends on your perspective. The red center stripe down the hood splits when it hits the roof and goes back to the trunk.

Or,

The black stripes on the hood carry up to cover the roof and then back down to the trunk and onto the Big Butt.

AVENGER

Wicked Bad AZZ

Very Creative Thinking!

Great Idea to try that paint scheme first to see if you really like it, then you can peel off the plastic dip and then have it painted..................

TwoSmoke

It peels off completely with out damaging the paint. I messed up the hood the first time I tried it and the Dip peeled off in a big sheet just like vinyl wrap. Paint underneath was good as new.

This is just temporary. I would hate to spend the money to have this layout painted, only to discover I don't like it. Now that I see it on the car I plan on making a few changes and then probably end up painting it permanent. I like it so far.

TwoSmoke

Actually, I'll probably peel it off real soon. I would like to paint it permanent once I get the final design.

The front vents have held up amazingly well so far. Considering they get the most hits from road debris and bugs.

ZeekDuff

As they say, "Dare to be different!" Looks interesting, and great idea to make it tweakable before making it permanent, too! Not my cup of whiskey, but looks like you're having fun, and that's all that matters!

Best regards,
...z

daddoe

looks awesome. i would have liked to see the back stripes go all the way to the rear license plate. nice job!

Quick Draw

Like it better than the original picture although I am still not a big fan of black wheels. The silver calipers remind me of the new Grand Sport calipers and look good.

I bet the Ford guys really dig it as it would compare to the new Boss 302 paint scheme.

ChromeC5

Looks like fun. Great Job! My only flame would be to have the stripes on the hood (and roof?) follow the contours of the car rather than being so straight. Or, maybe extend the hood stripes forward to wrap around the emblem.

TwoSmoke

Bingo!

I have to do some work on the hood stripes. I was thinking maybe to start them from each corner of the hood up by the window with more of a curve to them. And definitely bring them further down below the emblem. When I do final paint I might remove the emblems front and rear completely.

Sherpaboy

Dude all of that work and your car still isnt lowered take a couple hours and lower that thing

TriplBlk

TorchRedDriver, looks great man very unique. I would say I think it will look even better if you did the lower part of the bumper black too. That way there's not so much color change going from red to black.

95BlueBomber

I love this design, if you carried it on down to the front bumper and also in the middle of the hood carry the black on down onto the hood it would be perfect IMO.