Plasti-dip fun
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Burning Brakes
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From: Wichita Kansas
Plasti-dip fun
trying out some plasti-dip product. I was please with the way it turned out though I may try a different color, enjoy
before
wheels
after with a set of stripes
just thought I would share
before
wheels
after with a set of stripes
just thought I would share
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Wichita Kansas
I had to order it from "dip your car . com" they have any color and you can get it in spray can or order gallons for dipping whole cars. spray cans are the same price as walmart though you do have shipping added on.
That is what their Gunmetal grey looks like.
That is what their Gunmetal grey looks like.
Burning Brakes
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From: Bradenton Florida
Yeah, I knew about the online places, was just hoping they had them in a store somewhere.
Not trying to pay shipping
Your car looks good BTW, my girl just walked in and said "Nice color"
Not trying to pay shipping
Your car looks good BTW, my girl just walked in and said "Nice color"
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Drifting
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How did u get the sharp lines ? I imagine you have to remove the tape quickly. What do u do if you get the tape off and the rest still needs another coat ? I did my sons rims and it needed 5 coats for good coverage
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Burning Brakes
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I have tried a few things for getting sharp lines on the stripes. For me throwing down 3 fast coats and then pulling the tape while its still wet worked the best for the fenders.
The wheels I had to get a little more creative. I have about 8 coats on each wheel then I took a razor and carefully scribed a line on the machined lips to get it off without ripping the rest of the wheel off. Tried to tape the lips the first time and it always messed up the rest of the wheel.
The wheels I had to get a little more creative. I have about 8 coats on each wheel then I took a razor and carefully scribed a line on the machined lips to get it off without ripping the rest of the wheel off. Tried to tape the lips the first time and it always messed up the rest of the wheel.
Burning Brakes
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Burning Brakes
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I've tried it with just 2 coats, one light and one heavy pretty much works just as well but it's a pain in the butt when you pull it off cause its so thin. It breaks a lot on you. 4 coats is the magic number for most applications.
Drifting
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I did my pitted/dirty chrome Y2Ks with black, they look way better now and I get compliments. I love plasti-dip. The friend of mine that told me about it just did his 05' Legacy GT all black and he ordered the hit from dip your car . com. Turned out really nice.
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I like the new look - much better than just plain black.
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks guys! dip is lot of fun to experiment with on your car to see if you like a color or a scheme because as previously stated if you don't like it, get tired of it, mess up, or just want to try out a different color just peel it off and go again your out like $7 a can and 1 can does quite a lot.
