Plasti Dip or wrap?
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There are a few threads on wrapping. Personally I think the quality jobs are awesome - we have a high end place by me that wrapped a C7Z in matte - WOW.
It's also an alternative to spending 2-3x as much on paint and can be removed if desired.
I believe wrapping will continue to improve and become more mainstream.
Plastidip is pretty ricey IMHO.
It's also an alternative to spending 2-3x as much on paint and can be removed if desired.
I believe wrapping will continue to improve and become more mainstream.
Plastidip is pretty ricey IMHO.
Last edited by Ed Ramberger; Jan 20, 2018 at 11:55 AM.
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Find yourself a top quality shop that does wraps and ask for a list of clients they have done work for. Check them out and see if it is what you would be pleased with on your car.
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Dip has come a long way. Dont listen to those that have never used it. Judge for yourself. It is a viable option.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt3DfgQBUsc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt3DfgQBUsc
Last edited by Ed Ramberger; Jan 20, 2018 at 06:03 PM.
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I've been dipping my own and friends vehicles since 2011 and have never had an issue with peeling the dip even as long as 4 or 5 years later and having it last that long on daily driven year round cars. Just need to use enough product, the right equipment, and follow Fonzie's how to guide videos. My FRC will probably be getting sprayed with the dip pearl top coat this summer. I don't have the equipment to do autoflex myself. A professional autoflex gloss job is still cheaper than a professional vinyl wrap and I've seen vinyl wraps damage more factory paint (3) than I've seen spray wraps damage factory paint (0). Cleaning a dip car is a breeze as well. I'm so sick of washing my corvette's factory paint already and I've only driven it for 2 weeks. I was into vinyl wraps from 2007-2010.
Last edited by Clucker; Jan 20, 2018 at 08:56 PM.
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Main advantage to wrap is the ability for quick repair. You take a hit to a door or fender, you rewrap the panel and you're done. You take some road rash, you pull out some wrap and get it done...cake. With sprayables...you're starting over. I've abandoned paint some time ago, except in very certain circumstances. I love the possibilities with dip/sprayables, but wrap is very easy in terms of space, necessary tooling, etc.
Same here...I've pulled wraps years later. If you pull them with heat (like you're supposed to) they pull clean as the day they were put on.
There is no right answer here...I just lean toward rap a tad still.
Same here...I've pulled wraps years later. If you pull them with heat (like you're supposed to) they pull clean as the day they were put on.
There is no right answer here...I just lean toward rap a tad still.
Last edited by KnightDriveTV; Jan 21, 2018 at 01:41 AM.
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The same has been done with sprayables since the beginning. There are some finishes, mainly the chameleons/color shifts, where its difficult to respray individual panels, but most solid colors and pearls will match just fine.
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