Fun with PlastiDip
Melting Slicks
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From: Houston Tx
Does it darken them too much or what? I want to plastidip my side markers and rears as well. Also like that idea of dipping the exhaust tips black to get my blue/black look.
Racer
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From: Atlanta Georgia
I posted some more pics on the original thread.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...il-lights.html
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St. Jude Donor '11
Not sure Plasti-dip is the right choice for tail lights, I think VHT Nightshades has the better translucent shine for lack of a better word. Of course the Nightshades does not come off like the Plasti-dip tho.....
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Bill
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St. Jude Donor '11
It depends on how hard you are driving not how much HP the engine is rated at. Driving around town and on the highway requires very little engine power so the exhaust doesn't get all that hot (less power means less waste heat). Go on a track where you are operating at or near WOT (close to max HP) for 20 to 30 minutes at a time and the exhaust will burn that stuff right off. The stock titanium exhaust on my C5Z got hot enough the stainless exhaust tips turned dark blue and the welds on the muffler outlet pipes broke loose due to the heat. Anybody who tracked their C5Z on a regular basis had those issues but people who just drove on the street didn't have them.
Bill
Bill
, I know that. 
I think most people are not Plasti-dipping race car tail pipes. having said that, these tips get plenty hot, I also said I did my S/C intercooler surround which gets real hot also. In fact, my Plasti-dipped S/C surround after one year is still like brand New. The carbon fiber one I got for this year is delaminating from the heat after one month. Luckily Vendor is sending me a new one.
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Drifting
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dude!! where you've been?....this is like one of the most talked about topics in here and prolly one of the most technological advanced spray paint systems ever made...give it a try,,,dont like it? peel it off...with no damage to the surface...
Melting Slicks
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From: Eagan MN
Drifting
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,,i saw that one coming...just messing u man...walmart does sell plastidip ...
Last edited by veloz; May 18, 2013 at 10:02 AM.