Just finished dipping my '09 RX-8 to look like an SR-71 stealth plane, for more photos visit this page >> Stealth RX-71 | FourLogic Performance Vehicles




The simulated carbon fiber hood was hard to see in the photo above, for more photos visit this page >> Stealth RX-71 | FourLogic Performance Vehicles

 

Well, I hope you aren't expecting compliments. Lots of flaws in the spray.

 

It looks to me like the flaws are intentional.

 

Guess you'd have to be really familiar with an SR-71 to get it.

 

Im very familiar with MANY military vehicles. From a Humvee to an Apache. From my standpoint, it looks good.

 

I guess I wasn't thinking about it from the 'battle damage' perspective, and in that light yeah, it seems to be fairly accurate.

Not appealing to me, but then everyone has their own opinion. At least it's removable

 

This is the worst thing I have seen on and RX-8 in a long time and in no way brings back images of my child hood love of the Habu. Plastidip is a scourge.

 

the plasti dip looks good on some vehicles....yours looks decent, but i think with the curves the 8 has, i think a shiny paint with an extra shiny clear is the way to go...imo., but if you like it...then my friend thats all that matters.

 

sad day, I really hate this.

 

this is scarry dude

 

Yes, the battle damage was intentional, the vehicle is supposed to have a weathered look. We decided to model it after the SR-71 since the front of that plane is extremely long and curvy, similar to this RX-8.

 

my eyes......get me some bleach.

at least it covered most of the red

 

Yea I don't like that. Whatever floats your boat but not many people will like it here, sorry.

 

How did you get the chipped and weathered look, I assume it was with an airbrush? I'm thinking of dipping my car, but I'm a bit hesitant due to the mixed results I've been seeing. This is definitely one of the better quality applications I've seen.

 

The car was originally silver, red was air brushed on...

 

Weathered look was done by hand, both air brushed and hand painted. Look up Plasti Dip Removable Paint Specialists | FourLogic Performance Vehicles if you want a similar plasti dip job on your car.

 

yeah, some jobs suppose to be handled by pro.
If you want to impress forum members, go this route

 

I don't know if his intention was to impress forum members or to simply display work that he is obliviously proud of. Cars are an expression of personal taste, much like garments, tattoos or a haircut. What some may see as repulsive others may be truly inspired by it. I try not to jump in on the I don't like it band wagon. The one exception was the guy with the neon green wheels. I could not in good conscious let him go out in public looking like that. At any rate I commend him on something original. I think the "NO STEP" was a nice touch. As far as impressing people on this site, heh I hope people will aspire to something greater.

 

^ Exactly.

Everyone has different tastes, and posting what your tastes are in public will typically not meet with universal approval. As long as you understand that and have thick enough skin to not be bothered by it, thumbs up and keep doing what you do. If you can't deal with people disliking what you like, then keep your tastes to yourself.

(directed at everyone in general, not RX-71 )

 

+1000 points for originality. Not my cup of tea personally, but it is better than most "DIY" plastidip projects I have seen.

With a professional camera shoot, I bet this car would look much better than what the pictures depict.

 

Speaking of "thick skin", I hope it's been sprayed thick enough for easy removal. I had to remove the anarchy symbol from the hood of the truck I traded for my 8 that a friend had jokingly and hastily sprayed in a too-thin coat. It required nail polish remover and too much elbow grease.

 

If you like it, float that boat sir.

Actually, it's completely unoriginal since the entire paint scheme is lifted from an airplane. Also, plastidip looks like plastidip, no matter how it's prepped or applied. Hate that ****, plastidip is for tools, literally.

 

I'm curious did you use the DYC gun on this?

 

Looks quite bad.

 

Nope, didn't use the DYC gun, it makes a mess trying to refill that little cup over and over again.

We used a gun that draws the dip straight out of the can so it never has to be refilled.