Let's see your plasti-dipped parts!!
My buddy somehow managed to make his look like a legit matte paint job, no bedliner wrinkle.
Hes also an engineer who works for a large corporation with mostly government contracts...
Hes also an engineer who works for a large corporation with mostly government contracts...
Well I traded trunks with a guy with 09' to get the lip spoiler and he had already plastidipped the badges black. It's only been a few months and the badges now look charcoal grey and look like ***. And don't get wax anywhere near it because you will never get it off. I tried removing a small portion and it just chips away little by little and takes quite a bit of force to chip it off. I am just getting new badges rather than hassle with it.
I should make a video showing what a bitch it is to get off.
9k, did you try running a heat gun over the plastidipped emblems?
I traded trunks with a guy that had his dipped, had the same problem as you, and the heat made it tacky enough to peel completely off in once piece.
I traded trunks with a guy that had his dipped, had the same problem as you, and the heat made it tacky enough to peel completely off in once piece.
Goo-goo is notoriously used for removal of stains and more commonly used for removal of adhesives (E.G. debadging). Since it is oil and light solvent based, I have no doubt that it is used on overspray of Plastidip since it is relatively paint safe (and I have heard of it being used for such applications)... Reality is, how often do Plastidippers use it to clean every crack and crevice of their cars post-removal? How time consuming would it be for the damn jambs and every gap between panels? How many Q-tips would one have to use?
Goo-goo is notoriously used for removal of stains and more commonly used for removal of adhesives (E.G. debadging). Since it is oil and light solvent based, I have no doubt that it is used on overspray of Plastidip since it is relatively paint safe (and I have heard of it being used for such applications)... Reality is, how often do Plastidippers use it to clean every crack and crevice of their cars post-removal? How time consuming would it be for the damn jambs and every gap between panels? How many Q-tips would one have to use?
I've amassed a couple of bits,
suppose I'll contribute
Bought a billet chrome grill cuz i like the horasonal slats- plastidipped it black because I hate excess chrome
And as everyone else, cleaned up that crowded tail gate
suppose I'll contribute
Bought a billet chrome grill cuz i like the horasonal slats- plastidipped it black because I hate excess chrome
And as everyone else, cleaned up that crowded tail gate
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plastidipping lights
I remember hearing someone talking about plastidipping their wheels and looked up some youtube vids last night out of curiosity. Doesn't seem worth the hassle. It looks like it's a mixture of being a pain in the *** to remove and not being durable enough to deal with elements and small debris. Seeing entire GT-R's and M3's being painted on the dipyourcar youtube page was horrifying for me, to say the least.
To be fair though, there is worse stuff you could do to a car I suppose.
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Plasti dipping *corner* lights. They still function plenty well enough in the dark, and now they don't disrupt the lines of the car. Think of it as budget-smoking the 'em
I remember hearing someone talking about plastidipping their wheels and looked up some youtube vids last night out of curiosity. Doesn't seem worth the hassle. It looks like it's a mixture of being a pain in the *** to remove and not being durable enough to deal with elements and small debris. Seeing entire GT-R's and M3's being painted on the dipyourcar youtube page was horrifying for me, to say the least.
To be fair though, there is worse stuff you could do to a car I suppose.
On the contrary, I used plastidip on the areas I did to increase durability
The other paints I tried just chipped away...
Thanks!!
I remember hearing someone talking about plastidipping their wheels and looked up some youtube vids last night out of curiosity. Doesn't seem worth the hassle. It looks like it's a mixture of being a pain in the *** to remove and not being durable enough to deal with elements and small debris. Seeing entire GT-R's and M3's being painted on the dipyourcar youtube page was horrifying for me, to say the least.
To be fair though, there is worse stuff you could do to a car I suppose.
The other paints I tried just chipped away...
Thanks!!
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My eyes are often bothered by the sun when I'm driving. So I picked up two cans of plasticoat in black to coat my windshield. Protects the windshield from bugs too.