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jamg · 01-09-2013, 02:23 AM

Has anyone plasti dipped their car?

If so, how many gallons did it take?

I'm wanting to do it to my car. Cheap alternative to paint, and making it look decent.

Matte White is my color of choice so far, but I'm still looking for cool colors.

it actually looks pretty cool.

Irresistible · 01-09-2013, 02:25 AM

They have colored plasti-dip now?

doke! ドリフト · 01-09-2013, 02:26 AM

I want to do this but I wish they werent all matte colors though, that's the only thing I dont like

SLiDe_WaYz · 01-09-2013, 02:28 AM

Don't join that fad. Plasti dip is cool on certain things but don't do a entire car it's still a rattle can. If you insist a local guy here bought the car kit they sell and did his car. ($400 kit) it looks good from far away but up close it has major orange peel, splotchy, not smooth like those pictures you posted.

If your considering it why not Vinyl wrap you car yourself? About the same price as that plasti dip kit and will turn out a million times better. And it's also removable.

Google plasti dip paint kit. Comes in a lot of different colors if you insist on doing it.

jamg · 01-09-2013, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ry-guy

I want to do this but I wish they werent all matte colors though, that's the only thing I dont like

They have a product that will gloss the plasti dip.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLiDe_WaYz

Don't join that fad. Plasti dip is cool on certain things but don't do a entire car it's still a rattle can. If you insist a local guy here bought the car kit they sell and did his car. ($400 kit) it looks good from far away but up close it has major orange peel, splotchy, not smooth like those pictures you posted.

If your considering it why not Vinyl wrap you car yourself? About the same price as that plasti dip kit and will turn out a million times better. And it's also removable.

Google plasti dip paint kit. Comes in a lot of different colors if you insist on doing it.

i saw a video on teaching people how to avoid the features you were talking about.

A gallon of it is roughly $50

I did want to vinyl wrap my car till i found out how much it cost. I was even looking to use the cheaper vinyl wrap too...

plasti dip will last 3 or so years if you apply it correctly.

SLiDe_WaYz · 01-09-2013, 02:33 AM

Here ya go OP

https://www.dipyourcar.com/

jamg · 01-09-2013, 02:36 AM

TheZ31Guy · 01-09-2013, 02:48 AM

Got some homies down here in a shop called Dip-Tex
https://www.facebook.com/diptexhouston?fref=ts

Normally three gallons is enough for a 240

silviaks2nr · 01-09-2013, 08:13 AM

You're going to end up spending like $500 and it's going to look shitty or start peeling in 6 months, and when it does you're left with whatever 20 year old crap is underneath that. Conversely you can spend $500 on materials for real paint and have a good looking paint job that will last 4-5yrs (given you are able to spray a car yourself).

blueshark123 · 01-09-2013, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by silviaks2nr

You're going to end up spending like $500 and it's going to look shitty or start peeling in 6 months, and when it does you're left with whatever 20 year old crap is underneath that. Conversely you can spend $500 on materials for real paint and have a good looking paint job that will last 4-5yrs (given you are able to spray a car yourself).

Exactly all u need to do is spend more time prepping i tell this to everyone. The only way this is ok to do if u have a nice paint job and just wanna chance it up for a bit.

Purestock240 · 01-09-2013, 08:16 AM

the ONLY times plasti dip is acceptable is if the car is a lease, so you can peel it off when you return it. or if its on chrome wheels and you dont want to mess up the chrome

other than that its just ricey, get a job and do it right....

*ManoNegra* · 01-09-2013, 08:49 AM

between wrapping, rattling or dipping a car I would lean towards dipping
wrapping a car requires skill and a good job is as expensive as a decent paint job
rattling usually looks like shit and will make future paint jobs difficult
diy paint job is messy and requires proper equipment to do right - compressor, guns, booth, etc

To me, the best cost effective method of having a decent/presentable car is to
do the prepping/sanding yourself and find a well reviewed 1 Day Paint or Maaco to spray it.

Touge_Monster · 01-09-2013, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManoNegra

To me, the best cost effective method of having a decent/presentable car is to do the prepping/sanding yourself and find a well reviewed 1 Day Paint or Maaco to spray it.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TheZ31Guy · 01-09-2013, 09:09 AM

Seriously, people here are not getting the damn idea of plasti dip.
For easy of removal and to cover shitty jobs like maaco.
It only takes a few hours to prep and paint, and NO they do not peal like your shit wraps and maaco jobs. Seriously, stop giving people second shitty opinions.
I know 9 guys down here who have plasti-dipped cars by said shop.
They now do wheels, valve covers, etc. Anything really goes. It's all about prep and it's only what 200$ in the paint itself, if you have a paint gun and compressor you're lucky, and then a maybe a hundred or so in cleaning shit and paint?
It isn't hard people stop making it so difficult.

arg23 · 01-09-2013, 09:41 AM

Perhaps I am missing the point, I have not plasti-dipped anything besides the odd tool. But real paint is not that much work. I recently painted a car using single stage (basically clear and color in one). It was an OEM metallic and Im happy with the paint.

Sanded, primed, sanded, and final paint. Painting takes approx. an hour or two (including primer). But prep time is stupid, hours and hours of sanding. I think this is what you can avoid using plastic dip? Surface condition is less critical, specifically because its matte finish? And masking and prep is less time consuming, because you can trim/fix any over spray?

I use single stage to paint race bike plastics all the time. It sprays on easy, and sets up much better than spray paint. Got tired of gas/brake clean taking paint off, or rock chips, but its not worth expensive paint jobs to go crash the shit out of... Made it through one summer, and so far through a winter too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheZ31Guy

Seriously, people here are not getting the damn idea of plasti dip.
For easy of removal and to cover shitty jobs like maaco.
It only takes a few hours to prep and paint, and NO they do not peal like your shit wraps and maaco jobs. Seriously, stop giving people second shitty opinions.
I know 9 guys down here who have plasti-dipped cars by said shop.
They now do wheels, valve covers, etc. Anything really goes. It's all about prep and it's only what 200$ in the paint itself, if you have a paint gun and compressor you're lucky, and then a maybe a hundred or so in cleaning shit and paint?
It isn't hard people stop making it so difficult.

SaNTi · 01-09-2013, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLiDe_WaYz

Here ya go OP

https://www.dipyourcar.com/

This. Especially their youtube page. They pretty much cover any of your questions with videos.

DipYourCarcom's channel - YouTube

thisisastickup · 01-09-2013, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jamg

can we please stop posting this bag of dicks?

rebornS14 · 01-09-2013, 11:37 AM

we did my buddies s2k with a hardtop and they said it takes more going black to white and recommended 4 gallons so we did. needed more. couldnt do the hardtop as needed so it kinda bleeds black. other than that, the application was pretty easy. came out nice. ill post some pics later.

here are the pics...

jamg · 01-09-2013, 01:05 PM

so it's roughly 4 gallons?

site says that if you apply it right, it lasts 3-4 years. at that time, you'll probably need to touch it up though.

Banana_Cute · 01-09-2013, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by thisisastickup

can we please stop posting this bag of dicks?

I swear, Zilvia members have the funniest term for the S-chassis.

Anways. Like everyone says, if you're going to spend $400- $500 on plasti dip and you do your own labor, why not spend the extra $200-$300 on top of that and get a decent quality paint job?

kojiki88 · 01-09-2013, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silviaks2nr

You're going to end up spending like $500 and it's going to look shitty or start peeling in 6 months, and when it does you're left with whatever 20 year old crap is underneath that. Conversely you can spend $500 on materials for real paint and have a good looking paint job that will last 4-5yrs (given you are able to spray a car yourself).

Not exactly true about peeling in 6 months... I plasti dipped my wheels about a year ago and they are still like day one. Washed plenty of times, drove in the snow with them and they still look great. But, I only spent less then 40 bucks to do all four wheels with about 5 coats on each. About doing a whole car IDK but the stuff does hold up for a long time.

cchondro · 01-09-2013, 02:13 PM

Pladstidip is semi acceptable
its better than rattle canning but not as good as an actual paint job

Touge_Monster · 01-09-2013, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheZ31Guy

Seriously, people here are not getting the damn idea of plasti dip.
For easy of removal and to cover shitty jobs like maaco.
It only takes a few hours to prep and paint, and NO they do not peal like your shit wraps and maaco jobs. Seriously, stop giving people second shitty opinions.

IN MY OPINION my $250 two year old Maaco job looks better than plasti dip

However, I like seeing cars in all differnt styles so if the matt look is for you this seems like a cool route to take.

badbob2121 · 01-09-2013, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManoNegra

To me, the best cost effective method of having a decent/presentable car is to do the prepping/sanding yourself and find a well reviewed 1 Day Paint or Maaco to spray it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Touge_Monster

IN MY OPINION my $250 two year old Maaco job looks better than plasti dip.

^ This.. its what I did.

You can post all the pictures you want, Plasti dip looks like shit in person, sorry..

garagespec · 01-11-2013, 02:07 AM

Plastidip. Welcome to 2005

rcdad123 · 01-11-2013, 02:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Touge_Monster

IN MY OPINION my $250 two year old Maaco job looks better than plasti dip

However, I like seeing cars in all differnt styles so if the matt look is for you this seems like a cool route to take.

which Maaco painted your car for $250? did you prep it yourself? that thing looks really nice.

FourtyKid · 01-11-2013, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jamg

This is Pedobear Run Kids's car, just so you know.

TheZ31Guy · 01-12-2013, 09:20 AM

For those who think Plasti-dip doesn't look good.

Just

silviaks2nr · 01-12-2013, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheZ31Guy

For those who think Plasti-dip doesn't look good.

You just re-affirmed that notion. Looks like some idiot kids got ahold of too much krylon and a contractor's neon spray.

TheZ31Guy · 01-12-2013, 10:13 AM

And you're just full of shit. Lol..

Oh well, old dogs can't learn new tricks cause they have a dick up their ass.

01-09-2013, 02:23 AM	#1
jamg Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2009 Location: GA Posts: 2,106 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Plasti Dip thread-- Has anyone plasti dipped their car? If so, how many gallons did it take? I'm wanting to do it to my car. Cheap alternative to paint, and making it look decent. Matte White is my color of choice so far, but I'm still looking for cool colors. it actually looks pretty cool.

01-09-2013, 02:25 AM	#2
Irresistible Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,994 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	They have colored plasti-dip now? __________________ GLEAM//★☆Street Dancer☆★ IG: streetdncr // tumblr: steve-strtdncr

01-09-2013, 02:26 AM	#3
doke! ドリフト Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: FL Age: 36 Posts: 373 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I want to do this but I wish they werent all matte colors though, that's the only thing I dont like __________________ AEM Series 2 ECU 30-6620 and Chase Bays S14 SR20DET engine harness for sale

01-09-2013, 02:28 AM	#4
SLiDe_WaYz Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2011 Location: Texas Age: 34 Posts: 1,282 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Don't join that fad. Plasti dip is cool on certain things but don't do a entire car it's still a rattle can. If you insist a local guy here bought the car kit they sell and did his car. ($400 kit) it looks good from far away but up close it has major orange peel, splotchy, not smooth like those pictures you posted. If your considering it why not Vinyl wrap you car yourself? About the same price as that plasti dip kit and will turn out a million times better. And it's also removable. Google plasti dip paint kit. Comes in a lot of different colors if you insist on doing it. __________________

01-09-2013, 02:33 AM	#6
SLiDe_WaYz Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2011 Location: Texas Age: 34 Posts: 1,282 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Here ya go OP https://www.dipyourcar.com/ __________________

01-09-2013, 02:36 AM	#7
jamg Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2009 Location: GA Posts: 2,106 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews

01-09-2013, 02:48 AM	#8
TheZ31Guy Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 102 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Got some homies down here in a shop called Dip-Tex https://www.facebook.com/diptexhouston?fref=ts Normally three gallons is enough for a 240

01-09-2013, 08:13 AM	#9
silviaks2nr Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: SC Posts: 2,192 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	You're going to end up spending like $500 and it's going to look shitty or start peeling in 6 months, and when it does you're left with whatever 20 year old crap is underneath that. Conversely you can spend $500 on materials for real paint and have a good looking paint job that will last 4-5yrs (given you are able to spray a car yourself). __________________ '98 240sx 5spd kouki 2jz t56 swap build

01-09-2013, 08:16 AM	#11
Purestock240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: On, Canada Age: 30 Posts: 1,158 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	the ONLY times plasti dip is acceptable is if the car is a lease, so you can peel it off when you return it. or if its on chrome wheels and you dont want to mess up the chrome other than that its just ricey, get a job and do it right....

01-09-2013, 08:49 AM	#12
ManoNegra Guild of Skullduggerous Intent Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Socal Posts: 7,841 Trader Rating: (48) Feedback Score: 48 reviews	between wrapping, rattling or dipping a car I would lean towards dipping wrapping a car requires skill and a good job is as expensive as a decent paint job rattling usually looks like shit and will make future paint jobs difficult diy paint job is messy and requires proper equipment to do right - compressor, guns, booth, etc To me, the best cost effective method of having a decent/presentable car is to do the prepping/sanding yourself and find a well reviewed 1 Day Paint or Maaco to spray it.

01-09-2013, 09:09 AM	#14
TheZ31Guy Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 102 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Seriously, people here are not getting the damn idea of plasti dip. For easy of removal and to cover shitty jobs like maaco. It only takes a few hours to prep and paint, and NO they do not peal like your shit wraps and maaco jobs. Seriously, stop giving people second shitty opinions. I know 9 guys down here who have plasti-dipped cars by said shop. They now do wheels, valve covers, etc. Anything really goes. It's all about prep and it's only what 200$ in the paint itself, if you have a paint gun and compressor you're lucky, and then a maybe a hundred or so in cleaning shit and paint? It isn't hard people stop making it so difficult.

01-09-2013, 11:37 AM	#18
rebornS14 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cerritos, CA Posts: 1,358 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	we did my buddies s2k with a hardtop and they said it takes more going black to white and recommended 4 gallons so we did. needed more. couldnt do the hardtop as needed so it kinda bleeds black. other than that, the application was pretty easy. came out nice. ill post some pics later. here are the pics... __________________ Last edited by rebornS14; 03-29-2013 at 01:23 PM..

01-09-2013, 01:05 PM	#19
jamg Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2009 Location: GA Posts: 2,106 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	so it's roughly 4 gallons? site says that if you apply it right, it lasts 3-4 years. at that time, you'll probably need to touch it up though.

01-09-2013, 02:13 PM	#22
cchondro Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: central florida Age: 32 Posts: 436 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Pladstidip is semi acceptable its better than rattle canning but not as good as an actual paint job

01-11-2013, 02:07 AM	#25
garagespec Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2012 Location: The South Age: 41 Posts: 306 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Plastidip. Welcome to 2005

01-12-2013, 09:20 AM	#28
TheZ31Guy Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 102 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	For those who think Plasti-dip doesn't look good. Just

01-12-2013, 10:13 AM	#30
TheZ31Guy Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 102 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	And you're just full of shit. Lol.. Oh well, old dogs can't learn new tricks cause they have a dick up their ass.