Plasti Dip

[Exec]

Has anybody here ever plasti-dipped a whole car before?

 

I can imagine cleaning it would be a pain as it will be a bit rubbery

 

Reason I ask is I was discussing it with somebody who repairs cars and he offered to help me out and let me borrow his compressor & spray gun. I'd just have to pay for the materials. I wouldn't mind a deep blood red colour with pearl topcoat.

 

 

 

[-Bradders-]

I wouldn't bother with different coats. But I want mine white after looking at the gun etc the cost came close to what it would be to pay someone to do it.

[Exec]

I just don't want a flat matt finish which is why I would opt for the gloss/ pearl top coat.

 

I know buying the kit adds up but I'd only need to pay for the paint.. if you can call it paint.. rubber paint..

We discussed how there isn't any company we know of doing this type of thing locally & I said I could be the Guinnea pig so to speak

[Ricey]

Ive done mine.

 

Fairly durable and I should imagine even more so with a glossifier on it.

 

Fairly easy to wash but very hard to protect because it's rubber....I've tried rubber dressings which are OK but even specialist matte waxes done like it

 

 

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[Mikevv]

Ive done mine.

 

Fairly durable and I should imagine even more so with a glossifier on it.

 

Fairly easy to wash but very hard to protect because it's rubber....I've tried rubber dressings which are OK but even specialist matte waxes done like it

 

 

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I think I figured out why it's not working, there's a half naked man rubbing your car up

Put some clothes on man!

[Ricey]

Lol.....that's was a charity car wash my mate hosted a few months back.

 

There's a fairly horrific video knocking about somewhere as well.

 

Note I have a sponge *shudders*

 

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[Mikevv]

Lol.....that's was a charity car wash my mate hosted a few months back.

 

There's a fairly horrific video knocking about somewhere as well.

 

Note I have a sponge *shudders*

 

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I don't think we need a video too mate

 

 

Don't worry about the sponge, I told my mate off for using a sponge, he replied with " Well what else would you use? "

 

It's okay though, he's not a car person, pays the local garage £15 to wash it ( with sponges and dirty bucket water I may add ) cause he is too lazy...

 

Back on topic though, I imagine it is a lot cheaper than vinyl ? Just not many people specialise in it

[Stutopia]

Lol.....that's was a charity car wash my mate hosted a few months back.

 

There's a fairly horrific video knocking about somewhere as well.

 

Note I have a sponge *shudders*

 

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[-Bradders-]

I don't believe you can use a normal paint gun though, so you would have to purchase that no?

[Jetpilot]

All I want to know is, at what point did someone think, I want to paint my car but all I have is a garden fence sprayer and this rubbery sh*t, ahh f**k it, whats the worse that can happen....

 

Granted it was an probably an american, which answers a lot!

[-Bradders-]

I got 2 quotes, matt white, £450, matt white with the gloss finish was £900. Might aswel add a few hundred and get a blow over respray lol

 

[350 Russ]

I got 2 quotes, matt white, £450, matt white with the gloss finish was £900. Might aswel add a few hundred and get a blow over respray lol

 

 

Matt White with a gloss finish????

[Sargara]

I find it useful for painting/restoring faded black plastic trim black again, but beyond that I find its use limited. The bottom lip on the front bumper below the grill was the extent of painting the car a different colour

[-Bradders-]

I got 2 quotes, matt white, £450, matt white with the gloss finish was £900. Might aswel add a few hundred and get a blow over respray lol

 

 

Matt White with a gloss finish????

 

yeah like a white base with gloss overlay. was just 2 quotes i got, matt white with and without the topcoat.

Edited April 22, 2016 by -Bradders-

[Ricey]

I don't believe you can use a normal paint gun though, so you would have to purchase that no?

We did mine with a Devilbiss gun and I think it had a standard tip on it

 

It is thick stuff though.

 

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[Flex]

I'd probably end up with a plasti dip coated house.

 

Ricey, please dont ever post that photo again.

 

Please.

 

[Ricey]

I'd probably end up with a plasti dip coated house.

 

Ricey, please dont ever post that photo again.

 

Please.

 

You sure you don't want the video?

 

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[Flex]

I'd probably end up with a plasti dip coated house.

 

Ricey, please dont ever post that photo again.

 

Please.

 

You sure you don't want the video?

 

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Just upload straight to pornhub, I'll stumble upon it eventually

[Stutopia]

I'd probably end up with a plasti dip coated house.

 

Ricey, please dont ever post that photo again.

 

Please.

 

You sure you don't want the video?

 

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Just upload straight to pornhub, I'll stumble upon it eventually

 

I wish mod powers extended to changing your avatar and locking it

 

I'm off to find an admin!

[Flex]

I'd probably end up with a plasti dip coated house.

 

Ricey, please dont ever post that photo again.

 

Please.

 

You sure you don't want the video?

 

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Just upload straight to pornhub, I'll stumble upon it eventually

 

I wish mod powers extended to changing your avatar and locking it

 

I'm off to find an admin!

 

I think it'll be too many pixels, you seen that package right?

[Exec]

I see you Ricey, shaking that ass...

 

I'm getting some paintwork done to my car shortly so ill wait a few weeks to make sure its 100% cured and re-visit this idea.

[Flex]

I see you Ricey, shaking that ass...

 

I'm getting some paintwork done to my car shortly so ill wait a few weeks to make sure its 100% cured and re-visit this idea.

 

the idea of Ricey washing your car virtually butt naked

[Stutopia]

I think it'll be too many pixels, you seen that package right?

 

I hadn't noticed until now (thanks for that Flex) I was already blown away by Blue Steel.

 

Sorry for off topic OP, that photo just couldn't be ignored.

 

 

 

If you go for it with the plastidip the prep work needs to be good, you can start to see some stuff dotted about on the web moaning that it has had a go at the paint/lacquer underneath and you don't want any damage if you decide to remove it (http://www.iwsti.com/forums/gd-general/256038-severe-damage-caused-plastidip-w-pics.html was the top hit on Google).

 

But as with any horror story like that on the web you can never be sure if there were other factors at play like wrong thinners, impatient removal, etc etc.