-Bradders- Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) still looks like cake... Edited November 12, 2014 by AliveBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjf1985 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Does plastidip look much different to a matt wrap though, finish wise? (i.e. does it still look like cake?) Edited November 12, 2014 by pjf1985 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Does plastidip look much different to a matt wrap though, finish wise? (i.e. does it still look like cake?) the problem with plastidip (from what I've seen with my own eyes, not just over the net) is that it's impossible to lay it perfectly smooth, because it's so much thicker than paint, even when it's had thinners used. It lays really orange peel-y and obviously you can't polish that out, because you'll just remove the dip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjf1985 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Does plastidip look much different to a matt wrap though, finish wise? (i.e. does it still look like cake?) the problem with plastidip (from what I've seen with my own eyes, not just over the net) is that it's impossible to lay it perfectly smooth, because it's so much thicker than paint, even when it's had thinners used. It lays really orange peel-y and obviously you can't polish that out, because you'll just remove the dip. Aahh I see, I haven't really seen a car done with it in the flesh on close inspection. Wrap certainly sounds more durable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Does plastidip look much different to a matt wrap though, finish wise? (i.e. does it still look like cake?) the problem with plastidip (from what I've seen with my own eyes, not just over the net) is that it's impossible to lay it perfectly smooth, because it's so much thicker than paint, even when it's had thinners used. It lays really orange peel-y and obviously you can't polish that out, because you'll just remove the dip. Aahh I see, I haven't really seen a car done with it in the flesh on close inspection. Wrap certainly sounds more durable. You can almost see it here: Up close it's like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Thanks guys for the shitty cake pics in a project thread, appreciate it. .... youve gotten off lightly when i had mine it has 2-3 pages of members creaming over some actresses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comrade Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Look into wrapping, it is not that difficult to DIY, just takes time. Vinyl itself is about £250 for a good quality stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bradders- Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Meh already spoke with the plasti dipper he highly rates his work has agreed 1 year guarantee and said it will be a smooth finish no orange peel etc.. Im happy with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Meh already spoke with the plasti dipper he highly rates his work has agreed 1 year guarantee and said it will be a smooth finish no orange peel etc.. Im happy with that. When have you ever spoken to a garage owner and they've said; "yeah I can do it for you but my workmanship is sh*t" Up to you but personally Brad I would be looking at wrapping rather than plasti dipping imo. Scott on here wrapped some of his Zed himself so take a look here Brad if you think you might want to try that. Link: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/68764-scotts-project-zed/page__st__80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bradders- Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Yeah wrappings ok but leave a wrap on the car for a year and peel it off laquer attached lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Not if it's a proper wrap it won't, it's when cheap vinyl gets used you get the issues. A lot of the here today gone tomorrow companies don't use the correct stuff, which is why so many people have issues. There's the same stories about plastidip unfortunately. I'll be very interested to see how it comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameskaye22 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 if you do go plasti dip then hope it goes well mate saw a plasti dipped s2000 at mimms last year looked ok but up close you can still see orange peel effect and he said to me it was a a1 job!! Wouldn't say how much he spent but personally I would just save up for a good quality 3m wrap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bradders- Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Meh. For 450 quid if its @*!# ill leave it a couple mo ths and peel it off. Lol Anyway. Wow what a day. Whiteline bushes on the banana arms where a PITA. Took several hours as i didnt have a press nor did i remove them from the car haha. Anyway they are on. Front teins are on and so are the front spacers. Tomorrow ill be fitting the rear teins and spacers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameskaye22 Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Meh. For 450 quid if its @*!# ill leave it a couple mo ths and peel it off. Lol Anyway. Wow what a day. Whiteline bushes on the banana arms where a PITA. Took several hours as i didnt have a press nor did i remove them from the car haha. Anyway they are on. Front teins are on and so are the front spacers. Tomorrow ill be fitting the rear teins and spacers!! How in gods name did you get the bushes in with no press ?!?!? Did you employ some sort of hulk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comrade Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Real men press bushes with their bare hands 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Real men press bushes with their bare hands This is Brad... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bradders- Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 Real men press bushes with their bare hands This is Brad... How did you get that pic of me? lol Yeah im pretty strong tbh.. personal max rep on bench press is 130kg.. lol comfortable at 120 i suppose. but no i done it with the power of heat a mini hack saw, a hammer and screwdriver. Didnt even remove the banana arm to do it, done it all whilst still attached to the car, what made it easy is that the bush was so far gone, it had already fallen out the arm, i just had to get the metal bit out. I'll add pics in next post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bradders- Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 So, Heres how it went lol.. I'll just add all the pics and them a small write up. The Befores: Goodiess Getting ready Old Bushes It Just fell off haha: Frame off: Spacerrr, as you can see it took all day as its now dark haha Oh the front tein is on too! Yes, i left the protectors on lol, i wanted to Started on the backs: All sorted: Al in all, it was a big PITA, but a fun overall experience happy days, not more squeaking over the bumps and no more bumpy steering! also handles a dream now and looks awesome IMO!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameskaye22 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Looks great mate !! Still in love with those red brembo's I must do this soon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Great work, ...you've really turned that Zed around from when you bought it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoundDog Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Looks much better bud. I should of kept the teins lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveyboy11 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Looks decent mate, very clean looking! I am toying with getting tein springs too, what are they like? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 clean good example you have with some nice mods 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Looks great - nice work as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.