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A little fun with Plasti Dip

Old 09-20-12, 10:46 AM
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So after looking at some videos on YouTube about Plasti Dip I got bored and decided to take this project on. Let me know what you guys think



Old 09-20-12, 11:03 AM
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I did this a few weeks ago on my IS-F. I did grille bezel, all emblems and my exhaust tips. I'm not really feeling what you did, but at least you can peel it off. I think plastidip does well in very subtle applications.




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^^^ Prepare to smell burn rubber on the tips I think the heat will melt the plastidip.

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Overall, I think it looks pretty awesome. I love the 2 tone look...
Old 09-20-12, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by shadowman
^^^ Prepare to smell burn rubber on the tips I think the heat will melt the plastidip.

At OP:

Overall, I think it looks pretty awesome. I love the 2 tone look...
I have no 2nd cats or mufflers. Basically, 2 pipes going into the tips and it still looks new. Another F member stated he did his 8 months ago and is still holding strong. It literally takes 10 minutes to do those tips, so if it last 6 months, I'll just do it again.
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Originally Posted by DaveXIX
So after looking at some videos on YouTube about Plasti Dip I got bored and decided to take this project on. Let me know what you guys think



Now do your wheels too!
Old 09-20-12, 12:45 PM
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You know what this made me realize.... I dislike how the body line in our hoods do not match up to the sides of our grills.

From the picture, you seemed to have done a good job playing around with it! It's quite shiny. Did you use a paint gun or rattle can?
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Originally Posted by karasha
You know what this made me realize.... I dislike how the body line in our hoods do not match up to the sides of our grills.

From the picture, you seemed to have done a good job playing around with it! It's quite shiny. Did you use a paint gun or rattle can?
I never noticed that they didn't align. Dang, now that kinda bugs me, haha.
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Put on an IS-F hood. Problem solved!
Old 09-20-12, 02:06 PM
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must've used a ton of cans for that hood, roof and trunk. I think plasti dipping emblems is fine. First mod I did on my car. I don't know about body panels and wheels. I would hate how that roughness feels. Plus I can't imagine that plastidip surviving too many car washes unless u don't plan on detailing your car.
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I like the hood and the roof, but I think the plastidip in the front has to go
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I like the emblems. I'm not a fan of the hood at all or how matte it is.
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Wow that is a lot of Plastidip! Was it hard to make it look uniform all across the hood/roof etc?
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I'm really toying with the idea of plastidipping my whole car. I think it would be really interesting. No more waxing. lol
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Originally Posted by GSE21tuner
I'm really toying with the idea of plastidipping my whole car. I think it would be really interesting. No more waxing. lol
I plastidipped my rims black and it gets dirty really quick. Prepare to wash your car more haha.
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Well washing is ok with me. It's the claying and the waxing I don't like doing. lol

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