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Feb 21, 2013 | 05:12 PM

jeffxperez

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Vinyl Wrap or plastic dip

I'm planning on getting all my chrome trim blacked out. I'm either getting it vinyled or plastic dipped this weekend. I was wondering what you guys perfer. Or what is the best option to go by. Let me know your suggestions. Which last longer. Which looks the best quality. That sort of stuff.

Feb 21, 2013 | 05:15 PM

knbnguyen

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do a search, there's a guy that tried both. End up with vinyl because it look better.

Feb 21, 2013 | 05:52 PM

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I've done plasti dip on most of the chrome and I like the black mat finish of it, haven't done the chrome around the windows yet as it seems like its going to be a pain in the *** to do so will most likely do the black tape that someone suggested in another thread thats for the mini.

Feb 21, 2013 | 07:41 PM

ernestfyu

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I'll always prefer a wrap over plasti-dip. But if you're looking to just get a matte finish, plasti dip is an easy option. For plastidip, in most cases nothing needs to be removed before appliance. Just some masking around. If you're looking for a glossy finish, a wrap will do a much better job and will look much better IMO.

Feb 21, 2013 | 08:54 PM

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Definitely vinyl! Gets a much more even finish, and won't fade/chip like plasti-dip would.

Feb 21, 2013 | 10:09 PM

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wrap it. much cleaner and you'll be able to clean it properly

Feb 21, 2013 | 11:43 PM

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wrap it, if it ever fades you can just remove it and put new vinyl on and it's a lot less work to prep than plastidipping it.

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Feb 22, 2013 | 04:32 AM

Carbonsrt

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Wrap it, WAY easier to clean! If you do the badges, plasti dip them, very very easy.

Feb 22, 2013 | 05:35 AM

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Wrap it with vinyl.

Plasti dip works but doesnt look as good

Feb 22, 2013 | 10:04 AM

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Paint>Vinyl>>>>>>>>>>>plastidip

Feb 22, 2013 | 10:20 AM

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jeffxperez

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ok im gonna wrap it then. thanks a lot guys. I was debating about getting it gloss or matte. But i think my graphite color with matte would looks pretty sick. im planning on getting some black concave rims.