Originally Posted by 864Zbeast (Post 1696292)

Yeah I figured it wouldn't work. Thanks for the reassurance!

Originally Posted by M.Bonanni (Post 1252916)

Yep. Just sprayed the whole handle.

For Synack. It's a little dusty from a windy night last night (yes my car has to sleep outside until I can sell some of the big stuff taking up my side of the garage).

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...dip_handle.jpg

And now here's the rest of the stuff I plasti-dipped today. Did the Z emblems and peeled off the area covering the light portion just leaving the Z and outer ring black...

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p..._emblems_3.jpg

And did the front fangs which turned out ok. Up close the edges didn't do so well and it looks like a poor masking job but it turned out good enough for now. I will eventually switch to a better solution.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ip_fangs_1.jpg

And the whole package...
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ip_fangs_2.jpg

Originally Posted by LakeShow (Post 1706413)

^^Blue and black contrast looking good.

Originally Posted by Random Strata (Post 1710520)

Ok so I bought this plasti dip and was planing on painting my wheels and door handle but then I thought, I want to see what it looks like when it matches my car paint.

Anyone know a good place to find Platinum Graphite?

I looked at Duplicolor for a match and found BNS0564 at Autozone but when I went there they didn't have it and they searched their computers and found out that that color wasn't available from duplicolor.

Originally Posted by batman_4 (Post 1729905)

i have a question for the plasti-dip pros. i applied 5 coats to my rear valence with 20-30 minute intervals of drying. after my last coat i waited about 2hrs before removing my painters tape and when i did the plasti-dip came with it, leaving torn edges around my whole valence. what did i do wrong (1st time using this product)? every video i see on youtube the person just start peeling and the plasti-dip always breaks away from the part of interest without issues.

Originally Posted by Dembflyr (Post 1730136)

If you want a clean line the. You need to build up a thick coat and pull the tape while it is still wet.

Originally Posted by Dembflyr (Post 1730136)

If you want a clean line the. You need to build up a thick coat and pull the tape while it is still wet.

Originally Posted by bdavis89 (Post 1730163)

Correct sir!

PlastiDip - Masking, Lines and Stripes on Your Car - How to PlastiDip in Sections - YouTube

Originally Posted by Footloose301 (Post 1744541)

Thank god this stuff peels off so you guys will be able to save the car alas. Don't want it to be mistaken for a Honda...

Originally Posted by Random Strata (Post 1753175)

Has anyone tried the Plasti Dip Smoke yet?

I ended up doing my wheels and door handle and realized that the headlights and tail lights now stick out like a sore thumb. I was thinking of giving this a try but I'm not sure how it will look.

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1785495)

i suppose also 'protected' your wheels from potential scuff marks? :)

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 1785508)

That they did. Though it was partially because I went to some ghetto tire place based on my cousin's advice and recommendation. Never doing that again. Besides my wheels were a bit rashed from before (which the plasti dip covered very well) so I want to something to change up the look. I think paint would look better and be easier to clean than plasti dip. Not worried about messing up the wheels anymore.

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1785588)

hey if you're going to paint it using wheel paint, i recommend using this stuff to smooth out the rashes you have. it works great. :tup:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 1785617)

Thanks, I'll look into it! Don't really have much painting experience though, hope it turns out well.

Plan on sanding the wheels down, then primer, paint, and clear. At which point of this process should I use that stuff? Also, am I missing any steps in my process? How many coats of primer, paint, and clear should I use? Sorry for all the questions, but I get the feeling that you know a lot more about this stuff than I do. I'm planning on using Dupli Color's graphite wheel paint to get a similar gun metal color.

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1785687)

i usually try to remove all the protruding metal of the curbage first using a file, then clean the area with either paint-prep or rubbing alcohol. i suggest remove all wax from the rest of your wheels using alcohol at this point. then apply this stuff, let it dry. then take your sand paper and sand it smooth to match the contour of your wheel.

then wipe the wheel using a paper towel with just water, use a tack towel to remove the rest of the dust. then apply primer. atleast 2 coats. do the tack towel again to remove any loose primer. then hit it with you base coat followed by clear.

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 1785691)

Thanks for the help, you have been repped sir :tiphat:

Originally Posted by twinturbonet (Post 1785767)

I would spend the $90 a wheel and just have a professional paint your wheels (since you have no experience in painting :)). I plasti-dipped my stockers in white and although they came out good, I'm going to remove the dip and have them paint the stocks white next week. They are also doing the NISMO engraving in black/red.

I'm considering asking them to do my stock lug nuts in red as well. I know that continuous removal of the lugs will strip the paint eventually, but I barely remove my lugs for anything so I should be good for a while.

Originally Posted by Huck (Post 1785842)

Going on the powder coat subject, I've been thinking about getting my base rims done in a gunmetal color, then doing the protruding edge on each of the 5 spokes in a white. I have to try to shop up some pics to get a visual.


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