i did mine by just taping where i wanted a clean line, a few interior spots and was careful with over spray. i didn't mask anything else.

aslo a piec of cardboard or a trash bag behind the fangs is a good idea to block the radiator. in order to get a good color match i had to spray over the entire area.

the small residual spray is easily removed with a microfiber cloth and windex or you could use goo gone as mentioned here previously. The product is easily removable so prep work is important but not such a PITA. it took me a while to get comfortable with knowing i can just peel it off if i don't like it....... I mean its like spray paint.... but it isn't ;)

If you are gonna do allot of plasti dip work id recommend you get their thinner from the site. you can use it to repair sections also, rather than removing everything and re applying.

Thanks again for all the tips. The trickiest part was the final touch up but with some qtips and googone you can really smooth out the rough edges.

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Might take it off the front emblem and depending on how it holds up I'll do the rear diffuser next.

Looks great lemon. I have had my diffuser dipped for over a year now and it looks the same as the day I did it.

Thanks! Interesting, taping a clean edge on the diffuser might be a bit tricky, does the lip on it act as a natural tear point?

mine came out pretty clean by using the lip as a taping guide. It has held up really well.

Its hard removing the tape in general with Plasti Dip. Its a rubbery substance that makes removing tape not so easy. I lightly scored it with a blade before removal. Here is a pic of my diffuser so you can see where I taped it off.

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for a clean line you gotta pull the tape while the plasti dip is wet. check out dipyourcar.com or youtube..... pretty good tips out there

pull the tape while the plasti dip is wet. Check out these videos. its in there.

dipyourcar.com video and guides

eric

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I must be getting jacked on my quotes. I was curious about having my wheels and door handles color matched to my car. $1000, provided I take the wheels and door handles off the car for them. I also decided to find out about tinting my rear windows and a very light tint to my tail lights. $600. So any DIY stuff like Plasti Dip wins out IMO. The only thing I don't like is the feel on the door handles, too plasticy (That's not a word but you know what I'm getting at).

FYI for anyone doing this, make sure you start EARLY in the day if you're going to do your wheels as it will take several hours and painting in the dark SUCKS.

Sorry I forgot to toss up some pics so I ran outside to take a few. Overcast at the moment so the pictures aren't the best.

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No you are definitely getting ripped off there. There was a local member who wanted to get his door handles painted so he bought an extra set and gave it to the body shop, who did it for like $100-200 I think. I had my tail lights tinted with vinyl for $100 and then later had them painted for the same amount by a body shop. There was a slight discount for the tail lights, but I don't think it should be more than around $150-200 or so if you take them out of the car and give them to the shop. If the shop is going to have to do labor to take them out and put them back in, it's a different story, but still seems pricey even with labor.

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Decided to black out the rear license plate area-
I think it looks kinda nice!

As some of you may know I plasti dipped my side skirts way back for the track. Looked great and lasted against the abuse. But when you spray this on FRP material and not a smoother surface good luck getting it off. Boy was that a chore. Would not just peel off. Goo remover just made a oily mess of it. Brake cleaner did a great job but was still work. Finished it of with snading it off. Now my skirts are going to be painted.

^^ good info.

did you try any of the thinner that dip yourcar.com makes?

I'm gonna be taking some stuff off this weekend and fixing a couple of small issues. ill let you all know how it works.

Also I've found the thicker you put it on, the easier it is to remove.... haven't tried it on a unfinished surface though....