Wat? Msrp is like a sneeze apart, and there are huge discounts on the jeep


wrt the plasti dip rims looking cheap--it's taste. If you are into a certain type of the murdered out look they work I guess.
But no one in person is gonna tell you your car looks bad...

ive gotten a ton of compliments on the flat black... plus i love it..haa

Oh I definitely got compliments on the wheels when they were black.... from Civic owners. I go to car shows on a pretty regular basis and the verdict from the cheaper car owners: keep the black. And from more expensive car owners (or cars that started cheap but had a lot put into it): stick with the stock. I went to a few car shows with the left side of the car stock and the right side had the plasti-dipped wheels. People said both looked good but the stock looked significantly better. Keep in mind I have the Nismo RAYS wheels. I had a few people ask me what I did to my 350Z when it was all black wheels, and that among many other reasons made me go back to stock. I never had anyone ask if it was a 350 when the wheels weren't plasti-dipped. It was either, "370" or "what car is that!?". That's my plasti dipped wheels justification. If you have expensive wheels, don't coat them in $6 plastic. Just my opinion but a lot of people will agree. These pictures you see of the wheels on the forum make the wheels like much better than they actually do in real life. :tiphat:

It also might be the shiny Magnetic Black'ness' of the car offsets the flat black plastic.

:bowrofl:

The jeep in question had an msrp of 50k, that's really only a smidge (10k and all) more..

But yes, it is all personal preference, and the majority of my friends into cars are also ******** and will make fun of anything on your car at any moment. We don't care much for feelings around here. Maybe some people have friends that baby them, mine don't.

If the owner likes it, who cares what other people think? I did some pretty crazy stuff to my wrx when I had it, and what other people said meant very little as long as I liked it. This guy obviously didn't like the flat black wheels. That's his choice, but to imply that wheels painted that color make the car look $15k cheaper is kind of an insult to anyone that has it done, no?

Example of stupid stuff I did because I was bored:
http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...ling/green.jpg

Some people actually liked it, I thought it was funny. It's just a car, people should lighten up.

Maybe to those of us who agree with the 15 grand comment, we don't believe we are driving "just a car". My opinion is that true motorheads take pride in their opinions about cars, be it their own or someone elses car. If you are driving a hoopty....maybe it's just a car...yes, but if you're driving a Z, it becomes more than that. I will say, however, I do agree with you on one point. If you don't like what I've done to my car, tell me, but for all intents and purposes, it's what I like and not what you like. Will I feel better if I get a :tup: for my mod...hell yes. Will I feel :mad: if I get a :ugh2: on my mods...hell yes. But that's all what this game is about....and if at the end of the day, I'm happy...that's what matters most. Now excuse me, I'moff to ebay to buy a vortex gas saver for my 370z, I've heard you get some good gains off this thing AND you save gas!

Agreed, although I egged it on!! Sorry guys. To get back on topic, I can happily report that my emblems that I Plastidipped are still looking good....it was 108 here the last two days and the car sat outside all day long, both days....I was expecting some sagging or drooping from the plastic (that's what she said), but all was good....this stuff is good, but once again...I'd rather not spray my rims with the stuff.

Ugh, why would you ruin that subie like that... :(

do you guys think I can do the 370z emblem + 2x nissan burgers + door handles with 1 can?

i am pretty sure you can.

Without a doubt. I did my rear valance and fangs w one can.

How do you remove this stuff? I did my sport spoiler but spray pattern was uneven and looks bad and it's not peeling off in one piece.

does any1 have close up pics of inside the door handle with plasti dip? ie when you pull the handle

I just sprayed my rear windshield with "A7X" because I went to an Avenged Sevenfold show a few days ago and I peeled it off fine last night.

Yeah, unload on it w that HK USP 45. That oughta blow that plasti dip right off!!

Try WD-40

Yeah and if you do this you will want to get some Metal Polish to spray afterwards and it will wipe the WD40 right off.

Easy on, Easy off
 

Oddly enough, I was trying to touch up the area around the emblems with some adams detail spray, and I noticed the plastidip came off very easily. I am sure an equivilant detailer would strip that stuff just as easy. Just a tip for all the paint sissy's scared of putting harsh chemicals on the surface.

Thems be fightin words miguel :roflpuke2:

beautiful
 

Juruki, looks awesome. How many cans did you use on those wheels? I will also be keeping my 19" Rays. I really dig em.

Yall think I can paint the wheels without taking them off the car? How many cans to do all 4 rims?

I did all 4 wheels without taking them off, just covered the calipers and rotors. Less than 2 cans will get the job done.

I used 3 cans. You wanna do thick layers so it's easier to remove later.

This is VERY true.

I SECOND AND THIRD THAT. Omfg was it hard to get off the wheels with thinner coats.

I tried it on my rear valence and did not like it, to remove thin coats you guys can use duct tape (strong silver one) Just stick on there and peel off.

For wheels that's pretty ineffective but should be good on any mostly flat surfaces. I know that the one wheel I had that had a good amount of plasti dip on it was pretty easy to get off.

Wow, good to know. I was going to do light coats to get a lighter gray color but not now. TY!!

WD-40 makes it come right off..

Yeah but then WD-40 is also a pain in the *** to get off. And it can't be used on a lot of surfaces without harm.

Good to know, I bought 3 cans at first and returned 2 as I figured it was overkill, so kept 1

I was going to surprise/scare the wife and do her 3 series wheels black overnight...but I guess I better get one more can incase she freaks and demands I peel it off lol.

haha write something across the hood

tried it and removed it
 

A couple of months ago I tried plasti dip on my front emblem. it goes on and comes off as easy as everyone says it does. I ended up removing it because it kinda had a cheap 'fuzzy' look to it....did anyone else notice this or was it the way i applied it?

Did it looked like mine in my video? I have a close up shot of my emblems.

Ya, yours in the video appear a lot better...Im wondering if I went too lite on the last coat? It was fuzzy and almost soft to the touch. I definitely want to black out my emblems, but I may remove them and paint them properly.

Finally played around with this myself. I like it. Extremely easy too. Just a couple quick shots. :) Obviously I forgot to account for shadowing. :roll eyes: I can take better pics if someone wants to see this on BS.
http://www.the370z.com/members/007mi...0-img-0738.jpghttp://www.the370z.com/members/007mi...9-img-0737.jpghttp://www.the370z.com/members/007mi...8-img-0736.jpg

Ron i'm gonna come and write LOL on your hood!

How does it hold up to washing the vehicle?

Havent had ANY problems:tup: