Plastidipping my grill
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I got bored yesterday decided to paint 
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SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I got bored yesterday decided to paint
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I wasn't a fan when I saw the back but then you had my interest when I saw the front. I hope to see your car in person sometime while I'm in the eastern part of the state, I feel like it just might look amazing in person.I got bored yesterday decided to paint
Not to be a Monday morning QB but I bet it would have looked even better had you taped off the empty spaces in the "vents." It would be a lot of work but then they would look like they are real.
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Thats a pretty good idea i wish i thought of it beforehand lol there are a few spots on the grill itself that i have to touch up the color really pops if you see it in person
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Hey. did the plastidip start to fade away after a few months?Finished most of the chrome only missing the window trim but been debating on just leaving it. The handles were a pain.
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Dip looks like crap if you don't spray it properly.
If you have to use cans, then you need to do a few things to make sure you get even coverage. If you just grab the can and start spraying, it's going to look like crap for sure.
-Make sure your spray tip is clean. Spray a test on a cardboard box or something and make sure you understand how it sprays.
-Put your cans in warm water(not hot) for 10mins before you spray. This raises the internal pressure and viscosity of the dip, allowing much finer atomization when you spray.
-Make sure you spray a tack coat of 50% coverage for your first coat. This helps adhesion to the part your spraying on. This also helps prevent solvent pop on your first layer.
-Spray full even coats with a 50% overlap. If you spray from too far, you will get a fuzzy texture. Too close, you will get runs. Find the sweet spot by practicing on a box before doing your car.
Dip vs Vinyl isn't new and it isn't going anywhere, but for a beginner dip is going to be infinitely easier. Vinyl wrapping is tedious and has a steep learning curve, especially if you're wrapping dry.
Dip looks awesome when you do it correctly.
If you have to use cans, then you need to do a few things to make sure you get even coverage. If you just grab the can and start spraying, it's going to look like crap for sure.
-Make sure your spray tip is clean. Spray a test on a cardboard box or something and make sure you understand how it sprays.
-Put your cans in warm water(not hot) for 10mins before you spray. This raises the internal pressure and viscosity of the dip, allowing much finer atomization when you spray.
-Make sure you spray a tack coat of 50% coverage for your first coat. This helps adhesion to the part your spraying on. This also helps prevent solvent pop on your first layer.
-Spray full even coats with a 50% overlap. If you spray from too far, you will get a fuzzy texture. Too close, you will get runs. Find the sweet spot by practicing on a box before doing your car.
Dip vs Vinyl isn't new and it isn't going anywhere, but for a beginner dip is going to be infinitely easier. Vinyl wrapping is tedious and has a steep learning curve, especially if you're wrapping dry.
Dip looks awesome when you do it correctly.
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And you think vinyl looks any different? Have you ever actually looked at a vinyl wrapped car, that is daily driven, up close? Vinyl gets scratches and swirl marks galore on it after a very short time.
I have both on my car. Roof is carbon wrapped and rest is dipped. I'll go snap a picture of my roof and show you just how vinyl holds up compared to dip. My roof looks like crap and my front bumper looks perfect still.
I have both on my car. Roof is carbon wrapped and rest is dipped. I'll go snap a picture of my roof and show you just how vinyl holds up compared to dip. My roof looks like crap and my front bumper looks perfect still.
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Well you go around bashing dip and promoting vinyl on every post people put on here, but I really don't think you have any experience with either. I've used vinyl for 10+ years and started using dip this past year.Maybe use paint
Oh, and I have paint. Perfect, un-chipped, un-scratched factory paint.
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