Plasti dip the whole car?

[Falloutkid90]

So I've been thinking about plasti dipping my side mirrors and rear emblems. Then it crossed my mind, what if I did the whole car? I didnt do it since its too cold and I didnt have enough plasti dip. But has anyone tried this yet? And how did it come out. I know plasti dip can be pealed off so if some one doesnt like...right back to normal.

[Yuko]

How bad is the current paint on the car. I don't think flat black would look good but to each, their own.

Here's a G35 that been plasti dip
http://plastidipg35.blogspot.com/201...1_archive.html

[Zembonez]

I think it would look a bit odd... and lumpy.

[Chris Crash]

Plasti-dip comes in more than black.

But also, why not just do regular paint?

[Falloutkid90]

Originally Posted by Yuko

How bad is the current paint on the car. I don't think flat black would look good but to each, their own.

Here's a G35 that been plasti dip
http://plastidipg35.blogspot.com/201...1_archive.html

Well my paint is kinda faded in some areas. My car is beige and the trunk and roof look almost silver and the bumper seems alittle darker then the rest. So I guess not too bad but it could be better. Even though it looks plati dip looks flat, I saw this...

http://www.plastidip.com/home_soluti..._Dip_Enhancers

[Falloutkid90]

Originally Posted by Chris Crash

Plasti-dip comes in more than black.

But also, why not just do regular paint?

I would do black even if I did get a paint job and I dont really want to spend a couple grand on a paint job.

[Pandalizer]

I've seen this question on other forums, but haven't actually seen or heard of it being done.

It's going to take a lot of time, and money. Not sure if you want to invest $100+ on a temporary car coat. Also, would you like your car with a matte finish?

I recently plasti-dip'd my front grill(minus the emblem) and it's holding up pretty good. no sign of peeling or scratching.

Plasti-dipping your side mirrors and rear emblems would give it a little more appeal, but I think if i saw a car that was completely plast-dip'd i wouldn't like it. (unless your current color is worse than a matte)

I even thought of plasti-dip'in my hood (its getting oxidixed and the clear coat is wearing off), but it would've looked too tacky.

They make a clear plasti-dip, so maybe you could spray clear plasti-dip over the other plasti-dip(wouldn't know how that would turn out, but it'd cost alot more)

Good Luck.

[Chris Crash]

You can do a paintjob yourself for relatively cheap.

[Yuko]

Originally Posted by Falloutkid90

I would do black even if I did get a paint job and I dont really want to spend a couple grand on a paint job.

True, you do get what you paid for. But if you do all the prep work, masking, remove trims, lights, ect. Then have a professional spray the car. You can get a very decent paint job for not much.

You should see this member's Camry. Painted for $500 and looks amazing.
Getting Painted! Finally!

Also, the champagne beige for the Gen 3/4 was common to fade to silver after years in the sun.

[WaxonWaxStillOn]

Paint your car with a roller for $50 (scroll down to 69charger).

He uses a canadian version of rustoleum. The conversation continues over the last 5 years, and numerous people have followed his lead, while many people paid a little more and switched to boat paint (interlux brightside.)

[Falloutkid90]

Originally Posted by WaxonWaxStillOn

Paint your car with a roller for $50 (scroll down to 69charger).

He uses a canadian version of rustoleum. The conversation continues over the last 5 years, and numerous people have followed his lead, while many people paid a little more and switched to boat paint (interlux brightside.)

Really a roller and rustoleum?

[Yuko]

Originally Posted by Falloutkid90

Really a roller and rustoleum?

I seen that picture before on a GM forum and the guys said it appears nice on camera but looks terrible in person. Heavy orange peel and runs. Another option is to vinyl wrap your car but I think that's in the hundreds, if not thousands to do.

[WaxonWaxStillOn]

Originally Posted by Falloutkid90

Really a roller and rustoleum?

It involves thinning the paint one uses and doing numerous coats with a lot of wet sanding in between. The good thing is it dries quickly so the whole car can be done in a few days. There are some really nice pics of cars throughout the years of posts that people have done. Any paint job where someone wants some shine is going to be dependent on the body work tho to make it look good.

[julyaric720]

Plasti-dip comes in more than black.

[Comasleep]

Just my opinion, you should save up a little more, take time to find the most affordable yet professional painting place and get it done legit (including sanding it down and all that, but I'm no car painter), you'll be glad you did later when a lot of time has gone by and it still looks nice. :]