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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 07:03 PM
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Plastidipped GD3

Well its been a while since I've been around here, been busy with life..
Got around to plastidipping my car last weekend so I figured I'd share a couple pics with you guys..

 

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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 08:15 PM
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The pictures don't work unless you have an account and log into that other forum.
 
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 10:21 PM
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How about now? I pulled them from my FB
 
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 10:34 PM
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Wow nice, rattle cans or spray gun?
 
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 10:36 PM
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Spray gun.. took about 2 hours including prep time..
 
Old Sep 13, 2013 | 11:52 PM
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which spray gun did you use? I have a wagner i'm dying to try with this...

and the where did you pick up the dip?
 
Old Sep 15, 2013 | 08:46 PM
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The gun I used was just a cheapie Wagner from walmart.. It was $60..
And I got the dip from Lowes and Home depot, used 9 of those 14.5 ounce cans and thinned it 50/50 with VM&P. Ends up making two sprayable gallons but i probably needed 3 for the sake of being able to peel it later..
I'm planning on getting some clear dip and mixing some pearl into it to make it a little more interesting.. Just not sure what color..
 
Old Sep 15, 2013 | 09:48 PM
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I think I've decided to go with matte clear with red pearl pigment..
 
Old Sep 16, 2013 | 03:30 AM
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Why??????????...........
 
Old Sep 16, 2013 | 05:45 AM
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Why??????????...........
Me too. Why?
 
Old Sep 16, 2013 | 10:02 AM
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Why not. Cheaper than paint albeit a bit heavy.
 
Old Sep 16, 2013 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by mkane
Why not. Cheaper than paint albeit a bit heavy.
You missed the windows and lights.
 
Old Sep 28, 2013 | 04:55 PM
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Eh, IDK...
Felt like doing something a little out of the norm I suppose..
 
Old Oct 13, 2013 | 01:22 AM
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turned out pretty good ide say. if you do decide to do a pearl please don't do red do something that's going to compliment it maybe like a yellow/gold or a very pale pistachio. dear god just not red. nice work though.
 
Old Oct 13, 2013 | 03:46 AM
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Looks great! I like it!
 
Old Oct 13, 2013 | 10:48 PM
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It looks real good to me..
 
Old Oct 14, 2013 | 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by mkane
Why not. Cheaper than paint albeit a bit heavy.
this is false. plastidip isn't heavy at all.

 
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looks awesome, i'm plastidipping my 96 4dr civic very soon, most likely army tan or brown, I have tan interior and only paid 300 bucks for the car so I don't want to spend a lot on a paint job, but want it to look better then the peeling clear coat look it currently has.
more pics please, and what was the original color?
 
Old Dec 6, 2013 | 06:48 PM
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Here in Miami we got a retailer that sells every single color already reduced ready to pore into the spray gun and spray. it's awesome!
 
Old Dec 6, 2013 | 07:26 PM
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Not bad at all, I would suggest finding aftermarket gloss black wheels to set off the look
 



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