Official DipYourCar.com Intro Thread - Everything Plastidip

[Fonzie@DipYourCar]

Id like to purchase the clear for a bra. Will one can be efficient per car? Is it crystal clear or opaque? Will it allow light thru to allow uniform uv rays to absorb, or will it make my brand new paint job look darker under bra when removed?

Hey sorry man I must have missed this question - my apologies.

The clear plastidip is going to give a clear, yet matte finish over your paint. I have seen it used my itself, and also with a couple layers of Glossifier over it to give a gloss finish instead of matte. It is used often as a clear bra, although I have not done or seen testing on it's UV protection/allowance.

[zerothahero00]

Noob question I'm sure. *puts on flame suit* But, what are u using to clean the surfaces with? Anything special? or recommendations?

[Fonzie@DipYourCar]

Noob question I'm sure. *puts on flame suit* But, what are u using to clean the surfaces with? Anything special? or recommendations?

*no flame suit required*.. questions are part of the process..

cleaning the surface before you spray is simply soap and water - then making sure it's bone dry. cleaning the plastidipped surface after spraying is.. wait for it.. soap and water. pretty simple right? :)

[Fonzie@DipYourCar]

window trim video added:

[safet_b6]

I think this was answered before but how much would i need to do the whole car and the cost of it? when does it come off when i wash the car or what? i have rock chips on my hood and need to fix that and 1 scratch because some kid at school thought it would be cool to scratch it. let me know soon im interested thanks :)

[Fonzie@DipYourCar]

I think this was answered before but how much would i need to do the whole car and the cost of it? when does it come off when i wash the car or what? i have rock chips on my hood and need to fix that and 1 scratch because some kid at school thought it would be cool to scratch it. let me know soon im interested thanks :)

There is a Whole Car Kit on the website, it includes everything you need to get the job done right - right now it's priced at $119.00. It does not come off when you wash it - it peels off. Hand wash it once a week and you'll be good!

[safet_b6]

There is a Whole Car Kit on the website, it includes everything you need to get the job done right - right now it's priced at $119.00. It does not come off when you wash it - it peels off. Hand wash it once a week and you'll be good!

Alright thanks ill check it out its worth the 120 dollars rather then over 2.5k.

[safet_b6]

One last question do you guys have any pics of the whole car in red?

[diagnosticator]

How resilient is Plastidip? If i painted the front am i going to have to reapply after a year? I presuming once applied it washable...?

Would it be a good choice to protect the front end bits for say a winter road trip (5hrs each way, HWY, big trucks, lots of snow/salt/rocks)?

2nd^, I thought PlastiDip is really soft/non durable compared to paint.

[gdub4.2]

Did my RS4's







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[jtindugan916]

do you think the black plasti dip would look good on the lower valences of our car?!

[gdub4.2]

First camo test




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[A4 Quattro]

First camo test

I love this! Such clean lines, very well done. And your wheels look spectacular as well.

[Voc516BC]

anyone got a pic of b6 s4 wheels with that gunmetal color?

[gdub4.2]

anyone got a pic of b6 s4 wheels with that gunmetal color?

The gunmetal plastidip color leaves alt to be desired, I covered them with black after trying it, they look like I drove thru wet cement

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[JMRQuattro]

I think people are misunderstanding how hard this stuff actually is to remove. I've tried to remove it from small pieces and it was a pain. It's not as simple as just peeling it off like vinyl wrap. It peels off to an extent, but it doesn't come easy. Good luck to anyone who paints their entire car with it and then tries to remove it without damaging the paint underneath.

[gdub4.2]

If its a pain, chances are you didnt put enuff coats

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[FulhamFTW]

Anyone out there that has done their entire car yet? I would love to see some finished products.

[Voc516BC]

what about white plastidip pics?

[black1.8]

Anyone out there that has done their entire car yet? I would love to see some finished products.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7uT4dTMUEA&feature=plcp

[FulhamFTW]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7uT4dTMUEA&feature=plcp

Yep, I saw that one. I mean anyone one here that does not work for DYC. It would be nice to see other members on here that have actually done it. Also, I've read a bit that the white dip(which I would like to do) stains easy and is hard to clean. Will the glossifier help protect it or can you wash and wax it like normal paint?

[A4 Quattro]

Yep, I saw that one. I mean anyone one here that does not work for DYC. It would be nice to see other members on here that have actually done it. Also, I've read a bit that the white dip(which I would like to do) stains easy and is hard to clean. Will the glossifier help protect it or can you wash and wax it like normal paint?

User Jeffrey146, picture of his car, did it. We (I helped) used the spray cans which was a horrible idea, so its a little streaky (picture doesn't show it too much). We're gonna dip it again in white here in a couple weeks, using a legit paint gun (the one available for purchase on the DYC site). I've not heard anything about it staining easily or being hard to clean, might look more into it though. DYC sells a "dip washer" that is supposed to clean dip very easily, but I wouldn't put wax on dip really.

There are quite a few forum members that I've seen do it, some a couple times. I've done my wheels a couple times, getting ready to do them again when Jeffrey orders the white dip (save on shipping ).

EDIT:
Matte green, This guy works as Canada's distributor for DYC, his car is ridiculously attractive.
Matte black, this is Jeffrey's thread (one of them).

[geomor]

do you guys ship internationally?

[FulhamFTW]

User Jeffrey146, picture of his car, did it. We (I helped) used the spray cans which was a horrible idea, so its a little streaky (picture doesn't show it too much). We're gonna dip it again in white here in a couple weeks, using a legit paint gun (the one available for purchase on the DYC site). I've not heard anything about it staining easily or being hard to clean, might look more into it though. DYC sells a "dip washer" that is supposed to clean dip very easily, but I wouldn't put wax on dip really.

There are quite a few forum members that I've seen do it, some a couple times. I've done my wheels a couple times, getting ready to do them again when Jeffrey orders the white dip (save on shipping ).

EDIT:
Matte green, This guy works as Canada's distributor for DYC, his car is ridiculously attractive.
Matte black, this is Jeffrey's thread (one of them).

That green is amazing. Thanks for the pics. It looks like the gun is the way to go though.

[gdub4.2]

Started my camo project, inspired by the Dubkorps Scirocco, phase one







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[the sheriff]

question - is that Wagner sprayer good for any other paints other than Plastidip? Say household paints to do other projects?

how's it differ so much from the one solid in stores?

[FulhamFTW]

Started my camo project, inspired by the Dubkorps Scirocco, phase one







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Looks good so far. Can't wait to see the finished product.

[golgo13]

the 120 dollar kit includes the wagner machine?

[the sheriff]

the 120 dollar kit includes the wagner machine?

Um, no!

But I don't see how that sprayer differs from this one: http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...368321&cj=true

[evo_ski]

For those of you having trouble peeling off plasti dip you didnt cover it thick enough. You pretty much cant get too many coats of it on so definitely err on the side of too much. I sprayed my door blades and the entire thing came off as a solid piece. I also did my grill surrounds and it was a pain because it was super thin. Had i sprayed enough on it would have been super easy to remove.

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[incubusfc]

I have some burnt copper wheels on my rx7. I think it may look better with some of the metal flake. I may give this a try. And if the clear isn't noticeable then I may do that as a clear bra on my audi.

[gdub4.2]

I have some burnt copper wheels on my rx7. I think it may look better with some of the metal flake. I may give this a try. And if the clear isn't noticeable then I may do that as a clear bra on my audi.

The clear will matte your finish and be very noticeable

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[golgo13]

interested in trying out on a scooter...flat black please pm with the quantity I may need and Ill pay right away.

[A4 Quattro]

But I don't see how that sprayer differs from this one: http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...368321&cj=true

It's cheaper from DYC, that's the difference

[gdub4.2]

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[the sheriff]

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well, that went from good to bad in a hurry!

[Leo14]

WTF.

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[sandspeed]

Why does this "dope" nonsense have to persist? Honestly though, the camo scheme is already looking bad. It just looks like badly done stripes right now. Either gdub will fix the pattern, and hopefully remove the stupid dope sticker, or this is gonna look wierd, in a bad way.

[daihashi]

Why does this "dope" nonsense have to persist? Honestly though, the camo scheme is already looking bad. It just looks like badly done stripes right now. Either gdub will fix the pattern, and hopefully remove the stupid dope sticker, or this is gonna look wierd, in a bad way.

guess that's your opinion. I think the pattern looks good, although I thought the first set of lines that were shown originally looked better than what he has up there now. Just not sure about doing the entire car in camo. I didn't even notice that it said dope; I thought it was just a play on the Audi rings until you pointed it out. Even if it comes out looking bad, the good thing about plastidip is that it peels right off. So it's not like he'll be stuck with it if he doesn't like it.

[gdub4.2]

At this point Im just testing, only doing a camo pattern for Dustballrally, final pieces will be much larger

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