Planning on Dipping

[Blue37]

So I was planning on going to the store tomorrow (today I suppose ) and I was going to get some Plasti Dip and spray my side mirrors due to poor paint, and I figured it would look a bit better.

I was just curious if anyone has any pictures of any of their cars dipped. Not sure if I haven't searched deep enough, but I haven't seen much of it done on dsm's.

Thanks,
Josh

 

[97GSTwa]

Here is one thread about plasi dip,
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/appearance-interior-exterior/449658-plasti-dipped-my-winter-car.html

 

[WES_393]

Don't dip the entire car. I still have parts of the car that are dipped because it wouldn't peel off. Some areas took the paint with them. I have pics of mine dipped White, but they don't show how truly crappy the finish is. I spent over $100 on Plasti-Dip and peeled it off in a week.

Rather than dip the mirrors, why not go get some sandpaper, masking tape, and some paint? Oreilly carries every OEM color you can dream of, and can order even more. If you were going to dip them anyways, you could just paint them gloss or satin black. It would last much longer and look much better than Plasti-Crap.

 

[AK Maniak]

Don't dip the entire car. I still have parts of the car that are dipped because it wouldn't peel off. Some areas took the paint with them. I have pics of mine dipped White, but they don't show how truly crappy the finish is. I spent over $100 on Plasti-Dip and peeled it off in a week.

Rather than dip the mirrors, why not go get some sandpaper, masking tape, and some paint? Oreilly carries every OEM color you can dream of, and can order even more. If you were going to dip them anyways, you could just paint them gloss or satin black. It would last much longer and look much better than Plasti-Crap.

Just curious but did you use can's are the kit from dipyourcar.com? From my experience the cans don't work all that well but when using a gun it came out really well; especially when spraying it with the plasti-dip gloss afterwords.
Would you mind posting pics of your car when it was dipped white.

To OP, make sure you clean the surface with alcohol first and start off with really light coats. You shouldn't have complete coverage/color change until the 3rd coat or so.

 

[WES_393]

Just curious but did you use can's are the kit from dipyourcar.com? From my experience the cans don't work all that well but when using a gun it came out really well; especially when spraying it with the plasti-dip gloss afterwords.
Would you mind posting pics of your car when it was dipped white.

I did, but I ordered 2 gallons of Dip and used a paint gun. Ruined the paint gun as well. Whether the bad finish was my fault or not is subjective, but it definitely did not quickly and easily peel off. The heat from my muffler permanently baked it onto the bumper. I plan to repaint the entire rear bumper as a result. I'll try to find some pics.

 

[AK Maniak]

I did, but I ordered 2 gallons of Dip and used a paint gun. Ruined the paint gun as well. Whether the bad finish was my fault or not is subjective, but it definitely did not quickly and easily peel off. The heat from my muffler permanently baked it onto the bumper. I plan to repaint the entire rear bumper as a result. I'll try to find some pics.

I didn't mean to imply that you were at fault as I had a somewhat similar experience. I dipped the rear emblem on my audi and after my girlfriend drove the car for a few days I attempted to take it off but it kind of froze to the emblem and ####ed it up. 160 bucks for a new one from the dealership *facepalm*

From now on i'll only using plasti-dip for things like the discontinued trim pieces around the side windows and such.

 

[WES_393]

I didn't mean to imply that you were at fault as I had a somewhat similar experience. I dipped the rear emblem on my audi and after my girlfriend drove the car for a few days I attempted to take it off but it kind of froze to the emblem and ####ed it up. 160 bucks for a new one from the dealership *facepalm*

From now on i'll only using plasti-dip for things like the discontinued trim pieces around the side windows and such.

That's not at all how I took it either. I meant that some people have had really good results with Dip, so whether or not the surface texture was entirely my fault or not is up for debate. But while I'm not a professional painter, I do have quite a bit of time behind a spray gun. So I'll of course blame it on the product.

Here's a pic of the car after being Dipped. I don't have any close up pictures of the texture, but it looked like eraser shavings stuck in the Dip. It only happened in certain areas too, like the rear quarter panels and side skirts. You can also see the up/down Zebra stripes in this pic, but I only paint in a side-to-side motion. So who knows why that happened.

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[Blue37]

Thanks guy, I completely understand about not dipping the entire car. Although I think it's a pretty cool thing to do and its protective. I always worried about it lasting with the heat near the bottom by the muffler.

I'm going to plasti dip my trim like AK Maniac said, and I am more so interested in just trying to use the stuff on my mirrors sort of as a trial and error thing. I have some experience with spraying thanks to my shop classes at my high school and I'm planning on getting my associates degree in Auto Body and Collision Repair so this is just a fun get to know a product thing

With the whole just paint thing I'm already going to do that to my hood because i had to sandblast rust spots off of it and fill it with epoxy and I'm sick of running around with my hood looking like a bloody cheetah

Thanks for all the input and I'll try and get to it today and post before and after pics for you guys

 

[Blue37]

Well I did it and it turned out pretty good, I learned that the rattlecans overspray and Goo Gone became my best friend when taking it off my windows I'm going to redo them to get all the spots and the inside of the mirror. It came out pretty cool and at my local home depot a can is only $5.98.

 

[dylan702110988]

That's not at all how I took it either. I meant that some people have had really good results with Dip, so whether or not the surface texture was entirely my fault or not is up for debate. But while I'm not a professional painter, I do have quite a bit of time behind a spray gun. So I'll of course blame it on the product.

Here's a pic of the car after being Dipped. I don't have any close up pictures of the texture, but it looked like eraser shavings stuck in the Dip. It only happened in certain areas too, like the rear quarter panels and side skirts. You can also see the up/down Zebra stripes in this pic, but I only paint in a side-to-side motion. So who knows why that happened.

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The problem was the gun, I had the same texture when I used my HF gun and the compresser trying to dip the roof of my 1g. It was a horrible and almost impossible to get it all off.

I later joined the dyc fourm and researched it a little. Used my electric Wagner gun and I haven't had a problem yet. It's too thick to spray like automotive paint and actually dries while your spraying which creates the texture. And the stripes are because it didn't cover thick enough.

The trick with this stuff is to spray thick wet coats, don't spray far away, I usually spray about 6-8inchs from the part if I'm using a rattle can. And the biggest problem that I had was to not spray it as you would regular spray paint. You want to basically keep your wrist locked as you go along the part. And if you miss a spot after it already dried give the whole thing another coat! If you don't the finish will look off. 5-8 coats usually make it easier to handle if you ever decide to peel it off, anything less then that is usually a pain to get off.

I'm actually planning on dipping my whole car once I get the motor back in. I'm just not sure if I should do red or camo green with the black top.

 

[Blue37]

Yeah I was thinking of picking up a Wagner gun because I heard they spray real nice even for being airless. I saw the doing a 50% transparent coat at first and then about a 80% transparent coat, and the the next three or four just lay it on fairly thick worked out well.

And I've heard that they have a sort of carbon fiber style dip that is just sprayed, not sure how it is done but I thought that would be cool, maybe do that to the body and black on the top so there is a really cool difference and sheen in different lighting.

 

[Jesse2012]

That's not at all how I took it either. I meant that some people have had really good results with Dip, so whether or not the surface texture was entirely my fault or not is up for debate. But while I'm not a professional painter, I do have quite a bit of time behind a spray gun. So I'll of course blame it on the product.

Here's a pic of the car after being Dipped. I don't have any close up pictures of the texture, but it looked like eraser shavings stuck in the Dip. It only happened in certain areas too, like the rear quarter panels and side skirts. You can also see the up/down Zebra stripes in this pic, but I only paint in a side-to-side motion. So who knows why that happened.

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I posted pictures of a car I did with cans in another thread that came out perfect in some spots, but horrible in others like you're describing here. From what I could tell, it had to do with the temperature. Too hot or too cold and it sets up wrong. The areas that came out with a perfect finish were from when it was around 65 degrees out

 

[Dylan0123]

if u watch the tutorials on dipyourcar.com you'll see that they say if you spray too far from the surface you'll end up with that "eraser shavings" texture in the paint. u have to make sure you spray the same distance all the way across the surface.

ive read theres a way to get rid of that texture, i think u put some nitrile gloves on and spread paint thinner on the textured spot until it melts together and let it dry and respray that area.

 

[IrishBeatdown]

i thought you were going to say you were going to pick up some copenhagen at the store for some reason.....im an idiot.

 

[PotatoFlakeSTi]

I sprayed my STis BBS wheels, the first wheel I did, I made the mistake of spraying it like spraypaint. Ended up textured, and insanely hard to remove.

Took me an hour to get it all off, after which I sprayed closer and more consistently. They could possibly have used another coat, but you can't see through it and there is no texture.

 

[Paintballaa5]

I painted my mirrors with Plasti-Dip, and they came out really good. Despite the negative comments about it, it was extremely easy and gave it a nice matte finish that matches my rag-top.

Just clean the bug guts off of it every-once-and-a-while and your good.

 

[dylan702110988]

Yeah I was thinking of picking up a Wagner gun because I heard they spray real nice even for being airless. I saw the doing a 50% transparent coat at first and then about a 80% transparent coat, and the the next three or four just lay it on fairly thick worked out well.

And I've heard that they have a sort of carbon fiber style dip that is just sprayed, not sure how it is done but I thought that would be cool, maybe do that to the body and black on the top so there is a really cool difference and sheen in different lighting.

The carbon fiber is basicly just a black base coat, then they use a big sheet of non-slip type kitchen pad with tiny squares spray over with grey, then clear. It turns out alright if you do it right, but personally its too much work I think. If you want that look I think a CF wrap would have a better finish.

The Wagner is a good gun to use, but some guns have problems with leaking and clogging, that's fixed by changing out the pick up tube, my advice is to pick up a couple of those also so if it does clog then a quick change out will fix it fast.

 

[dylan702110988]

if u watch the tutorials on dipyourcar.com you'll see that they say if you spray too far from the surface you'll end up with that "eraser shavings" texture in the paint. u have to make sure you spray the same distance all the way across the surface.

ive read theres a way to get rid of that texture, i think u put some nitrile gloves on and spread paint thinner on the textured spot until it melts together and let it dry and respray that area.

The cheaper option than the dyc thinner is xylene or naphtha, both will melt the dip smooth and are available in local stores, if you rub too hard it will remove it. If you get texture take some on a microfiber towel, rub very light, I've had better luck just dragging it across the surface rather then rubbing. And like you said just re spray. :thumbup: