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Old Jun 7, 2013 | 01:15 AM
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I plasti-dipped my FC

I was getting tired of the crappy paint-job the po did since it was flaking and had some rust starting to show up in spots, figured I'd fix it myself until i get a proper paint-job.



For $300 including the cost of an hvlp gun and a few other things, i think it looks awesome.
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Old Jun 7, 2013 | 02:28 AM
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cool. wish the pic worked.. ill be dipping my car in the next few weeks..
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Old Jun 7, 2013 | 03:25 AM
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Whoops! Imageshack fails, Let's see if it tinypic works.
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Old Jun 7, 2013 | 04:26 AM
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Nice, I was skeptical of plastidip at first but after doing some exterior trim pieces with it on my other car I'm pretty impressed. Its cool how it leaves the original paint/surface un affected when you peel it off.
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Old Jun 7, 2013 | 04:42 AM
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It does leave paint unaffected, though if you have a crappy paint-job that's flaking, as it dries and shrinks, the plasti-dip will lift it up if its by a sharp edge or you peel it off. I have to fix the headlight covers on mine because it lifted the paint (I'll take pictures)
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Old Jun 7, 2013 | 05:13 AM
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Looks great! Love that stuff
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Old Jun 7, 2013 | 02:39 PM
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here's a shot of the issue i was having with some of the old paint peeling while the dip dried
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Old Jun 9, 2013 | 01:51 AM
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Can you take closer pics of the body?.. It looks awesome!..
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 05:40 AM
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Sure thing, I'm not actually done though. It took me 6 hours of prepping and painting to get where it's at. Since then the weather has yet to cooperate with the days I have off.

I maybe used 1 1/2 gallons of the premixed plasti-dip from DYC.com out of the 3 gallons I ordered.


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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 07:33 AM
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Looks great!!!
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 11:40 PM
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looks awesome! good work!
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 01:18 AM
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It does look really good. Nice job.

I will say, with PlastiDip, just make sure you apply a good number of coats. That's how it peels smoothly. I've seen wheels with too few coats ruin finishes underneath.
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 03:00 PM
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great job I'm going to try white plasti dip this weekend I'm excited to see the outcome! But your pics have confirmed me doing mine!
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 09:40 PM
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How many gallons total do you think it will take to finish the job?
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 09:48 PM
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The DipYourCar.com website recommends 3 gallons for most cars. They sell full kits w/sprayers and everything for $299. They recommend 5-6 coats.
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 10:00 PM
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No worries, the paint on my car was junk, the only "problem" spot i'm gonna have is the driver side rear quarter where i repaired some rust.

@ShenStyles
To finish, just 1 1/2 gallons... In total, 3gallons
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 10:07 PM
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No worries, the paint on my car was junk, the only "problem" spot i'm gonna have is the driver side rear quarter where i repaired some rust.

@ShenStyles
To finish, just 1 1/2 gallons... In total, 3gallons
Cool. Carry on then. It looks good. I think the product is amazing for what it does. And it's price is quite fair.
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 10:11 PM
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I dipped my fc in fall i love the way it looks
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 10:21 PM
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@ Corifto
No worries, the paint on my car was junk, the only "problem" spot i'm gonna have is the driver side rear quarter where i repaired some rust.

@ShenStyles
To finish, just 1 1/2 gallons... In total, 3gallons
Thanks man. I've been wanting to plasti-dip the fc so I could change it up whenever. All I'm gonna need is a gun, since I have all necessary air equipment. (if I don't need a special gun)
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 10:24 PM
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They sell prethinned product for normal guns if I recall correctly.
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 11:15 PM
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Yes, the gallon sizes are pre-thinned and You can use a generic hvlp gun. Dipyourcar.com has a pro-car kit, which has everything you need to paint.

I'll make a video about the "trouble" spots on FC's sometime this weekend.

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Old Jun 14, 2013 | 10:19 AM
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That's wsup, I'm lookin forward to seeing this car complete. I wanna see how well this turns out.
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Old Jun 20, 2013 | 11:28 PM
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So i forgot the details for my youtube account. I'll set up a new one when i get home. Would have done it sooner, but I've been installing some "go faster bits" over the past few days
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Old Jul 15, 2013 | 01:59 AM
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Look nice
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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 12:13 PM
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Nice I plasti dip my fd too
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