Blitz Black Turbo E30 (old thread was about Plasti-dip)

[frankenbeemer]

Why not velcro?

[absolutdog]

Curious as to how many cans you end up using total

[McGyver]

Why not velcro?

and just attach the color felt you want on it? give it a real textured look.

[Vivek]

1st off its not done that was just one coat to show what i was working on (@blkbma I am planning to give it at least 2 more coats). 2nd that is just your opinion, I also don't see where you see its "whitish" may be its just an bit of light reflection.

Okay I'm sorry that was a bit rude on my part. I'm interested in seeing the finished product though.

[Dtripp3]

Curious as to how many cans you end up using total

Its at one right now I have to do a few more coats and some type of sealer that won't take away from the matte look

[Thizzelle]

don't use primer it will have a shit finish, should just spray it with satin black if your gonna spray can it.

[akorcovelos]

Rattle can can look decent, and even if you know how to lay paint. This is just Duplicolor primer. I did this maybe a year ago, still looks ok when clean, though it gas faded a little.





Not bad for a total cost of ~$50. Would real automotive grade paint look better, heck yeah, at a much higher cost. Once the body/major mechanical work is done it will het a "real" paint job, until then this is fine.

[rightcoastbias]

Spare yourself the time and money: I sanded my mirrors with 400 grit and used spray Plasti-dip in May 2011. They look like complete shit as of May 2012. Plasti-dip does horrible in full sun exposure and yields at the slightest contact.

[e30shmobberr]

doesnt seem worth it do plasti-dip a whole car.

[DrtyE30]

I'm dipping my car because I want to do something different, I have a booth that I paint out of and have paint. I would rather dip my car now so I can focus on putting my turbo and megasquirt in. When that's all done and I feel like it I will really spray it. I'm doing it one day this week, I'll post pics of the after math!

[Kozworth]

My review w/ plastidip.

Sprayed my grills because they were sun faded, and did a couple coats. The grills came out better, but wasn't totally content. Plus, since its textured little fuzzies and such get stuck on it.

I tried it again on my mirror, and did about 3 coats. Let it cure overnight. The next day or two, I saw a flapping on my mirror. One layer had peeled off from the wind. Also, it was hard to get a dark even coat (possibly because the can had <50% left, so the less it has the worse the spray pattern.).

Im not too content w/ plastidip, if I really start to care about restoring stuff I will just use sem trim. Sem chips, but atleast it stays black.

[Project 325i]

Interested in seeing finished product

[taxsonu1]

Plastic dip my rims

So I can Plastic dip my rims black? How well does this look and hold to the rims

[Vivek]

I doubt it'll last too long. Wheels can get pretty hot, but i've seen people do it. Give it a shot and see what happens.

[FLG]

So I can Plastic dip my rims black? How well does this look and hold to the rims

Done on my weaves holds up fine. Had it on for a few months now.

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