I plasti-dipped my Mirrors and rockers. (56k wtf is the point?)

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  • Brian 89 325i
    E30 Fanatic
    • Oct 2003
    • 1450
    #1

    I plasti-dipped my Mirrors and rockers. (56k wtf is the point?)

    So I grabbed a few cans of mirical in a can, and went to work, these are the first of many projects to come.

    So first i prepped everything with a red scotch brite pad and masked everything off. Then I used wax and adhesive remover.



    You can see how bad my rockers were





    Then I sprayed on two thin coats and one wet coat and let it cure for a while, grabbed a razor and removed the paper-tape madness. The result was really great.







    I did my mirrors in a similar fashion. I just masked the glass after washing and sanding the mirror body. Then i sprayed on a few coats, and tada! Awesome.







    I also swapped in some black door pulls and pockets, and did a couple of things to the interior. All in all not a terrible car right?





    Thanks for looking

    Brian
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    • e30-RTN
      E30 Addict
      • Jan 2008
      • 461
      #2
      Dang mang...those rockers look good.
      Enter the Internet!

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        • dashboardmonkey
          FUCK YOUR WAFFLES
          • Jun 2008
          • 6158
          #3
          Your steering wheel is crooked.

          Is it a smooth finish?
          -Andy

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            • lov-e30
              I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
              • Dec 2007
              • 16548
              #4
              DO WORK SON!

              nice job.
              @IRON-E30 aka Edwin:D

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                • Brian 89 325i
                  E30 Fanatic
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 1450
                  #5
                  It still has the original wrinkle finish from the under coat but other than that it looks like a satin-ish finish.

                  Brian

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                    • 87e30
                      R3V Elite
                      • Jul 2008
                      • 5676
                      #6
                      Do you have any experience with SEM trim paint?
                      Originally posted by z31maniac
                      I just hate everyone.

                      No need for discretion.

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                        • Brian 89 325i
                          E30 Fanatic
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 1450
                          #7
                          Yeah, I SEM'd the trim on my black car a few years ago. It works pretty well, but this stuff isn't supposed to chip, and it seems pretty tough.

                          Brian

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                            • george graves
                              I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 19986
                              #8
                              Nice!
                              Originally posted by Matt-B
                              hey does anyone know anyone who gets upset and makes electronics?

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                                • Jamster
                                  Member
                                  • Nov 2008
                                  • 48
                                  #9
                                  Lookin Good Homie! I'm in the process of locating sum plastic-dip local as we speak!
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                                    • Desaevious
                                      No R3VLimiter
                                      • Aug 2007
                                      • 3810
                                      #10
                                      Awesome I had this in the back of my mind because I have a new fender coming in and I wanted to redo the whole rockers since they're getting bad. Was "mirical in a can" because it was that good or because that's what it was called?

                                      SC*AR (Schwarz Army)
                                      No longer stock ride height, rolling as low as a daily driver in New England should without worrying about breaking an oil pan. :up:

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                                        • Brian 89 325i
                                          E30 Fanatic
                                          • Oct 2003
                                          • 1450
                                          #11
                                          Plasti-dip is miricle in a can. Everyone's doing it, you should to. LOL

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                                            • dashboardmonkey
                                              FUCK YOUR WAFFLES
                                              • Jun 2008
                                              • 6158
                                              #12
                                              How much is a can of that shit?

                                              Do you get it from Lowes?
                                              -Andy

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                                                • Jand3rson
                                                  Banned
                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                  • 37587
                                                  #13
                                                  The stuff you did on the door handles is going to wear off in no time flat.

                                                  Everything else looks great.

                                                  And before everyone goes asking a million-and-a-half questions about PlastiDip in this thread, there's a whole thread about it already in this same forum.

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                                                    • Brian 89 325i
                                                      E30 Fanatic
                                                      • Oct 2003
                                                      • 1450
                                                      #14
                                                      I didn't do the handles. Im going to use SEM for that, they are still pretty black though, so they can wait for now.

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                                                        • Bimmerista
                                                          R3V Elite
                                                          • Nov 2005
                                                          • 5425
                                                          #15
                                                          I'm impressed! I enjoy seeing small touches like this made on cars.

                                                          Everyone should take note...little things like that really go a long way.

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