Plasti-Dipped the 8G

[polishmafia]

Since my paint looked horrible after the accident, I decided to try something new that I haven't seen anyone do around here.

If you aren't familiar with PlastiDip, google it. Its an amazing product. It is super easy to shoot, very forgiving when it comes to runs in the paint, and has minimal overspray. The best part about it - when you want to get rid of it, you just peel it off!

Here are the pics...

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I absolutely love how it came out. It has a very weird flat black finish, but is slightly glossy at the right angle.

After today, I am definitely thinking about painting the GenCoupe. :)

[QnzMostWanted]

looking good Pete!

[finald8ta]

wow, i kinda like it

[G-spot]

yay, I'm doing mine in 3 weeks....

[wetamup2k3g]

Wow, very nice. I really wanna do the red plastidip now, it's not all the way flat, it's like a satin/semi-gloss finish which I think is just dope! Good job bro!

[finald8ta]

how many cans or gallons did you use

[carl3g]

Nice

[foxbrand]

I may do this before MOD and paint a really wild color on top, I need to plasti-dip my fiber glass trunk lid anyway, color might as well match with the rest of the car

[BayAreaGalant]

Wow... That turned out great!
Is that from the spray can?

[Galantman03]

Yeah^
To bad they dont have any crazy colors

[foxbrand]

how many cans or gallons did you use

I wondering this too

[Skyforger]

Holy shit that looks good.

[OMEGA PHX]

how many cans or gallons did you use
That look like it was with a gun

Yeah^
To bad they dont have any crazy colors

But they do have some crazy colors by the gallons-blaze orange and blue, yellow, purple, hot pink, green, gunmetal look here: https://www.dipyourcar.com/product.php?productid=16&cat=14&page=1

On the cans only the basic white, black, red, and orange and blue.

And you can't really apply plasti dip and then use regular paint on top, the plasti dip reacts with the paint and it would look horrible.


Flat black G looks great ;)

[polishmafia]

how many cans or gallons did you use

1 and a half.


Wow... That turned out great!
Is that from the spray can?

Nope, from a paint gun.


Yeah^
To bad they dont have any crazy colors

Incorrect. Read whats below.


That look like it was with a gun

But they do have some crazy colors by the gallons-blaze orange and blue, yellow, purple, hot pink, green, gunmetal look here: https://www.dipyourcar.com/product.php?productid=16&cat=14&page=1

On the cans only the basic white, black, red, and orange and blue.

And you can't really apply plasti dip and then use regular paint on top, the plasti dip reacts with the paint and it would look horrible.

Flat black G looks great ;)

Thank you sir! And thanks for your post. Everything you said is right on. There are some people that are mixing the different colors to make their own. Some of the cars out there look so sick!

[M-Rod]

Awesome job Pete! That turned out great.

[ALCALA]

It looks really clean. Check out this guys you tube channel. He has some really good videos for those of you wanting to plastidip.

http://www.youtube.com/user/DipYourCarcom?feature=g-user-u

I personally love the matte white.

[Corey2kG]

That really came out awesome. Great work

[Dominicano]

makes a big difference when a spray gun is used, came out great!!

[dknight3]

polishmafia?
whats up man? is it just me or have you not been around for a while?
what happened to your jdm front? is this a new car?

[Ivory8g]

woooo that looks money!

[spdracr]

$59 for a gallon is really cheap. My daily needs some love. l am highly considering this.

car looks sick. I love it

[XxGiRLaNT06xX]

Impressive Pete! Looks really good.


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[[DC_eightG_00]]

nice job!! i got a few parts i wanna do to mine but havent gotten around to it yet..

[deeznutz]

Real sleeper look to the g.. Luv it!

[CHICAGO_ONE]

Sweet! How does PlastiDip look when it gets wet ? I've seen a ton of cars doing the flat black hoods/roof/etc. and when it gets wet it looks spotty. Assuming those are done with regular flat black spray cans?

Either way, this looks awesome Pete!

[Fresh_617]

that looks great ive been doing my wheels in plastidip for awhile but never brave enough to hit the whole car lol do u have experince in painting? did u get the supplies from dipyourcar.com? i love that stuff lol

[polishmafia]

polishmafia?
whats up man? is it just me or have you not been around for a while?
what happened to your jdm front? is this a new car?

I've been around, where have you been? I crashed my car back in April, bought a Genesis Coupe, bought a donor 8G, fixed my 8G, and then plastidipped it haha.

[polishmafia]

I bought the paint from dipyourcar, but I will not be ordering from them in the future. It took them almost a month to send me 2 gallons of black. They claimed they had a backlog of orders, but I had to call them to get the information.

A simple email with an update after 2 weeks would have been sufficient.

[M-Rod]

I'm guessing you were hoping to have this done by the cookout?

[polishmafia]

Yup, but their horrible customer service didn't let that happen.

[dknight3]

I've been around, where have you been? I crashed my car back in April, bought a Genesis Coupe, bought a donor 8G, fixed my 8G, and then plastidipped it haha.
wow guess i been under a rock or something haha
nice to hear that your not giving up on galants.

[kingscratchie]

I plasidipped my 8g about a month or so ago and used 6 cans so far lol.
I need to redo my doors, since I spent most of my time on the hood and roof (due to the crappy paint), be careful when you fill up with gas though, it'll dissolve the dip if it gets on it.

[8thLS6]

Definitely surpassed my expectations, nice!

[polishmafia]

I plasidipped my 8g about a month or so ago and used 6 cans so far lol.
I need to redo my doors, since I spent most of my time on the hood and roof (due to the crappy paint), be careful when you fill up with gas though, it'll dissolve the dip if it gets on it.

You used the spray cans? I would never use those to do a whole car. Trim pieces and maybe some smaller stuff, but a rattle can can't do as good of a job as a gun.

[dknight3]

yea i would imagine if you spill any amount of gas on it it would immediately bubble up.

[spdracr]

What kinda spray gun did u use?? Hvlp I'm assuming. What tip??

[NCamiolo]

If you buy one of their kits it comes with a gun. I'm highly considering this. $388 for everything before shipping, sounds good to me!

[Prophet]

Looking good Pete! When I was dipping my interior pieces I actually contemplated this for my EVO hood just never got around to it lol...


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[polishmafia]

If you buy one of their kits it comes with a gun. I'm highly considering this. $388 for everything before shipping, sounds good to me!

I would think twice before buying their gun. They haven't come out and said if its spark contained or not. Plastidip has a very low flash point... i.e. Be carful that you don't burn your car down to the ground.

[spdracr]

I would think twice before buying their gun. They haven't come out and said if its spark contained or not. Plastidip has a very low flash point... i.e. Be carful that you don't burn your car down to the ground.

So what gun did u use to spray??

[JDyal]

Hey so It's very nice but matte isn't for me.

https://www.dipyourcar.com/home.php?cat=16

I found this and i'm assuming you can glossify it with that. If so then I'm seriously considering it

[2002BlackDragon]

Holy shit! I love the look of that! Im thinking that its going to be the new paint job for the Rage!

[1992Galant]

I want to plasti-dip my 1g now . I just need dent free fenders an a none crack front bumper.

[kingscratchie]

You used the spray cans? I would never use those to do a whole car. Trim pieces and maybe some smaller stuff, but a rattle can can't do as good of a job as a gun.

There are streaks on the hood, but I really don't care lol. It looks good from far away and I just wanted something that was different and I only spent 45ish bucks so I'm happy.
I call it my bbq pit paint job anyway lol.

I'll eventually get it repainted, after I get my truck painted and finished.

[G-spot]

I plasidipped my 8g about a month or so ago and used 6 cans so far lol.
I need to redo my doors, since I spent most of my time on the hood and roof (due to the crappy paint), be careful when you fill up with gas though, it'll dissolve the dip if it gets on it.
6 cans? Most uses an average 12-14 cans to get a decent coat. The gallon is an equivalent of 14-17 rattle cans.

[IVORY_G]

Nice work, looks like a pro did it!
Throw some OEM Evo or 4G Eclipse wheels and it'd be even better.

[Snowy]

Nice work. I used Plasti-Dip on the emblems and rims of my Silverado to help my murdered out theme. Stuff works great, cheap, easy to peal off if there is a problem and doesn't take long or much effort to put on. there is a large room for error to. For those who want to do this, like all paints, becareful of overspray. Light dusting coats work better than trying to cover completely with the first coat.

[foxbrand]

^that brings me back when I was way younger making model airplanes, same method works very well with making sure the texture, finish and surface details come out right

[G-spot]

I have nothing to lose. Let's see what $45 in 12 cans can do for me.
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[wetamup2k3g]

^^Shit is on!!

[Guzm4n]

Now I'm thinking about doing my hood black since it has cancer.

[polishmafia]

I have nothing to lose. Let's see what $45 in 12 cans can do for me.
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/377861_423426634381121_1708112906_n.jpg

Tease!

Lets see it!

[G-spot]

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I'm gonna get me a gallon and borow my friend's spray gun to even out the swirls and give it an even coating. that's the visual difference between a spay gun and rattle can.

[polishmafia]

Not bad at all for a rattle can! Welcome to the "dipped" club. :)

[JDyal]

Wow i def wanna join lol. I just need to get a gun, dip, and gloss

[2002BlackDragon]

G-spot---- so you did your hole car with 12 cans? Nice job by the way.

[G-spot]

I bought 4 more cans to add extra layers. 10% off military discount @ Home Depot

[wetamup2k3g]

NIce Pete, even with a rattle can! I'm considering it for me, but I'd do red.

[kingscratchie]

I need to redo my doors, I used most of the cans on my hood/roof/trunk.
There are some streaks on the hood, but the valence/roof/trunk look decent, if I had access to a clean garage and spray gun, I'd go over it again.

[8thLS6]

Anyway to clear the corners on the heads? I think it would tie in with the silver wheels more at the given angle of the first pic. Just an idea. Nice job either way

[spdracr]

So a regular hvlp gun is sufficient?? Is there a specific size tip to use with it??

[QnzMostWanted]

1.4mm-1.8mm tip

its pretty thick, after diluting it u should be good with a 1.8mm tip even tho specs say 2.5mm, I've seen people get a nice flow with 1.8mm and I've seen people do it with 1.4mm

[GWAPS]

It would b nice if they had plasti dip that has pearl n it.

[spdracr]

1.4mm-1.8mm tip

its pretty thick, after diluting it u should be good with a 1.8mm tip even tho specs say 2.5mm, I've seen people get a nice flow with 1.8mm and I've seen people do it with 1.4mm

Both my guns have 1.4 I believe. I have to check and I will see if there different size tips available for it.

[mrjaydeeone]

very cool Pete. Looks good

[unclepaulie]

anyone know about getting this stuff into australia?

there was a gallon tin on aus ebay but it was $330! wtf. its like 60 in the us right?

want to do mine in matte camo green

[G-spot]

anyone know about getting this stuff into australia?

there was a gallon tin on aus ebay but it was $330! wtf. its like 60 in the us right?

want to do mine in matte camo green
well, if shipping cost for jdm part from you guys to the states are scary enough, imagine recieving a 30 pound tin drum would cost in shipping alone.

[00LeibyRacing]

(Spray can)Plasti-dipped my cyber bumper and roof just for tha Kali galant meet tonight.just to see how it works n holds up.. ill snap some pics at tha meet..

[unclepaulie]

well, if shipping cost for jdm part from you guys to the states are scary enough, imagine recieving a 30 pound tin drum would cost in shipping alone.

yeah thats what im thinking :( not to mention shipping a dangerous good...frek

[specter6633]

hmm really considering this.

[Bloody Arro]

Planning on dipping my new car flat white.

[unclepaulie]

yup...291.99 plus shipping for a gallon tin. stupid australia

[twisted_galant]

You guys are all gonna get me in trouble... Just checked out the website and now I have some crazy ideas.... I'm in trouble.

[specter6633]

You guys are all gonna get me in trouble... Just checked out the website and now I have some crazy ideas.... I'm in trouble.

go for it. it looks good when the sun goes down
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[wetamup2k3g]

John, when you do that?! Looks good man!

[specter6633]

thanks greg. i did it for MOD.
under 100 for the xylene (home depot), plastidip and the spray gun.(EBAY)
here is a few more pics.
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[wetamup2k3g]

Looks tuff homie! I see you changed your sig too lol. You got the front damages stitched up good too.

[JDyal]

Wow good stuff John! You should come over and help me

[spdracr]

What gun did u get from eBay??

[specter6633]

What gun did u get from eBay??

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=190789503971&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=09235397788

[Blue8g]

This fad needs to go fade away :/

[specter6633]

If u dont like it dont visit the thread blue

[JDyal]

I'd like to see a G dipped a different color especially one of those blaze colors like the orange or green

[[DC_eightG_00]]

Do you guys know if this stuff works for interior?? Ive been tempted to try doing my dash with this to complete my 2-tone interior but never really tried. Just curious if any of you have tried interior parts..

[spdracr]

I'd like to see a G dipped a different color especially one of those blaze colors like the orange or green

Orange sounds good!! Hmmm wait until the weather gets nicer and I might try it.

[OMEGA PHX]

;775000']Do you guys know if this stuff works for interior?? Ive been tempted to try doing my dash with this to complete my 2-tone interior but never really tried. Just curious if any of you have tried interior parts..

For the hard plastics it works good just be careful when reinstalling (lowerdash etc.), it doesn't work for the vinyl wrapped parts (upper dash, armrest)

[[DC_eightG_00]]

yea kind of figured that.. thats what i want done, the top half but when i shopped around poeple were afraid to touch it cause of the airbags.. oh well lol, ill figure it out

[mrg7243]

This fad needs to go fade away :/

I concur

[djhah]

i have been debating this, looks great! i was thinking on doing mine in the blue or green they sell.

[666damned]

car looks pretty good m8y......plasti dip hasnt caught on over here .........................yet :-)

[o1naturalhigh]

This fad needs to go fade away :/I concuri'mma have to agree as well.

[Raekarin]

That looks really good !! I might have to try it out, I just watched a video of a matte white dipped bmw.

[Techn0Nut1996]

I plasti-diped the trim that runs along the doors, and have been using it inside the car to paint the trim around the air vents black as well. It works great and so far haven't had any trouble at all.