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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 12:20 PM
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My Up Coming Project (Plasti-Dip Sedan)

So I have just decided to spray my entire car with Plasti-Dip. Ok before everyone flames me let me tell you that I just am very curious to see how this works out and that I am bored and have some time on my hands at the moment. I will not be using the spray cans. I have just ordered 3 gallons of dark red plasti-dip and an electric HVLP spray gun. I've been in contact with the guy that sprayed his S4 matte white for the past few days and have decided to give it a try. His car came out really nice IMO. Hey if I don't like it I'll just peel it off. I'll be posting up step by step pics of my progress. Wish me luck.

Here's the link to his plasti-dipped white S4

Stormtrooper S4 - matte white pd #2

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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 12:56 PM
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Wow, that Audi does look pretty good. Im def in to see the final results.

Make sure you log the entire process, if it works well this would be a great DIY

Good luck...
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 01:01 PM
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I think Plastic Dip offers some type of gloss so now you can get really creative. In for updates.
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 01:03 PM
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People are going overboard with this stuff. Good luck with everything!
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 01:06 PM
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Ehh good luck. The Audi looks ok for crappy iPhone pics but I still do not approve.
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 01:07 PM
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...you just might be on to something. Subscribed
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 04:40 PM
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How often are you planning to reapply it? Yearly? Semi-annually?

Cause I wouldn't want to leave it on for an extended period of time, or your paint will suffer.
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 06:08 PM
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maybe every 8-10 months. Its not permanent so I'm not worried. Its just something that i am curious about and wanting to try. I've seen some amazing work on entire cars. They all came out looking amazing.
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 06:38 PM
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I'm just thinking about how hard it's to keep that Audi clean cause of the stickiness of Plasti dip.
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 07:25 PM
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Of course his car came out nice with Plastidip--Fonzi OWNS Dipyourcar.com if I'm not mistaken!
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 08:11 PM
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What a joke. Looks terrible up close, and very non practical.
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 09:49 PM
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You are serious about this!?!? I'm definitely in for update
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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I'm serious as a heart attack. Its something to try. Hey if I dont like the outcome I'll peel it off. No big deal. You don't know if you don't try. Some people don't have enough ***** to do this and think its a waste of time....well my ***** are fukking huge and I got time to spare. LOL. But anyways I'm just curious of the outcome. I'll be roll painting another project car too with enamel paint as well.
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 12:20 AM
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Interesting, and cool that you're trying something different. I absolutely hate the fragile weak paint on these cars. I'm probably going to vinyl wrap mine in the next year since my chips will probably number over 100 by then

I have a plasti-dipped grill and I'm going to vinyl wrap it soon since the Plasti-dip grabs those microfiber towels like velcro and it's just tough to clean.
I can't really imagine cleaning an entire car that's been dipped. Definitely interested in seeing the end result and how you're able to clean the car in the future.
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 12:38 AM
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good luck!! post pics when you can
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