Discuss washing, waxing and detailing information as well as interior/exterior cosmetic modifications. This includes neons, body, cosmetic wheels, etc. Even under the hood detailing.
Anyone here use Plastidip a lot? I've heard a lot of good reviews elsewhere, and wanted to know what you guys thought of it. I recently ordered a couple cans of black for some stuff I want to try with my car. The nice thing about it is, if I dont like it, I can always just peel it off. I plan on using it to paint my rims. I'm not going to paint the entire rim, just the parts that aren't as shiny chrome-y. I think it will give it an aftermarket look but still keeping the OEM theme.
Anyone know how to use photoshop or other photo editing software? Could someone make a mock up of what it might look like when finished? I have the 5 bent spoke rims. Ill update with before/after pictures when I get done with it. Should look pretty cool!
Kelvin VanderVeen PERFORMANCE MODS 180 DEGREE THERMOSTAT, AUTOLITE 104'S, ZZP VOLTAGE BOOSTER APPEARANCE MODS LED INTERIOR LIGHTS, TAN INTERIOR TRIM, CLEARED CORNERS
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Ryan 2003 Bonneville SSEi - The Black Mirror SOLD! 2002 Bonneville SE - The MuttComplete 2004 SLE interior, drivetrain, and body harness swap, ECC swap, HUD swap, black GXP wheels, GXP headlights and tinted tails - SOLD 2003 BMW 540i M Sport, 2001 BMW X5 4.4i, 2010 GMC Acadia, 2017 Grand Design Imagine 3150BH 1982 Cutlass Supreme - The fun one
MattStrike wrote:It was the worst week of my life! *pause, drinks beer... smiles* But I'm better now!
I did all the badges on the unIngriguing and its pretty nifty. Id be more tempted to do the wheels on the bonneville if I thought i could ever get the stuff out of all the nooks and crannies. Plus I have a healthy coat of OptiCoat on them so I doubt it would work so well.
02 SSEi-Turning money into tire smoke, very efficiently.
I think you should go with a gloss black paint since it will be on chrome wheels.. If your unsure about it do Plastidip then peel it off and do it with paint if you like it.. But you've seen my wheels so you know you wanna do it haha
The concept of Plastidip is cool and I like that but I've never been a fan of flat black or any color that's flat.. I like my sh!t shiny lol
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That's the thing, I would love it to be shines, but I would hate to ruin them if I made a mistake. I think I'm going to just tape it really well and try what you did. What sort of paint did you use again? Vht nightshade stuff?
Kelvin VanderVeen PERFORMANCE MODS 180 DEGREE THERMOSTAT, AUTOLITE 104'S, ZZP VOLTAGE BOOSTER APPEARANCE MODS LED INTERIOR LIGHTS, TAN INTERIOR TRIM, CLEARED CORNERS
KelvinVV wrote:That's the thing, I would love it to be shines, but I would hate to ruin them if I made a mistake. I think I'm going to just tape it really well and try what you did. What sort of paint did you use again? Vht nightshade stuff?
Most defintely not vht nightshade. like I said in my long post in my picture thread I mixed clear coat (the same clear I used when painting cars) with a few grams of black to make a tinted clear coat..then did however many coats was needed to achieve the darkness I wanted. If you don't have a spray gun and paint equipment & the paint, reducer etc.. itself though then you will need to just use rattle cans which is fine...I had all this stuff since it was my line of work..really your best option then is to go with a gloss black and just do light coats until you get the darkness you want..you won't need a clear coat then..it should still be glossy. honestly if you tape everything off you can't screw it up so don't worry too much about that.
Also, sand down/scuff up the area of the spokes a little that you want to paint with 600 grit sandpaper..not the smooth chrome part obviously..just the rough inside part..it won't hurt it since it is rough anyways, it is just to prep the surface so that paint will stick. If you don't it will have a tendency to eventually start peeling in the future..ask me how I know lol
-Nick October 2013 Car Of The Month 6000k HID's ~ Custom Halo's and front license plate PONTIAC lit up ~Thrush Turbo Exhaust w/ Dual 3" stainless tips ~ Tinted Headlights and Tail Lights ~ Headlight clear corners ~ 15% tint all around ~ Custom Badging, Lettering, and Painted Engine Cover ~ GXP Spoiler ~ Ported Exhaust Manifolds ~ Shift Kit ~ Custom FWI ~ Tuned with HP Tuners
Thanks for the advice! While we do own an actual spray gun, I'm not very skilled in it, since I've only ever used it about 3 times. I think I'm just going to rattle can it. This probably wont be done for quite some time, I've got an ever increasing list of things I want to do with my car, it just never seems to end.
Kelvin VanderVeen PERFORMANCE MODS 180 DEGREE THERMOSTAT, AUTOLITE 104'S, ZZP VOLTAGE BOOSTER APPEARANCE MODS LED INTERIOR LIGHTS, TAN INTERIOR TRIM, CLEARED CORNERS
