should i plasti dip my car?

[L.Williams]

just saw a video on youtube of plasti dip, it looks sick for £190 instead of spending upto about £1500 on full respray, should i ?

 

[mottymicra]

Link to the video?

 

[L.Williams]

there ya go

 

[Chogy]

hmm what about deep scratches how easy is it to repair compared to paint and £1500 for a respray sounds canny steep ?

 

[Stani1029]

£1500 would be a good job though

 

[Low Rider]

hmm what about deep scratches how easy is it to repair compared to paint and £1500 for a respray sounds canny steep ?

You can get full resprays for cheaper if you do a lot of the prep yourself and are prepared to accept lower quality.

When it comes to price you have to be careful, as it can easily be a case of 'you get what you pay for'. Type of paint is also something to consider. Most paint shops today are using water based basecoat + lacquer, which I personally despise. Sometimes it's necessary but I opt for 2K every time with a solid colour.

As for the plasti dip. I guess it will resemble the matt/satin black theme that seems to have crept onto the scene over the last few years. Probably cool for a while but at least it's removable when you get bored.

 

[L.Williams]

hmm what about deep scratches how easy is it to repair compared to paint and £1500 for a respray sounds canny steep ?

not sure, i spose you'd still have to sand it down slightly

 

[Chogy]

or just peel off scratched area and re do cheap a suppose

Can you not ad a layer of clear protection on top to make it gloss aswell

 

[L.Williams]

or just peel off scratched area and re do cheap a suppose

Can you not ad a layer of clear protection on top to make it gloss aswell

exactly

 

[L.Williams]

or just peel off scratched area and re do cheap a suppose

Can you not ad a layer of clear protection on top to make it gloss aswell

and yes, there is a gloss coat you can buy from them

 

[Kamarley]

I thought the paint is crazy expensive!!

 

[mazza]

I'm gonna do it...5 litres is about 65 squid....gonna rub it down still...

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[Kamarley]

How much of that do you think it will take for good coverage tho??

 

[h701micra]

£160... is what a kit cost to do a polo

 

[Kamarley]

Hmmm

 

[mazza]

Do it.....

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[Kamarley]

I like the blue I got though but I'd try my wheels and and do just my roof???

 

[streckkoden]

Did my daily driver last weekend.
Masked the windows and the rims. Took about 1,5 hour to dip the entire car.

New rims are on the way.

 

[mazza]

Very nice mate.....getting my wheels first then I'm plasti-dipping....

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