So I've done my first little mods to the exterior of my PG G35xS.
Plasti-dipped the grille and rear trunk lip. Looks 100x better IMO!
I removed both pieces from the vehicle and dipped them in my basement!
Came out great. What do you guys think?

I'd like to get a stock G37 rear spoiler painted PG to make the rear much better looking.
I need one for the backup camera and I heard they are pretty outrageous to purchase.
Anyone know where I could get one without my wallet getting raped?

On to the pics!

 

Looks good!

 

Looks great. Whats the trick or technique to do the grill?

 

Plastidip seems to go best on a light colored car.

 

The trick is to spray CLOSE but not tooooo close that your paint begins to run. Don't go by the instructions on the can or else you WILL get texture in your paint.

 

Looks pretty clean and smooth. Did you stay flat black or did you throw some gloss on there too?

 

Is this sold in a rattle can?

 

Yep, about 5-6 bucks a can at home depot.
Just spray a light coat then recoat again almost immediately and repeat until you get about 5 coats on there, don't wait much between coats, I think the can says wait like 30 minutes between coats, not necessary at all.
P-dip's not bad for seeing how a different accent will look on your car without having to commit to a full paint or vinyl job. IMO it's a good temporary change and if you like it go w/ paint or vinyl for the long term. Paint/vinyl is much easier to clean and doesn't have that rubbery texture that conflicts w/ the smooth gloss finishes w/ the rest of the car.

Op, looks like you did a nice job and a good contrast w/ the body color

 

It doesn't matter how long you wait between coats. You can put 4-5 coats on a surface and come back to it a year later and any new coats you apply on top will adhere to the old coats of paint.

For best results, wait until each coat is dry before applying a new coat. Usually, drying will take less than 30 minutes though.

 

Thanks for the compliments guys! I took my time and did this as professional looking as I possibly could. I see tons of threads with people just taping off the surrounding paint etc to do a quick job. IMO that's the lazy way and I take too much pride in my car to half *** any job.

The extra time put into it really shows how great the look and finish came out and I'm very happy with the results. I urge anyone looking to add a small (but very noticeable) detail in their car to try it out! It can't hurt and quickly peels right off if you don't like it.

 

Did you remove the grill to do this?

 

NM saw that u said you removed them...

 

Actually it would seem to be a lot more time consuming (and crappy) to tape off the surrounding areas, so simple to remove the grill & rear chrome lip. Grill takes about 10 minutes the first time (about 3 minutes once you've done it before) and the rear lip about the same. Taping and removing the tape (and having to check for any other overspray) would take twice as long Plus like Kevin mentioned, a much better job since you can fully coat the contact areas that are impossible to spray when secured to the vehicle.

 

good job, looks good !

 

very nice, now check out the DIY for the emblems!