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So, three coats of Plasti-Dip, and then two more coats of the Glossifier (??Not sure what that is, is it just a clear coat??) on everything - wheels, grill, diffuser??
Did you remove the grill to paint it?
So, after three months the Plasti-Dip doesn't show any signs of wear and tear yet?
Everything looks great! Good Taste!
Gad you like it, everything is still holding up great, I still look at the wheels and consider that as one of the best mods I've done in a while, considering how much it cost me. Originally Posted by Mrs. Robinson
WOW! I'm so glad I found this thread. I have the same car. 2004 Red 2dr, and I've been wanting to do these mods exactly. Black OEM wheels, with painted rear valence/diffuser, and possibly a black front grill… This is perfect.So, three coats of Plasti-Dip, and then two more coats of the Glossifier (??Not sure what that is, is it just a clear coat??) on everything - wheels, grill, diffuser??
Did you remove the grill to paint it?
So, after three months the Plasti-Dip doesn't show any signs of wear and tear yet?
Everything looks great! Good Taste!
The Plastic Dip Glossifer is like a clear coat, but the good thing about it is that it's made by the same company so it doesn't take away from the quality of your Plastic Dip paint. I've heard some people say that if you use regular clear coat on a Plastic Dipped surface that it takes away some of the abilities of the paint, like it would make it harder for you to remove it.
I did remove the grille to paint it, I guess you could plaint it while it's on the car, just make sure you cover everything else up.
I'll try to take some more pictures this weekend so you guys can see how everything is holding up.
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I've thought about it, but taking headlights apart is something I've actually never done before, that's why I'm still holding off on it.Originally Posted by MN-G-Fever
If you want to keep the black accents you should think about painting your headlight housings matte black as well. You would be surprised at how much that can transform the look of the car
Here are some new pictures after washing the car today.
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looks good man, its really great this stuff fights off rock chips...do not do the roof though lol just put vinyl on it
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[QUOTE=DKano;6495082]Here are some new pictures after washing the car today.
Still looks great after 3 months! I'll be doing this soon, as well. Post some pics after 6 months!
Still looks great after 3 months! I'll be doing this soon, as well. Post some pics after 6 months!
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Nah, I wouldn't even think about doing the roof with it. I almost had vinyl put on this past weekend when I had the window tints redone, but the shop wanted over $250 just for the roof. I'll do this later with one of those kits from BlueBat.Originally Posted by JaE35
looks good man, its really great this stuff fights off rock chips...do not do the roof though lol just put vinyl on it
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Did you just wash your car like normal or do you need to take some extra car around the Plasti-Dip parts?Originally Posted by DKano
Honestly, I was worried about using plastic dip on the grille, since that's where most of the rocks would hit when you're on the road, but it still looks great. It's holding up pretty good, just washed the car today and didn't see any damage on the grille, so Plastic dip is staying there for a while.
I still spray everything with a water hose when I wash the car, I just don't use the highest pressure setting on it. Defintely wouldn't use a pressure washer on them either, but yeah, it's really not that hard to clean everything.
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^^^ Really easy, just remove the clips on top along the grille and pull it toward you
