Hey everyone, so i always liked the look of a black roof on a red coupe (side note: i have a red coupe). But! I really did not want to have it sanded and painted for hundreds of dollars, neither did i want a company in my area to wrap it with a vinyl wrap for 200 bucks either. So i found an alternative... Plasti Dip! I think it's probably the safest way i can have a nice black roof because if i ever dislike the look, i can just peel it off! So i made a little video, about 2-3 minutes long explaining what i did and how i did it! If any of you want to see it and maybe figure out how to do it yourself the link is on YouTube it is:

 

Pretty neat outcome, if you like a matte look on your car then plastidip is a way to go, i would never pay for a matte paint job.

I got my HEXIS vinyl for $43 2 months ago gloss black and did it with 2 of my friends. It really isnt hard as you think just patience.

But good job, you got any daytime photos?

I plastidipped my grill too

 

that sure is a clean g VisualSeven, i don't have any daytime photos yet as it has been raining so much here where i live that its always dark and cloudy, but when that sun shines i'll definitely snap a few pictures

 

Sounds good, you should join dipyourcar.com forums, bunch of cool projects people are doing with plastidip.

Close up of the grill

 

This thread really makes me want to dip my grill. to op, nice roof job!

Visual, very clean g!

 

Thanks! do it if you dont like it just peel it off

 

Nice job and video. Post some close up pics when you have a chance.

 

I hope you sprayed it thick enough bc if not....good luck peeling it back off...

I like the black roof look, I do prefer glossy look over matte. I'm going w gloss black vinyl.

How high did you get off those fumes btw LOL

 

I wrapped my roof glossy black before. Took me less than half hour with a friend's help

 

SO just the two of you? Did you each have heatguns? I'm doing my sedan and I think I'll need like 4 people lol.

 

Nope one heat gun, try not to use the heat gun too much. Other wise the wrap will have bubbles later, because it will go back to its original size in few days.

You pretty much can do it alone, you just need another person to lay it on the car with. after that its pretty much a one person job. but two will be much quicker

 

Dont use too much heat or it wont stick, with 4 people it should be really easy to do, doing this by yourself can get annoying

 

I still think Im just going to let the professionals do it. I'd rather not blow ~100 on a ruined vinyl sheet lol

 

Damn were did you find vinyll for $100? i paid $43 for mine from amazon, look up HEXIS vinyl, and it doesnt need water unlike the other 3M vinyls, it just stretches a lot so its easy to apply

 

How easily does this Plastidip peel off?