Plastidipped my beater eclipse.
12-20-2012, 11:05 AM
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Plastidipped my beater eclipse.
Hey Everyone,
Just picked up a beater so I can sell my Lexus ( https://www.vadriven.com/forums/impo...30-awd-458263/ ) Paint was in pretty bad shape so I figured i'd try plastidip before painting as it was more cost friendly and I am trying to save money for my wedding.
I'll let the pics speak for themselves although i should've had better before pics.
Car Pics owner posted (Sat for 2 years like this so paint was in way worse condition as stated earlier with the surface rust)
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Heres the car a day after I purchased it. (Only pic I had and I added my old RMDSM lip i had from my old GSX)
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You can see the rust on the roof but this is the only picture I have before I dipped the car.
Here are the stages of dipping.
1. First coat
2. Third coat (don't mind the flip flops, I just found them under the seats.)
3. 5-6 Coats with everything peeled.
Hope you enjoyed. It was fun and I may be doing my Fiance's is300 in the future.
-Leo
Just picked up a beater so I can sell my Lexus ( https://www.vadriven.com/forums/impo...30-awd-458263/ ) Paint was in pretty bad shape so I figured i'd try plastidip before painting as it was more cost friendly and I am trying to save money for my wedding.
I'll let the pics speak for themselves although i should've had better before pics.
Car Pics owner posted (Sat for 2 years like this so paint was in way worse condition as stated earlier with the surface rust)
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2.
3.
Heres the car a day after I purchased it. (Only pic I had and I added my old RMDSM lip i had from my old GSX)
1.
You can see the rust on the roof but this is the only picture I have before I dipped the car.
Here are the stages of dipping.
1. First coat
2. Third coat (don't mind the flip flops, I just found them under the seats.)
3. 5-6 Coats with everything peeled.
Hope you enjoyed. It was fun and I may be doing my Fiance's is300 in the future.
-Leo
12-20-2012, 11:14 AM
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Re: Plastidipped my beater eclipse.
Looks like primer. Congrats, it really looks like a beater now.
If you were going to apply 5 or 6 coats of something, why not use actual paint? There are lots of nice hod rod satin black paints out there right now.
If you were going to apply 5 or 6 coats of something, why not use actual paint? There are lots of nice hod rod satin black paints out there right now.
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12-20-2012, 01:02 PM
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Re: Plastidipped my beater eclipse.
What?
12-20-2012, 02:14 PM
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It's clear you are lazy considering you didn't tape shit off. You're more than likely going to have overspray all over the place and its going to be a mess trying to bring everything back to normal.