Will vinyl do this too?

 

No. Vinyl is much stronger and will not pull apart. Over a period of 10 years yes vinyl will become brittle (good vinyl, there is cheap vinyl that will not last), but you just apply heat and SHAZAM! The worst part of removing a wrap is when you get adhesive residue in spots but a little 3M 08984 Adhesive remover on a rag and your golden. This is not to say that a shop using cheap materials and doing a sloppy install will not have issues. But hey. you gotta rember, you get what you pay for.

 

these are two samples we keep in the shop to show that there is, in fact, a differance. oh and the shop van is dirty right now... it

 

I can see plasti-dipping rims and emblems and small items, by wouldn't think of doing an entire car in that, lol.

 

I agree, small items i think it would be a cheap and effective way to add some flavor to your ride. but never on a large scale. It's like building your house out of MDF board... just not a good Idea...

 

What's next? Printing cars!

 

you said it...

 

you said it...

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Haha kind of cool actually

 

plastidip is not a bad idea at all you just have to do the job the right way and im sure he did very light coats of it , that thing needs to be put on with 5 to 6 coats and its not something to really be kept on forever like that its cheap so you could just change it up .. my 2 cents

 

it was done right. well as right as something that is WRONG can be. A local shop that does spray in bed liners did it. it wasn't a thickness issue, if was an issue with it becoming brittle. @$300 every 6 months plus the pain in the a$$ to remove. I don't see you saving money in the long term.

 

I still like plasti dip as a cheap option if you cant afford vinyl. And dont really care about long term problems

 

I don't think you'd run into problems untill you spray your WHOLE car.

 

I doubt that car was done properly, this is an example of doing it properly:

 

again I know it was done "properly" I saw the car when it was new, and It looked good. I was Impressed with it for what it was. Then after some time I started seeing the issues. You can turn a blind eye if you want to. But I'm offering fair professional warning.

 

Even in your video I see where some of the problems stem from.

 

I would never plasti-dip my car over vinyl, but you cant deny it gets nearly the same job done and even if it doesnt last as long you can peel it off and re-do it.

 

This is what I'm trying to get across, it's not as simple as just peeling it off. That is why I posted the pictures. because no one really talks about the long term removability. It's all sunshine and lollypops omg it looks great the day after it's sprayed.

 

Wouldn't that be horrible for your paint?

 

When I first head of someone plasti-dipping their car I literally laughed out loud. That's just my 2 cents....

 

Goof off is your friend when it comes to plasti-dip

 

fuel I hear ya. . .you just can't sway the thinking of someone who doesn't see past today. I have used vinyl over plasti dipping and even fooled the dealership with the work I did. Interestimg thread though

 

darwin award for anyone who tries it they would deserve the melting paint/car

 

Not so sure I agree with everything that's been said. I wouldn't so much call Plasti-Dip the problem, and would more put the blame on the user. You really shouldn't expect a $300 plastidip job to be the same as a $2300 wrap job, that's just silly.

With that being said, I still believe that plastidipping a whole car is not a bad idea at all. Look at the videos from DipYourCar.com. Sure, they dip their cars a lot, but seriously, thats awesome. A new color every month? I'd love that. Would I really wanna put the time and money into it? No, but there are people that would. $2300 every month to wrap a car a new color when I can spend $2-300 to do the same with plasti-dip?

People are comparing apples to oranges. They really are 2 different products for 2 different outcomes.

 

Exactly. Plus ive seen the dipyourcar.com cars in person and they look fantastic. Cant even tell if its dipped or wrapped.

 

LOL @ plasti-dip. Always have. Always will.

HVLP for life!

Do it right you dont have to worry about all this extra crap. I suppose it nice for a car that goes in and out of showrooms, trailers, and car shows. But serisouly... I never understood the hype around it.

 

I saved the Plasti-CRAP'd car from utter terror. Wrapped it up. I appologize for my blindingly bright matte white Koup trying to steal the show lol.

 

sorry man, but i can't see anything with that sexy Koup in the way

 

custom wrap option from dealership...now thats an option worth considering.

 

I'm still trying to sell them on it. I'm heavily promoting the fact that it preserves paint. Even offering free removal when and if needed.

 

put a poll up here to show them that people would be interested in it. once enough people say they would maybe you can show them that.

 

I Like Yo Thinkin' there sir

 

I hope it works out for you.

 

Who knows You may be able to finance that Plum crazy hello kitty edition you've been wanting...
I personally want a Domo edition...