Willylump Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Guys.... I'm on the fence about this. I have multiple buddies with various subi's who have dipped either wheels or whole car and it looks pretty sweet. I've already dipped the wheels on mine gun metal grey. I'm seriously considering going Matte white with black roof on the whole car. Let me know what you think and if anyone has dipped the full car before I would love to know how it went. Here is how it currently looks. http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/willylumplump15/DSC_0004_zps8d4f776e.jpg http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/willylumplump15/DSC_0018_zpsa5f38378.jpg http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff187/willylumplump15/DSC_0002_zps9cea360f.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzztech13 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I wouldn't TOUCH that thing! Looks great the way it is. My $.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 should dip the whole car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie3429 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Do it! Would look awesome! I'm to much of a chicken to do mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteMonster06 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I think it looks brilliant now! Maybe dip the hood and trunk...that'd be cool, but leave the hood scoop silver... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khurlburt Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Just do the roof if you're going to dip anything. A black roof would look awesome on that IMO. I think it looks pretty damn good the way it sits though.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samcuomo Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I have a friend who did a custom mint green color and said that it's awful to keep clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willylump Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 I appreciate all the opinions! I have thought about just black roof. Does look sweet on other stuff. I don't know if I want to steal Audi's thunder lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claw Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I wouldn't touch the roof. Or any other part of the car though. If you look at the STI next to it, it's got the black rails on either side - that's would look ok dipped but the Legacy next to it, probably wouldn't. Personal preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk6933 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I dipped my Legacy twice and wouldn't recommend it. First, if you decide to peel it off, it's a pain removing all those overspray. Your window trim will be messed up. Plasti dip will get stuck in those tiny gaps and good luck cleaning those. Second, with matte white, it's going to be a pain keeping clean. It will look good for a few weeks, but it will get dirty and will never look the same. I recommend plasti dip for rims, emblem, grille, and small stuff, but definitely not the whole car. Do it right, go with a vinyl wrap instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underpowerd Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 the switch to white is soo tempting, but the upkeep concerns with that grippy PD matte finish noted above weigh as really legit -- anyone have any experience with the PD clearcoat/glossifier on exterior (if only to keep the fantasy alive )? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhitter Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 the switch to white is soo tempting, but the upkeep concerns with that grippy PD matte finish noted above weigh as really legit -- anyone have any experience with the PD clearcoat/glossifier on exterior (if only to keep the fantasy alive )? The glossifier is just as tacky. My OBXT build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumbum898 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I would not touch it, your ad looks great dude. Btw what did you do to you headlights lol is that just tint or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyroo Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I dipped my Legacy twice and wouldn't recommend it. First, if you decide to peel it off, it's a pain removing all those overspray. Your window trim will be messed up. Plasti dip will get stuck in those tiny gaps and good luck cleaning those. Second, with matte white, it's going to be a pain keeping clean. It will look good for a few weeks, but it will get dirty and will never look the same. I recommend plasti dip for rims, emblem, grille, and small stuff, but definitely not the whole car. Do it right, go with a vinyl wrap instead. THIS. All of this. I've done it and its just not worth it. I went a custom matte silver color and it just wasn't worth it. My car still has overspray shit all over it and I hate it. And it really will only be clean for a little while and will never wash off and look like fresh again. A couple pictures just for the hell of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willylump Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 @drumbum898 Thanks dude! I dig the lights on it also. Contrasts well with the silver. The insides of the light are painted black just so you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willylump Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thats another question I've got. How did the Dip hold up to washing it. By looking at your pictures looks like it cleaned up pretty well. Were you using a full on scrub brush to wash? How'd it hold up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyroo Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 It snowed and I went through some muddy snow. Months later I still couldn't scrub the brown out of the dip on that particular fender. I'm a good photographer and make sure I make things look better than they do in life when I shoot them haha. I tried hand wash, scrub, pressure wash (low pressure), running through the car wash - none of it worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteMonster06 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Only thing I am considering plastidip for is my wheels because they're the stock wheels, and black will look a bit better until I can afford real wheels for it. and it's cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idiot4hire Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I put 2 coats on my grille and it's due for a re spray after 2 winters. I would hate to have to re due my whole car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striker65 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I had nothing better to do this morning... Thought I'd tinker a little in PhotoShop. And sorry about the roof. My "skills" lacked there. http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy172/Striker625/LegacyMatte_zpsc805ad81.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jknepp Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 The black roof really does give an Audi/Optima feel to it, which I'm not opposed to. Visually I think it would look neat. I do think, and if this is just the photoshopping skills, that your pics don't reflect the end result really well. What I'm seeing on my screen is an eggshell-like white that still is reflective, definitely not the white and black you described above. If you plasti-dip the beast, then you're not gonna have that reflective surface anymore, and even with the glossifier it won't be that smooth. I honestly LOVE the BSM color, it's gorgeous after a wash in the sunny light. At most I would say do the roof, otherwise my vote is stick with stock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willylump Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Thanks for the photoshop striker! Gives us a good idea. Although I think its going to be more matte. jknepp has got a great point. The dip would be completely matte. Don't get me wrong I love the way my car looks now but I think a change of scenery would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98legwag Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 http://sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=27210 This one was dipped black. Personally, I really like your car the way it is. I would leave it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenfamily Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I would recommend doing more research on this in the forum at dipyourcar.com. There are a lot of advice clips on youtube from dyc and from puzzleman. I did my BRZ's front bumper in 4 coats in clear with 3 coats of gloss, which gave it a satin finish. It was pretty easy to clean, but I cleaned the car every week or two. It is not slick like paint, but it does get less tacky over time. Since people have done this for a couple of years, they've learned a lot about what to mask off and when to pull it. If it looks cheap to you, you can always pull the dip off the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willylump Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Thanks for all the advice! I have been doing a lot of reading on the DYC forum. Seems like people have mixed reviews. I have yet to seen a matte white LGT with black roof so I think it would be sweet to pioneer that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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