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_AlexTM · Postby **_AlexTM** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:14

Me and my friend are painting his XB with chalk paint so itll be matte black and its so tempting to do my car in it. Looks rad as always dude

Website · Postby **Shadowden** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:14

glad you took the time to dump the car too. Which compressor and bag system are you running?:D

Looks great geo!

geo2maz · Postby **geo2maz** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:14

iani1.1 wrote:looks good. im thinking about doing the same thing on the bike but black.

Cool you should, since it's a bike it will be cheap and easy, and you can just buy spray-cans locally instead of a paint gun/gallons, let me know if you end up doing it...

_AlexTM wrote:Me and my friend are painting his XB with chalk paint so itll be matte black and its so tempting to do my car in it. Looks rad as always dude

wow that's crazy, haven't heard of that till now, check out this guy's chaulked bimmer: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1509501

_AlexTM · Postby **_AlexTM** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:14

Dude that thing is baller, a matte black 3 would look soo sick. Itd make my wheels look even better. How long do you plan to keep the plasti dip on

iani1.1 · Postby **iani1.1** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:14

i really dont wanna have to take the stickers off though. you think i can get away with just leaving them on?

Website · Postby **Shadowden** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:14

iani1.1 wrote:i really dont wanna have to take the stickers off though. you think i can get away with just leaving them on?

You might try building them up with painters tape, then if you are good with an exacto, you can cut out around them and they would look pretty good when you peeled it. Hard to say though. I don't have nearly the experience with plasti dip as geo.

The reason you would build up the sticker with painters tape is to give you a more definitive edge to trace with the exacto and give you something to peel off other than plasti dip.

geo2maz · Postby **geo2maz** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:14

_AlexTM wrote:How long do you plan to keep the plasti dip on

Not sure yet, took so much work that i def. want to leave it on at least through winter... then we'll see, sometimes i miss Cosmic Blue, but i know its still there under all the Predator blood

iani1.1 wrote:i really dont wanna have to take the stickers off though. you think i can get away with just leaving them on?

I think if the stickers were applied right and don't have any rough/separated edges, then you should be fine, though the seam may show through the dip just a tad, (which could be a cool effect)

On my car, I had clear bra vinyl applied to the side mirrors, and you can see the outline of where they are, along with a few tiny creases/imperfections that were there before dipping.

Here's a good example:
[url=dip over decal]http://www.dipyourcar.com/forums/showthread.php?2652-Super-subtle-logo-placement&highlight=decal[/url]

Are your stickers a pattern or just logo's/circles?

Shadowden wrote:You might try building them up with painters tape, then if you are good with an exacto, you can cut out around them and they would look pretty good when you peeled it. Hard to say though. I don't have nearly the experience with plasti dip as geo.

The reason you would build up the sticker with painters tape is to give you a more definitive edge to trace with the exacto and give you something to peel off other than plasti dip.

That could work, but i'd worry about cutting into the original paints clear-coat with the exacto, (i made that mistake when i was trying to fix the side-mirror clear bra)

iani1.1 · Postby **iani1.1** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:14

its the factory sticker really. the "gsxr" might stand out a little bit but i might have to just get another pair of those to put back on if i wanted to peel off the dip. but as far as the stripes and what not it's just one big overlay. i was just thinking about just dipping the white parts and leaving the flat black as is.

here's what im talking about

KILLER_VIZ · Postby **KILLER_VIZ** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:14

Turned out great Geo! wanna do mine in black matte now!?!?! lol

geo2maz · Postby **geo2maz** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:14

iani1.1 wrote:its the factory sticker really. the "gsxr" might stand out a little bit but i might have to just get another pair of those to put back on if i wanted to peel off the dip. but as far as the stripes and what not it's just one big overlay. i was just thinking about just dipping the white parts and leaving the flat black as is.

here's what im talking about

I see, yeah those wouldn't be a problem, and would add a lil fextra flare when dipped...

KILLER_VIZ wrote:Turned out great Geo! wanna do mine in black matte now!?!?! lol

Thanks!
Sure I'd help, your car is black right? should only take 4-5 gallons,
If you want to do it, buy them at dipyourcar.com,
(I have the spray gun already)

KILLER_VIZ · Postby **KILLER_VIZ** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:14

If Im going to do it Im going to take it somewhere and have it painted. Only after I get the front end modified! Thanks for the offer though!

_AlexTM · Postby **_AlexTM** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:14

How many gallons did you use all together? 6?

Andyscums · Postby **Andyscums** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:14

I ordered my "pro kit" from them about a week ago. Mine only comes with 4 gallons as well so it's good that I know to order more now. Luckily it's on back order (story of my life) because apparently matte white is the most popular color..... Who knew? But I am doing snow camo once everything gets here. Good thing about it is if you don't like it, peel it off.

Website · Postby **Shadowden** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:14

Short story: I need to redo one of the wheels we dipped Geo.

Long story...it wasn't my fault, but it is still a PIA. Wonder if this is a sign that its time to go all in and have them powdercoated white metallic pearl.

_AlexTM · Postby **_AlexTM** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:14

Dooo itttt Shadow

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