GeGe6 Donating Members 1,978 Member For: 12y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: Perth, SOR Posted 10/08/14 12:40 PM Share Posted 10/08/14 12:40 PM (edited) Oh yeh a few light coats to start, and towards the end I got a little heavier.When I pulled the tape (standard masking tape) I made sure I pulled it back on it self. Edited 10/08/14 12:42 PM by GeGe6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVT Formerly EGOBFXR6 Donating Members 1,111 Member For: 17y 12d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 10/08/14 01:28 PM Share Posted 10/08/14 01:28 PM Great, thanks for the advice mate. Can't wait to get it done on the car!Cheers,Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiv6 Member 42 Member For: 22y 1m 25d Gender: Male Posted 11/08/14 11:27 AM Share Posted 11/08/14 11:27 AM Trying to get an idea of what the gloss coating turns out like on black.How much glossier is it then normal?I just did my wheels on the weekend in black with the glossifier, comes out like a satin finish, maybe with a bit more shine, but does take away the matte look.Nothing like a full gloss paint finish though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeGe6 Donating Members 1,978 Member For: 12y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: Perth, SOR Posted 11/08/14 03:44 PM Share Posted 11/08/14 03:44 PM Any pic's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiv6 Member 42 Member For: 22y 1m 25d Gender: Male Posted 15/08/14 12:56 PM Share Posted 15/08/14 12:56 PM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixy Angel Expert Donating Members 9,132 Member For: 19y 11m 21d Gender: Male Location: North Jamberoo, NSW Posted 04/11/14 03:44 AM Share Posted 04/11/14 03:44 AM Plastidip on Sale $15http://www.caswellplating.com.au/store/store.php?action=show_detail&crn=239&edit_item=0&rn=644 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVT Formerly EGOBFXR6 Donating Members 1,111 Member For: 17y 12d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 29/11/14 03:02 PM Share Posted 29/11/14 03:02 PM I bought a can of Plastidip smoke today and thought I'd share some of the results with you guys.The plan was to tint the headlights/tail lights and maybe hit some chrome as I read that it changes it to a brushed aluminum look. I have a few pictures of the chrome/smoke and the tail light/smoke.Ended up looking a little too much like cop-bait for my liking so I removed the garnish and the light smoke - Very easy to remove too thankfully Ended up being very 'cloudy' - not as clear and 'tinted' as I had hoped for. About 5-6 light coats used.(Last pic is half chrome garnish/half smoke for reference)Cheers,Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I JET Member 325 Member For: 12y 1m 9d Gender: Male Location: Wollongong Posted 20/12/14 07:42 AM Share Posted 20/12/14 07:42 AM Did 6 coats per rim of matte black and then 3 coats of gloss. I'm very happy with the way they turned out, but I'm not sure if I should do the panda eyes black to match.Anyway, awesome stuff to use! Seriously easy and comes up a treat looks mint.....im jealous, I really wanted a white f6. I'm thinking of doing the same on my rims, I'm getting bored with the look of them......not sure how the car will look overall with matt twisties against the silver on the car....How many cans did you go through??.... you said you did 6 coats per rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 2m 24d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 20/12/14 08:28 AM Share Posted 20/12/14 08:28 AM Do it and post good pics so I can decide if I want to do it on my own lightning strike car's 18s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVT Formerly EGOBFXR6 Donating Members 1,111 Member For: 17y 12d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 21/12/14 06:26 AM Share Posted 21/12/14 06:26 AM looks mint.....im jealous, I really wanted a white f6. I'm thinking of doing the same on my rims, I'm getting bored with the look of them......not sure how the car will look overall with matt twisties against the silver on the car....How many cans did you go through??.... you said you did 6 coats per rim.Hi mate,I did 5-6 light-ish coats per rim with 2-3 of gloss. I think I used 2 cans of gloss and 4 cans of matte black when I did it mate.Trust me - If you're going to do it; Do it right. Thin plastidip is a nightmare to remove... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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