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03-19-2017, 11:00 PM
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Drives: 2016 Summit White 2SS Join Date: Dec 2015
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Did a little Plasti Dip this weekend
I know how this forum typically feels about plasti dip, but here was my Sunday project. I went to my vinyl place and was quoted $150 per mirror to wrap in gloss black. I wanted to do a cheap fix to see if I liked it enough to wrap. An hour or two later here are the results. I'm digging it and will probably have them wrapped in the near future.
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03-19-2017, 11:03 PM
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Drives: 2017 Summit White camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2017
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Looks very nice I am planning on doing my mirrors as well.
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03-20-2017, 03:00 AM
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Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS, NPP, A8, FBO, E85 Join Date: Oct 2016
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Looks very nice. Maybe you can add plasti dip glossifier and that'll make it look like it's wrapped
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Well............ At least you tried. lol
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03-20-2017, 10:48 AM
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Markoon13
Drives: Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2016
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I would stick with the dip. I had mine wrapped before multiple times and I kept having problems because of the shape of the mirror. So I dipped mine and they came out great.
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03-20-2017, 11:06 AM
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Drives: 2017 NGM Camaro 1LT Join Date: Feb 2017
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I plan on doing this but I have never plastidipped before. How easy is it to get an even distribution? How much does lower temperature affect the curing of this product? It says 18 Celsius and above on the can. Could I get away with doing it on a 10 C day?
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03-20-2017, 11:08 AM
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Drives: 2017 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2016
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I like.
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03-20-2017, 01:21 PM
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ZYJ
Drives: 2017 1SS Camaro/6 speed Join Date: Sep 2014
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Practice is key, if you are still not comfortable, have a professional plastidip installer do it for you, gloss black is in fact available in plastidip.
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03-20-2017, 01:53 PM
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I did a set of mirrors a couple years ago and finally took it off because the bugs would impact themselves on the backside after a long trip and it wouldn't clean off well… And that was with glossifier too. Plastidip is great stuff, however it is soft for bug facing surfaces.
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03-20-2017, 02:10 PM
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Markoon13
Drives: Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2016
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Its pretty easy on small stuff like mirrors. On bigger stuff like body panels, you would need an HVLP gun. Temp isnt so much about the curing, but the spraying. On a hot day, the dip will spray out much more evenly for a smooth finish. On a cold day, it may come our of the can a bit thicker. A trick is to leave the can in a cup of hot water in between layers and it comes out super smooth.
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03-20-2017, 02:28 PM
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Mirrors look fine, but not digging the fuel door. Not sure why anyone would want to make it more noticeable...
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03-20-2017, 02:29 PM
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03-20-2017, 03:04 PM
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03-20-2017, 05:56 PM
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Drives: 2016 Summit White 2SS Join Date: Dec 2015
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I'm not in love with the fuel door, which is exactly why I chose this $10 alternative to see what I like before committing. Additionally, I did use a glossifier on all 3 spots.
It's very easy. As long as you apply a liberal amount of coats, it will peel off very easily. If you have overspray, it will come ove easily as well. Give it a shot, and do what Mark said and put it in warm water first. If it's too cold, you could get runny spots.
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03-20-2017, 11:14 PM
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