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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 06:03 PM
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Black/White JCW

Just Dipped my car~

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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 06:14 PM
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Radical change. Looks good both ways but I can't imagine plasti-dip finish looks as good as paint up close. Especially black paint which you can turn into a mirror finish with the right products in the right hands.

How long do you intend to leave the plast-dip on ?
 
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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 06:21 PM
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WOW, thats drastic.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 06:22 PM
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It actually doesn't look to bad up close but definitely not as nice as mirror black! Not too sure how long I'll leave it on for, probably at Lear for a couple months before I get tired of it!
 
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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 06:36 PM
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Very drastic but looks good!
How much did it take to do the whole car?
 
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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 06:39 PM
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Leave the chrome if your gonna keep it white. If your going back to black. Blackout the chrome. Either way the car looks great!
 
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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 07:01 PM
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I like the white a lot. I dipped the wheels and the "fenders" on my car or what ever the little spot between the doors and the hood are.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 06:22 AM
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I dig it!!
 
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Zpgray19
I like the white a lot. I dipped the wheels and the "fenders" on my car or what ever the little spot between the doors and the hood are.
In MINI speak, that's called an A Panel.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 08:16 AM
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Opposite side of the spectrum! I think it looks good either way, depending on how bright you want your car to be (or how dark)

Rock it either way!
 
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 12:13 AM
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Ugh I've been dying to dip my car. That looks fantastic!!
 
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 08:08 AM
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Did you buy a paint sprayer and the gallons from dip your car.com? just curious.. I think it looks good. If I bought a new car like that I might do it too just to protect the paint job. Instead I buy them for less than half price and live with the rock chips. Looks great from afar! Is there something about the poop bags and pole that keep drawing you back to this locale? just playin cheers~
 
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 07:21 PM
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I did get it from dip your car.com~ Lol, I wanted to take the pictures in the same position giving the comparison
 
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 02:00 AM
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Dip always looks good at a distance but upon closer inspection I will cringe on the thought of dipping my whole car. To each his own, but I would have rather wrapped than dipped...
 
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 06:59 AM
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Go Black & White! Leave it on the door and go this route! Plastidip out of a can and out of a sprayer are pretty different as far as quality..

 
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by XXLil MickXX
Go Black & White! Leave it on the door and go this route! Plastidip out of a can and out of a sprayer are pretty different as far as quality..
Lol! Sweet~ I agree with you, sprayer and out of the can are way different. It may not be as nice as wrap but for 1/10 of the price, it's pretty darn close! I will take some close ups of the car to show.
 
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