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Old 11-20-2013, 10:57 PM   #1826
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Their is a few vendors who sell vinyl overlays in any color combo you want which is the easiest way. Also, somewhere around here is a tutorial on taking apart the badge and hand painting it.
This one? Knew I sub it awhile ago. A guy also put LEDs behind it to make the edges of the stars light up.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1134460
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Old 11-21-2013, 03:19 AM   #1827
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what would be the best route to preping for plasti Dip & how do you remove if desired
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Old 11-21-2013, 02:55 PM   #1828
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Their is a few vendors who sell vinyl overlays in any color combo you want which is the easiest way. Also, somewhere around here is a tutorial on taking apart the badge and hand painting it.

http://www.jdmfanaticvinyls.com/08-1...rear-overlays/

is the vender in another thread for badge overlays. hope this helps
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Old 11-21-2013, 07:21 PM   #1829
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My '14 wrx with plasti dipped cargo top and plasti dipped wheels

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Old 11-21-2013, 07:54 PM   #1830
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My '14 wrx with plasti dipped cargo top and plasti dipped wheels
That is pretty cool. Good job!!
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Old 11-21-2013, 08:10 PM   #1831
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Thanks! The cargo top is originally black. Used about 5 cans of white plastidip to fully cover the whole cargo
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Old 11-22-2013, 02:32 PM   #1832
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And as a follow on, I didn't mean to change the subject so I'll contribute to the previous convo...I used standard black plasti dip on my tails and as killmoros07 already said, it's awesome. I put only two coats on to keep the cops from taking an interest but if they do, as said a few posts above, I'll just peel it off in front of em so they can write me a ticket for being a smart ass instead haha
Any pics? Did you gloss over it?
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Old 11-22-2013, 03:07 PM   #1833
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do 3 light coats of black plasti dip and 2 light coats of a semi gloss and it looks perfect
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Old 11-22-2013, 11:57 PM   #1834
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My '14 wrx with plasti dipped cargo top and plasti dipped wheels

Looks awesome. Reminds me of Jon Olsson's snow camo lambo.

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Old 11-23-2013, 07:54 PM   #1835
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Thanks! I got the idea from him haha. I just came back from snowboarding. I'll post a picture tomorrow of how dirty it is.. looks actually pretty nice dirty
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Old 11-25-2013, 09:19 AM   #1836
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Thanks dude! I made the effort to search other threads for a how to but didn't yield much results on the topic, but I'll just go the route of getting a vinyl. Thanks again!
cruxmotorsports.com has the vinyl overlays
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Old 11-25-2013, 05:25 PM   #1837
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plan on doing my grille later today
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Old 11-26-2013, 02:28 AM   #1838
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Just dipped my winter wheels Installed Process 2 cans black and 2 cans gold

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Old 11-26-2013, 06:00 PM   #1839
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I just plastdipped my OEM roof bars and chrome grille matte black. I've got some small spots on the roof because they stuck to the cardboard. For the grille, the edges around the Subaru badge are rough. Some chrome is showing through. Any ways you guys know to fix this?

I'd also like to point out that I did the roof bars at ambient room temperature, but the grille at ~32 F. Can I expect any quality issue with the grille? In the cold, I noticed that it sprayed very "thick," like lots of big clumps until I got the surface super wet. Indoors, I noticed that it sprayed like regular spray paint.

The stuff works very well, and I never would have done it if it was permanent.
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Old 11-27-2013, 01:38 AM   #1840
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Myself and a friend plastidipped my 97 GC coupe DD. The paint was in awful shape, fading, clear failing, mismatched colors, etc. I did some quick body work and we sprayed it with an airless sprayer. I'm happy with how it turned out, the car has 211K on it now so I wasn't about to invest in a "real" paintjob. By the way, this is the same car. I swapped the wheels out and did some quick bodywork.

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Old 11-27-2013, 02:53 PM   #1841
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I did the grille matte black and then Photoshopped some more around the headlights. Color of the badge is inverted. I like!

I hate anything chrome lol.
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Old 11-28-2013, 03:08 PM   #1842
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Thought I'd post up pics of the True Spectrum - Koi Orange DYC wheel kit since I didn't really see too many examples of this color except on their sponsored Audi.


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Old 12-01-2013, 05:13 PM   #1843
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This would be my first plastidip. I just did the front grill chrome pieces, rear trunk trim and the emblems.

EDIT: Oh, also the license frames, just plastidipped the dealer frames.

How does it look?




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Old 12-01-2013, 06:19 PM   #1844
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Looks good now get rid of those dealer frames.
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Old 12-01-2013, 06:23 PM   #1845
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Did my wheels and side markers. Next round I'm gonna try vintage gold. Plastidip isn't the best but it's awesome being able change colors easily.


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Old 12-01-2013, 07:17 PM   #1846
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Love my vintage gold!


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Old 12-01-2013, 09:37 PM   #1847
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Anthracite grey with glossifier

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Old 12-02-2013, 08:45 PM   #1848
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I plastidipped my BBS RK027 wheels a few weeks ago with Vintage Gold, 2011 WRB WRX. Two coats of black, four gold, two gloss. Looking great.

A few things: I sprayed at +5ºC to 0ºC (41ºF - 32ºF) and this really affected the spray pattern and quality of the application. I caught on rather quickly and kept the cans inside at room temperature, and then after one coat, in hot water. The last three gold coats were used with one can per wheel, swapping each can out in-between wheels for a warm can. This helped, but summer temperatures will be better next year.

The overspray was not very easy to manage, as some came off in large pieces, but still a considerable amount of overspray remained. I would use cue-cards or tape next time.

Goo-Gone wasn't working very easily a few days after it had cured, a very slow arduous process.

A 2600 psi pressure washer with 15º spray pattern cut through it like butter, being careful not to hit rim at this close proximity though.
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Old 12-02-2013, 08:58 PM   #1849
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Looks great. Always liked those rk's.
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Old 12-03-2013, 10:38 AM   #1850
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