Clear matte plastidip: Subaru WRX (satin white pearl): project

huskySOOB · 03-07-2013, 04:41 AM

Pretty happy with the results, worst part is cleaning your car because doing clear - it doesnt hide anything... and i've never been the type to wash my car to often (note the dirtiness of the car *sadface) . I've dipped small projects before like my roof and interior parts.. but never at this scale.

Project: used the "create your color" plastidipped cans. with the 50/50 mix thinner (65% xylene & 35% vm&p).

cost: around $120 (already had a spray gun)
time: 5-7 hours
smoothness: 10/10
ease of project: 9/10 (prep work is a pain)
used:5x 22 ounce cans of clear plastidip + 5x22 ounce of thinner
coats: 6 coats
spray gun: wagner (518080 Control Spray Max HVLP Sprayer)

my youtube video of this project:
http://www.youtube.com/user/edlinnguyen

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Stuffed · 03-07-2013, 09:05 AM

So you basically just did a clear coat on top of the white pearl to get a matte finish?

Looks awesome by the way, though I'm getting a bit of a BMW feeling with the black roof on a white car..

04stigeek · 03-07-2013, 11:52 AM

i like it.. id like to know also if all you did was the clear over the factory white paint

huskySOOB · 03-07-2013, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuffed

So you basically just did a clear coat on top of the white pearl to get a matte finish?

Looks awesome by the way, though I'm getting a bit of a BMW feeling with the black roof on a white car..

Thanks. Yea beauty about plastidip is I can just peel it off when I get sick of it .

huskySOOB · 03-07-2013, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 04stigeek

i like it.. id like to know also if all you did was the clear over the factory white paint

Yes just clear plastidip thinned down

colin1234567 · 03-07-2013, 06:54 PM

I thought I had been lazy in the past with garage door sealer. Now I don't feel so bad.

I'd keep showing off a limited color like that though

tsigeoff · 03-08-2013, 08:47 AM

Looks good, but what is the deal with your front and rear lips? is that a joke?

huskySOOB · 03-08-2013, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsigeoff

Looks good, but what is the deal with your front and rear lips? is that a joke?

yes april fools joke.. no their badly curb rashed and/or damaged... i know it looks bad but it works to protect it "kind of" and cover it up

MatthewB10 · 03-08-2013, 11:27 AM

Nice, I'd hit it.

Lieferson · 03-08-2013, 02:40 PM

Love me some plasti dip.

huskySOOB · 03-08-2013, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatthewB10

Nice, I'd hit it.

Join the club ! Show me ur dipped car ,,

alecb · 03-09-2013, 04:25 PM

Very nice man, the matte looks good.

huskySOOB · 03-10-2013, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alecb

Very nice man, the matte looks good.

Thanks

ImBenDood · 03-10-2013, 03:31 AM

I really like the tail lights is that just red tint film?

huskySOOB · 03-10-2013, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImBenDood

I really like the tail lights is that just red tint film?

Yup it is

garn · 03-10-2013, 12:07 PM

Wow, didn't even know they made clear plastidip, very nice!

huskySOOB · 03-10-2013, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garn

Wow, didn't even know they made clear plastidip, very nice!

its called home depot - 6 pack =)

Soupysuby · 03-10-2013, 07:37 PM

How do the door wells look? I'm thinking white plastidip on my Legacy but it's winter green and i'm skeptical about wasting my money to just peel it away.

huskySOOB · 03-10-2013, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soupysuby

How do the door wells look? I'm thinking white plastidip on my Legacy but it's winter green and i'm skeptical about wasting my money to just peel it away.

Lots of happy dippers out there... U mean door handles...? Mine are fine but if any problems just peel the dip around the handles and redo .. Don't have to peel the whole car

rskxqjjw · 03-10-2013, 09:41 PM

Very nice man, the matte looks good.

huskySOOB · 03-11-2013, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rskxqjjw

Very nice man, the matte looks good.

Thanks

WRX-ERROR · 03-11-2013, 11:49 AM

Thinking about dipping my 02 WRX. Is it me or does your hood, fender and doors all look a different white? Even your rear quarter and trunk look different. Is it the photo only?

matigas_TT · 03-11-2013, 11:51 AM

Looks awesome!!!!

huskySOOB · 03-11-2013, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WRX-ERROR

Thinking about dipping my 02 WRX. Is it me or does your hood, fender and doors all look a different white? Even your rear quarter and trunk look different. Is it the photo only?

No it was rebuilt and previous owner painted some parts. Only more of a reason to dip the whole thing black

blueteamno · 03-11-2013, 12:37 PM

I'll never understand painting that section of the front bumper black, it looks like you got in an accident and broke it off. The flat white looks cool, but there's too much DIY going on for my taste. IMO a proper front lip, reflector back in the headlights (tinted/painted or not), white grill, and no rear "lip" would make a world of difference.

03-07-2013, 04:41 AM	#1
huskySOOB Scooby Newbie Member#: 200743 Join Date: Jan 2009 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Bothell Vehicle: 2007 WRX satin white pearl	Clear matte plastidip: Subaru WRX (satin white pearl): project Pretty happy with the results, worst part is cleaning your car because doing clear - it doesnt hide anything... and i've never been the type to wash my car to often (note the dirtiness of the car sadface) . I've dipped small projects before like my roof and interior parts.. but never at this scale. Project: used the "create your color" plastidipped cans. with the 50/50 mix thinner (65% xylene & 35% vm&p). cost: around $120 (already had a spray gun) time: 5-7 hours smoothness: 10/10 ease of project: 9/10 (prep work is a pain) used:5x 22 ounce cans of clear plastidip + 5x22 ounce of thinner coats: 6 coats spray gun: wagner (518080 Control Spray Max HVLP Sprayer) my youtube video of this project: http://www.youtube.com/user/edlinnguyen Registered users of the site do not see these ads. Last edited by huskySOOB; 03-07-2013 at 08:10 AM.

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03-07-2013, 09:05 AM	#2
Stuffed Scooby Newbie Member#: 327444 Join Date: Jul 2012	So you basically just did a clear coat on top of the white pearl to get a matte finish? Looks awesome by the way, though I'm getting a bit of a BMW feeling with the black roof on a white car..

03-07-2013, 11:52 AM	#3
04stigeek Scooby Newbie Member#: 345156 Join Date: Jan 2013	i like it.. id like to know also if all you did was the clear over the factory white paint

03-07-2013, 06:54 PM	#6
colin1234567 Scooby Specialist Member#: 212639 Join Date: May 2009 Chapter/Region: NESIC Vehicle: WRX= 13/SWP/GR '88 735il, '90 Miata	I thought I had been lazy in the past with garage door sealer. Now I don't feel so bad. I'd keep showing off a limited color like that though

03-08-2013, 08:47 AM	#7
tsigeoff Scooby Newbie Member#: 314721 Join Date: Mar 2012 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: South Jersey Vehicle: 2012 WRX Limited SWP	Looks good, but what is the deal with your front and rear lips? is that a joke?

03-08-2013, 11:27 AM	#9
MatthewB10 Scooby Newbie Member#: 320973 Join Date: May 2012	Nice, I'd hit it.

03-08-2013, 02:40 PM	#10
Lieferson Scooby Newbie Member#: 343867 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Washington Vehicle: 2006 Impreza 2.5I San remo red	Love me some plasti dip.

03-09-2013, 04:25 PM	#12
alecb Scooby Newbie Member#: 335146 Join Date: Oct 2012 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: LaPlata, MD Vehicle: 2004 STi PSM	Very nice man, the matte looks good.

03-10-2013, 03:31 AM	#14
ImBenDood Scooby Newbie Member#: 227634 Join Date: Oct 2009 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: San Antonio Vehicle: 2006 Impreza 2.5i SGM - 26D	I really like the tail lights is that just red tint film?

03-10-2013, 12:07 PM	#16
garn Scooby Newbie Member#: 56939 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Roanoke, VA	Wow, didn't even know they made clear plastidip, very nice!

03-10-2013, 07:37 PM	#18
Soupysuby Scooby Newbie Member#: 262052 Join Date: Oct 2010 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Joliet, IL Vehicle: 2001 Legacy Wintergreen	How do the door wells look? I'm thinking white plastidip on my Legacy but it's winter green and i'm skeptical about wasting my money to just peel it away.

03-10-2013, 09:41 PM	#20
rskxqjjw Scooby Newbie Member#: 349741 Join Date: Mar 2013	Very nice man, the matte looks good.

03-11-2013, 11:49 AM	#22
WRX-ERROR Scooby Specialist Member#: 83211 Join Date: Mar 2005 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Wilkes Barre, Pa Vehicle: 2002 WRX - stg4 PSM	Thinking about dipping my 02 WRX. Is it me or does your hood, fender and doors all look a different white? Even your rear quarter and trunk look different. Is it the photo only?

03-11-2013, 11:51 AM	#23
matigas_TT Scooby Newbie Member#: 322775 Join Date: Jun 2012 Vehicle: 2012 WRX White	Looks awesome!!!!

03-11-2013, 12:37 PM	#25
blueteamno Scooby Specialist Member#: 32089 Join Date: Jan 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Mundelein, IL Vehicle: 2007 STi 2012 Outback	I'll never understand painting that section of the front bumper black, it looks like you got in an accident and broke it off. The flat white looks cool, but there's too much DIY going on for my taste. IMO a proper front lip, reflector back in the headlights (tinted/painted or not), white grill, and no rear "lip" would make a world of difference.