^ I did this with my allroad. The paint was perfect before I did, now just shy of 6 months later and 4 with out the dip parts STILL feel funky. I've clayed it, waxed, detail spray, everything I can think of and it still doesn't feel right. It is getting better with each hard core wash, wax, polish I do (8 so far since I took it off). But so many days of trying to make it better and time doing so, is not worth it. Have the car wrapped if you want to do something like a matte color. It will cost the same in the long run any how lol. Just my .02. I'll also say it is a great idea for crappy cars or ones that need a paint job, because it doesn't look bad, is pretty cheap, is very forgiving, and holds up nicely.

 

As I suspected, they probably got a lot of complaints on the old gun and had to resolve it with a new gun. I've also tried this kind on house paint before and although a good improvement, it isn't as good as the ones most pros use in house painting that is similar to this model:

As you can see, the pro models have the thinner high pressure hose instead of the bulkier low pressure dryer style hose and provides a more consistent pressure and spray pattern. Btw, this model sucks compared to other brands but was for representation purposes only.

BTW, did anyone notice the burn streaks on the hood towards the end of the video? Pretty crappy job, especially coming from the company. Just makes me that much more skeptical on if the avg joe can successfully pull off doing a great job or not.

And min of 5 coats? What's the flash time between coats? And how much material does 5 coats worth come to?

 

Hahaha... I think someone has been checking the feedback on this thread.
One thing is for sure, this new gun is muchhhh better... still kinda weird (looks like an inverted vacuum cleaner) with that huge diameter hose but I guess it's a balance of cost vs results.
You can tell by the pattern of the spray (to the extent that's possible on a black car...) that the distribution is much finer and more even.

Also looks like he took notice of the comments re; spraying outside with bugs, grass etc....
If I was looking to do something like this I'd probably give it a go.
Anyone know the cost of a kit?

 

I agree the spray pattern and velocity looks pretty good and this new model can be bought around $90 on it's own. Spraying anything flat should be ok as you don't need to have trigger on for any extended length of time. However it did have a harder time doing the hood as you can see the overlap lines in the video. Big areas like this is where you'll see a difference using the pro painters.

Their top kit with gun and 3 gallons runs $299 and with 2 gallons is $225. Minimum of 2 gallons is recommended which will allow 4-5 coats on the avg.

I would worry about some high school kids knowing about this and peeling off parts of a car as a prank though.

 

I'm going to give it a try on my Durango. I'll take some video's and detailed pictures.

 

You've had two weeks since ordering the so how's it coming? I'm still waiting to see someone spray paint their 911.

 

I am actually pretty interested in this as well. I used to do a lot of flame jobs when I was painting cars.

I could cut a flame pattern full size and test it out with this to see how everything looks before going crazy with the airbrush. (after peeling it off and prep clearly)

 

following this one... I would agree you are better off spending a few extra bucks to do a Vinyl wrap for durability and ease of removal, but I'm curious to see the result.

 

My sportdesign's are starting to peel around the lip and I was contemplating plasti dipping them flat black for fun.. Interested to see how this turns out. Never thought I'd be rattle canning anything on the 996 but the idea of being able to peel it off makes it fun.

 

Bumping this. Anyone done this yet?

 

my wheels are done looks fine and holds up ....try doing a old fender or part

 

Ive been super busy,haven't gotten around to painting my truck. The kit is sitting in my garage and i might give it a try tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

I did my truck today. Everything started off well,but the gun on my last few coats stopped working right. It's a very rough finish and i will for sure be taking it off soon. I would use this on wheels and small body parts, but would never again do this for the whole car. I am going to giving vinyl wrapping a try.

 

Thanks for the heads-up!

 

Thanks for the feedback. As WilliamR91 noted above, I'm not sure if you would have to polish your paint after you take it off.

Logically to get a smooth finish, you have to mix in more paint thinner and there's going to be a point where too much paint thinner might have the possibility to affect your original paint.

I don't think Plastidip was originally designed to be thinned out and sprayed. You can tell just by the name.