Hello All,

No change to the previous setup, went from the factory Basalt Black to this classic greyish green 70's VW/Porsche color. This is done with plasti dip so its completely removable. However, I intend to keep it for a couple of years at least so I did a couple of coats of ceramic protection on top. Hope you like it!

PS. I also get a set of Nitto Invo tires which I think are really good - I wanted a set of PSS's but they were unavailable/out of stock.

 

The previous black look

 

Man i hate plasti dip, but the ceramic pro makes it look like a nice paint job! very nice.

 

I wasn't also a believer in plastidip but I could not find a local shop that does vinyl wrapping well or one that is affordable (4000$+) ... The shop sprayed loads of clear plastidip then the paint then a special clear and the final is the ceramic costing. Best $1300 ever spent and there is no way you could tell this is plastidip from look or touch unless you start peeling it of course.

 

Wow!!!!!!

 

Okay, so to better understand this, the shop:
1. Builds up multiple layers of plastidip (clear in this case) - this ensures you can peel everything off from your factory paint
2. Sprays traditional auto paint on top of the dip
3. Sprays a "special" clear (what is that)
4. Finishes with a ceramic coating (presumably clear as well?)

Did I get things above right? Can you share more on the "special" clear and ceramic coating? Can this final finish be be lightly polished to remove swirls?

Its amazing how far plastidip has expanded in the past several years...all thanks to the "Fonz" who was the first brave one to dip his whole new Audi.

 

I don't know what number 3 was but the shop owner said its a special kind of clear coat that doesn't react with the plastidip so that it would be easy to remove, traditional clear would cause major pain to remove but is still removable. Yes, the ceramic coating was clear as well. The finish was actually polished then ceramic coated to remove light swirls created by wet sanding. I was satisfied with the paint, the painter wasn't so he wet sanded it then it needed to be polished to remove some orange peal and swirls and then the ceramic coating applied. Results are as you can see, amazing. You can't tell it apart from a normal paint job unless you start peeling it off Of course.

 

Thats great. Wonder if you could get the same job for $1300 in SoCal. Much better option than full repaint and gives a lot of flexibility.

 

To be specific, for the clear and paint job, the painter's fee was $800 including the wet sand. The other $500 was for the polish and two coats of ceramic protection at the detail shop

Good deal if you ask me.

 

looks good in photos.

Love the SpeedArt wheels. And I liked the black

 

Yep, your twin! Glad you still have it.

 

That does look great in photos. I have seen some nightmare plastidip jobs. My biggest concern would be removal.

The color is very cool.

 

It looks as good up front and personal as well. I was concerned about the removal as well but we tested it multiple times on a hood at the shop to ensure its coming off every time. I even tested it in a secluded area of the car (inside of the mirror) to see it comes off, it does -- just like Plastidip would regularly. The key was spraying 6-7 coats of clear plasti first to ensure there is a thick layer of protection ahead of the paint and other layers.

Color is a classic 60's and 70's VW and Porsche color.

 

Do you think its something you could take off or will the shop have to do it?

How long did it take them to do complete the process?

 

You could do it yourself. However, I would take it to the detail shop where I had the ceramic protection done and have them do the removal and immediately perform a detail job on the car to rejuvenate the paint.

It took them a couple of weeks because the shop was busy and they did the following:

1- tests on the layers.
2- fill all the paint chips, sand them down.
3- spray the layers, let them dry and then paint then clear and then I took it to the detail shop.

I think it can all be done in a condensed two to three days.