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Old 06-25-2014, 03:06 PM   #1
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My plastidipped Porsche ;) (bunch of pics)

I wanted to give my car a new look, so I had it plastidipped. I like the way it turned out. Here's what it looked like prior:



Here's the new look, I went matte black all the way:











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Old 06-25-2014, 03:23 PM   #3
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sweet baby jesus in a tuxedo t-shirt, i like that.
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Old 06-25-2014, 03:46 PM   #5
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Looks cool
how do you plastidip an entire car?
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Your plates remind me... we had a Freebirds open here...
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Old 06-25-2014, 04:47 PM   #7
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I was always against plasti dipping a whole car until I saw this vid yesterday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glUuHbyhmcU
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Old 06-25-2014, 04:57 PM   #8
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That looks absolutely gorgeous!!! I am really into the matte finish these days seeing how very expensive automakers (lambo, benz, bmw) are charging a huge premium for these types of finishes...

I want to do mine in a slightly more exotic color like a medium blue...
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Old 06-25-2014, 05:29 PM   #9
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Looks cool
how do you plastidip an entire car?
Yes, how did you do this? I like the flat black look. Although that looks flat grey? Maybe it is just how the pics look.
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Old 06-25-2014, 05:53 PM   #10
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That's bad ass!!! Did you do it yourself? Holy ****************, 986 was made for flat black!
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Old 06-25-2014, 05:59 PM   #11
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Yes, how did you do this? I like the flat black look. Although that looks flat grey? Maybe it is just how the pics look.
I had it done by Dip Your Ride Dallas. Here's a link to their facebook page and they have a lot more examples of ones they've done. They are a little slow (I was supposed to have my car back last week but I didn't get it until yesterday), but they do nice work.

https://www.facebook.com/DipYourRideDallas
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Your plates remind me... we had a Freebirds open here...
Freebirds is greatness. I used to go there when my wife (girlfriend at that time) was in College Station. A&M Law is actually in Ft. Worth. I have to settle for Chipotle on the drive
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I was always against plasti dipping a whole car until I saw this vid yesterday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glUuHbyhmcU
got a huge chub from that video... the clear tail lights on that 911 are gorgeous!
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got a huge chub from that video... the clear tail lights on that 911 are gorgeous!
Hahaha! "got a chub". Haven't heard that in a while!
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I just started the vid, I have a partial already!
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Off 'da hook! Thanks for posting!
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Old 06-25-2014, 07:07 PM   #17
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I think its beechin'. Great job.
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I like! Nice job
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Old 06-25-2014, 09:21 PM   #19
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Wow, that looks unbelievable well done!

Of course this is a professional job. Everyone can safely forget about doing this with a can of HomeDepot PlastiDip.

Sorry, have to ask: How Much?

Ha, my first though was: After you have used this as a getaway car for robbing a bank you turn the corner, rip of the PlastiDip and ............
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Old 06-26-2014, 02:46 AM   #20
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Yes like in the movie "the jackal"! Yes please tell us how much. The kit on dipyourcar.com is a few hundred...

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