My Stealth Raider Progress - Updated 21/05/12 Plasti Dipped Front End
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Not sure tbh. Depends how far under the lip they can go. If it comes away then you can peel it off in mins and re do it i guess. It is cheap so it wouldnt bother me.
If i didn't have the Trophy i'd have it done, i don't want to spam this thread but is there one on the diff? i would be very interested to read up on it and see how you feel about it.
I don't think you will get away with it with it being matt. You could ask them to lube the plastic that the rim sits on but i think it will give it a sheen.
You could try a wheel rim protector (gator i think they are called) or something similar?
Your cars looking awesome mate, Were did you get the plastidip from? have you got a link?
Ebay plastidip mate.
It will be interesting to see how it holds up to stone chips. I'm thinking about using it on my bumper (Albeit on my Scirocco).
******UPDATE*******
After doing my wheels and mirror caps with plasti dip, it wanted more of a challenge by doing the gloss area around the number plate and also the blade underneath. As most will know, rattle cans over a large surface area can be a nightmare so the distance and timing has to be spot on with every pass. Front end was first taped/bagged up, remembering again to leave a slight overlap of every painted area so it will peel away afterwards and cut itself out once removed. I haven't removed the front reg plate purely because the sticky pads have set like concrete so i have decided to spray into the surface clearance instead which should hopefully have the same result. I covered up most of the bonnet too and front bumper to ensure no overspray would travel.
All grilled areas and gaps into the car were taped up so nothing would get on the radiator and other mechanical bits, again leaving a slight overlap for removal of cutting out.
Once all taped up, all gloss areas were wiped down with IPA for a nice clean prep and it was time for the first coat. There should be a very fine coating 1st time round so it adheres properly and transparency should be about 50%. I found that walking the full area with each pass was better than doing bits as it was laying down in areas a bit thicker.
Waited 10 mins to see how it has settled
Second coat was then sprayed on using the same technique but still leaving a little transparency
Waited another 10 mins and onto the 3rd coat which was applied more liberally until i could see the finish becoming wet. I won't put too many pics up but the 3rd coat should now hide all the gloss area underneath and start building a nice layer. 4th coat was then applied after a short wait and the finish was now coming together and thickening up
I waited 20 mins for this coat to dry as it was applied a little heavier.
Onto the 5th and last coat. Again this was sprayed until the wetness was appearing on the surface so a fair amount had been put on this time round. With this being the final coat, i waited for half an hour until the surface was touch dry so i could remove all the taping without risking damaging the surface. Also, i needed to do the cutting out before it has fully cured (roughly 3 hours) Trying to cut out hours after the finished job will only make it harder to remove. I left it for 45 mins as i could still see darkened areas. The finished look
All tape was then removed leaving the overlaps of the painted areas
All the overlapped areas was then removed, making sure to pull away from the painted areas. This will have the self cutting effect and also won't disturb the finish adjacent to it. The thicker the coating is, the easier it is to remove in one go rather than snapping bits off and also to pull out the plasti dip in the deeper crevices
Same was done for the numberplate and around the bottom blade. I had actually forgot to etch the R.S badge out of the grill so ill put a pic up of that next. The finished Job
I then etched out the R.S badge in the grill and fitted my stickers that i went to pick up today
I also forgot to post up the etching out of the center caps so a couple of pics on the result of these
A few final piccies of how she currently stands. I'm not sure on the rear badge as i think its little to close to the original badge and possibly too much going on so i will either refit these tomorrow or leave them off as i have a few of them.
Next up will be the back end. I don't know when ill get round to doing this because of the big under tray so need a little time to think about the best way to spray it. Hope you have enjoyed the progress :thumbup1:
After doing my wheels and mirror caps with plasti dip, it wanted more of a challenge by doing the gloss area around the number plate and also the blade underneath. As most will know, rattle cans over a large surface area can be a nightmare so the distance and timing has to be spot on with every pass. Front end was first taped/bagged up, remembering again to leave a slight overlap of every painted area so it will peel away afterwards and cut itself out once removed. I haven't removed the front reg plate purely because the sticky pads have set like concrete so i have decided to spray into the surface clearance instead which should hopefully have the same result. I covered up most of the bonnet too and front bumper to ensure no overspray would travel.
All grilled areas and gaps into the car were taped up so nothing would get on the radiator and other mechanical bits, again leaving a slight overlap for removal of cutting out.
Once all taped up, all gloss areas were wiped down with IPA for a nice clean prep and it was time for the first coat. There should be a very fine coating 1st time round so it adheres properly and transparency should be about 50%. I found that walking the full area with each pass was better than doing bits as it was laying down in areas a bit thicker.
Waited 10 mins to see how it has settled
Second coat was then sprayed on using the same technique but still leaving a little transparency
Waited another 10 mins and onto the 3rd coat which was applied more liberally until i could see the finish becoming wet. I won't put too many pics up but the 3rd coat should now hide all the gloss area underneath and start building a nice layer. 4th coat was then applied after a short wait and the finish was now coming together and thickening up
I waited 20 mins for this coat to dry as it was applied a little heavier.
Onto the 5th and last coat. Again this was sprayed until the wetness was appearing on the surface so a fair amount had been put on this time round. With this being the final coat, i waited for half an hour until the surface was touch dry so i could remove all the taping without risking damaging the surface. Also, i needed to do the cutting out before it has fully cured (roughly 3 hours) Trying to cut out hours after the finished job will only make it harder to remove. I left it for 45 mins as i could still see darkened areas. The finished look
All tape was then removed leaving the overlaps of the painted areas
All the overlapped areas was then removed, making sure to pull away from the painted areas. This will have the self cutting effect and also won't disturb the finish adjacent to it. The thicker the coating is, the easier it is to remove in one go rather than snapping bits off and also to pull out the plasti dip in the deeper crevices
Same was done for the numberplate and around the bottom blade. I had actually forgot to etch the R.S badge out of the grill so ill put a pic up of that next. The finished Job
I then etched out the R.S badge in the grill and fitted my stickers that i went to pick up today
I also forgot to post up the etching out of the center caps so a couple of pics on the result of these
A few final piccies of how she currently stands. I'm not sure on the rear badge as i think its little to close to the original badge and possibly too much going on so i will either refit these tomorrow or leave them off as i have a few of them.
Next up will be the back end. I don't know when ill get round to doing this because of the big under tray so need a little time to think about the best way to spray it. Hope you have enjoyed the progress :thumbup1:
I was also unsure on the whole matt concept but to my surprise, i think it's coming together nicely. The Akro logo was a must for me. Looked a little plain without something there.
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