Plasti-Dip Questions & Projects Thread
08-28-2014, 06:23 AM
#641
My wheels and the oem wheels not much difference, and lip doesnt affect performance. As far as mechanical parts i agree with you 100% that this is an area where putting cheap parts will come back and bite you in the *** and i dont plan on putting knock off anything in or around my engine bay/drivetrain/brakes. But as far as body add ons, i dont mind the lip that i have right now as it does the job until my kit can be delivered and fitted onto my z and properly painted. For now plasti dipping the car to mask the crappy state of my paint sounds alot better then riding around with shitty paint.
Like SqualZ said though when it comes to wheels, I too see Volks (or "Volks") from far away and my first thought is Varrstoens, Sportlines, or Vertinis since most of the time that's what they are. Then I get a closer look and every once in a while I'm pleasantly surprised.
08-30-2014, 01:48 PM
#642
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Lol this is the same argument women have about clothes . . .
"She has knockoff louboutins! What a ****, I paid $4,000 for mine so they must be better!"
In reality you pay a lot for the name, at least in my opinion. There's obviously a quality difference, but for some parts (emblems, lips, wings, etc) it's all about the name. So obviously people who want to act like they have the money are going to pretend.
I always tell people where I bought my parts, because I'm trying to save them money! I'm the same way with clothes, I don't care what the label says, just what it looks like.
"She has knockoff louboutins! What a ****, I paid $4,000 for mine so they must be better!"
In reality you pay a lot for the name, at least in my opinion. There's obviously a quality difference, but for some parts (emblems, lips, wings, etc) it's all about the name. So obviously people who want to act like they have the money are going to pretend.
I always tell people where I bought my parts, because I'm trying to save them money! I'm the same way with clothes, I don't care what the label says, just what it looks like.
08-31-2014, 06:55 AM
#644
Lol this is the same argument women have about clothes . . .
"She has knockoff louboutins! What a ****, I paid $4,000 for mine so they must be better!"
In reality you pay a lot for the name, at least in my opinion. There's obviously a quality difference, but for some parts (emblems, lips, wings, etc) it's all about the name. So obviously people who want to act like they have the money are going to pretend.
I always tell people where I bought my parts, because I'm trying to save them money! I'm the same way with clothes, I don't care what the label says, just what it looks like.
"She has knockoff louboutins! What a ****, I paid $4,000 for mine so they must be better!"
In reality you pay a lot for the name, at least in my opinion. There's obviously a quality difference, but for some parts (emblems, lips, wings, etc) it's all about the name. So obviously people who want to act like they have the money are going to pretend.
I always tell people where I bought my parts, because I'm trying to save them money! I'm the same way with clothes, I don't care what the label says, just what it looks like.
08-31-2014, 09:48 AM
#645
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This is the logic my girlfriend uses when I tell her how much parts cost. I'm not buying that comparison. I find the price difference between low quality and high quality reasonable and understandable when it comes to car parts because when you're basically just sewing fabric and leather together, manufacturing methods, machining, and tolerances aren't as critical as they are in the manufacturing of alloys that actually "perform" in some crucial way.
Some stuff that comes down to safety matters obviously, but most stuff is going to be "safe" if you aren't tracking and are just doing it for show (which is what you would be if you were buying knockoffs anyway)
08-31-2014, 04:50 PM
#646
Trust me no woman feels that way. The quality is WAYYYY different for high end clothes than it is for low end knockoffs. You can see it in the stitching and the styling, how do you think people tell it's fake? Same with the quality of materials. It's almost exactly the same. Why buy a polyester blouse when the designer one is silk. Why buy a plastic lip when the designer one is carbon fiber.
Some stuff that comes down to safety matters obviously, but most stuff is going to be "safe" if you aren't tracking and are just doing it for show (which is what you would be if you were buying knockoffs anyway)
Some stuff that comes down to safety matters obviously, but most stuff is going to be "safe" if you aren't tracking and are just doing it for show (which is what you would be if you were buying knockoffs anyway)
I know in most cases, higher priced clothing items are better quality though, but the quality increase that comes with price increase is not as dramatic as mechanical parts. H&M is making profit off button downs at a price of 20 bucks. Burberry sells button downs for 200. With fashion, handbags, and other decorative chit, I think a much higher percentage of that name brand price hike can be attributed to simply paying for the name. With manufactured alloys, most of that price hike is due to the increased cost of production to make a higher quality product (tighter tolerances, better grades of aluminum/steel/copper etc., forging vs casting)
10-27-2014, 07:13 AM
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Plasti-Dip (I love it)
Well, as I found out, the 350z sits so low to the ground that it get a lot of chips from the road. I was going to get it re-painted and then put some sort of paint protector on it, but it's about winter time in NVA and I like to drive my car as long as I can.
I started looking at options to cover the chips and a nice big scratch I put in the drivers side bumper. I decided to cover it with plasti-dip and use the glossiffier on top of that.
I didn't want it really shiny, so I just put enough glassifier on it to give it a semi gloss look as you can see in the pics. I wash it like normal and dry it off the same way.
I also used plasti-dip on the interior center console about 4 months ago. It's holding up very well and I clean it with the same agents I use on my dash.
I started looking at options to cover the chips and a nice big scratch I put in the drivers side bumper. I decided to cover it with plasti-dip and use the glossiffier on top of that.
I didn't want it really shiny, so I just put enough glassifier on it to give it a semi gloss look as you can see in the pics. I wash it like normal and dry it off the same way.
I also used plasti-dip on the interior center console about 4 months ago. It's holding up very well and I clean it with the same agents I use on my dash.
10-27-2014, 08:33 AM
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You should go pro, bro. Do a flip.
10-27-2014, 08:35 AM
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I sprayed the bumper in my back yard and my neighbor decided to cut his grass. So some got into the dip on the left side. I took a blade and cut down the left side of the grill and pulled it off, then re-sprayed that part.
The dip comes off pretty easy as long as it's sprayed on thick. Otherwise they sell a formula that dissolves it.
BTW, I had some over spray on the hood and wiped it off with a towel. I also just sprayed over the Nissan emblem and pealed it off afterwards.
The dip comes off pretty easy as long as it's sprayed on thick. Otherwise they sell a formula that dissolves it.
BTW, I had some over spray on the hood and wiped it off with a towel. I also just sprayed over the Nissan emblem and pealed it off afterwards.
10-27-2014, 10:02 AM
#659
In all honesty, it does not look that good. I would peel it off, and have a clear bra installed if you are worried about rock chips to the front end. Limit the use of dip to small projects like the emblems, window trim or black plastic panels connected to the side mirrors.
10-27-2014, 10:04 AM
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While the OP is just trying to be practical, his post does set the line of demarcation where 350Zs have transitioned from treasured, pampered and beloved sports cars to rat rods.