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Hate it. Looks bland.
 

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I've seen some plastidip jobs I like. this one is a whole bunch of "nope" :no:

Looks like a traffic cone that fell over :facepalm
 

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Any pictures?
I can't search and copy paste the link for you from my phone but if you search Plastidip and my name it'll come up. I did a whole thread on it detailing all the steps.

So far I've driven the car all summer through rain, shine, drawn all over it in chalk (a benefit of Plastidip that no one mentions) and taken dozens of small rocks to the front and door openings in parking lots, and it has protected perfectly.

At the end of the summer I'm going to strip it off and respray it another color next season.
 

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I think that looks kinda cool. Hard to tell the quality of the job from those pictures, but there are some dip jobs that look awesome. I'm assuming that the guy who decides to dip an Evora isn't going to do it in his driveway with a bunch of spray cans, so this one is probably a pro job.
 

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I'm assuming that the guy who decides to dip an Evora isn't going to do it in his driveway with a bunch of spray cans, so this one is probably a pro job.
Looks like the Instagram post was an ad for the company that did it: Finest Dips.

Something looks off about bright orange with a matte finish to me - I like dark mattes, but the super bright colors don't turn out.
 

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:facepalm
 

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Sorry but I rarely see a shade of orange on a car that I don't think deserves a confederate flag on the roof and "01" on the side. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee hawwwwwwwww.
You know... that would actually be pretty cool in a retro sort of way. I mean, it would wreck the exotic aesthetic, but it would still be somewhat interesting.
 

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Looks like a flat orange condom after laying on the road a while.
 

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I can't search and copy paste the link for you from my phone but if you search Plastidip and my name it'll come up. I did a whole thread on it detailing all the steps.

So far I've driven the car all summer through rain, shine, drawn all over it in chalk (a benefit of Plastidip that no one mentions) and taken dozens of small rocks to the front and door openings in parking lots, and it has protected perfectly.

At the end of the summer I'm going to strip it off and respray it another color next season.
Here's the link of the pic for those interested

 

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MTLDean, that looks pretty clean. Any tips on how you did it?
Sure, took it to a guy with an insane attention to detail. He works out of a friend's body shop and uses a gallon-type spray system in a dedicated paint room to apply the dip. The end result is flawless. You can't do it in a driveway with spray cans, it has to be applied as if you're actually painting the car professionally. Also, only a handful of colours look good - clear matte, blues, greys, and white. The rest, especially reds and oranges, have that plasticky look, although that may be the point for some.

My advice is to spray your wheels first and see if you like the effect. Basic black is easiest although metallized colours look amazing. Copper and gold look phenomenal but make sure the base coats are black to impart the deepest tone, otherwise it will look like gold spray paint.
 
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