2013 C 350 Mars Red Plasti Dip

Old 07-17-2012, 03:13 AM
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2013 C 350 Mars Red Plasti Dip

Hey all first time posting here. Today my new lease came, and I couldn't be more happy. The car drives amazing and it handles remarkably smooth.
Since my last car was a 335i I messed around with the exterior of the car and started to use plasti dip myself. Heres a couple of before and after pics, I hope this helps anyone who's on the fence of using plasti dip on their car.

*UPDATE: I'm almost done with all of my exterior mods. I Plasti dipped the bottom portion of my front bumper and the Chrome around the daytime lights.
Also I Tinted the windows 35% and I put vinyl around the chrome trim and painted my rims shinny black.
Also my cousin stopped by and we took a photoshoot of my car and his E92 335i. Those bmw's are no joke with a PnP tune. Check his youtube page
http://www.youtube.com/user/e92mSport?feature=mhee












































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~ nice work. i really like the red in the photos.
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good stuff!

how does it hold up over time?
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Originally Posted by andrew c coupe
~ nice work. i really like the red in the photos.
Yeah the red looks great on this car, it really shows off the curves.

Originally Posted by Fung63
good stuff!

how does it hold up over time?
The plasti dip should hold up for about a year or two depending if you power wash the car a lot. Even if it starts to fade I'll just buy another can and redo it with no problem
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Wow, that looks great, high quality job, too. My biggest problem was getting a smooth finish. What'd you do to the wheels, they look awesome!
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Originally Posted by JohnnyUte
Wow, that looks great, high quality job, too. My biggest problem was getting a smooth finish. What'd you do to the wheels, they look awesome!
Honestly it takes a lot of time and patience with the plasti dip to get it to a smooth finish. What I did was spray about 6 inches away from the area that were painting, and put about 4-5 coats. Each coat after the 2nd one, I sprayed a very heavy coat to the point where the plasti dip almost drips. This creates a smooth finish. I wanted a rough finish on the back of the car just to give it a little texture to it.

With the Rims I sent them to a private shop and they powder coated them for $600. Not so bad because almost everything else I did by myself
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Car looks great and you have a talented hand!

Hard to be sure, and can't see street sign, but area seems to resemble either Manhattan Beach or Mill Basin?
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Originally Posted by Sportstick
Car looks great and you have a talented hand!

Hard to be sure, and can't see street sign, but area seems to resemble either Manhattan Beach or Mill Basin?
Thanks a lot I appreciate it!! And it's mill basin you got it right on the money aha
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Thanks a lot I appreciate it!! And it's mill basin you got it right on the money aha
It's been a long time since moving out of Brooklyn, but I remember watching Kings Plaza get built right near you. Some of the images of neighborhoods really seem to stick! I would certainly move over if your car came up behind me on the Belt!
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Originally Posted by Sportstick
It's been a long time since moving out of Brooklyn, but I remember watching Kings Plaza get built right near you. Some of the images of neighborhoods really seem to stick! I would certainly move over if your car came up behind me on the Belt!
Lol that's a long time ago and much of the town has changed.
I really don't drive crazy, too many cops off every exit, I rather keep my liscense lol
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Has anyone done the Plasticdip on a black coupe?
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Originally Posted by andrew c coupe
~ ot... the bmw needs spacers badly
Your right, but its a lease and he already put enough $ into the car already

Originally Posted by capt_paul
Has anyone done the Plasticdip on a black coupe?
I'm not sure if anyone has but im would think it would look around the same as what I did, but not as much contrast since he cars black
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looks great, but do the grill too!
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Originally Posted by johnny--2k
looks great, but do the grill too!
Thats the last thing I need to do, but I havent found the time to do it. I think i should plasti dip the part of the grill thats not chrome. should stand out pretty nice
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Your right, but its a lease and he already put enough $ into the car already
~ i got a complete set (with lugs) available i pulled off my lease turn in bmw coupe... before & after (night & day). finishes the look!

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set up...


~ i added them to the mb coupe as well...

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> Today my new lease came, and I couldn't be more happy.


Plasti Dip on leased car???? Maybe you should golden plating some parts as well?
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Originally Posted by Breitling65
> Today my new lease came, and I couldn't be more happy.


Plasti Dip on leased car???? Maybe you should golden plating some parts as well?
whats wrong with plasti dip on a car?
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Originally Posted by TheCheif
whats wrong with plasti dip on a car?

Who said anything is wrong? Someone will say thank you after you will return it from lease. Golden plating hood for example would be even better....
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Cheif, here's my plastidipped grille on my red C Coupe...

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-c...ml#post5371813
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Nice paintjob bro, where did u get plasti dip spreys.
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Looks great!
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Originally Posted by t-wd.net
Cheif, here's my plastidipped grille on my red C Coupe...

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-c...ml#post5371813
It looks great, glad to know my post helped you in your decision.


Originally Posted by Hasan Komur
Nice paintjob bro, where did u get plasti dip spreys.
I sprayed everything myself with my cousin. It took many hours but we got it done. The rims and the tints are the only parts of the car that went to the shop.

Originally Posted by accce
Looks great!
thanks!!!

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