2012 C250 Coupe

So I have the C250 coupe...Diamond White. I want to take the lower part of my front bumper, under the lower grill and make it matte black. I love the look it gives the front of the car.

My question is should I wrap it or have it painted? Also, what is this PlastDip I keep seeing people comment about?

Has anyone used the PlatDip, Vinyl Wrap, or paint for their front bumper? Any insight would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

johnny--2k

I as well as a few others for sure have used the plastidip. It's basically a spray on rubber/plastic that can be peeled right off if you mess up or dont like it any more. You can buy it at Home Depot or Lowes. Cheapest option for sure...

2012 C250 Coupe

Thanks a lot! Any tips for using it?

VSmotorsports

we had a customer come in and Plasti-Dip his vehicle, It is much cheaper than vinyl wrapping your car and yes it can come off easily, but you have to prep the car. I would recommend looking up Dipmycar, they have videos on how to plasti dip your car

2012 C250 Coupe

Thanks man

2012 C250 Coupe

Thanks man

VSmotorsports

no problem

johnny--2k

http://www.dipyourcar.com./ is the site...lots of great info there.

2012 C250 Coupe

Thanks ..appreciate the info.


Once I put on the spoiler, paint the side markers, paint the grill, and paint the bumper...i will post some updated pictures.

cavasotti

man we can do the grill in 10 minutes.. if you dont like it you can peel it off and try something different.. my plastidip has been holding up pretty well..

johnny--2k

agreed. I have redone my grill once already because I lost a piece to a large june bug and the subsequent car wash...lol

JohnnyUte

I vinyl wrapped my lower lip which was great since it's a smooth finish and provides extra protection in a very chip prone area. It cost me about $150 and was well worth it. I plastidipped the grille and it looks good, but I may just by the sport package version.

Tstricks13

1st try

Tstricks13

$14.00.

2012 C250 Coupe

Looks great man! Wasn't too hard to do yourself? Where did you buy the plastidip? Did you order it online or get it from homedepot/lowes?

Tstricks13

Got it at home depot. Painting isn't a problem. Pre and tapings a ***** getting the lines perfect.

Tstricks13

https://i.imgur.com/7iwBU.jpg

Did the grill to

2012 C250 Coupe

nice I am going to do it this weekend. What color is the matte black? I don't want glossy but on the dipyourcar website I only saw you can buy regular black. Is that the matte black color?

2012 C250 Coupe

I am going to do the grill and the bumper. Yours looks good...did you take the grill off or leave it on?

Tstricks13

Took it off. Much easier to get the paint in the corners of the grill

Tstricks13

And ya it's matte same color as the rear bumper insert

divine57

I uses 3M vinyl wrap but I have plastidip to do the rest.

City Rat

I just stumbled onto this debate. As such I am curious what you think about whichever process you picked and how it appears after a year plus of use? Thanks.

JohnnyUte

So I just had a recent experience with trying to remove my plastidip and it did not go well. I was getting the vinyl wrap on my lower lip redone and decided to have my spoiler done, too because the plastidip wasn't holding up as well as I'd like. I had to remove the plastidip first (had been on for a year or so) and it would not peel off. I basically had to scrape and soak the wrap in alcohol before it would come off and be clean enough to wrap. Just saying this as an fyi to all of you who want to do large plastidip jobs. I know it's cheap and easier but you get what you pay for and I think vinyl is just the better way to go.

moegunz

Theres a remover called, PLASTI-DIP REMOVER....its melts the plastidip like BUTTER...!! iTS CALLED DIP DISSOLVER. Buy it from Dipyourcar.com