Plasti Dip Front Grill

Mar 27, 2013 | 10:48 AM

EGray@Germain

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Plasti Dip Front Grill

Hey Guys here is the final on my O8 E63 front grill. This is with 8 coats of plasti dip that you can pick up at you local hard ware store and one can does the trick, I got mine at Home Depot!

Any questions at all let me know or go to www.dipyourcar.com

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Mar 27, 2013 | 11:16 AM

amgrush

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Nice!! I did the same thing on my 06 E55.. i also did the badges..

Mar 27, 2013 | 11:36 AM

berti_00

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do they have a glossy plastidip color??? and how would this hold up meaning sticking to chrome??

Mar 27, 2013 | 11:42 AM

amgrush

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do they have a glossy plastidip color??? and how would this hold up meaning sticking to chrome??

They do have glossy colors. The way that works is you dip with matte color first then they have a glossifier which you put on top of the matte color to make it glossy.

It sticks very well to almost any part of the car and hold even through power wash..

Mar 27, 2013 | 11:44 AM

berti_00

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any link of that glossifier were to get it

Mar 27, 2013 | 11:49 AM

EGray@Germain

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do they have a glossy plastidip color??? and how would this hold up meaning sticking to chrome??

My grill was chrome all i did was prep the serface with some rubbing achoal or you can use any kind of stuff that take the wax off. (make sure the whole thing is dry, if not it will start to bubble and will look not good).

The first spray should be about a 50-60% transparentcy. (I used 8 total coats)

check this video out!

Mar 27, 2013 | 01:45 PM

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Looking really good and 8 coats should hold well. I wonder how hard is to plastic dip the V8 Kompressor badge with small letter.

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Mar 29, 2013 | 10:39 AM

amgrush

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Looking really good and 8 coats should hold well. I wonder how hard is to plastic dip the V8 Kompressor badge with small letter.

I did my v8 kompressor on the sides all you need is a strong toothpick and its easy to clean up. the back badges are much easier.

Mar 29, 2013 | 10:50 AM

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EGray@Germain

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Here is one I took last night at the mall!!!

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Mar 29, 2013 | 02:11 PM

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looks wicked !

Mar 29, 2013 | 02:23 PM

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i have an extra grill at home e63 grill i might end up spraying it

Mar 29, 2013 | 07:24 PM

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did 3~4 coats on my LS460 grill, no issues.

When you need to remove the Plasti, use Goo Gone.

Apr 13, 2013 | 11:51 AM

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I'm getting me some plastidip.. great way to start modding.. and cheap as hell, too..

Apr 13, 2013 | 12:00 PM

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Here is a better close up pic.

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Apr 13, 2013 | 12:01 PM

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Here is a better close up pic.

damm that does look pretty ****

how many coats all together? alot am assuming and did you prep the chrome in anyway or just cleaned it and sprayed it

Apr 13, 2013 | 12:36 PM

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Just plain awesome.. Now, there's a grill that's making a statement.. As we say round these parts, 'Yoh!' (With a clipped 'o' as in orange).. Was considering either completely blacking mine out or leaving chrome 'highlights'.. Votes definitely swayed in favor of a black out..

Apr 13, 2013 | 12:37 PM

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plan on doing clear plasti dip on my grill.

gives it a nice flat finish.

Apr 13, 2013 | 01:38 PM

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On my grill I plastidip odd the chrome and trimmed out the inner black gloss, looks killer IMHO

Apr 13, 2013 | 02:06 PM

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On my grill I plastidip odd the chrome and trimmed out the inner black gloss, looks killer IMHO

pics or it didnt happen

Apr 13, 2013 | 06:07 PM

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plan on doing clear plasti dip on my grill.

gives it a nice flat finish.

i was just going to ask if they have clear plasti-dip.. might be a good option for the 3M clear bra..

Im kind of OCD, so im gonna want to do ALL OF THE chrome.. how hard do you guys think the small chrome trim would be? to me it seems like it wouldnt be any harder then the rest.

Apr 14, 2013 | 12:16 AM

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pics or it didnt happen

Going to snap some pics of a bunch of visual mods at once

Apr 14, 2013 | 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by FromM3toAMG

i was just going to ask if they have clear plasti-dip.. might be a good option for the 3M clear bra..

I was exploring plastidip options yesterday and found, yes, that they have clear plastidip.. Found it on the UK site, though..

http://www.plastidip.co.uk/eStore/in...9&colour=Clear

Im kind of OCD, so im gonna want to do ALL OF THE chrome.. how hard do you guys think the small chrome trim would be? to me it seems like it wouldnt be any harder then the rest.

Haven't had any first hand experience yet, but, from what I've seen on the DipYourCar Youtube videos, it boils down to technique.. I think it wouldn't necessarily be any harder than the rest.. I'll be dipping in a few weeks.. Experience may show me different.. Sure hope not..

Apr 14, 2013 | 05:13 PM

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I was exploring plastidip options yesterday and found, yes, that they have clear plastidip.. Found it on the UK site, though..

http://www.plastidip.co.uk/eStore/in...9&colour=Clear

Jan 7, 2014 | 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by EGray@Germain

Here is a better close up pic.

Thanks for replying in my thread. Wow this is exactly what i want to do with my grille. Do u remember what exactly did u use to paint it? How many layers? Anything i should know before i do it on mine?