OPPO PSA

"philipilihp" (philiphilip) 12/05/2013 at 09:27 • Filed to: PSAlopnik, plastidip

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Please. And I repeat, please. Don't plastidip your entire car! One wheel or four is okay. You like your emblems matte, go right ahead. But when you dip your entire car to get the frosted look, just stop and think. It will not look frosted. It will not look good. Especially in bright orange. I'm looking at you, owner of that Lexus IS 250 I saw this morning! No SR20 of that one, unfortunately, but trust me on this, that's probably a good thing.

Thank you and good morning.

Party-vi > philipilihp 12/05/2013 at 09:29

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All you need is a small plastic knife to carve out a penis on the hood. Problem = solved.

The Ghost of Oppo > philipilihp 12/05/2013 at 09:29

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Are you sure he didn't just spray paint it?

philipilihp > Party-vi 12/05/2013 at 09:30

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You, sir, are a genius.

getchapopcorn > philipilihp 12/05/2013 at 09:31

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Meh — If it makes them happy, what do you care?

The Jevans > The Ghost of Oppo 12/05/2013 at 09:33

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That's what I was thinking. I've seen plastidip jobs that were done with a decent spray gun and they don't look half bad. This looks terrible.

philipilihp > The Ghost of Oppo 12/05/2013 at 09:34

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I sincerely hope not. That would be even worse. At least plastidip is reversible.

Party-vi > philipilihp 12/05/2013 at 09:38

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If it's matte paint instead of plastidip you can just use your finger nail to knock the finish down.

Simplify, then add beer > philipilihp 12/05/2013 at 09:44

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Confession time; I'm contemplating doing this to the Jeep. The black paint now is just a collection of scratches, and this is a way to change up the look without spending 4 figures. And if I get bored, I'll just peel the fucker.

VicVinegar > philipilihp 12/05/2013 at 09:58

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While I completely agree that this example is awful, I have seen many that actually look quite good. For example:

Bad Idea Hat > philipilihp 12/05/2013 at 10:01

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Why not go all out at the point and frost the windows as well as themselves?

philipilihp > VicVinegar 12/05/2013 at 10:20

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That doesn't look half bad, but this Audi and the IS250 I saw this morning suffered from overspray and looking velvetty, respectively.

VicVinegar > philipilihp 12/05/2013 at 10:24

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Yea, that Audi looks terrible. You would think that the owner would at least try to have it done right on a car that expensive.

philipilihp > Simplify, then add beer 12/05/2013 at 10:27

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If you use if offroad I have no issue with it, like this one, which is actually really well done:

Just don't use it as a cheap alternative to a matte paint finish.

philipilihp > VicVinegar 12/05/2013 at 10:27

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Or in the very least taken the time to mask off the wheels or something...