I did a full dip just under a year ago but I have had to patch and fix it in a couple of spots already, I have had troubled getting the spray cans to keep a smooth texture when patching... I also feel like people don't even know my car is dipped, most people see the matte black and assume I used a primer or bed liner of some sort

Although if I went with something crazy like a mixed color or satin finish it would be more difficult to patch because it would be an issue trying to "blend" it all together.

Just a heads up if you plan on dipping a whole car and want it to last as long as possible go with an extra gallon to make the dip even thicker (which will in turn make it stronger and last longer before getting torn or ripped) I think some of my spots are just too thin and caused me to have to repair

 

did you rattle can it or did you go with the pro car kit?

 

I got the pro car kit with 3 gallons but it could have used a 4th

I use rattle cans to repair areas that have torn/bubbled

 

Glad to know, i was trying to figure out how many gallons i would need when i dip my lancer. Now i know.

 

Would u recommend the rattle cans for rims? Or just get an extra gallon?

 

A rattle can works just fine for rims and other 'non-large flat surfaced areas' but if you want to spray it with the gallons it might come out smoother and less textured, but costs considerably more when you compare square footage of can to gallon to $$.

You really just want to get the right method down, not too far away or it will be too textured, and not too heavy of a coat or it will texture and bubble and look horrible. <---(REMEMBER THIS!)



On another note I took the headliner out of my car tonight because I recently sprung a leak in the lancer ... now to find where it is coming from!

 

Well thank u. That helps. A lot. I found some plastidip lens smoke out spray, and imma use it on my tail lights.

And uh oh. That's no good. Better find that. That can ruin a lot..

 

Let me know how you like the PlastiDip Smoke because I have yet to try it out!

Was so tired last night I never finished uploading pics, well here they are:


To remove the dome light you pop out the clear lens and that gives you access to the two phillips head screws holding it in place. However there is a dome light "wiring harness" that runs through the headliner (and is actually taped to the headliner in some places). This dome light wiring harness is clipped in with some 4 prong heavy duty thing that me and my friend couldn't get out so I opted to cut the wire and I will just extend and attach male and female blade terminals to them (pics of that later.)





So I get the whole headliner completely loose and then it hits me, how the F am I going to get this thing out of the car?! lol turns out it is pretty flexible and we managed to squeeze it out one of the back doors using the best angle possible.

 

I will let u know about the smoke when I use it.

And that looks like it... Uh... Fun I guess I could say. Lol

 

Did you ever find the leak?

While you have the liner off, you should change your antenna.

 

You don't have to take the liner off to change the antenna

 

you are correct, i was thinking of the base of the antenna. I need to remove the whole antenna when I install the CF roof overlay.

 

He has released a hint into what he is doing... He has slipped up in trying to make us guess!

 

Hahah yea he did

I got a surprise for everyone here, just bought my sisters RSX with 170k miles, heavy front end damage (no front bumper and hood is all bent up) bad suspension, bald tires, radio is broken, driver side window is broken, so much stuff is wrong with this car. Don't get excited til you see pics of the front end damage

Going to attempt and make this RSX my DD while I work on the lancer.

 

Woo. Can't wait to see it.