I have been wanting a White evo for the longest time. Every time i went looking for one it was accross country or beat up. Now after seeing some youtube video and doing a lot of research theres an affordable solution for my situation.
I have plastidipped on the side for about a year doing wheels, grilles, trim, badges and roofs. Now im ready to take it to the next level and I wanted to experiment with the gallons and spray gun. . All in all, Im very please with the results and the best thing is that it is all removable. The process is pretty straight foward and it is all about the angle of the gun and the motion to avoid drips and texture. It was a great learning experience and I cant wait to try out some other colors they offer now.

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heres some pics of the process


After the first coat


unmasking


heres the following morning








this morning, sunlight


Its a super bright matte white

A little update;
a little over 3 weeks and 4 washes, still looking good.

 

you did the pillars too O.o?

 

no, that was before I removed the excess plastidip from the pillars and weatherstripping. I ran late into 1am cleaning up the garage. Ill be posting more pics of the process and end result.

 

That looks freaking awesome!!! I can't believe that is plastidip. How many gallons does a whole car take?

How long will the plasti-dip last though?

 

My car is considered a large car and took 3 gallons.

it will last as long as you want. its very durable and solid when applied correctly. And if you you a tear from rocks or whatever, I can touch it up in 10 min.

 

I wonder what it looks like in person. Good job though.

 

oh ok cool. looks great tho, i love white evo's and have considered redoing mine as well.

How much would this run? i know you're doing it yourself so your obvy saving a ton in labor and other costs.

 

I dont know of any shops around here that do it at all. but the place where i got my supplies charge from $600-$1000 depending on size of car. They have done a M3,S4,GTI, Aston Martin, Mercides and some pick ups.

 

Wow!

 

please update after your car gets dirty and if it cleans. I plasti-dipped my wheels white and they would not get clean... Like the dirt embedded itself in the paint and brush washing it didnt do anything

 

insane work!!!

 

What's it like to clean? I've pd'd my wheels and fabric from my wash mitt sticks to it when I wash them.

 

^^ you have to use a synthetic shammy, you can find one at autozone, and soak it in your soapy water bucket and then clean it. It glides right over with out sticking. make sure you cleam it with it being completely satuated. It reduces the risk of tearing an edge.

 

added more pics

 

oh my..