Ive been playing around with plasti dip for a year or so now and have painted multiple cars and random stuff here and there but never really did anything out of the ordinary. I ran across a video of some guy taking plasti dip as a base coat then mixing finger nail polish and water together to make a poor mans Hydrographic. I love the Water Hydro Kits you can buy online but since i live in AK and they dont ship it here i had to make my own. I tested this on a few little things like wall outlets and my xbox faceplate etc.... Then decided to try it on some extra interior pieces i had bought for my X. Below are my results.

When I bought my X, the previous owner drilled holes through the plastic to mount a stupid iphone holder. So i always hated the look and eventually bought some spare trim pieces but my ebay order was not what they told me it was and i received the wrong color, so thats what i painted.


First i sprayed 3 coats of plasti dip (this ensures that if i didnt like this experiment that i could always peel it off.


Then you take some water and fill up a tote or something. Take a few colors of finger nail polish and drop that on to the surface of the water, then i took some toothpicks and spread the colors around into a swirly pattern, then slowly dip your plastic piece into the water and pull it back out.

The first time i did it some of the nail polish grouped up and made some splotchy texture, so i took 800 and then 1000 grit sand paper and wet sanded the whole thing then hit it with 2 thick coats of clear coat and this is how it looks in the car. These first pictures are in my garage and my flash really drowns out the color.





This last one is in the natural light where it really pops.


This is the last piece ill paint on the door trim, this way the whole interior kind of matches. Let me know what you think!

 

not a fan, but to each his own.

 

Yeah I prefer the trim with the holes through it lol.

 

I'm not a fan, but as long as you like it.

 

looks terrible IMO! get 3M vinyl and wrap it instead.

 

Looks good to me. Love the ingenuity and creativeness.

 

whatever he likes right?

 

Don't worry guys, it peels off easy. I was just experimenting with the idea. My only real complaint is that the nail polish smell never really goes away.

 

I like the creativity. I also think there is room for better design though.

 

Now kids this is why you shouldn't do drugs.... Is an Evo not a civc

 

ugg.... its seriously hurting to know that mods like this exist.

 

I too got bored with the interior but idk how I feel about the purple "flames" but hey to each their own!
Here's what I did with mine

 

^thread jacked lol

 

LOL noooo hahaha jus wanted to show him.what I did instead of the whole nail polish thing

 

way better. minus the stickers