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Hugh Mannity
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@Wolfpet - the founder of that playlist/DipYourCar.com is also on these forums. He owns a Model S as well!
I watched his videos about 2 years ago and dipped my girlfriend's Scion TC in white with 3 gallons of dip. I didn't do a great job at it, but it was bearable and offered an easy way to turn her silver car white. We had tried vinyl prior to that, but the matte white vinyl stained easily and were permanent. I am curious to see how the black dip looks in the sun, because the ones I've seen all looked kinda dirty and ghetto (usually Scion xB's) like an unpainted car.
I watched his videos about 2 years ago and dipped my girlfriend's Scion TC in white with 3 gallons of dip. I didn't do a great job at it, but it was bearable and offered an easy way to turn her silver car white. We had tried vinyl prior to that, but the matte white vinyl stained easily and were permanent. I am curious to see how the black dip looks in the sun, because the ones I've seen all looked kinda dirty and ghetto (usually Scion xB's) like an unpainted car.
It looks great! My only concern is that they don't recommend car washes other than hand wash. Though I only use touchless for car washes, the jets are quite powerful. I know car washes are not good for the Tesla - but I definitely don't have the time to wash it myself by hand (or in Winter it is too cold).
With this kind of dip/wrap there is no such issue. I've been using the local car wash regularly. Before big oil goes bankrupt I gotta use my ESSO points! The worst that can happen is you peel it and wrap again.
steph280
Member
It has been holding up really well overall. It has received some damage from chips and salt on the front bumper and the nose cone. If not plastidip they would definitely damage the paint. This stuff is really durable. So I peeled the front and put 4 brand new coats on it as well as sprayed one extra coat throughout, but this wasn't really necessary. I also peeled and wrapped the hood with vinyl because I couldn't dip it smooth and even enough on such a wide surface. The whole project was under $150.
The VViViD red "carbon fiber" film turned out to be a complete crap. After 3 summer months my red-wrapped handles turned light pink. Seems like this wrap couldn't handle even our modest UV exposure. Today I redone them with some red chrome wrap. This one should be more UV-resistant.
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davidc18
Active Member
I think so, but we don't really have such a heat here to say for sure. On the other hand, the cost of testing is about $10, so I would just go ahead and give it a try ;-)
2016 face-lift: Matte black base and Black Hole color-shift pigment dissolved in 1 gallon of DYC Dip Pearl top coat glossifier.
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