[psmitty95]

Got bored today and decided to try plastidipping the lines of the LCI stock rear bumper. The good thing is I can peel it off anytime i want. I do plan on switching to the M sport rear but for now i think this looks decent. Let me know what you think











Edit: Here's a picture i found on my phone from when everything was masked off and the first coat was done in case anyone wanted to see. Sorry it's not as good quality as the other pictures but i just snapped it quickly for one of my friends to see.

[gry335i]

Looks real nice! I like it!

[clumsyalex]

Not bad. Very subtle but looks better than stock imo. Wondering how this would look on AW...

[e92oholic]

Looks awesome! Of course people are going to hate on the plasti dip though.

[E90Company]

Looks pretty nice

[Dark_Knight_335]

Wow, how'd you do it? Looks like grey plastidip, perhaps masked off by tape?

[psmitty95]

Originally Posted by gry335i

Looks real nice! I like it!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by clumsyalex

Not bad. Very subtle but looks better than stock imo. Wondering how this would look on AW...

I actually got the idea from a AW 328i that someone posted about a while ago. I think he did the ends much better and if I did it again that's the one thing I would change. Here you go:

Originally Posted by e60oholic

Looks awesome! Of course people are going to hate on the plasti dip though.

Hahahah I know and i'm ready...

Originally Posted by E90Company

Looks pretty nice

Thanks

Originally Posted by Dark_Knight_335

Wow, how'd you do it? Looks like grey plastidip, perhaps masked off by tape?

Yea it does look kinda gray even though its regular black plastidip from a can ... Anyways i did it by masking off the area than doing the usual 3-4 coats. When i felt like i had enough coats i went and got the edge near the tape wet by adding another coat in small sections at a time. As each section was wet i'd peel the tape away from that part and went down until all the tape was off.

Edit: Forgot to say i used a ziploc sandwich bag to cover the exhaust tips

[Dark_Knight_335]

I honestly like the dark grey result on your color.

[KWVT]

Looks great

[psmitty95]

Originally Posted by Dark_Knight_335

I honestly like the dark grey result on your color.

Yea I kind of like it also. I think it might have came out that way because I didn't do enough coats... This was my first time doing it on paint instead of things that are chrome so that could be the why.

Originally Posted by KMEddy

Looks great

Thanks!

[Dark_Knight_335]

Originally Posted by psmitty95

Yea I kind of like it also. I think it might have came out that way because I didn't do enough coats... This was my first time doing it on paint instead of things that are chrome so that could be the why.

Thanks!

I was just about to say in my next breath...do enough coats and it'll turn jet black.

[psmitty95]

Originally Posted by Dark_Knight_335

I was just about to say in my next breath...do enough coats and it'll turn jet black.

Haha well too late now... I was also in a rush when I did it so I really couldn't have done anymore

[Bimmerlover76]

I'm usually not a fan of this type of mod, but this looks great! Solid work!

[Mattshokri]

anyone wanna help me do this to my car?? haha
looks really nice... i just did my door handles today.. got bored

[psmitty95]

Originally Posted by Bimmerlover76

I'm usually not a fan of this type of mod, but this looks great! Solid work!

Thank you

Originally Posted by Mattshokri

anyone wanna help me do this to my car?? haha
looks really nice... i just did my door handles today.. got bored

Haha if you can do the door handles you can definitely do this. It's really easy and probably took me about an hour maybe an hour and a half to do everything. Just go really slow with the prepping and tape right up at the line. After you have 4 coats or more and you're satisfied with the color just get it wet along the tape and then pull away. When the plastidip is wet it won't peel away with the tape.

Edit: Forgot to add that i used a ziploc sandwich bag to cover the exhaust tips

[bumere90]

daaaaaaaamn

[Mattshokri]

Originally Posted by psmitty95

Thank you



Haha if you can do the door handles you can definitely do this. It's really easy and probably took me about an hour maybe an hour and a half to do everything. Just go really slow with the prepping and tape right up at the line. After you have 4 coats or more and you're satisfied with the color just get it wet along the tape and then pull away. When the plastidip is wet it won't peel away with the tape.

Edit: Forgot to add that i used a ziploc sandwich bag to cover the exhaust tips

soo i plasti dip everything besides the edges first and the last coat i go to where the tape is and peel it off while its wet?? and my door handles turned out pretty good.. you should do it also. i have the same color car.. if you want i can post a pic

[psmitty95]

Originally Posted by JasonDCarton

Looks great with the badge and lip

Thanks pulling it all together was exactly what i was hoping to do.

Originally Posted by Mattshokri

soo i plasti dip everything besides the edges first and the last coat i go to where the tape is and peel it off while its wet?? and my door handles turned out pretty good.. you should do it also. i have the same color car.. if you want i can post a pic

No you tape off whatever you don't want dipped and dip everything including the edges. When you are satisfied with the color you just do one last coat by getting the edge wet where it meets the tape and peel it off while wet. If you do that the tape will come off and create a perfect line without peeling away any plastidip. I keep thinking about doing the door handles but idk if it'd look good since i don't have black wheels... feel free to post a picture though i'd love to see how it looked. I'm also a bit worried about the texture since the door handle is what you touch most often so what do you think about the texture?

Originally Posted by bumere90

daaaaaaaamn

Haha thanks!

[DFW_E90_325i]

That looks clean! Another + for plasti dip.

[psmitty95]

Originally Posted by DFW_E90_325i

That looks clean! Another + for plasti dip.

Thank you

[reddemon73]

Look very nice. Quick question. How did you plastic dipped your "335" signage? Did you have to take it off or just masked around it?

Thanks.

[Speedwagon]

Great Job, you make it sound so easy and it turns out so well for you!