[Flex68]

Hey guys so I'm In Adelaide and there's only one mob that would vinyl wrap my shit silver window trim and @ $400 so no thanks. So I'm thinking I was just plasti spray them myself . So my questions are Has anyone done their own? And is plasti dip spray even a good idea ? And any tips besides I guess masking the car like for paint ?

[Boganian Rubes]

Plastidip is good and holds really well, what I've found is if you spray it thick it turns out with a texture of something like sand but smooth and rubbery, spraying it thin made it look slick, might of been the surface but it can't hurt spraying thin. I reckon you should mask some up, although it is removable.

[CashedUpBogan]

If you're taking the trim off the car, you may as well sand it down and paint it properly. A panel shop shouldn't charge more than 200 bucks for a permanent solution. Plastidip will look ratty after a while, but it won't peel off as those are low to zero contact areas

[Socket]

Give it a go. Only cost you $30 for can of plastidip and masking tape. If you don't like it peel it right off. One tip. If you want sharp clean edges, remove the masking tape while the plastidip is still wet

[Fuji]

Interested to see how this turns out! Subbed

[Flex68]

Shit realised I posted this in the wrong section lol .... Will keep my peeps updated

[EB89]

Originally Posted by CashedUpBogan

If you're taking the trim off the car, you may as well sand it down and paint it properly. A panel shop shouldn't charge more than 200 bucks for a permanent solution. Plastidip will look ratty after a while, but it won't peel off as those are low to zero contact areas

+1 go for a perminant solution

[Flex68]

Originally Posted by CashedUpBogan

If you're taking the trim off the car, you may as well sand it down and paint it properly. A panel shop shouldn't charge more than 200 bucks for a permanent solution. Plastidip will look ratty after a while, but it won't peel off as those are low to zero contact areas

I would remove but I have heard it's a major PITA to remove especially the bottom part

[CashedUpBogan]

If anything is worth doing, it's worth doing properly. You'll be far more pleased with a nice gloss paint job than a matt plastidip. The effort will be totally worth it! Just doing my part to try to convince you into the better alternative haha

[Flex68]

Originally Posted by CashedUpBogan

If anything is worth doing, it's worth doing properly. You'll be far more pleased with a nice gloss paint job than a matt plastidip. The effort will be totally worth it! Just doing my part to try to convince you into the better alternative haha

Ok there's enough persuasion for me to not waste my time doing this lol ....is there even a good diy for trim removal ?

[CashedUpBogan]

Originally Posted by Flex68

Ok there's enough persuasion for me to not waste my time doing this lol ....is there even a good diy for trim removal ?

There are quite a few. Are you e90 or e92? To start off, buy yourself a cheapo trim removal kit off eBay. Socket what was the one you got for 10 bucks or less?

[DR-JEKL]

Originally Posted by Flex68

Ok there's enough persuasion for me to not waste my time doing this lol ....is there even a good diy for trim removal ?

Dont remove the trim to DIY, apparently its really difficult to remove and you can bend/damage the trim.

I had my window trims painted black by a mate for $150, he just masked up the windows body etc and it came out really good

[EB89]

Originally Posted by DR-JEKL

Dont remove the trim to DIY, apparently its really difficult to remove and you can bend/damage the trim.

I had my window trims painted black by a mate for $150, he just masked up the windows body etc and it came out really good

OP investigate a professional spray job, its such a small amount of paint you might be able to get it done cheaply by a pro.

Offer to mask it up yourself to save them time if you want to make it cheaper.

Surely it could be done cheaper than $400 and it would the best without buying OEM shadowline trim.