KyleB

I lived in DC for twenty years (Springfield/Arlington). Don't worry about the salt damaging your car. It isn't NEARLY as bad near you as it is further up north with respect to salt on the roads. Wash your car regularly in the winter months just as you would in spring and summer, and give the underside of the car a good rinse when you do. When spring comes, remove all of the shielding from the underside of the car, give it a good hose down with fresh water, and you're done.

E60Cruisin'

Thanks for sharing and sorry I confused you with KyleB's location either way good to know. I'll be looking for more info on long term effects of it.

That's what I've seen about peeling it off with more coats being easier. I would assume that would be the case as well as proper preparation as with anything, a job well done is a must in my book. Thanks for the input

I'm not much worried about the salt rusting the undercarriage as much as I agree it usually isn't as bad here as it is farther north.I'm not sure if you were here for the blizzard in '95 I think it was but it hadn't been anywhere near that until about 3 years ago I was stuck at my job for two days because people couldn't make it in.(hotel so it wasn't bad) I'm referring to the dried snow on the car along with grains over it and it getting rubbed along leaving behind those pesky grain trails or slight scratches that resemble the swirls on black paint. I know I'm overreacting and such but it's my pride and joy so of course I'd want to prevent that and having to buff it out. As I mentioned to seablue550i I wash regularly so much as to the point where I get made fun of for doing it so often. Thanks for the tips they are greatly appreciated!

Sorry for thread jacking infamuzzkilla

FaintReality

All the people who complain about peeling issues use too little number of coats (can vs spray gun) and/or are buying the plasti dip in full strength and mixing in the paint thinners themselves (very common in Ca since it's illegal out here).

Assuming you use a gun with the correct sized tip, are using the plasti dip spray (not thinning yourself), lay down 6 coats minimum with the correct distance and temperature (spray too close and it will run, too far or too hot and it will dry as it hits creating texture), and prep the car properly, you can have amazing results with a very clean smooth finish.

Plasti dip gets a bad name from all the younger kids on the forums spraying their car in their garage with a 6 pack of cans found from their local hardware store

zach1328

I'm not so sure about that. I've seen some professional plasti-dip jobs that have ended up looking like sh** a few years down the road.
It also chips very easily from rocks, curb rash, scratches etc. Personally, I would never plasti-dip anything on my car. BMW's original paint jobs on their cars is an insane process - I wouldn't want to ruin that (a similar process would be $5000+ to have done).

tex_phil

I disagree
I'm getting ready to do mine soon. I've wanted to do it for a while. There is a new range of stuff that takes it to another level. Its more of a professional option but the results are incredible. Still have to decide what color.
Granted its more expensive and harder to do but looks worth it.

tex_phil

Just as a update, I plan to plastidip my ride in the next few months. I purchased the sprayer setup for it. Still deciding on colors but may be going with nardo grey.

Or maybe something more crazy like color shifting.