umichchris

yes and no.

ive got cars running around that i wrapped 3 years ago still looking perfect.


then again, there are people who get their car wrapped and hit the track and the front end gets all jacked up.


thats like saying paint doenst hold up well because someone did a track day and got pitting and nicks in the finish....it all depends on conditions and treatment. no?


dip is not more durable....an any way form or fashion. especially when considering washing it and up keep. but then again, anyone considering dipping their car prolly wont want to fork over the real cash it takes for a quality wrap. dip jobs are like $400 and a quality wrap on an E60 is $2500 lol

Bill109

just for the record... there is a whole discussion board dedicated to diy vehicle "dipping"

ive wanted to try dipping my car.. im not stranger to painting cars so i cant imagine it would be tough, just the unmasking part scares me. do the whole car perfectly then ruin it all becuse it stuck to the tape.

FaintReality

Not a lot of masking needs done since you can peel it off the windows, lights, etc., but as long as you peel tape off while last coat is wet, your good to go.

nomis_nehc

I so disagree with this. Plasti Dip is without a doubt more durable than wrap to me.

At the end of the day, the only thing that wrap has over dipping is the finished surface.

And we're not really discussing pricing here. A good wrap up here in the Bay is over $3k. Closer to $4-4.5k.

kane1111

dope! but the door handles should be white..

Stanley Siringoringo

Thanks for the comments guys....
Went to the car wash today, the one where you park and do it yourself, just used the spray and foam soap brush, it went great.

I decided to go with plasti-dip because its way cheaper than wrap, and for the cost of 1 wrap is about 3-4 plasti-dips. It's not an amazing job, but it was good enough, Im not perfectionists, just wanting to make it look decent.

I tried taking some pics, but they weren't coming out the way it looks. Gonna take some pics and post 'em sometime this week.

Stanley Siringoringo

The job wasn't great, taping was mediocore. It's what espected. Basically he even coated the weather stripping on the windows, when i got home i pelled it, and go peel-happy and just did the handles. As you can see in this pic...

BesE60

Looks good w/ handles peeled. Roof too. Any more pics and cost and time?

ftl09bmw535i

Mine is plasti dipped too. Holds up great 6 months and going.

leggomysakyo

Looks nice!! Did you get it done or DIY??