Plasti dipping my E70.

[WScott8]

What's up everybody,

I'm totally a newbie when it comes to BMW. I just got my X5 Friday night and I LOVE it!! But cosmetically it could be a little better. Which leads to this post.

I wanted to know if anyone has any TOTALLY plasti dipped E70s, I'm thinking about coating the entire body, the grilles, and the side mirrors with either matte or satin plasti dip. Part of my job is re-painting used equipment so I'm very familiar with the technique of painting, but does the plasti dip have a different "feel" when painting? Any learning curve in contrast to painting?

Thanks!

P.S.
Also planning on removing the mufflers, the 4.8i needs to be heard!!

[Ozer]

If you havent already go check out DipYourCar.com There is also a dipped E70 on there i saw the other day. The newest things with dip right now is AutoFlex which is dip but its hard to tell apart from a clear coat paint job. Its formulated towards professional painters vs DIY ers.

Here is a dipped E70
Custom Blue BMW X5 M3

And here is a GT-R thats been dipped with AutoFlex
AutoFlex GT-R

[boostedX5SAV]

BMW X3 Dipped Blue

I've seen this guy around the forums, don't remember which one or his username.

[Jyohay]

oh i have a few times
i just won dip of the month too
i work for KPPigments.com
we sell plastidip supplies, if you have any questions or want to buy product message me and i can help you out with that Xoutpost discount.
we just autoflex'd one of our cars this past weekend (the 3 series)

[Ozer]

Jyohay - i follow you guys on IG and seen your X5 on DYC website, looks great!
I dont plan on dipping mine but i did dip the grill and may do my wheels at some point.

[Jyohay]

oh maybe i should answer your questions.
plastidip is 1 type of coating, and yes it has a balloon type feel.
haloefx (which my x5 is in the military green and matte black) is another type of liquid wrap sprayable coating, and that has more of a smooth feel.
technique is totally different from painting.
different tip size if you already have a gun, different viscosity etc.

[Jyohay]

Originally Posted by Ozer

Jyohay - i follow you guys on IG and seen your X5 on DYC website, looks great!
I dont plan on dipping mine but i did dip the grill and may do my wheels at some point.

thanks,
this autoflex is a game changer im jealous that i didnt wait for it, gunna ride this one out for winter and then maybe do some OEM color match color like leguna seca or maybe austin yellow.

[WScott8]

Wow!! These cars look amazing!!

Even the blue X5, love that finish!! Does it really take TGAT many coats (the post mentioned 8 coats) of PlastiDip??

I'm not looking for a loud color that grabs attention, just a nice matte or satin finish, something more along the lines of ninja black; like the car is there, but not there at the same time.

I'm going to leave the chrome grille surrounds as they are, the roundels I'll likely change to be more monochromatic with the black theme, the wheels I'll leave the same... I guess just all body panels PlatiDipped, plus the grille inserts.

I thought I saw $5.00/can, is that a pretty good ballpark estimate for PlatiDip??



- WScott8
'07 E70 4.8i

[Ozer]

Dont ever ever EVER, and i mean NEVER use a can do dip a body panel, it just doesnt work. Sounds like you need to get a lot more information about dip and how it works and what techniques to use and how to use it, the temperature it works best in and so on. Its not as simple as just spraying it.

Some base coats like gray and black can be done with 3-4 coats, other lighter colors do require 8+ coats to get a good coverage. With dip, black isnt really black, it has more of a black/gray look. If you want that dark black then you gotta use Black Betty Pearl flakes mixed in with dip or as a top coat.

Again, please go to DYC site and read for few week, you will learn a lot.

[Jyohay]

Originally Posted by WScott8

Wow!! These cars look amazing!!

Even the blue X5, love that finish!! Does it really take TGAT many coats (the post mentioned 8 coats) of PlastiDip??


I thought I saw $5.00/can, is that a pretty good ballpark estimate for PlatiDip??



- WScott8
'07 E70 4.8i

oh man,
if you ever want it to peel, then yes you want 6-8 coats.
youll see full coverage at around 4-5 coats depending on your base color.
you should not be using cans for a full vehicle.
an x5 is a 5 gallon truck.
thats 5x128oz= 640oz
a 12oz spray can only has 7oz of sprayable fluid (the rest is propellant).
640oz/7oz= 91 cans. 90x$6 per can= $540.
5 gallons=$275
DYC spray system= $150
roughly $500 total shipped.

this is what the math looks like if done right.
Everyone knows that guy that sprayed his whole car with 15 cans.
well hes going to be having a very difficult time peeling that.
do it right.