The owner of this GTR went ahead and got himself a plasti-dip. Paid a good amount to get it done in Toronto. You know what they say ? Plasti-dip protect your paint and is easy to peel off. Owner left the car at the dealership for a service and he got a call saying front and rear bumper got damaged ( great job guys....). 2 options ; remove the plasti dip or go back to toronto to get another job of dip.
He ended up with the option of removing the dip. Yes the dip came off easily in big chunk but it left TONS of left-over in crevice and other area. As you can see here ;
Basically, I believe the owner spent about 4 hours removing the big part of the dip.. we then spent about 3 hours EACH removing the small detail.. We're now at 10 hours + cost of products + initial cost of the dip ( more than one thousand) + the car needed a polish because paint looked a bit dull due to all the glue left on the paint. So I came back later to polish the car and we were left with a beautiful white glossy paint ;
Obviously my opinion can be biased , but some detailer also specialize in plastidip. I never believed in that products and here's a very good reason why. Of course, taste can't be discussed, if you prefer a matte/dipped look, theres nothing a bodyshop/nissan can do for you. For me, I much prefer the look of a freshly polished paint than a dipped look.
2) When people tell me it protect the paint yada yada.. All in all, owner wasted a drive to TO + gaz ( surely he could've got it done locally, but he didn't) + time to remove it + cost of the detailer to revert the car back to its original form. Let me just say, he could have saved that money and put it toward a repaint if ever needs to be and still have some money to upgrade the car !
I don't want to knock people who got their car dipped because everyone has their reason to do so, but I don't think the argument about '' protecting paint '' is a good one. So for everyone thinking about a wrap/dip Vs. a proper quality polishing/detailing, I hope this thread helped you decide which route to go !
Take care !
Pour une question de polissage réalisé à montreal.. alexandre.lemay @ hec . ca
For more info regarding this polishing job, detailing , done in the greater Montreal , please contact me at alexandre.lemay @ hec . ca
He ended up with the option of removing the dip. Yes the dip came off easily in big chunk but it left TONS of left-over in crevice and other area. As you can see here ;
Basically, I believe the owner spent about 4 hours removing the big part of the dip.. we then spent about 3 hours EACH removing the small detail.. We're now at 10 hours + cost of products + initial cost of the dip ( more than one thousand) + the car needed a polish because paint looked a bit dull due to all the glue left on the paint. So I came back later to polish the car and we were left with a beautiful white glossy paint ;
Obviously my opinion can be biased , but some detailer also specialize in plastidip. I never believed in that products and here's a very good reason why. Of course, taste can't be discussed, if you prefer a matte/dipped look, theres nothing a bodyshop/nissan can do for you. For me, I much prefer the look of a freshly polished paint than a dipped look.
2) When people tell me it protect the paint yada yada.. All in all, owner wasted a drive to TO + gaz ( surely he could've got it done locally, but he didn't) + time to remove it + cost of the detailer to revert the car back to its original form. Let me just say, he could have saved that money and put it toward a repaint if ever needs to be and still have some money to upgrade the car !
I don't want to knock people who got their car dipped because everyone has their reason to do so, but I don't think the argument about '' protecting paint '' is a good one. So for everyone thinking about a wrap/dip Vs. a proper quality polishing/detailing, I hope this thread helped you decide which route to go !
Take care !
Pour une question de polissage réalisé à montreal.. alexandre.lemay @ hec . ca
For more info regarding this polishing job, detailing , done in the greater Montreal , please contact me at alexandre.lemay @ hec . ca
