Zues Marine Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Those are gorgeous. Your other's are horrible looking with all that flat black. i love me some flatblack, but you forgot to flatblack the windows too OP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCobra4Me Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 I did what I did to keep the paint underneath from fading further, these are cars that I drive on a (almost) daily basis, while I could shoot them with expensive automotive paint I do not have the time (right now) to keep attending to ....polishing and waxing their paint, easy fix just to plasti dip them, correct term since the product I used is called Plasti Dip, I plan in the future to correctly paint them, but for now my other projects keep me busy, and cars are just my hobby, I own 8 vehicles and used to own 13. The wagon is called SHOrona (SHO engine, Corona wagon) so it will sport an SHO engine that I plan on Twin Turbo charging, and also plan for it to be Mid-engined. Again sorry if I offended any purists, I am used to being criticized for doing crazy unusual stuff , I was the first in the world to use a Terminator (03 Cobra) powerplant in a Cobra replica by Factory Five and even Factory Five asked me for some input on the setup for that specific engine fitting their frame, anyways sorry If I made anyone uncomfortable, at Some point in my life I will stop learning but this is not that stopping point, I am still learning how to pinstripe and metal-forming, welding and painting, rebuilding engines, transmissions, welding and even designing race car frames And suspensions. It is a lot of fun for Me and I keep on enjoying. Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated Too laff79 Posted May 24, 2013 I Donated Too Share Posted May 24, 2013 Thanks for deleting my post. Great forum we got here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niterider03 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 It looks like the plasti-dip sprayed on pretty evenly. How many cans did it take you to complete the legacy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCobra4Me Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 It looks like the plasti-dip sprayed on pretty evenly. How many cans did it take you to complete the legacy? come out evenly considering I used an electric Wagner house sprayer, One can also use an HPLV gun with a tip for shooting primer but since it was my first time plastidiping a whole car I went with the electric sprayer. it took 10 - 14.5 cans of plastidip with 40% reducer. unfortunately in Kali you cannot get gallon sizes, it takes about a gallon to cover a medium car like a Legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo73 Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 I like em, ive seen plastidip cars in person, looks pretty good. Hope to see that Corona done, that's my kind of project. Also like the factory fives, still hope to own one of their vehicles one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiNiaRiS Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 come out evenly considering I used an electric Wagner house sprayer, One can also use an HPLV gun with a tip for shooting primer but since it was my first time plastidiping a whole car I went with the electric sprayer. it took 10 - 14.5 cans of plastidip with 40% reducer. unfortunately in Kali you cannot get gallon sizes, it takes about a gallon to cover a medium car like a Legacy. Only a gallon? Dipyourcar says 3 gallons. Granted they said 4 spray cans for a set of wheels and I did my 4 wheels in 2. Like 5 coats too. I plan on dipping my car white this summer. Found a clearance Wagner for cheap at home depot for $20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCobra4Me Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 I like em, ive seen plastidip cars in person, looks pretty good. Hope to see that Corona done, that's my kind of project. Also like the factory fives, still hope to own one of their vehicles one day. I love Factory Five and their cars, I have tons of fun building them roadsters, did you know that they have a new car that is going to use a Subaru donor? It is called the 818 and I am hoping to build one sometime. here's a link and they are already taking deposits, it is almost ready for production. https://www.factoryfive.com/kits/project-818/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCobra4Me Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 Only a gallon? Dipyourcar says 3 gallons. Granted they said 4 spray cans for a set of wheels and I did my 4 wheels in 2. Like 5 coats too. I plan on dipping my car white this summer. Found a clearance Wagner for cheap at home depot for $20. yeah, I only used maybe 1 1/4 gallons on the Legacy , I could have used more on the Mustang but I did not know better since it was the first one. One suggestion on that Wagner is to not overfill it and also keep the level from running low as it will suck air and splatter dip if it runs low, and if that happens just leave it alone and let it dry like that, once dry you'll barely notice it, but I found out (by trying) that you can actually sand it down (the splatter) with 80 or 100 grit and spray again over the area and it will blend in as it dries. I bought my Wagner also for 20 bucks from a yard sale, used once. Next time I shoot plasti dip will use a HPLV gun with a tip for shooting primer, I need to see if that is better. Good luck in your project, would love to see how it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljonson Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 What's with the gtr emblem on the legacy? Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Users seabass07 Posted May 25, 2013 Mega Users Share Posted May 25, 2013 I'm sure its because he swapped in a twin turbo v6. There's no other reasonable explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated Too laff79 Posted May 25, 2013 I Donated Too Share Posted May 25, 2013 The matte black repels radar as well. True story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derp Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 and it's a cloaking device at night. it makes you literally invisible. literally. for reals. seriously literally really for reals. I could suck start a snow blower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCobra4Me Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 wow you guys are cracking me up ! the GTR badge, yes I did put that there in the year 2000 ! and it is not because of the Nissan GTR but because it is a Legacy GT and the R is for my first name. Although a good idea for a crazy swap ! the only sticker that the Legacy still wears is this one: http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/IMG_2236s_zpse01daf9b.jpg?t=1369514875 the sticker is getting old. do they have new ones? keep it classy LegacyGT.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCobra4Me Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 Work on my 1970 Nova continues, and I am in fact using Custom Shop's Epoxy Primer to cover the fenders. Don't worry I won't use plastidip to paint this one. Going with a 2 stage Urethane paint http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/SSKUNKY/IMG_2240s_zps190cc254.jpg?t=1369538362 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljonson Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 To me your taste seems pretty horrible lol but you do it well which is a lot better than my personal projects :thumbup: Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCobra4Me Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 Thanks, I love Muscle cars, good old cars built in the US with V8s, my next project is going to be a Rat Rod with a BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljonson Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I love looking at muscle cars. So simple but it works. BBC is big block cars? Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCobra4Me Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 BBC - Big Block Chevy SBC - Small Block Chevy BBF - Big Block Ford SBF - Small Block Ford BBM - Big Block Mopar SBM - Small Block Mopar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 No they don't make anymore of those socal legacy stickers.. the member that had them made originally has moved on so no one has the template for them to make more. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ08GT Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I personally dig the plasti dipped legacy!! I would like to do my whole car. Stuff is cool if ya don't like it then peel off and you're back to shiny paint. Is there a specific Wagner sprayer to use to get the even smooth finish? How many coats did you spray? Again looks sweet man! Those other projects are cool too. I cut my teeth on the classic Chevys and small blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiNiaRiS Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Is there a specific Wagner sprayer to use to get the even smooth finish? How many coats did you spray? There's a handful that work really well. Most of them are cheap as well. I've heard 5+ coats is what you aim for. If you put it on too thin its really hard to remove. Ill post up some pics when I dip my 91 SS white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 An HVLP gun will clog up with plastidip. Even with a wide tip it clogs up all the internals. At least the good ones like the accuspray/3M ones. YMMV X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famaya26 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 here's the page on my website for my Legacy GT: http://venomxs.com/index.php?view=category&id=47%3Aproject-legacy-gt&option=com_content&Itemid=54 the latest is that I painted it with plasti dip on Sunday (and I did the same to my Mustang on Saturday), here are the latest images: http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/IMG_2197s_zps6ef6a7a6.jpg?t=1369110538 http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/DSC08309s_zpsf71869b6.jpg?t=1369110462 http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/DSC08310s_zps37cb323f.jpg?t=1369110465 http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/DSC08311s_zps7c248ad2.jpg?t=1369110467 http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/DSC08312s_zps653afe0b.jpg?t=1369110469 http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/DSC08313s_zps5eb83e70.jpg?t=1369110472 http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/DSC08317s_zps354e921f.jpg?t=1369110475 http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/DSC08321s_zps15c07d63.jpg?t=1369110479 http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/DSC08327s_zps18b3a967.jpg?t=1369110485 http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/DSC08328s_zpsf36f1517.jpg?t=1369110487 http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/DSC08329s_zps3bc30718.jpg?t=1369110490 http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/IMG_2228s_zps28be28ab.jpg?t=1369363767 http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/IMG_2219s_zps527f99bd.jpg?t=1369363751 http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/IMG_2215s_zps3358cbf9.jpg?t=1369363745 http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c372/SuperCobra4Me/plastidipping/IMG_2222s_zps9f7ab4c6.jpg?t=1369365001 here's the front, I need to re-do the headlights as I did not prepare them well enough, and they are old. what do you think? That looks awesome OP! Real Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjweb Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 awesomeness in a can that you don't get herpes from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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