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      06-17-2013, 12:49 PM   #1
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Plasti Dipped Grills and Trims

Hello 7ers. I got sick of looking at my chrome grills and bumper trims, so I Plasti Dipped them matt black. I pulled the grills out, since it's easy. I left the bumper trims on, just tape off less than an inch away where I wanted the Plasti Dip to break.

I sprayed the first coat lightly, with about 50-60% transparency. I sprayed coats 2-5 a bit thicker, covering different angles. Leaving 20min between coats for the Plasti Dip to level and breathe. After the 5th coat, I allowed 20min for it to dry then peel off the masking tapes and excess Plasti Dip around the bumper trims. I snapped the grills back in place.

The end result is flawless. After 2k miles being on the road, rock chips and bugs haven't done any harm to the Plasti Dipped grills and trims. Best $6 I ever spent at Home Depot. More dipping to come on the rest of the trim pieces. I hope you find this post helpful.

If you're curious about the lights, I'm running mTEC V2 LED Angel Eyes and mTEC Golden Style fogs (Standard 35w H8). Got them from mTEC Lighting USA. Still love the setup.

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      06-17-2013, 06:41 PM   #2
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Looking at 7ers all day and not owning one yet is pure torture,but that plastidip is nice
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      06-17-2013, 07:02 PM   #3
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Looking at 7ers all day and not owning one yet is pure torture,but that plastidip is nice
Thanks Plaid. You should get a 7, it's worth every penny.
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After seeing your pictures I decided to dip the chrome trim on the front bumper, I never liked it and it looks much cleaner going all black.
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Hello 7ers. I got sick of looking at my chrome grills and bumper trims, so I Plasti Dipped them matt black. I pulled the grills out, since it's easy. I left the bumper trims on, just tape off less than an inch away where I wanted the Plasti Dip to break.

I sprayed the first coat lightly, with about 50-60% transparency. I sprayed coats 2-5 a bit thicker, covering different angles. Leaving 20min between coats for the Plasti Dip to level and breathe. After the 5th coat, I allowed 20min for it to dry then peel off the masking tapes and excess Plasti Dip around the bumper trims. I snapped the grills back in place.

The end result is flawless. After 2k miles being on the road, rock chips and bugs haven't done any harm to the Plasti Dipped grills and trims. Best $6 I ever spent at Home Depot. More dipping to come on the rest of the trim pieces. I hope you find this post helpful.

If you're curious about the lights, I'm running mTEC V2 LED Angel Eyes and mTEC Golden Style fogs (Standard 35w H8). Got them from mTEC Lighting USA. Still love the setup.

(Looking for wheels and suspension sponsor)
Dip the wheels and side markers including reflectors , i have seen them dipped, they look really nice!
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After seeing your pictures I decided to dip the chrome trim on the front bumper, I never liked it and it looks much cleaner going all black.
Awesome. To prep the chrome surfaces, I just wipe the pieces down with alcohol. To remove the grills, losen all the star screws on top of the bumper. Bend the bumper away from the car, use a flat head screw driver to pop the top and side clips of the grills (you'll need help). Once the the top and side clips are popped out, just yank the grill out with force (it's too difficult to pop the bottom clips, you're not going to hurt it). Post some pics once you're done.
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Dip the wheels and side markers including reflectors , i have seen them dipped, they look really nice!
I plan on doing the rest of the trims, but not the wheels. Plasti Dip surface has a lot of pores, so when it's raining the surface will hold a lot of water. This means that the wheels will get wet unevenly, causing vibrating on wet days. This is fact tested by many of my friends who have plasti dipped their wheels, maybe glossifier will help with the water issues.

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Awesome. To prep the chrome surfaces, I just wipe the pieces down with alcohol. To remove the grills, losen all the star screws on top of the bumper. Bend the bumper away from the car, use a flat head screw driver to pop the top and side clips of the grills (you'll need help). Once the the top and side clips are popped out, just yank the grill out with force (it's too difficult to pop the bottom clips, you're not going to hurt it). Post some pics once you're done.

I plan on doing the rest of the trims, but not the wheels. Plasti Dip surface has a lot of pores, so when it's raining the surface will hold a lot of water. This means that the wheels will get wet unevenly, causing vibrating on wet days. This is fact tested by many of my friends who have plasti dipped their wheels, maybe glossifier will help with the water issues.
Does the dip come off easy?>
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      06-18-2013, 03:54 PM   #8
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Does the dip come off easy?>
Plasti Dip is tough. It will hold up to rock chips, bugs, pressue car washes, and weather. It will only come off it you intentionally peel it off.

Preparation with alcohol and a light first coat is crucial. Just follow my instruction above and it should last.
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Looks good! Its soo much easier to just remove the grills from the bumper rather than masking... I did mine, looks sweet! I also did the rear diffuser...
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Looks good! Its soo much easier to just remove the grills from the bumper rather than masking... I did mine, looks sweet! I also did the rear diffuser...
Post them pics up.
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Angel eyes

I spent a lot of money for angel eyes different options testing of bulbs and leds; actually I have on my 7 Letronix leds. it seems from JNoSol photos that mTEC V2 LED Angel Eyes are much brighter. Can you please add a frontal view with only daylight swith on?
thank you and best regards Valter
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Plasti Dip is tough. It will hold up to rock chips, bugs, pressue car washes, and weather. It will only come off it you intentionally peel it off.

Preparation with alcohol and a light first coat is crucial. Just follow my instruction above and it should last.
My car is leased so when I return it, I would want a way to remove the dip. Is it pretty simple to return the black to chrome?
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My car is leased so when I return it, I would want a way to remove the dip. Is it pretty simple to return the black to chrome?
Yes, very easy to peel off. There are tons of youtube vids out there about Plasti Dip.
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I spent a lot of money for angel eyes different options testing of bulbs and leds; actually I have on my 7 Letronix leds. it seems from JNoSol photos that mTEC V2 LED Angel Eyes are much brighter. Can you please add a frontal view with only daylight swith on?
thank you and best regards Valter
Here's a close up with direct light. mTEC V2 is the way to go. No error. I'll post recent photos once I have time.
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Nice work! Looks good
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Nice work! Looks good
Thank you, sir.
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I traded my 7 last year and forgot to give you guys an update on Plastidip. It didn't hold up after a year. Rock chips everywhere. I decided to remove it before trading it in. It took a whole can of WD-40 and $5 at the pressure car wash to get that crap off. I would never touch another can of PlastiDip again. Just buy black trims/grills or get them painted.

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