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      03-17-2013, 08:44 PM   #1
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Thought I'd share some photos that I took of my car today...
Guess I'm going to have to stop calling her Black Betty.





















***************PHOTO UPDATE!!!!***************
I will be bidding farewell to my 3 series as the future ex-wife gets that one so I had them both out for a quick shoot together. ENJOY!



























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      03-17-2013, 08:55 PM   #2
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      03-17-2013, 08:59 PM   #3
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      03-17-2013, 09:13 PM   #4
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Thanks EINSER, means alot coming from you as I am a HUGE fan of your 1M!
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      03-17-2013, 09:21 PM   #5
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So good. So so good. Since you're in L.A. Please wave back when you see someone frantically waving at you and "black betty".
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      03-17-2013, 09:23 PM   #6
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So good. So so good. Since you're in L.A. Please wave back when you see someone frantically waving at you and "black betty".
lol, I would if I were in L.A. but im in LA, as in Louisiana. Thanks though tranism. Maybe I'll make it to L.A. one day...
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      03-17-2013, 09:32 PM   #7
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looks really nice..
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      03-17-2013, 10:35 PM   #8
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Looks gorgeous! How much was that wrap? Im thinking the same if i keep my 1...
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      03-17-2013, 10:38 PM   #9
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Oh yea, forgot to mention. I achieved this through Plastidipping the entire car. Less than $200 for the material used. Thanks for the props guys.
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Nice composition ! sweet.
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Looks awesome man!
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really nice....
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well deserved, the plasti dip turned out awesome and that pic was just spot on!
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That looks fantastic!
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Looking good! let us know how it holds up.

How do you care for the matte vinyl by the way out of interest?
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Looks awesome man!
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That looks fantastic!
Well thank you Mr. President.

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How do you care for the matte vinyl by the way out of interest?
Thank you. This is Plastidipped, not vinyl wrapped. So far it has been easy maintenance. Everything washes right off with foam soap and a chammy.
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You plasti dipped your entire car? hahaha! Congrats. Now I REALLY want to know how it holds up I;ve done my kidneys and mirrors, held up great on the kidneys, mirrors I didn't do a great job and started peeling at the edges (ran out of spray too).

How did you spray your entire car?
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Very classy. Can you comment on the difficulty of the plastidip? How many coats?
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Looks great! Was your car originally black? I want to do the same, is that just Matt dip of did you use any glossifier or enhancers?
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You plasti dipped your entire car? hahaha! Congrats. Now I REALLY want to know how it holds up I;ve done my kidneys and mirrors, held up great on the kidneys, mirrors I didn't do a great job and started peeling at the edges (ran out of spray too).

How did you spray your entire car?
Yep. You can order a full car dip kit from dipyourcar.com (very great customer service). The kit includes everything including the gun needed for spraying.

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It was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Just make sure your in a went ventillated but safe from debris area while doing this. Same as any other automotive painting im sure. They suggest 5 coats but I seriously lost count as to how many I did. I think that I had the gun set too low and all of my coats were very fine/thin. I used 3 and 1/2 gallons. Fonzie, the president of dipyourcar has a ton of youtube instructional videos that helps.

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Looks great! Was your car originally black? I want to do the same, is that just Matt dip of did you use any glossifier or enhancers?
Thanks and Yes, original color was Jet Black. I just used the Matte White dip with no glossifier. Pretty basic as it was my first time doing a project like this. I plan on redipping this car in a year or so in matte red, depending on how it holds up.
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