Unique idea...

MIAblu1 · 07-13-2013, 05:15 PM

So my friend does car "dipping" where you can paint any part or the whole car a color and whenever you choose you can peel it off... So, here's an idea I'm toying with. I have a Le Mans blue 135 and I have the M color grill stickers so I thought maybe it'd be a cool color combo/tribute to the M colors to do my roof in red. I can choose to have it a normal shiny finished red or a matte red with some pearl in it for some shimmer in the light.... Thoughts?

DNG · 07-13-2013, 05:35 PM

You'll need that dark blue color too.

ShocknAwe · 07-13-2013, 05:42 PM

Try your mirrors first man.

MIAblu1 · 07-13-2013, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DNG

You'll need that dark blue color too.

Le Mans blue is pretty dark as is but not too dark and actually matches the dark blue in the M colors pretty well

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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Try your mirrors first man.

Yea I was thinking the same but don't know if it'd be TOO much doing mirrors and roof red

Going to dump the car on coils next month so it'd flow nicely with aggressive stance and some aggressive sport flare with that red on blue...

MIAblu1 · 07-13-2013, 08:02 PM

This would be the color if i went with the matted red... he did this R8 a few days ago

b1aze · 07-14-2013, 09:32 AM

Looks like a bad photoshop job

MIAblu1 · 07-14-2013, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by b1aze

Looks like a bad photoshop job

Yea the pic doesn't do it justice at all... Looks better in person

ShocknAwe · 07-14-2013, 12:34 PM

I wouldnt do the roof AND the mirrors, but rather test it on the mirrors and if you like it take it off the mirrors and do the roof. That way you haven't wasted all that time if you dont like it.

MIAblu1 · 07-14-2013, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

I wouldnt do the roof AND the mirrors, but rather test it on the mirrors and if you like it take it off the mirrors and do the roof. That way you haven't wasted all that time if you dont like it.

I guess... but really im trying to keep it as minimal and tasteful looking as possible. Im not doing every inch of the roof, I'm going from this black line inward only.... basically the very center big piece of the roof and I'm leaning towards the gloss red rather than matte

ShocknAwe · 07-14-2013, 02:11 PM

Sounds like it could look awesome. On another note, how did you do the stripes on your left kidney grille? Very subtle.

MIAblu1 · 07-14-2013, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Sounds like it could look awesome. On another note, how did you do the stripes on your left kidney grille? Very subtle.

Sticker kit they sell. The kit sells for $15 or so shipped off a site and actually brings quite a few. I have 7 more stripes of each color left still.

froop · 07-16-2013, 07:22 PM

It's always easily reversible so why not give it a go. I'd be very interested in seeing the end result.

Miko226 · 07-16-2013, 08:41 PM

dipping is cheap and looks cheap not to mention it chips off very easily worked at a valet for 3 years every car that came in dipped was chipping all over IMO

froop · 07-17-2013, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Miko226

dipping is cheap and looks cheap not to mention it chips off very easily worked at a valet for 3 years every car that came in dipped was chipping all over IMO

Better that the dip chips rather than the paint IMO. If layed on thick enough it'll provide some protection for your paint. Not as good as a proper wrap but better than nothing at all. Besides, if it chips it's not that hard just to peel it off and re-dip it.

P.S. the stripes on my car (in my profile pic) are plasti-dip (did it myself). Probably been on there for about 3 months so far and I drive over 100km a day and I only have 1 chip on the thick stripe on the bonnet.

NORAGRETS · 07-17-2013, 01:33 AM

been thinking about dipping my car for a while...mostly because people love hitting me when im parked...i say go for it, its really easy to take off if you hate it imo

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MIAblu1 Second Lieutenant 22 Rep 201 Posts Drives: 08 Monaco Blue 135i Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Unique idea... So my friend does car "dipping" where you can paint any part or the whole car a color and whenever you choose you can peel it off... So, here's an idea I'm toying with. I have a Le Mans blue 135 and I have the M color grill stickers so I thought maybe it'd be a cool color combo/tribute to the M colors to do my roof in red. I can choose to have it a normal shiny finished red or a matte red with some pearl in it for some shimmer in the light.... Thoughts?
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DNG Private First Class 9 Rep 135 Posts Drives: 128i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (1)	You'll need that dark blue color too.
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MIAblu1 Second Lieutenant 22 Rep 201 Posts Drives: 08 Monaco Blue 135i Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	This would be the color if i went with the matted red... he did this R8 a few days ago
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ShocknAwe 1Addict 3234 Rep 7,894 Posts Drives: E82 Mutt, M57 Truck Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Charleston iTrader: (22)	Sounds like it could look awesome. On another note, how did you do the stripes on your left kidney grille? Very subtle. __________________ 2010 135i 6MT Jet Black N54/3 FE82 Mutt \| BUILD THREAD \| GARAGE SALE
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froop Colonel 171 Rep 2,682 Posts Drives: 08 AW 6MT E82 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (3)	It's always easily reversible so why not give it a go. I'd be very interested in seeing the end result.
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Miko226 Captain 61 Rep 722 Posts Drives: 11' 335d Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Boca Raton, FL iTrader: (0)	dipping is cheap and looks cheap not to mention it chips off very easily worked at a valet for 3 years every car that came in dipped was chipping all over IMO __________________ 11' m57 335d 165k Miles - JR 2, ATM Full Exhaust & Intake, Wagner FMIC, AAR Boost Pipe, AAR Swirl Delete, AAR EGR Delete 08' n54 135i FBO E85 - SOLD
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NORAGRETS Colonel 444 Rep 2,049 Posts Drives: 2017 F80 M3 ZCP BSM 2012 E82 1 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 BMW M3 ZCP LCI [0.00]	been thinking about dipping my car for a while...mostly because people love hitting me when im parked...i say go for it, its really easy to take off if you hate it imo __________________ 2017 F80 ZCP BSM - Klein Innovation. ActiveAutowerkes. AR Design. BootMod3 Paul Johnson. EvRw. Project Gamma. RW Carbon. UCP. UUC. Hawk. Dinan. NGK. Macht Schnell. TMS. VR. aFe. RIP - E82 135i - 7/7/2021
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