Plasti dipped my civic, not happy with results, any feedback or suggestions?
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I'm not a car enthusiast to be honest, I recently found out about plasti dipping and loved the idea, I have a dark blue civic and decided to dip the hubcaps and logos/grille with red, I guess I didn't think this through and the colors didn't match as much as I expected.
I also messed up dipping the hubcaps. I would appreciate your honest opinion, should I keep this or remove it all together? I've been getting conflicted feedback from my friends, some say it looks awesome and some say it's very ugly. Lol
Also I realized that dark blue doesn't really go well with anything, I thought about doing black but I don't think it will match well either.
What do you guys think? Any advice suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I also messed up dipping the hubcaps. I would appreciate your honest opinion, should I keep this or remove it all together? I've been getting conflicted feedback from my friends, some say it looks awesome and some say it's very ugly. Lol
Also I realized that dark blue doesn't really go well with anything, I thought about doing black but I don't think it will match well either.
What do you guys think? Any advice suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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huh, no, remove them...
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Doesn't plastidip just kinda peel right off?
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Ya your colour theory was way of for this application.
Also in some cases less is more.
With blue you are looking at grey scale exclusively for nice results, and only on the accents (ie; emblems and caps).
(not a civic but same colour theory
Gold is also nice, but maybe not with stock rims
Also put some friggen tire shine on your tires, dammmit! lol
Flashy rims directly juxtaposed with dirty old tires, will look like crap with any colour.
Also in some cases less is more.
With blue you are looking at grey scale exclusively for nice results, and only on the accents (ie; emblems and caps).
(not a civic but same colour theory
Gold is also nice, but maybe not with stock rims
Also put some friggen tire shine on your tires, dammmit! lol
Flashy rims directly juxtaposed with dirty old tires, will look like crap with any colour.
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Ya your colour theory was way of for this application.
Also in some cases less is more.
With blue you are looking at grey scale exclusively for nice results, and only on the accents (ie; emblems and caps).
(not a civic but same colour theory
img]https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.civicforums.com-vbulletin/654x224/80-6424d1337817274_2a_2a_official_dyno_blue_pearl_thr ead_2a_2a_white_rims_d91b3e7b2c52b60d0b34e14d047b7 2dc7eb1c172.jpg[/img]
img]https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.civicforums.com-vbulletin/870x580/80-tesla_model_s_vossen_wheels_rear_close_up_c317e4e2 0b97cee75b6a48ad6f76e4e0239745ac.jpg[/img]
img]https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.civicforums.com-vbulletin/1024x768/80-20729d1241829070_post_up_your_civic_w_rims_pics_in fo_only_dscn0223_1b4035efb65bd17baba50c1d6ad6315d7 f4f062f.jpg[/img]
Gold is also nice, but maybe not with stock rims
img]https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.civicforums.com-vbulletin/736x552/80-a3f0237583579b68012e7fde63156a27_honda_civic_forum _konig_wheels_55fc4a093e05fbad58c5f0b2d80b0aa96403 be8d.jpg[/img]
Also put some friggen tire shine on your tires, dammmit! lol
Flashy rims directly juxtaposed with dirty old tires, will look like crap with any colour.
Also in some cases less is more.
With blue you are looking at grey scale exclusively for nice results, and only on the accents (ie; emblems and caps).
(not a civic but same colour theory
img]https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.civicforums.com-vbulletin/654x224/80-6424d1337817274_2a_2a_official_dyno_blue_pearl_thr ead_2a_2a_white_rims_d91b3e7b2c52b60d0b34e14d047b7 2dc7eb1c172.jpg[/img]
img]https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.civicforums.com-vbulletin/870x580/80-tesla_model_s_vossen_wheels_rear_close_up_c317e4e2 0b97cee75b6a48ad6f76e4e0239745ac.jpg[/img]
img]https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.civicforums.com-vbulletin/1024x768/80-20729d1241829070_post_up_your_civic_w_rims_pics_in fo_only_dscn0223_1b4035efb65bd17baba50c1d6ad6315d7 f4f062f.jpg[/img]
Gold is also nice, but maybe not with stock rims
img]https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.civicforums.com-vbulletin/736x552/80-a3f0237583579b68012e7fde63156a27_honda_civic_forum _konig_wheels_55fc4a093e05fbad58c5f0b2d80b0aa96403 be8d.jpg[/img]
Also put some friggen tire shine on your tires, dammmit! lol
Flashy rims directly juxtaposed with dirty old tires, will look like crap with any colour.
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Tbh it don't go to well together, You should of consider painting them white , gold , bronze or anything around those lines. Try removing the dip you can peel it but if it wasn't put on with enough coats then it can be a pain to remove and there are other things you can do to remove it search around online.
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It looks terrible, imo. But if you like it, I guess whatever man, don't do cosmetic mods based on what others think.
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It looks terrible, imo. But if you like it, I guess whatever man, don't do cosmetic mods based on what others think. (that's different from functional mods in that it's subjective, functional modifications aren't subjective) But to me it looks like something a 16yr old kid would do.
Don't make me whip out the dong-of-justice.
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I meant the deleted one
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There's times I've cross the line too and if anyone asks me to stop..I will.
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Ok guys, I'm gonna change the color ! Please let me know what colors would go with navy blue, I don't wanna make the same mistake again, I came across this burnt copper alloy on DipYourCar and I think it will match better than red, please let me know what you guys think, thank you !
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Ok guys, I'm gonna change the color ! Please let me know what colors would go with navy blue, I don't wanna make the same mistake again, I came across this burnt copper alloy on DipYourCar and I think it will match better than red, please let me know what you guys think, thank you !
If you insist on using it you may want to use black on rims and go back to chrome for emblem/grill.
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info on other forums plastic dip on rims chips/peels easily
I've seen many cars go thru the shop with stock wheels done in black
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I'm also considering gold metallizer, I think it will match well with navy blue.
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Please don't do black wheels. It's to much with black tires imo. Gunmetal or "cast iron grey" isn't bad though, it's dark but breaks up the black from the tire.
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I'm also considering gold metallizer, I think it will match well with navy blue.
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I was actually hoping to find a website/tool that can visualize that sort of stuff, kind of like racing video games where you can modify the color of your vehicle lol
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try tirerack.com too, they have a thing where you can view different wheels on your car that might help
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