Pete,
That is the attitude you should have when trying to decide what color you want your new/old ride. This gives you, the owner, the chance to try out a new color or scheme. It also allows you to see the color over a season or two, to see if you really like it. Not to forget that this gives you time to save up for that expensive paint job(even if you do it yourself). Lets not forget that you have to erect a paint booth if you paint yourself.
When I painted my car the first time it turned out darker than I imagined and quite frankly didn't really like the color, but cringed at the price when I thought of re doing it after several years. I was being forced into this when I tore up the rear clip. The Plastidip gave me the option of trying the color I had thought about for some time. My efforts told me that the color I had dreamed of was the one I wanted. It was ONLY when I couldn't match the true color that I was forced into going for the color in actual paint. Otherwise I would have worn the Plastidip for at least a season. I was doing this for the first time ever(paint) and had mixed emotions of doing it on my own. So I experimwnted with it to see what it and I could do.
On another subject brought up on this thread, If I was going to sell my car with a Plastidip finish on it I would expect to sell it at a discount. The new owner would be getting a pig in a poke sort of deal in that he might be getting a car with a terrible body work underneath, costing him thousands of $ to repair. On the + side, he could have the car with the dip finish or just peel it off and get it with the under coat finish, which would be a well prepped body ready for a paint job of his choice. Not all buyers will like the color of a car that is up for sale when it is a rare car to be sold. Then he too can experiment with the color palate. I would be willing to bet that most cars sold here on the forum are not in pristine condition, and most buyers will recognize that as well. If driven regularly, paint ages as well as leather
Value is one persons perspective until he goes to sell it, and I would think that if a buyer brought up the price of a Plastidip'd car, that you could use that as a selling point for getting more money for your car that is in pristine paint condition. I think they call that the art of the deal.
Just my perspective.
Bill
That is the attitude you should have when trying to decide what color you want your new/old ride. This gives you, the owner, the chance to try out a new color or scheme. It also allows you to see the color over a season or two, to see if you really like it. Not to forget that this gives you time to save up for that expensive paint job(even if you do it yourself). Lets not forget that you have to erect a paint booth if you paint yourself.
When I painted my car the first time it turned out darker than I imagined and quite frankly didn't really like the color, but cringed at the price when I thought of re doing it after several years. I was being forced into this when I tore up the rear clip. The Plastidip gave me the option of trying the color I had thought about for some time. My efforts told me that the color I had dreamed of was the one I wanted. It was ONLY when I couldn't match the true color that I was forced into going for the color in actual paint. Otherwise I would have worn the Plastidip for at least a season. I was doing this for the first time ever(paint) and had mixed emotions of doing it on my own. So I experimwnted with it to see what it and I could do.
On another subject brought up on this thread, If I was going to sell my car with a Plastidip finish on it I would expect to sell it at a discount. The new owner would be getting a pig in a poke sort of deal in that he might be getting a car with a terrible body work underneath, costing him thousands of $ to repair. On the + side, he could have the car with the dip finish or just peel it off and get it with the under coat finish, which would be a well prepped body ready for a paint job of his choice. Not all buyers will like the color of a car that is up for sale when it is a rare car to be sold. Then he too can experiment with the color palate. I would be willing to bet that most cars sold here on the forum are not in pristine condition, and most buyers will recognize that as well. If driven regularly, paint ages as well as leather
Value is one persons perspective until he goes to sell it, and I would think that if a buyer brought up the price of a Plastidip'd car, that you could use that as a selling point for getting more money for your car that is in pristine paint condition. I think they call that the art of the deal.
Just my perspective.
Bill