The weather's starting to get chilly out in this part of the country and I felt the need to make a few changes. On a recent trip to the gas station I spilled gasoline on my dip and didn't have any paper towels nearby - the dip took a bit of a beating as standard plastidip isn't fuel resistant.
It was the convenient excuse I was looking for, the yellow was fun but it was starting to feel a bit dated. I felt the need to shake things up with a color change.
There's a certain satisfaction that comes with stripping plastidip off a car ... the challenge is to pull the entire panel intact. I've not been successful yet but maybe next time. Getting close!
I typed a lot of words on my blog to say that I really, really like how orange looks on this car and that's the color I opted to go for on this next dip. Specifically, safety cone orange. It's BRIGHT.
Dipyourcar.com has a new product called Dip Armor. It's a new top coat that's supposed to give the dip a lot more resistance to solvents like gasoline. It also dramatically changes the feel of the dip. My guess is it's an ultra thin automotive clear coat; thin enough and modified so that the dip remains pliable. It's only available in a satin finish at the moment; if they're able to figure out the formula for a gloss version it's going to completely blow open the doors for the dipping community.
A few photos after the dip armor has cured and taken on the satin finish (photo above was soon after spraying).
As part of my send-off for the yellow dip job I did a short walk-around video, mostly it was an opportunity to mess around with my new Insta360 One R camera. It's unfortunate my editing skills are so terrible, I've seen some really impressive videos shot with this camera.
There's been a bit more chatter on the boards as of late with folks talking about dipping their cars. I'm anxious to see what other dip jobs people come up with - mine have been fairly pedestrian. Maybe my next one will be more artistic - but that would require creativity in addition to talent, 2 things which are lacking on my end. In any case, I shot a series of videos going over how I prepped my SLC for dipping and the process I used this time around. I hope it'll be helpful to those considering this as an option.
As always, plenty more verbal vomit and photos on my blog:
81. Going full circle