Roof Plasti Dip

By 100x cooler, I suppose you're saying that figuratively.

Because it should be MUCH hotter literally...at least it would be down heah in Jawja.

 

Wrap it. Plasti dip is a great product but in an application like this vinyl is better IMO, the Prius roof is nice and smooth so wrapping isn't difficult, you can also get gloss black vinyl which will visually match much better with the from and rear windshield.

 

Like it. Did you use the glossifer? It adds some sort of clearcoat and shine to the plastidip.

 

i voted to wrap because that's the way i'm leaning

not that i want to pay for it - LOL.

but, i think that it's great you've done what you have already done!

joel

 

I was thinking about doing the same thing for my prius, (plasti-dipping the roof). How many cans did you use for your roof? PS. I like the blue mirrors really adds to your car!

 

I started doing mine a few months ago and chickened out

Fone ?

 

you just have to hold the can close to the roof; starting to spray from one side to the other in order to keep the wet edge going until you get to the other side. I've seen Fonzi from DipYourCar.com -Plasti Dip For Your Car - Glossifier Blaze Pearlizer Metalizers Pro Car Kits Peel Coat do it, although he's using a spray system, not spray cans... but the concept should be the same.

watch at 24:15 how he sprays the roof.

 

I say go for it! I think it looks good!
And that's what I love about Plasti-dip, if you don't like it, you can always peel it off later without harming the paint. I'd recommend using the plasti-dip glossafier rather than a sprayable dupli-clear coat. See:

not that there's anything wrong with using spray-can clear-coat, but it might make it more difficult to remove the plasti-dip later on, because the standard (non-flexable) clear coat on top of the plasti-dip black may make it harder to remove because standard clear-coat is more rigid and won't want to flex like the plasti-dip. The glossafier will stretch and flex along with the plasti-dip color coat underneath; making it easier to remove if you ever chose to do so. - Just keep that in mind if you do a large surface like the trunk or roof.

 

Looks good! I can't wait to see it all put together.

 

I suppose you don't ever plan on removing that? Did the same on my 2008 Touring wheels. Never ever ever again will i use paint over the top of plastiDip. Stick with the various glossiers, metalizers and pearlizers... unless you plan on Never removing the plastiDip covered in paint. Just my 2 cents speaking from experience.

 

It was an interesting concept but my opinion would be a tailgate and trim on the G2 as one color. The G3 can pull it off easier with two tone as their tailgate garnish runs the entire length of the tailgate.

On yours.. it looks a bit out of place..like someone forgot to paint that trim on yours. IMO..

But its your car, do as you like you know!

 

If you do delete the emblem from the front or rear, plan on filling the emblem pin holes. @hobbit did the same on his Blog.

Prius debadging attempt

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Help with debadging | PriusChat

 

I'd paint the back panel piece black, and keep the emblem chrome to go with the chrome in the tail-lights -- but that's just me, I think either way it'll look good!