vinyl wrap or plasti dip fr-s emblem? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

oso_25 · 12-14-2012, 01:32 AM

Has anyone plasti dip or vinyl wrap their FR-S emblem? I got some extra red vinyl and thinking about reddding out only the S.

ahausheer · 12-14-2012, 02:20 AM

Ive wrapped a car with excellent results so I am familiar with vinyl. I would personally try plasti-dip. If you've got vinyl try it first as it's easier to rip off. But the tight complex curves of the logo might be hard to wrap. Also keep in mind its easier to tape off an area that you dont want to spray than it is to make a perfect cut in vinyl. Either way their both cheap options.

kask2_6.0 · 12-14-2012, 08:44 AM

vinyl will have a nicer finish

L3P47 · 12-15-2012, 10:33 PM

My family owns a vinyl business. While vinyl would be cheaper route I fill like you have better luck with the dip lasting longer and holding up to weather better.

Mikepage · 12-15-2012, 10:37 PM

I will probably plasti dip my FR-S wheels and emblem when getting my car in February.

sevi21 · 12-16-2012, 10:24 AM

I plastidipped my emblems black two months ago and it still looks like the day i did them, no issues at all

WWEVOX · 12-17-2012, 04:10 PM

Plastidip is the easy way to go. It's how I did mine. Clean, easy, fast.
I imagine vinyl will be much harder to install but you'll get a smooth finish (the plastidip is rubber so it has some texture).

oso_25 · 12-17-2012, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sevi21

I plastidipped my emblems black two months ago and it still looks like the day i did them, no issues at all

Got any pictures ?

Mikepage · 12-17-2012, 04:43 PM

Check in the DIY

sevi21 · 12-17-2012, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by oso_25

Got any pictures ?

Yah sure i got a few from the front quarter view, i can snap a few tomorrow if you want some close ups. I got the pistons on the side dipped also.

I love the way they look dipped man.

Mikepage · 12-17-2012, 09:14 PM

It's nice i love it!

sevi21 · 12-17-2012, 09:38 PM

first thing i did to the car, very inexpensive and nice looking mod imo. Easy to do also!

Mikepage · 12-17-2012, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sevi21

first thing i did to the car, very inexpensive and nice looking mod imo. Easy to do also!

Yeah very easy.

Did you release the emblems before paint it?

I saw some videos and they don't remove it, only remove the extra plastidip on the paint after the apply.

Check this :

sevi21 · 12-17-2012, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikepage

Yeah very easy.

Did you release the emblems before paint it?

I saw some videos and they don't remove it, only remove the extra plastidip on the paint after the apply.

Check this :

I left the emblems on there and taped off like a 10in square with painters tape
and some printer paper and basically did 4 coats on a 5x5in square around
the emblems and after those dried i peeled off the over spray super easy
because of the taping off i did, super easy really.

12-14-2012, 02:20 AM	#2
ahausheer Re-member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Toyota camry Location: S. Cali Posts: 1,001 Thanks: 98 Thanked 292 Times in 152 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ive wrapped a car with excellent results so I am familiar with vinyl. I would personally try plasti-dip. If you've got vinyl try it first as it's easier to rip off. But the tight complex curves of the logo might be hard to wrap. Also keep in mind its easier to tape off an area that you dont want to spray than it is to make a perfect cut in vinyl. Either way their both cheap options. __________________ Nothing decays like progress, and nothing preserves like neglect.

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WWEVOX Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: White Lancer Evolution X Location: Irvine Posts: 136 Thanks: 16 Thanked 33 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Plastidip is the easy way to go. It's how I did mine. Clean, easy, fast. I imagine vinyl will be much harder to install but you'll get a smooth finish (the plastidip is rubber so it has some texture).

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