Hey guys,

wanted to show you something you may or may not be dealing with. My pillars were really faded/scratched/chipped and im not sure what causes this but I see quite a few cars going through it so I wanted to show you a fix for around $6!

My pillars looked like this.

I was sick of that big blotch thing so I decided I would Plasti-Dip them. Now I had never used it before but I knew it was totally reversible and wasn't very expensive so I picked up a can. I understand this is most likely not news to most of you but for the people who didnt know what Plasti-Dip was I decided I should explain. Carrying on...

After masking of the windows with painters tape, I masked more to protect from over-spray.


Sprayed a few coats and BAM! better looking satin-ish finished looking pillars.


This Plasti-Dip stuff is so convenient I thought about doing some more with it. I've seen countless people do rims but this is what I have in mind.

This:


to This:


Here is a better view of how the rims would look.


Let me know what you think I should do by voting in the poll. Thanks!

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The pillars look good. But I wouldn't do the lip of your rims. Doesn't look right to me.

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2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GT2
MODS: Wizaired|Custom DHP Tune|180° Thermostat|DR F/R Brackets w/GMPP STB's|UMI Trailing Arms|Bilstein HDs w/SSC|Projector Retro|Black SPO Grilles and Spoiler|SS Inserts Rear Inlay|ZZP Volt. Booster & Alt Rewire

That looks amazing to me...

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2012 Ford Focus SE Sport
2012 MINI Cooper Clubman

I have ADHD and drive a Focus. Ironically.
Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your eyes, it obstructs your vision.

im not sure if you guys have seen a certain user, im drawing a blank on his username but his sig says "Eugene" and his gp is an 04 style and has rims with a black lip and chrome spokes(5) and that is the inspiration of the rim paint job. Another reason why I think the front fascia would look good is because if you saw my member welcome topic you would see that it is cracked quite significantly so painting it satin black will hide the crack a little bit.

I'm also planing on getting a band-aid for the front bumper where its all screwed up. I think it would look cool.

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Eugene Slesarenko or something close to that. Yeah, his car is titties.

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2012 Ford Focus SE Sport
2012 MINI Cooper Clubman

I have ADHD and drive a Focus. Ironically.
Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your eyes, it obstructs your vision.

For sure. His car is raw. I saw his rims and i had to pick my jaw up off the floor...

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I think you have the right idea, so you get my vote to move forward... the good news is that pd is peelable...so if the rims look gay in your op then scrape it off...

kudos to you for pushing the envelope... we out of the box thinkers appreciate that.

and eugene's car is tits.

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2004 GTP Comp G. The Daily Driver.
JULY 2011 GPONA COTM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uNwgZGrvJ0
1992 GTA Trans Am. The Toy.
2003 VW Jetta. The Spousal Unit.

Eugene's car was at the show I went to with my car and it is a great looking car for sure.

Like others have said the window.trim looks great and if you don't like the look of the wheels you can take it off so.why not, dare to be different. And you can always just do one or two on one side to be sure like it before you do them all

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2001 white gt coupe with enough crap to make it run mid 13's with 3 bad pistons
2002 40th GTP sedan mostly stock

good idea, looks great.... my pillars are rusted to all hell........ idk what im gonna do with them, since them AHOLES didnt fix them when they painted the car

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I think it looks good...Plastidip is great to work with, i sprayed my wheels solid and then later on down the road i peeled the the lip back to chrome and think it looks so much better!! also a tip i found out with PD is the the armoral protective wipes give it a nice gloss for a few days to spice up the matte black.

THanks for reminding me I gotta redo my pillars...asshat

I resprayed mine a year ago but I didn't get all the gouges out of them at the time.

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I think it is an inexpensive mod that is not hard to execute and adds a great deal of style to the car. I can't wait until I have time to do it.

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< haz plasti dip....... n tons of it, lol maybe i should do that instead of buying overlays..... dont think they would stick anyways

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My front arrow head is PD'd no overlay here

really? close up pics?

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Becky, have you ever seen the plasti-dip clear coat that supposedly makes the "satin" finish turn gloss?

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no i havent..... i like the satin though

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the whole front end of my car is plastidipped

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Ill try to go get one on lunch directly on the arrowhead...but can kinda see it here and my plati wheels with armoral for alittle bit of shine

^Those look good for being factory wheels, usually when people mess with them they look shitty, but I like that

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2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi My Build Thread
2004 Grand Prix GT2 : September 2011 GPONA COTM : SOLD
1997 Grand Prix GT1 : SOLD

i agree shipman. its all about doing something you haven't really seen done. im hoping to start this project soon.

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Dude, there are tons of haters, so do what you like to your car, youre the one driving it, but so far I like it

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2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi My Build Thread
2004 Grand Prix GT2 : September 2011 GPONA COTM : SOLD
1997 Grand Prix GT1 : SOLD

i agree totally. hater gon' hate. I just wanted other Gp enthusiasts opinions. Thanks to everyone who voted in the poll!

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Def. post pics of the wheels when completed...i think they will look sick

will do Dblackston, I am pretty much tied up all weekend being fathers day and all. I might have to wait another week...

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