I’m sure you can find someone to repaint the exterior for 4K. You won’t get any urethane parts removed and exterior only no inners. Striping it to bare metal though. Your asking a lot. Not only the time but the materials to do so is going to cost a lot

Plasti-dip is a form of liquid wrap. Liquid wrap is a general term for anything that is sprayed and wrapped. Liquid wrap used in this context is a higher end product that is applied with paint setups. It is higher quality, has more customization, and is more flexible than the comparable plasti-dip.

This.

Like I said, your budget is going to get you a scuff and shoot.

I really do not think so. I recall my friend telling me that doing a better job is not his mantra. His target clientele are people who have a limited budget and want a quick and dirty paint job to get the job done.

If you don't have prior experience with vinyl wrapping - doing a full vehicle yourself would be way too hard.
You can definitely give Plasti Dip a try with various DIY kits - it is definitely a lot easier to do and you don't need prior experience with painting as there are many videos online to guide you through the process.



I have applied Plasti Dip and other liquid wrap coatings for years, both as a hobby and professionally. Generally the other stuff requires equipment similarly used for traditional painting such as HVLP guns, air compressors, etc. Plasti Dip is more cost effective and easier to do and you only need cheaper turbine setups. Do not expect the more professional liquid wraps to be a "cheap" way to respray a car - in some cases the material costs exceed that of a paint job. To be quite frank, I wouldn't bother with the more "higher end" liquid wraps as that money would be bettter off going into a professional paint job unless you have a supercar or something along those lines that should have its factory paint intact.

If your car is older, you should definitely consider doing a DIY-style paint job. You got nothing to lose.
If you have a budget for 3-4k I doubt anyone will be willing to bring a car down to bare metal unless you want to prep it yourself beforehand.

This Youtuber has some good information if you're looking to give it a shot yourself with aerosols:

I have actually sprayed a car with the information above and it turned out a lot better than I expected.
I'd honestly skip the Plasti Dip/vinyl wrap trend and give this DIY painting method a shot before considering anything else. If your car has old paint then why bother with having anything removable to being with?
If you are just wanting a decent job, definitely go the DIY route. I personally would not drop 3-4k for a look you can probably have done by yourself for a fraction of the cost

the first thing that caught my eyes was not the wheels but the teal factory paint in the window jamb

killed it for me :(

Less noticeable when windows are up BibleThump

HOREY SHIT, 27 bucks to spraycan a car!?!? and it doesnt even look half bad. If i buy a XRS corolla thats the first thing im gonna do.

I've done it. But 30 bucks gets you really shitty discount spray paint.

The materials are cheap, the labour involved in insane. It took me a month to paint the interior of a car, but it came out like it rolled out of a paint shop.

There’s no reason a spray can job, with appropriate wet sanding won’t turn out like a professional job. It just won’t have the adhesion properties that a true epoxy paint will. It’s the same amount of labour either way. Probably more as your final finish will probably require more work over a proper spray setup.

Do you really want to put in all that effort for something that won’t last. Might as well pay $1000 extra for the proper products.

That's the plan. I need to sort out my mechanical right now so paint wont be just yet.

I am probably going to pick up a DA polisher and see what kind of improvements I can make for time being.


I'll give the guy a call and see what he says, no harm.

I really hope no one ever follows these steps or the grits listed. It's completely wrong

You sand old paint\primer 400-600 grit depending if it's solvent or water based paint.
Body filler is 180-220 grit. Featheredge\back sanding repair work with 320 grit.
You degrease before you wipe with a tackcloth.
There's no adhesion promoter that's what sanding is for
Spray primer sealer before paint application
Sanding imperfections require additional color coats.
Wait roughly 30 days for proper cured paint
Wetsand 1500-2000-3000 Polish course-medium-fine\swirl remover


OP. Your Vette is fiberglass body. The only way to properly strip the paint off is media blasting using walnut shells/plastic beads or the best is soda blasting using baking soda. OEM Vette body doesn't have gelcoats only resin finishes so the blaster is gonna need to be experienced. Like someone already stated your budget really is to sand and paint.

Have you got any recommendations?