PlastiDip Vs. ReSpray...

Is it cheaper to get a single colour dip or spray?more importantly which would be more money efficient,would i have to repair a dip if say a bush ripped the dip or would it be better to get a re spray which i am guessing is more money as it is more permanent.

what is it your dipping or painting?

well nothing right now but when we get a mk1 tin top i would like a full body cover in matte khaki green.i just dont see the dip being durable and could scuff or rip easy?

ive never heard of a top coat being dipped on

spray is easiest as it would mean you doing have to completly strip the car to dip it

why not go for a vinyl wrap?

My thoughts are to create the look of a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk only on the mk1.so the best cheapest but best lasting way is what i am looking for

vinyl wrap will last for a long time

dipping a car would mean a complete strip down of everything, then a full rebuild

a vinyl wrap would just be find a company and they will wrap it and print the graphics for it probley cheaper than a respray to

vinyl qouted lifespan is 5-10 years

thanks i will have to look into that for the lincolnshire area is there a limit to the details/layers of graphics for example the base colour and then the warhawk face over the top??lines to make it look like metal panels would be cool too with rivets is that doable do you think or am i thinking in the realms of imagination?

nope only limit is the size of you wallet

No, plasti dip is nice and cheap. I did my full van (seat inca) with just about 10l of it. Its durable
Enough for mike every day and hasn't ripped or cracked anywhere. It washes as normal. 

More coats you do the more durable it is. Cheap option for sure but for £150 you can chamber your mind and peel it off without damaging paint

Yes brad i like the just tear off idea but thats what makes me think it isnt up to much.we would like a khaki green so that means would need a custom colour i found lipdip in derby and it says £250 for full car more for custom colour.

I actually know professional AirBrush artists that do custom paint work they will be more expensive but i know i can get exactly what we want…Im so torn our wallets are not deep but i am a perfectionist and i want whats best for our car to be

Closest green is camo green so you'd have to mix it as you say. 

It's not easy to tear off, once it's started its kinda Funny, you have to tug at it like you would vinyl. 

Maybe get the plasti dip on as a base and see about wrapping over the desired areas? 

i spoke to the plasti dip guy in derby and they said camo green too but i cant get a clear quote paint or dip with out a clear picture of what we want so i have to photoshop it up

Is this what you want it to look like?

Mazza that is damn sexy i will not lie but i have some extra's i have added to mine….

http://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/forum/index.php?page=topicview&id=projects%2Fyour-mk1-golfs_2%2Fproject-war-plane

Its not mine ofcourse   its not the usual style I like in a golf but for some reason it work so well and I really like your idea so will be keeping an eye on it  
 there are pleanty of people in the states using plati-dip and from what ive heard its very good and for a couple hundred quid its cheaper than paint and vinyl!

Mazza its not that simple,for camo green that is a custom colour.I have been asking about and to cover a golf size car would take 11 cans.then you need alteast 5 coasts for durability so it comes to something around £1,200 just for a basic whiteThats why i have decided that when it comes to it that we will spend an extra 800 to get a perminant professional airbrushed on paint job

WHAT?  Im sure I heard it was less that that! yeah thats a much better route to take then!  

Yeah i was talking to an ameican guy that dipped his ford focus and he paid 2000 USD,but i would need a custom colour so it would be more like 3000 USD he said.He said you can order in gallons to save money but by the time i had it shipped from that company in the US the shipping wouldnt be worth it.I am not sure you can order gallons in the UK.we have decided we are going with the custom paint shop though