Gloss black vinyl on roof?

NickTurnon · 10-23-2011, 11:37 AM

Interested to hear if there are some cheap solutions to a black roof. Someone i spoke to privately said it was about $600 to have it painted.

I saw someone tried to Plati-Dip their roof as well. Didn't turn out very well..

b1adesofcha0s · 10-23-2011, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by NickTurnon

Interested to hear if there are some cheap solutions to a black roof. Someone i spoke to privately said it was about $600 to have it painted.

I saw someone tried to Plati-Dip their roof as well. Didn't turn out very well..

I tried that. Would have been fine if I wanted a flat finish, but I wanted gloss as well. I'm debating whether to get vinyl or get it painted. I've been quoted $350 to paint the roof gloss black.

somatic · 10-23-2011, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

I tried that. Would have been fine if I wanted a flat finish, but I wanted gloss as well. I'm debating whether to get vinyl or get it painted. I've been quoted $350 to paint the roof gloss black.

That's low. If they're a reputable shop Id go for it

b1adesofcha0s · 10-23-2011, 05:12 PM

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That's low. If they're a reputable shop Id go for it

They are a really good shop and the same ones that did my tail lights. Would be great to get this as a bday present in February

Baer383 · 10-23-2011, 06:12 PM

I'm doing mine this winter plus I work in a body shop so I get it painted for free.

NickTurnon · 10-23-2011, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

I tried that. Would have been fine if I wanted a flat finish, but I wanted gloss as well. I'm debating whether to get vinyl or get it painted. I've been quoted $350 to paint the roof gloss black.

Do you have any pictures with it matte black? I have the rims done, so it might look good..

b1adesofcha0s · 10-23-2011, 06:46 PM

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Exactly! I have 35% right now and i definitely need to go darker

Same here. Might go 20% next time.

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Do you have any pictures with it matte black? I have the rims done, so it might look good..

Yeah here they are. It was 100*+ outside that day, which is probably why we couldn't get the gloss finish at all.

TypeOne · 10-24-2011, 04:32 PM

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Same here. Might go 20% next time.

Yeah here they are. It was 100*+ outside that day, which is probably why we couldn't get the gloss finish at all.

That looks terrible.

Not trying to be mean or anything, but c'mon. Why buy a 30k sports car and spray paint the effin roof?

b1adesofcha0s · 10-24-2011, 04:34 PM

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That looks terrible.

Not trying to be mean or anything, but c'mon. Why buy a 30k sports car and spray paint the effin roof?

Yeah that's why I removed it immediately after taking the pics. More of just an experiment for fun to see how the stuff worked. If it looked good then it would be great and I would save some money. If not, then I can just take it off and no harm done.

TypeOne · 10-24-2011, 04:38 PM

Whew! You had me there for a second... man... good call...

I plasti-dipped my emblems on my Z and they came out great. I ended up peeling them off and spraying them and re-gluing them back on. Looks much more complete now.

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NickTurnon A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Scottsdale Age: 34 Posts: 1,636 Drives: 09 BS 7AT 370z Rep Power: 18	Interested to hear if there are some cheap solutions to a black roof. Someone i spoke to privately said it was about $600 to have it painted. I saw someone tried to Plati-Dip their roof as well. Didn't turn out very well..

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TypeOne A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 2,682 Drives: BSM 370 Rep Power: 1851	Whew! You had me there for a second... man... good call... I plasti-dipped my emblems on my Z and they came out great. I ended up peeling them off and spraying them and re-gluing them back on. Looks much more complete now.