My Horror Story with AutoFlex/Dip

///maestro

I'm creating this thread to show my horror story with autoflex and share my frustration with you guys.

Car looks amazing doesn't it? WRONG - Pictures are so deceiving when it comes to Dip/Autoflex.


I bought several new body parts for my car in hopes of getting it wrapped. My buddy went to a local shop here in NJ for autoflex and he mentioned that autoflex was just as good as wrap but about half the price. With that said, his Dip/Autoflex came out really good for the price! After doing some research and talking, I bit the bullet and made an appointment with DipOne Protective Coatings in Frenchtown NJ. He explained that I had to make an appointment a month in advance due to how busy they are... so I did.

- I dropped off the car and was supposed to get it within 3 days. I told him to keep it for a week because he told me he'd fix a very small crack in my amuse spoiler but may take an extra day or two to fix it. I knew of someone that dropped their car off at dipone AFTER me and got their car back before me. They kept my car for 11 days and I finally got it back.

-On the day I got the car back, it looked phenomenal from about 2+ feet away. Once I got closer, I noticed millions of problems. Below is a list of everything they managed to screw up:

-The crack in my wing? They said they fixed it. When I picked up my car, they literally just sprayed over the crack in my wing..
-GIANT paint runs down my driver-side Fly1 fenders.
-The masking on the car was awful. Multiple spots around the car still showed the OEM pearl white color.
-Several spots on the car was missing clear coat and had a matte finish.
-Overspray in SO many places.
-Owner told me my roof was wrapped in black, The day I came to pick up the car was when he told me "no it's not wrapped."
-Several spots on the car show the gray basecoat because whoever sprayed the car didn't want to bend down or get in the tough area's (particularly the inside of my amuse wing).
-There was paint on my windows and tires from terrible masking/overspray
-Instead of painting my front bumper, they painted and also vinyl wrapped the perimeter of the black part (grill) of my front bumper. The vinyl was peeling off since day 1 and this is something I never asked for.
-There were scratches, nibs, and nicks in the paintjob all throughout the car.

This is how the car looked the day before I dropped it off at DipOne to get the paint taken off:



When they told me the "paint came off clean" I assumed that they did a good job getting everything off. Little did I know that I was in for a shocker.
The following is what they did upon returning the car to me after dip removal:
-PINK BODY PANELS
-Broke a chunk off of my RS1 fenders
-Made the crack in my wing probably twice as long
-Cracked the clearcoat on my wing (CF top)
-Chipped paint off of my sideskirts
-ripped up some of the body filler from my front and rear bumpers.
-Blue dip is still ALL over the entire car and in the worst spots possible. It's going to take me DAYS to take everything off.
-Both my front fenders had a clear protective bra put on (not by them) and they ripped it off without consulting with me
-Both my taillights were tinted red (also NOT by them) and they removed the tint only on the drivers side?
-the car was completely filthy when they gave it back to me, didn't even bother cleaning it up.
-It took over 2 weeks for them to even process my refund.

Here's is the video I took the day I received the car at their shop:


Here is how the car was dropped off:




And this is how it was returned to me:




My buddy is going back to them this week to get the dip taken off of his mustang because it started peeling. We'll see what happens with his car. Praying that it's not as bad as mine.

I was quoted roughly 6-7 thousand in repair costs to get it back to OEM pearl and to fix all their mistakes. This does not include painting the front and rear bumpers, along with this wing.

This thread was solely created to spread awareness of DipOne "pro" Coatings and their work. Thank you DipOne for ruining my car.

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DeliriousClam

Thank you for this actually. I was considering bringing mine there to get done

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///maestro

Personally speaking, they people have 0 respect for other people's property. As a car enthusiast, I was heartbroken to see my car in the condition it was in. My only hope in sharing this post is to prevent any other forum members from going through what I went through.

Hopefully my lawyer can clear things up and win some funds so that I could get my car all pretty again.

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TriNismo

Dang that's horrible. Can't trust anyone anymore to do a good job


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Jinxx

Yea that is a bad dip job .....the orange discoloration will fade away tho just let the hot sun get it for a week or so....I will say I have dipped my 350z dozens of times I have pics on my profile and from what I can see the fault lies with the shop more than the product ....its shops and dip jobs like that make the product seem very bad ...hope he refunds all your money.

Also my 350z was white as well and discolored the same way ...I had mine bright yellow and when I peeled it looked the same ...I was like great 4K for a new paint job ...but I dipped it in black so I could drive it .....2 months later I peeled it again ....and 80% of the discoloration was gone ...the rest the sun removed in like a week

OptionZero

Holy crap that is terrible!

Sounds like this "business" had no idea what the hell they were doing with this dip stuff and no idea how to fix the problem. Those photos show a ridiculous negative after effects from this crap

What the hell is even "autoflex"? How is it different than straight up vinyl or paint? Why'd you use that instead of . . . vinyl or paint?

The lesson as always:
"just as good at half the price" = nope

please burn this place to the ground, they need to pay up for a full paintjob

///maestro

Thanks for the support guys.

Autoflex is supposed to be the equivalent of real paint, it's supposed to have a really glossy finish like real paint.

They refunded me my money finally though. I'm still goin after them for damages. I was never told that my car will be discolored after the dip and if I was told about it, then I would have never dipped my car. I was just so mad that they ****** up my wing, my fenders, and left dip everywhere.

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ramoszx12r

Hate to see that, hope you get your money back. Love that bleu.

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Tony Ramos

TriNismo

Off topic.. what hood is that? Seibon? How's the fit? Looks good


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Trips

What a fuked thing to happen

Its good to hear you at least got your $$ back, Now on to file an ins. claim to have them pay for the damages.

You shouldn't have to pay out of pocket for their fuk up.

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ZHighlander

The fact that they thought they could get away with all of that is mind boggling. Did they think you were visually impaired?

If they don't know what they're doing, they shouldn't be offering their services... although I'm probably just preaching to the choir here.

Good luck on getting some damage money out of them. Hope you get something worth your trouble.

You gonna get the entire paint job redone the same way? Other than the closeup of the issues, that blue and black looked awesome!

JC-Nismo

Holy fuckkin hell!!! I never got the whole pay thousands for dip and wraps just to pull the shiit right back off. $7-$8 grand...............Dam, is that how much paint jobs are costing these days???

axmea?

Good shops charge between $500 - $600 a panel. Some custom shops charge more. Plus it is PW so 3 stage paint.

OP good luck on your repairs. On line reviews about their poor service would have kept me away.

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Amuse370z

The car looked phenomenal in the first pic. But god damn after watching your videos I am actually furious.

What a garbage company. I hope you can get your car looking the way its supposed to in the near future.

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JC-Nismo

Dam, I remember when $2000 would get you a factory paint job!!!
OP, get it painted the same color as the bad wrap, that blue is badazz and although up close is horrible, that first pic is a Money Shot!!!