I must have seen a different setup in one of the videos, the hose looked like 6 feet long and there was another dude carrying it around behind the guy spraying. I figured it would take more material too, but 3 gallons did everything. I did already have the hood done though so I just put two fresh coats on top of it, didn't spray the a or b pillars either, nor the bumpers or front fascia. I also masked all of the glass whereas many folks paint over it and then peel which is said to waste a lot of dip. How many coats do you usually put on?

 

Depends on the vehicle but for my MGB I usually use a full 2 gallons. One thing you want to be sure is that you have a fairly thick coat for peelability. If it's think after it ages a bit peeling will be horrid. I made that mistake on my first dip job on the MGB.

 

How long would you estimate a dip job to last?

 

I did the hood on mine (like someone else on this thread mentioned) and it turned out great - I love it. I did mine with rattle cans. Masked off the area and then ran an exacto knive around where the tape was so I wouldn't peel off the part I wanted to keep on the car. It's got a rubbery feel to it. I never thought to do the black plastic trim pieces - might have to do that next.

 

I ran the same color for a year. Another guy I know and have seen the car in person ran his for 3 years and is just now about to change the color.

 

It can last a very long time and keep its color if you spray a coat of clear over it. I did portions of my old car and kept it on for three years and it still looked fresh when I peeled it off to sell it