We’ve seen how the industry of plastidip paint for cars has grown over the past several year. However, one company has always stood at its center, DipYourCar. They and their CEO Fonzie have changed this technology from a simple way to color wheels and badges to a booming trend.
However, this is the most amazing car we’ve seen to date. DYC have put together a whole bunch of amazing machines over the years, but it’s mostly been Volkswagen, Audis and BMWs. There’s nothing wrong with that, but when the company car is a Ferrari 458 Italia, things reach a new level of amazingness.
Over the course of several months, they’ve collaborated with another Florida-based custom shop known for revolutionary ideas. We’re talking about Vossen Wheel, a firm who’s work has recently been featured on our website.
Fonzie first visited Vossen and learned about the manufacturing and what differentiates forged wheels from their cast counterparts. Known he had to have a set for his Ferrari, he chose the VPS-308 design and customized them to the specifications of his freshly dipped 458 supercar.
After fabrication, the alloys went through a multi-stage process where they were first painted black and then plastidipped in Burned Copper Pearl. Now they look like a combination of rally wheels and exotic ones.
But we think the Ferrari is the true original here, as its color flips from dark pear green to blue and a bit of purple. They cal it Atlantic Blue, and we’re amazed how this plastidip process tops most regular paint finishes.
This procedure doesn’t actually involve any real plastic, as the compound used is more like the silicone paste used for masking. Plastidip is completely reversible and unlike vinyl wraps, the smallest, most intricate shapes can be easily covered. That's why they can put it in a can and sell it to you.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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