After wrapping, the next big thing in the world of reversible custom car mods is dipping. Yes, dipping. It's a new type of procedure where a substance is sprayed on the car, let to dry and can then be removed if the finish is no longer desirable.
"Oh, but with wrap, you can get a lot of cool effects. Can you do that with plasti-dipping?" Yes you can sir, and it's probably even better than vinyl, since you don't have to worry about problems with stretching the material too thinly or visible cut marks.
A company called DipYourCar, or DYC for short, seems to be rising to the very forefront of the car dipping world. Their latest project takes things to a whole new level with a color that flips into the blues, greens and sometimes pinks. The whole procedure is very similar to regular chameleon paint, but the rubberized compound in the dip paint means it can be removed from the car. Just like with normal paint, you need lots of layers of black undercoat in order to get the chameleon effect to work.
The model DYC chose to highlight their latest product is very special as well, the Porsche 911 Turbo S, the closest thing to a supercar for everyday use that you can buy. Sold for over $180,000 in America (€197,000 in Germany), this bad boy takes its first 60 miles per hour in 2.9 seconds (100 km/h in 3.1s) and won't slow down until touching 197 mph (318 km/h). All that is possible thanks to a 3.8-liter twin-turbo flat-6 pushing out 560 horsepower to all four wheels via 7-speed PDK gearbox.
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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