We Tried Hydro Dipping Car Parts

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Hydrodipping is supposed to be easy right? people do it to shoes, guitars and airsoft guns all the time, but can you dip car parts? Zach Jobe is joined by Justin Freeman to try out two different methods of Hydrodipping, and along the way they learn a bunch of ways how not to hydrodip, and maybe one way to hydrodip? see what parts work, what parts dont, and how to dip like a pro.
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[@ANDJ101]

“I enjoyed learning about it, even though I’m not happy with the results” - every time I touch something in my engine bay

[@grhead812]

Relatable

[@gigachadcolorised]

-also me when i learned about computer

[@eduardogutierrez3753]

Way too relatable lol

[@davidblackstad9620]

Amen…

[@MrBrutalMachinee]

It's always like this, even after years of doing stuff with cars 😂

[@FitmentIndustries]

This series is a certified banger.

[@hahacargobrrt9875]

@sitiy "13" bot gtfo

[@kendrip5794]

Heyyyy we love you fitment id

[@yerpster]

Yes

[@romanluckett833]

Deez

[@Umar-gw6fy]

Certified hood classic

[@ninjaguysith]

I like how in the end, no matter how good or how bad the part looks, you install it anyways because that's the whole point of DIY: To take pride and feel good about the effort you just put into something.

[@shanehoffman1977]

This makes me appreciate my hydrodipped interior that much more, I always assumed that it can’t be that hard, but it’s a definitely an art to do it professionally

[@SeeSamm]

Truly inspiring work Dr. Jerry, thank you for your work.

[@DAAN_MUSIC]

This advert was so funny. 😂

[@leopers9225]

Very cool ad as always, but I do like to support the local parts dealer as well

[@OoWhiteStaroO]

Hilarious 🤣

[@CobraFat2000]

Holy exhaust smokes... This ad should be nominated for some award (if those exist for sponsorship ads).

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

I’ve been running my Hydrodip business for 8 years now, would love to collab with you guys!! We’ve got plenty of off the wall car builds too!

[@yeteboi2259]

maybe send them a business email?

[@kendrip5794]

That would be 🔥

[@idowhatido1783]

Yes!

[@theupscriber65]

Hey....I know that dude.

[@richardmuirhead5428]

It's Guerilla marketing not Gorilla marketing

[@Tibyon]

Definitely one thing to consider for diy is staying away from rigid patterns. With the camo, a tiny air bubble wouldn't be noticable, but with the carbon fiber pattern, you see every inconsistency

[@UpTheIrons199214]

I know I'm a little late to the party, but I've done a decent amount of swirl painting, which is similar to the spray paint method shown here. I've found that paints made specifically for swirl painting work much better than anything else (especially spray paint). There's brands like Magic Marble that I've used and had great success with, since I enjoy the randomness and one-of-a-kind nature of swirl painting over the pre-determined pattern of hydro dipping.

[@nickp9062]

I really like Justin! He’s got some good energy going and seems like a solid dude. Quality hire for Donut!

[@elijahjames5308]

I went to high school with Justin, he & his brother are good people! We all did auto tech together & we all enjoyed working on cars together.

[@dparks256]

I think they haven't found a way to let Justin find his jam yet, he seems really cool, but injecting him into the dynamic of other hosts isn't giving him the room to breathe. I'd love to see something hosted just by him.

[@zynthio]

@@dparks256 They are most likely just trying to get him in front of viewers for a bit so that they get used to him before dropping a whole episode or series with just him. They did the same exact thing with Zach and Jeremiah when they joined if i remember correctly.

[@whitneyfluttershyelizabeth]

extra points for jamming himself in that sterilite bin and hopping out 😂I was impressed

[@goku4561]

I feel like more detailed hydrodip work with specific patterns and designs is best left to the professionals, but if you're just wanting to change up the colour of whatever you're planning to dip DIY works just fine

[@Gazmus]

I feel like spray paint sprayed normally would work even better though?

[@Meekmillan]

@바비 소녀들.🇰🇷 all over the place with this one lol

[@DankoleClouds]

@@Gazmus It all depends. It's much easier to get a uniform paintjob on something when it's just a flat layer of paint, assuming you do it correctly.

[@goku4561]

@@Gazmus it depends on what parts you're trying to change the colour of really. Spraying something like a steering wheel wouldn't necessarily be as ideal as dipping because the prepping process for painting involves creating a coarse/textured surface for the paint to adhere to which is more difficult to achieve on something like a leather or faux leather surface. So ultimately it really would depend on what parts you're trying to do

[@saimamerzougui7981]

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[@zacharygautieri2184]

I can't wait for the wrap/vinyl episode. It's not as easy as people think. Plus it has to last more than anything.

[@j6sph]

I love justin hes such a good piece to the show, hope he can get a show of his going!!!

[@w3r3wlf65]

As a German myself, I'm honoured to see literally "Something in German" on a Donut product

[@Fgjmnz]

I studied German at Uni (very out of practice though) and burst out laughing when I saw “Etwas auf Deutsch” donut always keeping it classy

[@iwillfindabettername8470]

German words sounds cool . Even if it doesnt mean anything in English .

[@austinwells5626]

Looking for the comment with the translation 😅

[@dadone6917]

@@austinwells5626 Etwas auf Deutsch = Something in German :D

[@lukstar1001]

einfach geil.....so n bisschen frag ich mich aber wieso?😅

[@christopherpadgett6285]

There sponsorship portions are so good I watch them 😭

[@renaldohendricks1670]

I am from a different continent, and I watch them.

[@martinpulido9748]

These are the only commercials I'm excited to see

[@sean6992]

I was about to say that. This is so underrated lol

[@stevenswanson16]

This was one of the best videos teaching something I have ever seen. It was a lot of fun and super infromative! Keep it up guys

[@Alrighty80085]

Nailed it. Great format and approach, all diy content should be done like this. You guys kill the game💯

[@bhcamaro2002]

Much respect for the professional hydrodip guys, they're talented!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Hi BHCamaro. 🙏

[@bhcamaro2002]

@@purwantiallan5089 👋

[@damarfadlan9251]

Looks like its way classed.

[@marinusdedreu3833]

My family used to own a professional shop. There's a lot of variables to make parts come out nicely, and even then you need to touch up with an airbrush lots of times

[@crazestyle83]

​@@marinusdedreu3833 sounds like you're not that good at it 😂

[@IbrahemAlbanawi]

Justin is here keep him in these videos he's a natural on cam

[@gogorazzor2151]

Agreed

[@LifeOfTweedle]

You should see his wife

[@Atlas.Brooklyn]

@@LifeOfTweedle that's not relevant.

[@owkelpton]

he is a new member of the donut team, hes here to stay :)

[@brysonmcha]

no hes really not ,I like him in the other video but he said like 6 words this entire video and then wasnt even in the second half

[@pantsmage970]

I'm more of an offroad truck person but man your guy's videos are so fun to watch and I've learned so much especially the DYI or don't really all of it

[@collinsmikec4]

Keep these two boys as a pair for these vids! Love the dynamic and the difference in reaction to problems lol. Always a win

[@smolneko6310]

Man the way they do the sponsors really makes me watch it instead of skipping it.

[@GARAGEIdiotS]

Goodness that Ad was so good!!

[@TrillMurray]

I just want to say that I really appreciate that Jobe is a smart guy. He's the most enjoyable guy on this channel to watch try to do something/explain something

[@dandadin0saur915]

I love how the adds have more effort then most videos i see now

[@Cavemanner]

Justin already proving he's got what it takes to fit in with the boys with that intro lmao! Thanks for the knowledge as always, Jobe and crew! Cheers 🍻

[@Cryptic141]

I always thought hydrodipping would be super easy, barely an inconvenience, welp, I was dead wrong

[@motherpluckinbanjoplayer_4795]

Oh wow wow wow. Great comment.

[@sherlockmaverick]

Coloring cars is tight!

[@grandaced]

Oh really?

[@sebastiankurz5477]

Whoopsy

[@MarloSoBalJr]

But did you do a backflip, snap the bad guy's neck and saved the day?

[@joshkiniski3901]

Dude I respect all of you so much you guys blow up and got better? That’s so not the case with most you tubers and instead of doing sweepstakes to give back to the community you made an interesting challenge to make the person feel like they earned it big ups guys y’all rock

[@Owlbolt]

honestly just gave a thumbs up for the top-notch ad, but always love a jobe episode. great job guys

[@ryurc3033]

I've done custom airbrushing on rc bodies for the last 5 or so years, and the amount of time involved is mind boggling. I cant justify doing it for other people because there is just too much time involved. The amount of detail that comes with dipping is just astonishing for the little time involved

[@twinturbov8]

Pulling off a detailed paint job on those small bodies seems like so much work and I applaud people who can do that. It took me a whole damn day just to paint a gloss black body for my ERevo haha

[@Nothy]

3:26 one frame of FILMIMPACT DEMO hmmmmmmm.

[@syn199]

I swear you guys are thr only youtubers I know that make ads fun and watchable

[@SuburbanBeard]

Justin is the new best friend I didn't know I needed. Thank you Donut Media for introducing us.

[@muchachogrande2019]

I think hydro dipping is easy in concept but like most things, for a better result you need to temper your expectations until you have some practice and experience under your belt. Especially with the patterned stuff.

[@harryk7246]

You’re keeping Justin in these videos. He is natural.

[@memphiskash]

yeah justin’s funny as hell. he’s gonna be a great host

[@collinsmikec4]

@@memphiskash could not agree more! Can’t wait for him to get into the groove and have his own series

[@mcanzy]

This guys have mastered the ability to make a "hell'of a promo. Very impressive.

[@noobrefinisher5443]

been wanting to do this for ages and for both paint and film i have never gotten real answers this is awesome

[@thefakeraymond]

Lol at 16:10 Q2 Goal. "Make Zach cut his hair" 😂😂😂

[@heatherreich2687]

Lol hi agin Justin!!! Your gonna workout just fine!!! Welcome to the family 💚 Thankyou for the upload boys!!!

[@raymondmodell3806]

You guys are prolly the only people who have nailed in video ads, like they're always so fun to watch

[@Jeffrey_Tyler]

Justin and Jobe and Jerry are so fucking good man. Donut really has a solid on screen crew.

[@robinsonlittle6422]

Justin is a Great addition to Donut! love vids guys!

[@RiddlerG3]

The ads made by Donut are the only ones that I watch and actually make me want to buy the product. Too bad none of the products are available in other countries than the US.

[@michaelmaldonado5680]

Now this was just in time as I'm about to dip my son's 22 rifle n this video came in clutch!! Thanks guys

[@ffgtium5791]

I spent a summer making interior plastics for GM. The coolest parts were when they were changing colors. You would get the previous color marbled with whatever they were switching to. They looked so cool, and always ended up scrapped.

[@aaron71]

I needed this. Always been curious... looked so easy!! 😂

[@Ashfielder]

Truly a FILMIMPACT DEMO moment

[@MBN.7]

We used to do Hyrdo dipping for car parts in our repair facility. We stopped and focused on regular repairs since we have more volume in that. But are soon going to start a custom shop for that. We have a huge tank and all professional equipment and printer for custom designs. I can’t wait to be a part of that team

[@cadmando18]

This was a super helpful video actually. Not only was it entertaining but it also gave me insight into tackling the process. I think I would like to do it if I had some more pro advise and watched some more KZbin videos on it. Nothing beats a pro job, but hey, if you go it, like it and become a pro yourself, you have a secondary job!

[@pranavsathi6709]

This has got to be the best sponsorship message in the legacy of car videos on KZbin.

[@antjeeismann4684]

This is by far my Favorite Video of Donut Media with a more everyday type of practical information you can gain from watching it.

[@darkhillseuropeanmountsLLC]

I do European Skull mounts for a living and I do spray paint hydro dipping I've been doing for years it definitely takes some time to master

[@LostInAutism]

When you dip the part in, once you're through the paint layer, remember small circles to move all the gunk to the sides of the container so you don't have overlap when you're pulling the piece back out.

[@damianekapanadze2309]

I just got my license, and got home to see Donut Media video, one of the best days of my life

[@MrProteinK]

Ayy congrats!

[@16BitOG]

don't wreck lol

[@damianekapanadze2309]

@@16BitOG lol

[@lucasd534]

lucky ass congrats. Ive literally been wanting my license for years

[@marcmontalvo787]

I have to say i was really impressed by the last two camos. The oink came looked fresh, the other was...well its typical camo but it looked clean

[@Seekerstudiosviewing]

love seeing justins energy, cant wait to see him settle in and get more comfortable on camera

[@KennyLulz]

Love the series Zach! You should do one on wrapping a car, I’ve been thinking about doing a wrap myself and I wanna see what you think.

[@LVUFC]

A close friend does PPF and custom wraps . Definitely don’t advise doing it Yourself unless you’re extremely patient and savy. It’s very easy to wreck and you need to be super patient and take extra pride in your work for the car not too look like complete dog shit.

[@TrippinBusa]

This was super informative. I will probably never use it but always good for the toolbox of knowledge. Well done gentleman. Have a nice day!

[@oresthse4668]

Love the earlier videos! I love this style of vids

[@cenka2282]

Actually, the Best sponsor segment ive ever seen. Absolutely hilarious 👌😎

[@ur_a_buS]

I appreciate that you guys show the reality of projects, it's not all perfect right off the line. You can't become an expert without mistakes and failure. We're human after all and we shouldn't be afraid of it.

[@FoolishTunings]

I love this series. Reminds me why I pay the professionals to do the customization jobs LOL

[@Samus5164]

The biggest mistake I see when hydro-dipping at home is that people don't add borax to the water - it helps with paint flow and control. Pro-tip from the guitar community ;)

[@jj02mc27]

thanks

[@gamersroost]

This was a very informative and more so entertaining VOD. Thanks!

[@zachholb]

Y’all are living my dream. Best cast/ production on KZbin.

[@tunerimpala5658]

Me: woah that looks amazing Them: damn that’s terrible Me: absolutely

[@hardwaylearner]

I thought the hubcap came out pretty good guys, I'd run 4 of those on a mk3

[@joeh858]

yea they're hubcaps they're gonna get messed up from the road anyway. from a distance they look good

[@dagkirk]

Nice vid!! I hydrodip at home with great results. I have done some engine bay parts & a few of my rifles/pistols.

[@bryantperkins5989]

This channel is the dad I never had Big props. Love you guys

[@salkjshaweoiuenvohvr]

@DonutMedia, please take another shot at this. Especially in the spray paint dipping department. I do a lot of dipping using over the counter spray paint and I promise it's simply just a matter of better usage of color and using less paint not more. That's it. You can also hide any mistakes in hydro dip[ping with use of cheap airbrush tricks and clear coat.

[@PatriciaFerenz]

Oooo.....good information! I'm really curious to try this. I know it will take a lot of trial and error.

[@salkjshaweoiuenvohvr]

@@PatriciaFerenz not really. Just look up yeti tumbler paint tutorials. Super easy if you're good with picking colors.

[@PatriciaFerenz]

@@salkjshaweoiuenvohvr I will check it out! Thank you

[@vsm351]

I love Donut but they completely botched the hydrodip. Jobe kept wobbling the part underneath the water which causes air bubbles to form. He should just dunk it in, leave it for 2-3 seconds, and slowly lift the part before washing the sticky film off.

[@just-another-guy]

As someone who did this for a living for 7 years. I can say that this is not easy. It's not cheap to set up and you really need to be able to paint first. It's an art and you're paying for an artist. 😉

[@rollerskdude]

Really they showed the film kit only costs 60 bucks. So once you get a bucket big enough and tape... there's a reason they rated both methods fairly cheap.

[@RSpracticalshooting]

it's probably not cheap for a commercial setup but it's not that expensive for a diy setup either. also, calling it an art is a huge stretch. it takes technique but definitely not artistry.

[@HakarDoski]

it's not THAT difficult. you can get pretty good at it after like.. 5 attempts if you have quality materials

[@just-another-guy]

To each their own I guess. I made a good living doing what other people couldn't. I still call it an art. Most of my clients called it an art too. We'll agree to disagree on that point ;)

[@alexlaskowski3650]

@@just-another-guy no offense, but it's not art. It's a skill, but you are not creating art, you are putting a film that has a design onto a part

[@mikoro88]

Don't have a car, nor any interest in one. But I had to watch this ad, genius! Bravo!

[@ryanturner3432]

I did this with black/yellow on every panel for my snowmobile and it turned out AWESOME

[@Aaradorn]

What about wrapping? DIY vs wrapping company. Would be a interesting video

[@wiesje666]

As someone who is artistically inclined, I feel like a lot of people underestimate how hard is is to make nice pieces of art.

[@IanLikesVideosSometimes]

Holy crap amazing ad- just had to comment and say that I am actually more likely to buy parts from them because of the effort and proper comedy of that ad - well done. Proper marketing right there

[@jonboatmorava9115]

Same happens with powder coating. Over my 20 years if fixed so many diy jobs. I always give great deals for people just trying to do it. Most get it close to right but the difference usually is prep work on the substrate.

[@stpbasss3773]

I've been a Vinyl wrap installer for 10 year's so I know specialty stuff like this is always harder than it looks. People always think my job is easy until they try to wrap something themselves 😂. I've always wanted to learn how to do this.

[@datruliverking]

video starts at 2:10

[@isaacmarungo5155]

Came back after a few months of not watching and justin is new to me... I love him

[@rock10016]

Iv hydro-dipped the slide on my 22LR pistol with white-tan-black spray paint and it turned out pretty good, the imperfections added to the look in my case.

[@SkylerB17]

this is definitely something id like to try. just got my first motorcycle with some spare parts and wouldnt mind giving this a try on some of the spares, see how it works out, then doing it to the actual parts if i turn out a decent result.

[@flancmou8763]

Best sponsor placement I've ever seen this year 10/10 ❤️ Wonderful ❤️

[@MikeMalizia]

I remember doing this to a wood project when I was a kid. Basically you float oil based paint on water and dip the piece in it for a cool effect. It was a lot of fun.

[@djjohnson4225]

I love the should you DIY or should you don’t, everyone starts at the bottom. The first time I wrapped something it wasn’t great but I learned and am getting better. I’m about to try hydro dipping too and ima work at it until I get good cus the pros started out that way too

[@Lilrockerdude13]

I really enjoyed seeing this and how OKish on the difficulty the DIY method is. Fair to say as one gets experienced with the films, this could turn into a legit looking results that'll make your ride...or at least accessories be a key (ha) topic in conversations. Shoot I'll give it go during the summer

[@TM-nu2iz]

Justin having that dramatic entrance coming of that box showed the energy that he brings to the team

[@elosity-elogaming8741]

I think this video shows that knowledge and technique is just as important as the method and materials used

[@Mrxxynotxx]

The in-house ads of this youtube channel are the only ads I actually enjoy watching.

[@fallenfergie1879]

One of the best sponsor segments ever! 😂

[@inspiredjoke]

Donut. The only youtube channel with genuine watchable ads that are entertaining. I think that deserves an award of some kind.

[@808bigisland]

The car parts ad. Great on many levels. Thx!

[@austenfairbanks5604]

Justin is actually cool asf , give that man his own epsiode please

[@riverrat5865]

Never stop your ad skits, they're terribly funny and far better than the rest of the world can do, you're also the best for the yellow bar, like far space tier

[@blk_phoenix]

Sounds like as with any kind of paint job, prep is everything..... that last one with the pink camo looks sick tho

[@JordieMotive97]

Such a mad, well edited video! Insane collection too!

[@SunnyJim93]

"Way more fun to find out the hard way isn't it." Is exactly the attitude that makes Donut so good.

[@im-that-guy-pal]

Loved the intro. Makes me want to write a book also

[@Stephen-1381]

Justin gave me Famous Amos vibes when he jumped out of the container like that at the beginning haha

[@MrApresmoiledeluge]

The hilarity and utility is high. Personality is going to totally nail it, I think there's room to branch but maybe more detail on why pipes are useful to you, there are a lot of details I've learned smoking that I think are useful and you know them too, share them.

[@Warweazel]

I did the rattle can dip on my Jeep. The center console wound up with a really neat nebula pattern.