new paint job next week for 400$!!!
10-02-04, 04:20 PM
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Re: new paint
Originally posted by reggiek
Forget white. Paint your car silver, GS silver. Maybe Porsche silver. Oohh, Ferrari silver. I guess you can see I like silver. You won't see many SC's in silver. White is for sedans.
Forget white. Paint your car silver, GS silver. Maybe Porsche silver. Oohh, Ferrari silver. I guess you can see I like silver. You won't see many SC's in silver. White is for sedans.
But if you're gonna go with white, just make sure its a nice pearl
10-03-04, 07:08 AM
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If your gonna paint it white...You should for a bright white...like Sikkens paint...so it won't look like the stock white...a little different....It looks really clean...even when it's not...
(pic courtesy of NekoPunch.com)
(pic courtesy of NekoPunch.com)
10-04-04, 12:20 PM
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Most of those pearl Tri-coats will cost $400 or more just for base and mid-coat. A decent clear should be at least $200/gallon sprayable. I just spent $900 in materials alone to paint a T-Type Regal a stock silver metallic, with only door jams. The clear I used was over $300/gallon and I used 1 1/2 gallons, but still. I hope your boy is getting a deal on materials. Otherwise, I would make sure your getting good stuff. Good stuff includes- PPG Deltron, Dupont Chromapremier or Chromabase, Sikkens, Valspar. There are others, but these are what I have used with good results.
11-12-04, 09:07 PM
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Originally posted by V8RWDHP
Most of those pearl Tri-coats will cost $400 or more just for base and mid-coat. A decent clear should be at least $200/gallon sprayable. I just spent $900 in materials alone to paint a T-Type Regal a stock silver metallic, with only door jams. The clear I used was over $300/gallon and I used 1 1/2 gallons, but still. I hope your boy is getting a deal on materials. Otherwise, I would make sure your getting good stuff. Good stuff includes- PPG Deltron, Dupont Chromapremier or Chromabase, Sikkens, Valspar. There are others, but these are what I have used with good results.
Most of those pearl Tri-coats will cost $400 or more just for base and mid-coat. A decent clear should be at least $200/gallon sprayable. I just spent $900 in materials alone to paint a T-Type Regal a stock silver metallic, with only door jams. The clear I used was over $300/gallon and I used 1 1/2 gallons, but still. I hope your boy is getting a deal on materials. Otherwise, I would make sure your getting good stuff. Good stuff includes- PPG Deltron, Dupont Chromapremier or Chromabase, Sikkens, Valspar. There are others, but these are what I have used with good results.
The high-end body shops in my area use Sikkens, Standox, Spies Hecker(Standox and Spies Hecker are DuPont), and Nexa Autocolor(PPG's Euro paint line).
11-13-04, 12:58 AM
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Re: Re: new paint
Originally posted by /Aerostar\
I could say the same thing about black. Black onyx, triple black, black with purple pearl, Ferrari black...
But if you're gonna go with white, just make sure its a nice pearl
I could say the same thing about black. Black onyx, triple black, black with purple pearl, Ferrari black...
But if you're gonna go with white, just make sure its a nice pearl
11-13-04, 09:58 AM
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infiniti ivory white is nice.... if u want a bit more shimmer i think lexus arctic white is alright... but honestly it looks a bit too busy for me... someone overdid the pearl
11-14-04, 09:02 AM
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I think V8RWDHP said it best....it's going to cost him at least that much in materials unless he's using inferior quality products. Four bills for a paint job? With a colour change? Sounds rediculous. A quality high-end job can be very expensive but can absolutely make or break your car. If it works out for you then that's great man....i'm about to spend eight grand-plus to have mine disassembled and refinished. Let us know how it works out.
11-14-04, 02:09 PM
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For $400.00 better hope the person doing the work knows how to block sand. If not you'll see every little dent in the body. The shiner the paint the more the defects stand out.
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