The definitive paint thread. Nuff said.

[str1d3r]

so i have a question for all the fastback (and coupe) owners out there with brand new (nice) paint jobs.

what did you with your stock black plastic trim around the windows and doors? did you get them painted too, or touched up with black paint?

ok so you might get a brand new sick $2000 paint job, but what about that 20 year old rubber trim that looks beat to shit and is cracked/faded/peeling?

im curious because im going to get paint soon and i dont know what i should do about that trim, or what i should ask the body shop to do with it.

thanks for any insight.

[JaredP]

body shop should be able to help out with that. aside from that, i've seen people wetsand/sand with 2000 grit and repaint with trim paint

[Wake]

people that do it right, buy new shit.

[chiboy002]

do you mean the weather stripping or the B-pillar stuff
weather stripping, replace. won't ever look as good as new, and if it does, it still won't work as good

b-pillar/plastic trim accents, paint that shit

[FLMadness]

does anybody know if this is a stock spec-R Spitfire red(ar2) or if vertex uses something else.

[Eraism]

Originally Posted by str1d3r

so i have a question for all the fastback (and coupe) owners out there with brand new (nice) paint jobs.

what did you with your stock black plastic trim around the windows and doors? did you get them painted too, or touched up with black paint?

ok so you might get a brand new sick $2000 paint job, but what about that 20 year old rubber trim that looks beat to shit and is cracked/faded/peeling?

im curious because im going to get paint soon and i dont know what i should do about that trim, or what i should ask the body shop to do with it.

thanks for any insight.

Goto a glass "guy" and get your twenty year old chipped perm-fog glass changed and make sure he gets new moldings for you

[bkg775]

Originally Posted by rhd_sw20

Same color

By chance does anyone know how much gallon of this is? I know the paintcode is PPG 0098 but I'm still getting no price. Hopefully its not a if u gotta ask u can't afford if deal. This and audi TT grey are awesome looking.

[Lovely Idol Inc.]

It will be different with every place you buy it, but the base mixture of the color isn't going to be too bad so price shouldn't be retarded or anything.

[hypercrush]

the audi "nimbus grey" is surprisingly cheap i found out. the porsche "greyblack" version is quite a bit more. i never did price the Ferrari one though. if i was to do a car in one i would personally go the audi route, has a little pearl in it.

some recent stuff from the paint we are doing on George Marstanovic's new 2012 chassis he will be using in FD this year:




cage is a almondy color, bay/interior is our same color as last season, MINI oxygen blue A74 but now with chrome metalflake over it. exterior will be a custom mixed variation of the A74. doing the whole shabangabang in 2 weeks...wish us luck haha

[Jonathong]

So im getting my s14 painted real soon, when the weather becomes a bit hotter and was wondering whats the brightest white? I was thinking of maybe painting it either m3 alpine white or aspen white of the wrx. Which do y'all recommend?

[bkg775]

Thanks gentlemen i may consider nimbus grey over telesto when i get paint I'll be posting on here for opinions for sure

[curbcheck]

2012 toyota camry Blue Ribbon Matallic Paint code 8T5



Should be finished in about 3 weeks

[Lovely Idol Inc.]

Originally Posted by Jonathong

So im getting my s14 painted real soon, when the weather becomes a bit hotter and was wondering whats the brightest white? I was thinking of maybe painting it either m3 alpine white or aspen white of the wrx. Which do y'all recommend?

I recommend you go to a bmw dealership and a subaru dealership and figure out which one you like better.

I think the wrx white is brighter, but there are other whites that are brighter than both

[KiLLeR2001]

Aspen White is nice, just make sure you don't get the OEM Subaru paint. Their paint blows hard.

[Jonathong]

Originally Posted by Lovely Idol Inc.

I recommend you go to a bmw dealership and a subaru dealership and figure out which one you like better.

I think the wrx white is brighter, but there are other whites that are brighter than both

Do you know the names of the other whites so I can give it to my painter?

Originally Posted by KiLLeR2001

Aspen White is nice, just make sure you don't get the OEM Subaru paint. Their paint blows hard.

everyone tells me about their paint colors being nice but the actual paint itself sucks.

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[ABACABB]

Originally Posted by Jonathong

everyone tells me about their paint colors being nice but the actual paint itself sucks.

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This if your buying from a 3rd party you wont have the issue of crappy subaru paint the problem is from the factory they dont really sand the primer from mid door down so it turns out orange peely if your not buying from subaru and have a painter that knows what he is doing it should be fine.

[niscur29]

Originally Posted by Jonathong

everyone tells me about their paint colors being nice but the actual paint itself sucks.

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Their paint is very soft...My 09 wrx has all kinds of scratches in the clear everywhere you touch the car...If you fart on the paint it scratches.

[Chigga]

Originally Posted by curbcheck

2012 toyota camry Blue Ribbon Matallic Paint code 8T5

I got my car color from a Toyota Camry too lol. Same color code too, but mines look darker. I still love the color.




Coincidentally my gf got a Scion tc after with the same color code 8T5 and my car looks darker compared to hers...Hope yours come out great and good luck

[Doobr]

Anyone know what color this is?

[Circuit-180sx]

Originally Posted by Doobr

Anyone know what color this is?

Looks like a Midnight Purple?

Colour code for this? Looks like a plum something

[curbcheck]

Originally Posted by Chigga

I got my car color from a Toyota Camry too lol. Same color code too, but mines look darker. I still love the color.




Coincidentally my gf got a Scion tc after with the same color code 8T5 and my car looks darker compared to hers...Hope yours come out great and good luck

oh man, thanks for the pic, ive been trying to vision how my car would look painted this color blue.

[Lovely Idol Inc.]

Originally Posted by Jonathong

Do you know the names of the other whites so I can give it to my painter?

If you want the brightest possible white out there you need to take a gallon right off of the mixing bank and poor it into a mixing cup. Not adding anything to it will make it stupid bright then you can throw white pearls into it to make it even brighter

[g_mac530]

^Lexus Starfire Pearl is another really nice white

[Lovely Idol Inc.]

Big money too. Tri stages are usually a bad idea if you drive your car hard or if its really low.

[chiboy002]

or if you have frp
good luck matching that paint

[Lovely Idol Inc.]

The time it takes to match it isn't worth it, thats why it gets blended anytime we spray it

My car is Toyota 040 with blue and white pearls and its really bright

[Sumslapper]

Gloss bronze lips, matte bronze centers, satin black hardware.

[c_mancuyas8]

Damn thats fresh!!!!!

[Jonathong]

So Toyota has the nicest pure white out there? because honestly im tired of the OEM pearl white that's on my s14. It kinda looks dull to me. That's why in trying to look for a bright white paint code, and use that on my car.

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[KiLLeR2001]

Subaru Aspen White...



Honda Championship White...



Nissan Super White...