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cyrus_muller · 05-12-2011, 06:24 AM

Some great pics I must say. Would be ready with mine…Coming Soon!

Sugoi_Style · 05-12-2011, 11:58 AM

That's what I tried to say about the two-tone charcoal and light lavender pastel-ish color combo, but hopefully that was an easier way to explain it...

BRAIN_Z33 · 05-15-2011, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiggysnitz

Im pretty sure thats the first time I have posted my car...

Here is a better picture of the paint if it helps any

Daytona blue? Paint code? I would appreciate it

Wreckless35 · 05-16-2011, 02:47 AM

Just got it back from the painters a week ago...

Toyota 040 Super White II, the purest white possible in my opinion.

FLMadness · 05-16-2011, 01:34 PM

Doesn't look like they taped the wheel wells very well

Houseof1817 · 05-16-2011, 08:18 PM

where do you get off?

FLMadness · 05-17-2011, 09:08 AM

well considering i am a painter little stuff like that urks me.
if you cant take the time to tape off the wells who knows what other corners you cut.
i would have told them to fix it right when i saw it

***CrimsonRockett*** · 05-17-2011, 09:49 AM

Overspray like that could easily be taken care of though. So, I would personally give a shit less if they oversprayed the wheel wells. Undercoat it and you're set. Looks better anyway.

Now, if they got overspray in the engine bay, weatherstripping, or glass, that'd be different.

Wreckless35 · 05-17-2011, 10:29 AM

No overspray on weatherstripping or windows but I did have my issues with the painters due to timing and slight portions on the car they overlooked. Needless to say it could be better but in person it looks mainly flawless. The pictures are taken after a few days of driving around so there is rubber, road & brake dust slightly accumulating in the wheel wells. The largest issue I had was the front and rear origin fenders didn't take to the paint well so there are imperfections that will be fixed in the near future.

Wreckless35 · 05-17-2011, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FLMadness

Doesn't look like they taped the wheel wells very well

P.s. My car was Alpine White to begin with, so maybe that's what you're seeing. I dont like the cream/metallic appeal so I went with Super White which Nissan has a version of but it's not as bright as Toyota's.

FLMadness · 05-17-2011, 10:55 AM

yeah dont get me wrong, paint looks great.
maybe its just from experience with working with painters that like to cut corners on simple things usually means they cut corners everywhere else...
as far as the fenders, was it fish eyes or crackling??

Wreckless35 · 05-18-2011, 03:06 AM

Crackling... It was explained to me that the hardner (silicone possibly) that is shipped on fenders were the culprit.

FLMadness · 05-18-2011, 09:00 AM

yeah its sounds like that, or something with in the prep work was over looked.
looks good nonetheless

sidewaysil80 · 05-18-2011, 07:28 PM

PAINTERS HELP...
couple days ago went by my buddies body shop to try and find this porsche color that has been haunting me non stop. he couldn't find it in his machine, it would come up a completley different color. tonight i found the color code and who makes it for porsche. The brand is glasurit and the code is "7A1". Is there a program or website that could take that glasurit code and turn it into a dupont code?

ZilviaKid · 05-18-2011, 08:03 PM

is it one of these?

DuPont Refinish - Common Web

ZilviaKid · 05-18-2011, 08:05 PM

cant tell without a comparison booklet obviously but this looks like it

DuPont Refinish - Common Web

sidewaysil80 · 05-18-2011, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ZilviaKid

cant tell without a comparison booklet obviously but this looks like it

DuPont Refinish - Common Web

thank you so much...i found the information i needed and got the dupont code for that color. i'd rep you if it was still around lol.

ZilviaKid · 05-18-2011, 08:16 PM

no worries, hope its the right one

should look sick. grey is so under rated

sidewaysil80 · 05-18-2011, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZilviaKid

no worries, hope its the right one

should look sick. grey is so under rated

i'm sure it is, i mean it had the german name of the color as well as the make of car. even if it's not it must be close and i'll be happy, it's really my ONLY option at this point considering i DEF cannot afford to drop $400 on a gallon of paint and get the glasurit stuff.

Dunkz · 05-22-2011, 08:05 PM

Millenium jade JW0

JaredP · 05-23-2011, 07:12 PM

^^ more pics of the bay? those tubs look sick

UNITEDMASTER · 05-23-2011, 07:16 PM

^^^ Why are the tubs shaped like that? And it looks like they are not that far forward. Or is that reflections playing tricks on the eyes.

The paint is tight!!1

Sugoi_Style · 05-24-2011, 02:52 PM

Absolutely brilliant engine bay! Moar pix.

Dunkz · 05-24-2011, 07:16 PM

Cheers guys, much appreciated. Click on the pics, I've linked them to the blog for you, there's more pics on there. Think its just the pic, tubs are plenty far forward.

Will be painting some more stuff this week. Got another few colours to try out aswell just arrived today.

Just painted some centers in BMW silverstone 2:

JaredP · 05-24-2011, 08:11 PM

you do some good work dunkz. what made you decide to shape the tubs like that?

Dunkz · 05-24-2011, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaredP

you do some good work dunkz. what made you decide to shape the tubs like that?

Thanks Jared, I take it you mean the way they curve out wider half way down? I didn't want to go cut any further back into the strut tops when I was cutting the metal away so I stopped where I was happy and then just pulled them out further down to meet the original lines. They're both even as they were made from one template but I'm stood off center in that picture making one look like it curves in more than the other.

JaredP · 05-24-2011, 09:41 PM

ya i meant how they curve. it definitely adds a bit of unique "character" to the tubs, opposed to just a regular curve

hypercrush · 05-26-2011, 01:43 PM

Dunkz you do great work, that bay is a thing of beauty. heres one we just painted (after Future Fab did the tubing)

just sealer, a generic white base, HOK neon "kandy base" or whatever they call it and clear on top

haha

Tanuki · 05-26-2011, 02:01 PM

I think mine is the first 240 I have seen in this shade of green

fyneyoungstunna · 05-26-2011, 11:06 PM

any one got a good "off white"?

05-12-2011, 11:58 AM	#1862
Sugoi_Style Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Okinawa, Japan Age: 41 Posts: 559 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	That's what I tried to say about the two-tone charcoal and light lavender pastel-ish color combo, but hopefully that was an easier way to explain it... __________________

05-16-2011, 08:18 PM	#1866
Houseof1817 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: AR Posts: 300 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	where do you get off? __________________ http://garagemakeshift.blogspot.com/

05-18-2011, 08:03 PM	#1875
ZilviaKid Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto Age: 34 Posts: 1,441 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	is it one of these? DuPont Refinish - Common Web __________________ 2004 Nissan 350z 2002 Nissan Silvia

05-18-2011, 08:05 PM	#1876
ZilviaKid Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto Age: 34 Posts: 1,441 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	cant tell without a comparison booklet obviously but this looks like it DuPont Refinish - Common Web __________________ 2004 Nissan 350z 2002 Nissan Silvia

05-18-2011, 08:16 PM	#1878
ZilviaKid Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto Age: 34 Posts: 1,441 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	no worries, hope its the right one should look sick. grey is so under rated __________________ 2004 Nissan 350z 2002 Nissan Silvia

05-12-2011, 06:24 AM	#1861
cyrus_muller Join Date: May 2011 Location: Albany Age: 68 Posts: 7 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Some great pics I must say. Would be ready with mine…Coming Soon!

05-16-2011, 01:34 PM	#1865
FLMadness Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 170 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Doesn't look like they taped the wheel wells very well

05-17-2011, 09:08 AM	#1867
FLMadness Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 170 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well considering i am a painter little stuff like that urks me. if you cant take the time to tape off the wells who knows what other corners you cut. i would have told them to fix it right when i saw it

05-17-2011, 10:55 AM	#1871
FLMadness Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 170 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah dont get me wrong, paint looks great. maybe its just from experience with working with painters that like to cut corners on simple things usually means they cut corners everywhere else... as far as the fenders, was it fish eyes or crackling??

05-18-2011, 09:00 AM	#1873
FLMadness Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 170 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah its sounds like that, or something with in the prep work was over looked. looks good nonetheless

05-18-2011, 07:28 PM	#1874
sidewaysil80 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NoVA Age: 37 Posts: 1,711 Trader Rating: (23) Feedback Score: 23 reviews	PAINTERS HELP... couple days ago went by my buddies body shop to try and find this porsche color that has been haunting me non stop. he couldn't find it in his machine, it would come up a completley different color. tonight i found the color code and who makes it for porsche. The brand is glasurit and the code is "7A1". Is there a program or website that could take that glasurit code and turn it into a dupont code?

05-22-2011, 08:05 PM	#1880
Dunkz Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scotland Age: 40 Posts: 89 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Millenium jade JW0 __________________

05-23-2011, 07:12 PM	#1881
JaredP Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Age: 34 Posts: 443 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	^^ more pics of the bay? those tubs look sick

05-23-2011, 07:16 PM	#1882
UNITEDMASTER Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Anaheim Posts: 1,626 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	^^^ Why are the tubs shaped like that? And it looks like they are not that far forward. Or is that reflections playing tricks on the eyes. The paint is tight!!1 __________________ MR JACKSON.

05-24-2011, 02:52 PM	#1883
Sugoi_Style Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Okinawa, Japan Age: 41 Posts: 559 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Absolutely brilliant engine bay! Moar pix. __________________

05-24-2011, 07:16 PM	#1884
Dunkz Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scotland Age: 40 Posts: 89 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Cheers guys, much appreciated. Click on the pics, I've linked them to the blog for you, there's more pics on there. Think its just the pic, tubs are plenty far forward. Will be painting some more stuff this week. Got another few colours to try out aswell just arrived today. Just painted some centers in BMW silverstone 2: __________________

05-24-2011, 08:11 PM	#1885
JaredP Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Age: 34 Posts: 443 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	you do some good work dunkz. what made you decide to shape the tubs like that?

05-24-2011, 09:41 PM	#1887
JaredP Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Age: 34 Posts: 443 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	ya i meant how they curve. it definitely adds a bit of unique "character" to the tubs, opposed to just a regular curve

05-26-2011, 01:43 PM	#1888
hypercrush Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Phoenix AZ Age: 40 Posts: 377 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Dunkz you do great work, that bay is a thing of beauty. heres one we just painted (after Future Fab did the tubing) just sealer, a generic white base, HOK neon "kandy base" or whatever they call it and clear on top haha __________________ www.elevenspaint.com

05-26-2011, 02:01 PM	#1889
Tanuki Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Jordan, Utah Posts: 226 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I think mine is the first 240 I have seen in this shade of green Last edited by Tanuki; 06-05-2011 at 10:51 PM..

05-26-2011, 11:06 PM	#1890
fyneyoungstunna Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: colorado springs Posts: 722 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	any one got a good "off white"?