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Thread: Respraying top half of car, watchya think??

  1. 06-07-2006, 01:08 AM #1
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    Default Respraying top half of car, watchya think??

    hey, the top half of my car is faded, its a calais (see pictures in my ride section in my signature)

    its MENT to be alpine white but its faded white, i was considering either respraying (and touching up stone chips/scratches) in flat alpine white
    or alpine white with metallic flakes in it, ive just finished spraying the side skirts in acrilic and i dont think the top half of the car would be terribly hard, just lots of prep work

    anyway just looking for opinions here
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  2. 06-07-2006, 01:23 AM #2
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    All VN's are faded by this age..unless the paint is in bad condition, dont worry about it man.

    I accidentally voted to paint it flat alpine white though instead of nothing...hehe whoops
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  3. 06-07-2006, 02:07 AM #3
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    metallic is shiney...shiney is good...good keeps me amused...
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  4. 06-07-2006, 05:26 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by big_stretch
    metallic is shiney...shiney is good...good keeps me amused...
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  5. 06-07-2006, 09:28 AM #5
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    I've always had problems with metallics. Hard to do evenly.
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  6. 06-07-2006, 11:35 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by fazz1977
    I've always had problems with metallics. Hard to do evenly.
    thats the fun in it

    i know vn's paints are faded, hence why i want to respray it..

    lol i agree... shinny is good
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  7. 06-07-2006, 12:06 PM #7
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    It's totally doable. With the metallic it'd look awesome. It's important to do lots of thin layers with metallics, otherwise you end up with dull patches. Also, clear coat is your friend with metallics, really brings the depth out.
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    Metalic would look a treat

    But now your going to leave us, Faded Oxidised boys.. You shall be missed
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    White tinter with HOK Ice Pearl. Was how I was gonna do my calais till it was smashed.
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    We all fade it's life Just tell them don't use the same paint holden did lol
    What about a metal looking White?.
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    How about pearl or a flip on the white? If not,go metallic!
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    was thinking about metallic white with blue perl for a while

    still a while off yet, gotta get the bottom half sprayed lol
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