Omfg Its Green!
05-11-2006, 02:48 AM
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...man why did you have the bumpers molded and not the skirts, wtf?
anyway, that color looks better than i thought. it really looks GOOD dude, i like it a lot.
anyway, that color looks better than i thought. it really looks GOOD dude, i like it a lot.
05-11-2006, 06:18 AM
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DO NOT WASH IT...The chemicals in the soap will make your paint NASTY could even make it bubble up and peal off. Looking alot better though man. Get that new winshield and some nice wheels and clean taillights and some dark ass black tint and youll be looking good.
05-11-2006, 06:21 AM
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Your best bets with the paint now. Do NOT wash, do NOT wax. If you need to clean it, running water from a hose will do wonders, just make sure the paint is NOT hot from sitting in the sun or the cold water from the hose will destroy it.
When I talk running water.. I mean, right out of the hose.. NOT through a sprayer.. Also, do NOT wax the car until regular water stops beading on the paint on it's own. As stated above, the paint is still curing and will be outgassing for a while. Wax will trap the gas and ruin the paint.
while I am no fan of your green apple tib.. it looks a thousand percent better than it did before.
When I talk running water.. I mean, right out of the hose.. NOT through a sprayer.. Also, do NOT wax the car until regular water stops beading on the paint on it's own. As stated above, the paint is still curing and will be outgassing for a while. Wax will trap the gas and ruin the paint.
while I am no fan of your green apple tib.. it looks a thousand percent better than it did before.
05-11-2006, 07:38 AM
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I like it fing02.gif ...I have the stock tropical green color for my tib and yours looks hell good. DON'T WASH YOUR CAR!!!
05-11-2006, 08:07 AM
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Wow. Not bad at all. I was next to a Roadrunner yesterday that exact same color.
05-11-2006, 08:55 AM
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I think once you got everything on, it's going to look hot! With Black accents, yea, will look real nice. I think if you did some black line or like some Tribal styling on the side in black would look really good against that green color.
I look forward to seeing the finished product!
I look forward to seeing the finished product!
05-11-2006, 09:16 AM
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Well as zoned stated the bumpers are molded but the sideskirts are too as well, just not nearly as good. I dont know. This guy isnt really the greatest but right now I feel like I cant say anything because Im just overwhelmed with how much better it looks. For $300 for labor, what do you expect???
Wouldnt wet sanding scuff up the paint and make it look sh*tty??
And you're saying that adding more clear necessarily wont make it glossier... so would waxing it often help out until I buy the clear and have him re-sand it?
Edit:^^^ and whats wrong with my rims???
Edit 2: I thought about having him paint the interior plastic pieces with the same paint. I was going to ask him that today anyway. He seems like the type of character who'll be like "noo I used all the paint" and he'll have like half a can left or something.
Wouldnt wet sanding scuff up the paint and make it look sh*tty??
And you're saying that adding more clear necessarily wont make it glossier... so would waxing it often help out until I buy the clear and have him re-sand it?
Edit:^^^ and whats wrong with my rims???
Edit 2: I thought about having him paint the interior plastic pieces with the same paint. I was going to ask him that today anyway. He seems like the type of character who'll be like "noo I used all the paint" and he'll have like half a can left or something.