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11-30-2016, 11:48 AM
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I'm sensing a group think on this idea. 
Not red flake in black paint... that would end up looking brown in the wrong light. Just basic, heavy metallic black. Again... like the way Cadillac paints their cars. Just not the whole car, that looks gaudy (like a Cadillac, LOL)
Not red flake in black paint... that would end up looking brown in the wrong light. Just basic, heavy metallic black. Again... like the way Cadillac paints their cars. Just not the whole car, that looks gaudy (like a Cadillac, LOL)
11-30-2016, 11:54 AM
I'm sensing a group think on this idea.
Not red flake in black paint... that would end up looking brown in the wrong light. Just basic, heavy metallic black. Again... like the way Cadillac paints their cars. Just not the whole car, that looks gaudy (like a Cadillac, LOL)
Not red flake in black paint... that would end up looking brown in the wrong light. Just basic, heavy metallic black. Again... like the way Cadillac paints their cars. Just not the whole car, that looks gaudy (like a Cadillac, LOL)
I'm ~3 months out from the install of thede calipers, my powdercoater in NJ is going to get tired of me changing my mind.
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VIVID (11-30-2016)
11-30-2016, 11:19 PM
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I not the arbiter of good taste by any means, so...
But I think that's right in the wheel-house there. Especially, with your smoked chrome and VR. Something to think about. Perhaps if you have an idea of the price (which I certainly don't), you could kick it around vs. paint.
I wouldn't think of it as a stand-alone number, just incremental cost over paint. (At least that's the type of thinking that usually gets me in deep by about 175% of my original estimate...lol
)Sean
PS - Zahy: Are your wheels electroplated or PC? Can't remember...
12-01-2016, 02:20 AM
I not the arbiter of good taste by any means, so...
But I think that's right in the wheel-house there. Especially, with your smoked chrome and VR. Something to think about. Perhaps if you have an idea of the price (which I certainly don't), you could kick it around vs. paint.
I wouldn't think of it as a stand-alone number, just incremental cost over paint. (At least that's the type of thinking that usually gets me in deep by about 175% of my original estimate...lol)
Sean
PS - Zahy: Are your wheels electroplated or PC? Can't remember...
But I think that's right in the wheel-house there. Especially, with your smoked chrome and VR. Something to think about. Perhaps if you have an idea of the price (which I certainly don't), you could kick it around vs. paint.
I wouldn't think of it as a stand-alone number, just incremental cost over paint. (At least that's the type of thinking that usually gets me in deep by about 175% of my original estimate...lol
)Sean
PS - Zahy: Are your wheels electroplated or PC? Can't remember...
My wheels are black chrome PVD (physical vapor disposition). So it's more of a plating process, very durable finish.
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VIVID (12-01-2016)
12-01-2016, 08:14 AM
Painting should be cheaper and you won't have to reseal your calipers, not that that's a big deal though. Wish JPSBlack was still around here, bet he'd come up with an awesome result. I'd imagine a quality paint job w/ a strong clear coat would hold up about as well as a powder coat but ???
12-01-2016, 08:18 AM
Painting should be cheaper and you won't have to reseal your calipers, not that that's a big deal though. Wish JPSBlack was still around here, bet he'd come up with an awesome result. I'd imagine a quality paint job w/ a strong clear coat would hold up about as well as a powder coat but ???
12-01-2016, 11:02 AM
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Two more car payments to go. Maybe three... IDK, the wife manages it.
Point is, I'm almost done.
It's been a fun 5 years. And unless I total the car (yikes!), expect me around for another five years.
Point is, I'm almost done.
It's been a fun 5 years. And unless I total the car (yikes!), expect me around for another five years.
Last edited by Rochester; 12-01-2016 at 11:24 AM.
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VIVID (12-01-2016)
12-01-2016, 02:36 PM
Yeah, that would be him, he's an artist w/ that paint gun and I think even with shipping you couldn't do any better from what I've seen.
12-01-2016, 03:01 PM
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12-01-2016, 04:23 PM
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Geez I'd have to park my car for the next two years to stay in that window... gonna need more fuel treatment
EDIT: Currently 51,200 km
EDIT: Currently 51,200 km
Last edited by Nico-derm; 12-01-2016 at 04:25 PM. Reason: Currently 51,200 km