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Mar 25, 2012 21:39:52 GMT
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Chaps
My car is currently red.
I want to paint it white and most likely to leave the engine bay/ bonnet/doors/hatch shuts original colour.
What do we think about that?
I guess it will all be hidden 99% of the time and only when I'm getting in/out you will notice the original colour.
..but that 1%! Will it annoy me?
Cheers
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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MonzaPhil
Posted a lot
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Mar 25, 2012 21:55:28 GMT
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It will drive you mad, although the fact you are considering leaving them red suggests it may not drive YOU mad, but it'd annoy the hell out of me.
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Mar 25, 2012 21:57:25 GMT
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yes it will annoy . its one of my biggest pet hates on cars its lazy and looks wibblepoo. the time it takes to mask out a door shut you could move the paper in a few inches and paint the shut. under bonnet is also a hate of mine but different colour bays can and do work well as long as they are clean and look like the have been done for a reason other than just couldn't be bothered to paint it properly ie mask th bay out but paint the bonnet shut and fender rails . on a side note if your painting over a red car in white you are going to need a ground colour between the red and white or you will end up with a pink car lol.
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Where's the pictures of that white Golf with the red shuts when you need it... I quite liked it actually.
But I'm mental.
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Never bothers me, but then i don't park mine with the doors and bonnets open, saves cleaning them.  |
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Mar 26, 2012 10:34:41 GMT
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hmmm some comments for both sides of the argument.
How about if I was to paint the car 'gloss post box' red and leave the jams the metallic darker red as per my below build thread. I guess it wouldnt look as bad??
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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Mar 26, 2012 10:53:32 GMT
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Mar 26, 2012 10:57:17 GMT
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^ I spent ages looking for that yesterday!
But it proves the point beautifully. If done right, it can look ace; but its a fine line between looking ace and looking like a cheapo respray...
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Mar 26, 2012 11:04:06 GMT
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That doesnt look to bad but then he has taken the time/effort to do the actual james just not the doors..
BTW thats a cool Skoda!
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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Porsche
West Midlands
Kev from B'ham.
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Mar 26, 2012 11:34:15 GMT
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I don't like it...if the wheel centres were red also it would look fine. To me it just looks like a cheap paint job.
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Garry
East Midlands
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Mar 26, 2012 12:22:30 GMT
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My brother's Polo Mk2F has white door inners, door shuts,, engine bay and boot edges. Outside its Atlas Grey. Doesn't bother him.
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Mar 26, 2012 12:29:13 GMT
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think id mask it off and rattle can it black
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91 golf g60, 89 golf 16v , 88 polo breadvan
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