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Old May 26, 2004 | 01:57 PM
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paint finally done *pics*
i have been working on it for the past five months...it turned out pretty good for doing it by myself (first time)
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Old May 26, 2004 | 01:58 PM
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i will take some better pictures in the daylight tommorow
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Looks great, lets hear some details on the coats and colors!
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it is a custom blue metallic with about 3 coats of clearcoat on the body and 2 coats in the engine bay.
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Got any day time pix?
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first time??? its hard to see in the dark but damn it looks good
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That is hot. Now we need more pics in the daylight. Also, which company did you use, PPG?
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Wow. I love the paint and I love the photography. 5 months??? Damn that's dedication for ya.
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here is a pic taken at Drift Atlanta with the volks on
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Wow. I love the paint and I love the photography. 5 months??? Damn that's dedication for ya.

ya....i wanted to do it right. i stripped the car completely and painted EVERYTHING. each body pannel was panted off of the car. the car was red....there is no trace of red on the car anymore.
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sweet...looks nice bro
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ya....i wanted to do it right. i stripped the car completely and painted EVERYTHING. each body pannel was panted off of the car. the car was red....there is no trace of red on the car anymore.
all the way down to the frame? damn, i applaud you!
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I love that rotor
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Looks good! Time to change that avatar
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damn you now i wnat my car done sooner. its goin to be blue as well but mazda 3 sport blue.
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Ooo, and a 3 rotor too eh? It looks awesome, congrats on a job well done.
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^...looks like a 13b to me
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^ he's joking about that external rotor
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where can i find info on painting cars yourself?
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