cb717cls

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so im trying to think if i want to put a pearl or flake or to keep my car stock Anthracite color (gunmetal). Some people not on this forum have said gold pearl or to try a blue pearl or maybe even a black flake or black pearl. any opinions need to figure this out ASAP

PequenoJuan

They all sound like good options but I personally like the stock look. You need to go with the style that fits you best. Good luck

richardparker

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Are you going to have the base black ?

cb717cls

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the base is gonna be the stock anthracite just wondering if i should tell him to throw a flake into it or to put a pearl into the clear.

richardparker

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Look at house of kolors,sem,ppg for colors.
If you could make it look like a "grey pearl" it would look sick.
I'm thinking you would need either a silver or a gold pearl to make the look on top of your anthracite.

cb717cls

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yeah my friend said the same that he new a guy with a gunmetal car with gold pearl in it and it looked nice. I like the silver pearl but would it brighten the gunmetal up too much??? if so i was thinking about putting a black pearl into it too?

cb717cls

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looking at the house of kolor website im thinking between a silver , blue, black/graphite pearl or a combination of those... any suggestions?

richardparker

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Just me,I would probablly do a silver.
The gold would shine the way your avatar looks.
that would look good on a black or real dark color.

just need to do sample spraying till you get the pearl right.

cb717cls

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yeah the gold i thought would look better on a black car like lippsuth's thats why i was looking at the silver, graphite, or blue. Sample spraying might not be able to happen cause the car is like 3 hrs away getting prepped right not and probably gonna start being sprayed tonight lol so thats why i gotta figure this out asap

poisx7

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how much is this gonna cost u. ?????

I was thinkin of repainting too but this ppl are trying2 charge way tooo muccchhh.
i just laugh and move on. i hv got very low deals (backyard shops) or very high estimates frm reputable shops but the prices are jst ridiculous) but nothin in between or reasonable. So Far...

cb717cls

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well the price is gonna depend on what exactly i want done. all i have left is a deposit right now so he can start the work but it shouldn't be too bad since he paints alot of my friends cars.

richardparker

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The look can be tested in minutes.
A couple of one on one minutes with the painter before hand will help get the actual look you want.
You rather figure out how many grams of the pearl your going to use ahead of time insted of trying to add on the fly.
You also want to know ahead of time just in case something happens while painting,or you need the recipe down the road.

cb717cls

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yeah if i would have thought about this alot sooner it would have been easier. i totally forgot had a lot of other things on my mind. one of my friends is down there i guess i can trust his judgment on how much pearl and maybe to get me some pics of samples. I would drive down there but i dont have a car where i am at lol. Also im gonna get him to write down what all was used (recipe) and keep it with the car.

richardparker

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Snap some pics when you get it back.
Not like I got to tell you that thou.

cb717cls

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haha will do should be done in the next few days

poisx7

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off course
i dont expect u to pay fo rsmthng u did NOT get done.
But i am pretty sure u have an idea of what or hw much u are gonna pay for a resonable job +/- a few for the additional wrk u might want him to do.

i just wanted to have an idea of a fair price on ur end of the spectrum over there. A shop once quoted me abt 2k and I just went "No Thank U". Its not like i have dents and scratches all over the car (its still in an OK shape) just wud like to make it fresh new again.
Then again mine was just a respray of the factory color no fancy stuff mayb just a couple of extra coats for added protection.

2Fast4you

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anthracite is by far my favorite color on the CL.

princelybug

iTrader: (16)

OEM.

poisx7

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Nice read
made me think and then I clicked on the other link in ur sig & I could NOT help but laugh.
https://acurazine.com/forums/socal-310/memory-princelybug-9-29-09-a-746350/

EliteDemon

Go with the graphite flake, and a touch of either a dark red or a dark blue flake in it. I think that'd look sick over anthracite.

richardparker

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Any pics of what ever you have choosen to do yet ?

cb717cls

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yeah i should be able to get some shots this weekend. Need to clean it up its kinda dirty from the drive back down to FL from Va.

CL-S progression 01

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go with the anthracite again. that color is sexay. and it's cheaper just to go with oem paint 99% of the time

cb717cls

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i actually went with the anthracite but since it comes in like 234567890 shades i got the darkest one and then got him to put some blue pearl in the clear so i wouldnt mess with the anthracite

CL-S progression 01

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now there's a guy with his thinking cap on

typeSasicanbrunette

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I Agree w/PequenoJuan It depends on your style!

Mz Kiki

The color combo you decided on sounds nice!

nf3d0149ab

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Updates?

PDGCLS01

Yeah dude, updates? Need to get up so I can check out your car, Havnt seen you in a while.