Was wondering if anyone ever thought of repainting their car. My paint isn't the greatest (lots of rock chips and scratches from highway) And various dings from parking lots. I parked next to an audi the other day, and noticed how yellow my paint looks. I know to do it properly, it'll cost a lot. I was thinking of getting mine painted the audi white since my friends dad owns a bodyshop and can hook it up. Any input on that?

 

A lot of folks have done it. Going custom IMHO is the way to go e.g. Audi white as you refer to it.

 

im actually doing it now...i work at a shop so im saving a little bit of money

 

poorman what color you painting yours? The ibis white?

 

still thinkin about the color..the reason is because i love wdp...it looks real good when its freshly painted...i still got time

 

I do too, but mine also looks yellow lol

 

lol yea its because all the weather and you also have to keep cleaning it...it wont matter what color you paint if dont clean it all the time well the dirtyness will penetrate to the paint

 

oh you're from mass too? lol figures. don't have a garage so that sucks

 

What about Honda Championship White? I think that looks better than WDP.

Paint code: NH-0.

 

Whats it cost to paint an entire car...ballpark?

 

Championship white is nice, but I'm looking for more of a white white. Ibis white looks to be the right choice for me. Or the bmw white.

 

A proper RnR job will run $3 - $5k

If you have the money, go for it, but man...what a tremendous waste of money...

 

Championship White:



Ibis White:



BMW Alpine White:



They all look "white white" to me.

 

now which ones the best white lol

 

He's got a Honda product, hence my suggestion for Championship White.

But, it'll be cheaper to keep his car the same color.

 

What about the Lexus pearl white?

 

Alpine white looks good. poorman, paint my car too! =( my front front fenders and bumper look hideous with the rock chips.

 

Definitely sexy.

Love the IS in starfire pearl white.

 

lexus pearl white is the best white imo ... it looks like snow flake

 

Lexus Starfire Pearl (they actually don't call it white):

 

+1

 

If you want plain and boring do championship white. Lexus pear white is nice. Our WDP is nice also. Can't go wrong with either. And Its NOT yellow it's callled pearl!

Don't listen to Scott, he's got a NBP with tons of swirls! Lol! It's "NICE!" jk

 

JUST DO IT NIKE, I did AM to WDP
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-photograph-gallery-96/finally-my-am-wdp-along-my-front-rear-type-s-conversion-746015/

 

The Lexus Starfire Pearl and BMW Alpine White look the best

 

THE most beautiful paint when properly cared for. Its amazing

 

WDP has a slight yellowish to it because of the added pearl. IMO GM's white pearl is really yellowish depending on how the light hits it.

Plain white such as alpine white won't look good on the 3G, it needs a metallic or pearl paint to it.

I like Audi's Ibis White, also BMW's Mineral White Metallic!

 

Hey, WDPUA6 why don't you take it somewhere yo get detailed first. Have them clay, compound, polish, and protect it. It shouldn't cost more than $250 and you might me surprised how good it will look. Rock chips happen to everyone and aftermarket paint chips easier. So you will get some nasty ones in no time.

 

*COUGH* *cough* 'scuse me?

Championship white > all else

 

Lots of whites, including WDP actually have solid yellow toner tint in the mix. So the yellow can come from both the solid base tints, and the base pearl tints.

Lexus knows how to do pearl whites.

 

Is it possible to get OEM paint rather than aftermarket paint? How much of a price difference would there be (percentage difference)?

 

There really is no OEM paint for Honda. Honda buys the paint from the top paint manufacturers. It's comes from companies like PPG, BASF, Dupont, Spies Hecker, ect.

BASF RM Diamont is the paint line I have the most experience with, it's a quality line. They offer a lifetime warranty on the paint materials, if applied by a certified BASF paint tech. The most important things are to have a good painter, with good paint.

 

I've always liked the lexus glacier frost mica. it has a nice blue pearl glow to it.



heres a comparison between the glacier frost and the starfire pearl. left = glacier frost, right = starfire pearl

 

thats nice right there!!

 

The Lexus Starfire Pearl and BMW Alpine White i would say

 

Have it detailed first.

 

my NBP looks very navy blue sometimes

 

go with the lexus glacier frost shit is sexy