omg... looking goood there! your car is gonna look hottt after its done and back together..

 

 

Did you paint the roof black also? I saw that in your signature but didnt read it in any of the posts...

 

Mkay soooooo talk about teasers.....heres the story....the car still needs to be wet sanded and buffed so hes gonna keep it over the weekend and do that and i will have it monday night....but until then heres some cell phone pics haha

 

lookin good man!

 

OPINIONS......should i get the type s tails that you can get that arent oem...or should i get the oem ones with the two clear peices in them and then get them blacked out and leave the two peices clear...i cant decide....i need some opinions.....

 

these...

or these then get them blacked out and leave the clear peice?

 

2nd ones!

 

thanks and oh btw..... THE GRILLE THE ASPEC LIP ON THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPER WERE ALL PAINTED MATTE BLACK LOOKS SICK TO ALL THE ONES WHO DIDNT THINK IT WOULD LOOK GOOD!!!!

 

yea id go with the base 07-08 tails on the white..looks better imo

 

then 2nd taillights!!!!

damn this is gonna look siiiikkkkkk

 

Wow, that was pretty quick on the turn around. Looks really good considering it's teaser pics.

 

MATTE BLACK! Yes!
It definitely looks good.
I'm happy you went with the Matte Black A-Spec.

As for your tails... if you get the base-tails I say make them similar to what Mike had them as.

 

dude, ur car is the shiiiittt!!!!!!! props go out to you do do something original . my , get Type-S tails and sidemarkers..i would've gotten the 07 mirrors too

 

If im not mistaken. because he's gonna wet sand it, your going to need to constantly keep a coat of polish and wax on there. I think.

 

well hes gonna buff it too soo it will be alright...believe me i cant wait to get my car back...its like not havin my girl lol

 

^ yah the "buff" is just to clean it up (which makes it glossy) but once that "buff" wears off, your cars gonna be flat white. I have nothing against it. its just going to be high maintanace

 

i love cleanin my car so that will be no problem lol

 

2nd choice on the lights!!

 

Buffing and polishing is done to remove all sanding marks from de-nibbing and finessing the paint. The finish will not just turn dull and flat, it will stay glossy. That's assuming the paint is well taken care of. Reading your post seems like your talking about old school lacquer paint that needs to be buffed to bring out the gloss. Current urethane clears used in quality auto painting are high solids, high gloss, and very durable. Should be shine'n right out of the paint booth.

Any white or black car for that matter is going to be high maintenance.

 

^ so you mean to tell me after he wet sands and buffs and NEVER waxes for a year his paint will not dull?

OP, im not assuming you wont wax your car. just saying

 

I'm saying it's not going wear off and turn flat. Flat really describes an appearance way past dull, or a loss of gloss. Also I said assuming the finish is well taken care of, which of course means waxing and protection, ect.

If it actually turned flat, I would say they used crappy paint, or fucked something up.

 

So after he buffs it, say for instance he doesnt wax for a year. You mean to tell me at the end of the year that initial buff wont wear out? as in become "dull" just a tiny bit?

 

or how about this. OEM paint thats never been sanded and buff VS OEM paint thats been wet sanded and buffed. which will stay shiney longer?

 

Sure, with no proper care, any painted finish would do that, especially if it was outside a lot. I'm not trying to prove you wrong personally. Just your post seemed off base. An owner that does a 3 stage color change is going to take good care of the paint.

The main types of finish appearances are; high gloss, semi gloss, satin, flat. It's not going to go from one end to the other, by the buffing wearing off.

 

UAwalker808 quit being a hater.....

Kid the car looks great....TL is one reason I started liking White cars....your car just adds a lot more to that reason.....

btw put some more pix on LOL....

 

Hater? no, Im just making sure. I was planing on wet sanding a fender that I repainted to get it nice and smooth. I just wanted to make sure it wont be "extra" high maintanence.

 

LOL you know your lying too :POFL:

 

Oh man that white is the shiz! If I was repainting my car I would go for the same color. Very nice

 

No im not lying. I wanted to do it

 

hmmm nbp= nighthawk black pearl
nwp= nighthawk white pearl

cant wait to see the outcome

 

CLEAN! haha... and i say get the base 07-08 TL taillights just because they look cleaner on a white car..

 

Loving the WHITE look. I would totally do this but it's just too much work...

 

Dude i didnt kno i was gonna start a fight over sayin my car is gettin wet sanded and buffed....gosh....whats the big deal uawalker....if u dont like what im doing then i dont know what to tell you but dont be puttin my shit down makin it sound like my cars gonna turn out like shit

 

Maybe he's Bi-polar?

 

With that color, you are gonna have to shoot the car at sundown or early morning when the sun comes up to get the true visual impact of the paint effect. High noon shots won't compliment the color. I really was considering that color as a top favorite when I was deciding on whether to sell or paint her. Sweet job!

 

One thing I respect about this guy is he's true to his word, especially on a project as big as a whole new paint job.

rondog hit the nail on the head, shoot it early morning

 

WTH?!?! I said I just wanted to make sure it wont "fade" or "dull" within time. I wanted to wetsand and buffout my fender (which was repainted) and I had my mind set that it will "dull" without taking good care of it. I like to take care of my car but taking care of a white car is alredy hard is it is. Now that powerflow confirmed it will last a good time (with quality paint) without high maintanence then I just might do it. IDK. If some of you guys know I did get into a small front end collision and had my front driver fender painted. So yes I was trying to make sure. And id like to say, You call that a fight? LOL

Oh and JJabber :tonguefaw

 

Pictures def don't do the paint justice. It looks like WDP from the pictures but in person you would notice the difference.

 

those are cell phone pics guys lol and the car still needs to be wet sanded and buffed...and detailed!!!...i will have pics monday night...but deff tuesday lol