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This post has been edited by StormZ: Aug 12 2012, 07:53 PM

If you willing to spend money to maintain the body paint, then go ahead. If not use the money for performance instead.

Not cheap to maintain body paint, a lot of work and time.

If you have the time....

Bro,
if u dont mind, can explain on, "if you willing to spend money"...i mean, i know its hard to maintain...but wut are the things hard to maintain...why alot of work and time?

pearl white where got hard to mentain

the only thing u need to worry is peoples itchy hand that purposely scratch the car.

thats the only thing i guess u gotta be worried off.

and touch up is a little tricky....pearl color depends on the mixture...so if anything best go back to the shop u got it from

just easy dirty. serious

for pearl paint..is a bit hard to do some DIY touch up when u got some small little stone chips..your front part mostly will have lots of them..for normal paint..u can just go and get those DIY touch up paint..for pearl..cannot..

why don't just take those normal paint with some golden or sliver or rainbow flakes on it??touch up will be much more easier..

and actually all the paint to me..if u are into body..all paint color..no matter pearl or matt or normal ones..u still got to take care of it..wax it..polish it..clean it..

some are also suggesting that, the pearl white will turn yellowish thru time....is that true?....

i believe , ALL paints will have some abnormal effect when u touch up(i.e not smooth color transition across the car)....but on pearl, it may b abit more obvious...

So, if i actually go back to the same guy who painted my car...and he gets the mixture right...it shud be ok rite?


thank u so much guys for ur input...appreciate it alot!!

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Added on January 4, 2009, 5:17 pmwut you mean by flakes bro?...

im actually aiming for either RED or WHITE color....i just want my car to look abit different than all the colors on the road....i knw, i will pay extra price for it....but well, the rare-ness...why not?...

do give me more suggestions

thanks

This post has been edited by StormZ: Jan 4 2009, 05:17 PM

yup..is true that some pearl white will turn yellowish...if u are lazy to clean ur car often..my housing area nearby got a pearl white honda civic..turn yellowish after 3 month never wash and move cause ownner went outstation..

the flakes i mean is also known as dust..some ppl call it flakes..some ppl call it dust..rainbow dust or silver dust or gold dust..

i have a habit of washing the the car atleast once a week....if it rains, i will atleast wash the dirt with water ....i guess this shud be sufficient to maintain it?...

im just scared, once i spend so much money on nice paint...after 2 years it looks rubbish...that will be a pain....

well..won't be rubbish after 2 years..just make sure that ur painter use a good quality of clear coat..if not..after 2 years..all the clear coat start to crack and ur paint job looks ugly lor..

if you do not know how to detail your car, then its better to remain on the stock paint, else, its just a waste of time and money a couple of months down the road...

don't know how is not a problem..at least u still can learn or ask ppl to do the detail for your car..problem is u are lazy and not that caring person..then ur paint job will be wasted..

no worries about if im caring towards my car...hehe...coz i really take care of my car...right now, its in da body shop for complete rust protection and welding process. Been there for like 1 month plus...slowly restoring the car.

wat car are u restoring??

Gold dust paint is hard to maintain & it looks dusty on the surface of black colour or otherwise black hood.

if u insist then don't over do it like those ah beng.

This post has been edited by ah liew: Jan 5 2009, 12:18 PM

yaya.. my whole car also is rainbow dust/flakes with black paint..if at normal day..u will see it like dusty or dirty..but at nite or sunny day..the color will stand out like a daimond.. i should have used on white paint rather then black paint..

haha nevermind lah... we learn from experience & share it with others

my experience cost me 3k++

my experience cost me RM250 bonnet only.... but mine is mild gold dust so not very obvious

thanks guys for all the suggestions...will talk with the paint shop and come out with the best solution for my car

btw, mine is a Mercedes Benz W123 230 1979 Model.

Hopefully it turns out well...

wow! Mercedes Benz.... better talk longer to the paint shop owner cannot play play.... later regret.

This post has been edited by ah liew: Jan 5 2009, 09:09 PM

bro..classic car huh??got any photo??post here lar..also to me..i don't really think pearl color suit classic cars..normal white looks much more better..pearl is like for those sports car to me..

yup...classic....well, thats my point bro....i wanna have a different color that is abit unique. I guess im too young to restore a classic look...heheh..i just wanna make sure inside, the rust n all are settled first. Personally, wanting to go for the original AMG look. Already on 16inch rollers....not easy to find ori rims for this car. Also plan to put EFI the car with MegaSquirt....eliminate the problem of fuel distributor in the car...coz i cant imagine puttin a jap engine into this car.

maybe after few year, will put back all the ori things on the car...still have the 14inch rims with hubcaps!!....

will post some pics once done with bodyshop...now super dusty la the car....so saddd.....

well..unique color doesn't mean have to be pearl white color..

to me the unique part is not the car color..is how the finishing of the paint job..if u paint pearl white..but the finishing suxs..not nice already..

classic car must always have super mirror finishing that can even see ur own face..that is classic unique color..

also i dun think age is a problem to restore a classic..me also young..restore my beetle and now that's my daily drive..