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Re: Too Black? [Re: ] #464613
22/10/2007 21:04
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Originally Posted by Skate2create
I personally think a coop would look gorgeous in that colour (but then I would say that, thats my old car laugh tongue )

Dan


Must say i remember that from my BOO days and it suited perfectly
I still think pearly white is the way to go though

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Re: Too Black? [Re: Cappo] #464637
22/10/2007 21:27
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Originally Posted by Cappo
My Monaro is metallic black. I chose that because the only 3 colour options were very bright red, silver, or black, and:

- red is a red rag to a donut-eater tongue
- silver just made the car fade into insignificance

so black it was.

Now, I knew it was always going to look dirty within 5 mins of a wash, but the real trouble is, unless you polish it every time you wash it, it still looks cack. I've tried all sorts of shampoos and polishes, but even a good wash with Autoglym followed by a decent leathering (ooerr) still leaves drips and streaks which you can only get rid of with polish. And clearly, polishing it every time I wash it just isn't an option. So, something to bear in mind.

Also, Moonie is always a popular colour with the buyers - depends how long you intend to keep it. Have you thought about Moon Grey with more mica in it? Carl has suggested that for mine - going to try a test panel to see how it looks. Apparently some of them came out of the factory like that and it shows up more of the brown-ish shimmer on the paint.

(Oh, and the other downside of black is that if a pair of donut-eaters are about to finish a "frame", they'll be looking for a black to "pot"..... laugh )


Thanks, Cappo. It's funny you should say about the Brown/Goldie colour. Mine tends to have the shimmer particularly on a cloudy day, rather than looking silver it looks almost gold.

Still in "decision stage" with the colour. The car won't be sold. At least for the foreseable future. It's garaged, and kept well protected when not in use. And used only at weekends, where it's kept parked also garaged. So when it is cleaned, I'll always give it the full works before it's locked away again.

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm still open minded on this.

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Re: Too Black? [Re: ] #464638
22/10/2007 21:28
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Originally Posted by Skate2create
Why not stick to a fiat colour:

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I personally think a coop would look gorgeous in that colour (but then I would say that, thats my old car laugh tongue )

Dan


Not sure about that colour tbh. Beauty is in the eye... etc. But for me light blues just don't do it.

Thanks for the suggestion though.

smile

Re: Too Black? [Re: stan] #464669
22/10/2007 22:25
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Bear in mind that if you change the colour and your car gets dinged or a stone gives it a good wack it could expose the original colour underneath.

I had my moon grey resprayed and after some forum advice went for a slightly different shade of the same paint code. It looks really nice but my car had both the above mentioned things happen and exposed the slightly darker shade bellow. These were very minor things but they bothered me. They would really bother me if the colour was totaly different!

Ps get him to make you up a touch-up set what ever colour you go for.

Re: Too Black? [Re: ] #464670
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Ps This looks nice Sexy Beast!

Re: Too Black? [Re: t0m0] #464692
22/10/2007 23:08
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I remember seeing photos of Markus'coop and thinking that was the sexiest and classiest lookin coop id ever seen if that helps? shocked

Re: Too Black? [Re: ] #465062
23/10/2007 13:02
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Thanks for all the suggestions and tips. I'll be having a chat with my mate over the weekend, so watch this space!

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Re: Too Black? [Re: stan] #465413
23/10/2007 20:53
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anyone else done the filler cap thing

Re: Too Black? [Re: Cappo] #465688
24/10/2007 02:14
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Re: Too Black? [Re: Barmybob] #465689
24/10/2007 02:15
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nice

Re: Too Black? [Re: ] #466524
25/10/2007 02:10
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That does look good! love

Re: Too Black? [Re: ] #466528
25/10/2007 02:12
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Ah Johns car looks amazing shame its in Canada now frown


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