Repainting an EVO X
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BMW paint isn't that great either. My 335i looked like it was blasted by sand . Perhaps it because i go canyon carving like every weekened but still. The Evo is def getting clear bra for the whole front end based on the horror stories i read here.
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im not sure if this would work.. but if someone was say to buy a new X and drive it straight to Maaco and have them spray clearcoat all over it... would that help add "another layer" of protection???
or am i just being retarded cause i dont know jack about painting a car
or am i just being retarded cause i dont know jack about painting a car
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Well my Black paint has a bunch of small surface scratches all over the place. I also have a ton of chips all over the place on the door panels.. I think im going to do some decals as well as go get all the scratches power buffed out and extend the 3M farther on the door panels. It makes me sick when i look at such a sexy car and see imperfections on the paint!!! Also if i could go back i would not have gotten black even though it looks so sexy when its perfectly clean, its a rare occasion when it is perfectly clean.
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this is the same way on my GTS. the paint quality of even the rotor glow on mine (premium? lol) is rediculous. most spots i've noticed are obviously on the from lower lip, the front top of the nose, hood and a TON on the front of the rear wheel wells where the door's line is at. it's like they don't put enough clear coat on it or something?
i hear that hyundais now have one of if not the best factory paint jobs you can get. or so their commercial seemed to make me think...
i hear that hyundais now have one of if not the best factory paint jobs you can get. or so their commercial seemed to make me think...
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im not sure if this would work.. but if someone was say to buy a new X and drive it straight to Maaco and have them spray clearcoat all over it... would that help add "another layer" of protection???
or am i just being retarded cause i dont know jack about painting a car
or am i just being retarded cause i dont know jack about painting a car
The clear bra approach is good, but it's expensive around here. Also for what its worth, there are VERY few OE manufacturer paints that are worth a damn. Mercedes has some of the most awful I've seen. It's not so much the paint itself as it is the process of applying it. Fact is, computers and machines paint these cars barely thicker than a piece of paper (slight exaggeration). There is little to no clear to protect it. They'll save money anywhere they can. New Z06 corvettes have such thin clear if you try to wetsand it you're walking on paper thin ice. You'll sand thru or burn thru through in a instant.
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actually people say that BMW paint is one of the hardest paints out there... just ask some of the pro detailers on this site... anytime you are hard on a car there will be paint issues and if you go canyon carving a lot, then maybe you should get your whole car clear bra'ed.
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on average at a shop i frequent nearby, they charge customers 3000 dollars for painting (in and out) the entire car, complete with sand + prep process. they use dupont. price varies slightly with color. of course, i always say clear bra is your best protection; no paint is eternally durable.
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The lancer paint seems to be the cheapest of the entire Mitsubishi line up. My Dads 2008 Endeavor is near flawless rather than a few self inflected scratches. If you look at most Eclipses and Galant's the paint is rather good as well! My Starion has fade in a few areas, mainly back bumper but for a 23 year old spots are its held up great!
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on average at a shop i frequent nearby, they charge customers 3000 dollars for painting (in and out) the entire car, complete with sand + prep process. they use dupont. price varies slightly with color. of course, i always say clear bra is your best protection; no paint is eternally durable.