Painting my rex wagon, Thoughts??

[subaru-mania]

well am currently getting my project wrxs ready for paint. painting everything engine bay, door jams etc , I painted my front bumper for a bit of a test to see what the colour we made up looked like, Pics below , What yu all think? Cheers

[Pelvin]

HOLY MOTHER OF SH*T THATS SPARKLY!

[ODB]

my first thought is....why do you have a mannequin with pantyhose (fishnets ) in the garage?

[Pelvin]

 ODB said:

my first thought is....why do you have a mannequin with pantyhose (fishnets ) in the garage?

Squint his eyes and fap

[subaru-mania]

haha thought some1 would point that out =P im storing some parts at my old ladys and shes a seamstress thats her sowing room lol

[BLAZD]

mate has his civic this color, hes also asian

enough said lol

btw, you a painter?, finish is good , well done

[subaru-mania]

Asian or not i still like it and its alot cheaper than candy's easier to do and has a big visual impression , and yeah I'm an apprentice man, have yu ever seen a rex with it =P Chur bro

[raymong]

that just black basecoat with the hologram flake..

to be honest that stuff works best with a light base...

[Guest vf20/21bg5]

 ODB said:

my first thought is....why do you have a mannequin with pantyhose (fishnets ) in the garage?

THATS HOT!! Im all tingly feeling 8)

[smokn4]

theres a foz around here painted the same colour......me no likey likey :D

but each to their own :-X

[Scoobydoo]

 raymong said:

to be honest that stuff works best with a light base...

Yeah I reckon that would be trippy as on white. Not so overstated, but would look quite cool up close.

[nztintin]

thats a cool colour... doe it come in a mens?

[rex-leggy]

+1 try a lighter base coat..... might not stand out as much but that may be a good thing.

or black but just a little less flake .

big ups tho nice finish.

[Guest]

prismatek (sp) looks best over a black base imo, if done over a light base it looks like the car has a even coating of sand over the whole thing when its not in the sun.

good to see youve done it properly aswell, seen a couple cars done where its been put it the clear, makes the finish look like a bit of sparkly sand paper hahaha

what paint system are you using? ppg, dupont etc etc?

[subaru-mania]

this flake looks Crap on light colors, as its quite a heavy/chunky flake , and it will come through the clear if not put on right, best way we have found is to do your base color as per normal 3 coats of black, then mix the hologram flake with a clear base paint, apply as even as possible, Then we put on 3-4 coats of clear letting it tack off between coats to avoid runs. if its just mixed in with the clear you can see/feel the flake out the paint and that just looks s***house. and as you can see by pics the flake is well covered with the clear, And thats without buffing, The way i have decide to go with is painting the bonnet, front guards,Bumper With flake then blending it out just before the front doors as from the front doors back will be pearl black.

Oh and we use Ppg

[LAZLO]

my mates evo was painted that color,then he sold it,im not a fan of it but its not my car,might even look better on your rex,i seen a white honda accord with glitter type stuff,a car in papatoetoe,a fob owns it and hes a painter,he even sprayed it onto his monsoons lol looks gay and a half lol

[DRFVDR]

wheres the Disco Ball

[raymong]

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i painted this...

basecoat hologram flakes in clear and it actually settled really well, and 2 coats of clear on top...was pretty good sized flake easy flating

[Pelvin]

I honestly must say the flakes kinda ruin what would otherwise be an awesome paint job. just my opinion though as always.

[LAZLO]

man i saw this car just before i left nz,awesome car man

[raymong]

she was a guddy...regrat getting rid of the beast

the pics dont do justice...really really have to see it in person up close in the sun..

did u see it in the sun lazlo?

[Guest]

 subaru-mania said:

this flake looks Crap on light colors, as its quite a heavy/chunky flake , and it will come through the clear if not put on right, best way we have found is to do your base color as per normal 3 coats of black, then mix the hologram flake with a clear base paint, apply as even as possible, Then we put on 3-4 coats of clear letting it tack off between coats to avoid runs. if its just mixed in with the clear you can see/feel the flake out the paint and that just looks s***house. and as you can see by pics the flake is well covered with the clear, And thats without buffing, The way i have decide to go with is painting the bonnet, front guards,Bumper With flake then blending it out just before the front doors as from the front doors back will be pearl black.

Oh and we use Ppg

looks f#@kn rude when not done properly lol, seen a blue and white 2 tone wrx wagon at 4nr last yea that had this stuff over it, and it jus looked ruff as guts ay, shouldnt of even been in the show imo.

we use du pont, duno how its guna go wen we have to change to waterbourne, sounds like thats guna be the way to go in the near future, anyone had any experience useing waterbourne?

[subaru-mania]

Yah i think thats half the problem with this affect is people see a very poorly done job using this flake and just write it off altogether, When if done right it can look really good in my opinion

[kwikaus]

Well done that looks real smooth, some peps won't like the whole sparkly thing but if you Are into it then go a head, always good to see some thing different floating around every now and then. I Agree when you see one of these jobs done badly ie: ethier not smooth or to much flake it can look over bearing but yours looks really good, can't wait till you have done the rear of your car as a pearl black is something I was thinking of doing after all the dents are taken out.

[newsuba]

 Pelvin said:

HOLY MOTHER OF SH*T THATS SPARKLY!

Ideal for attracting gay sparkly vampires and their groupies.