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Old 01-27-2013, 03:20 PM
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Default Finally dipped my whole car

What do you guys think?
Managed to do the whole car in about 4.5 - 5 coats using 2 gallons.







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Old 01-27-2013, 03:44 PM
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The only thing that comes to mind is....Why?
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Old 01-27-2013, 03:48 PM
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Never really cared for the red.
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Old 01-27-2013, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by xenocide
Never really cared for the red.
then why did you buy a red car goob?

either way it will look bad in about 2 months

eh, let me rephrase that.

it looks bad now, but in 2 months it will look worse
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Old 01-27-2013, 04:04 PM
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Speechless......
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Old 01-27-2013, 04:06 PM
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Not my style, but to each his own. Though does look like you did a good job spraying it on.
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Old 01-27-2013, 04:27 PM
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Yeah. I don't care for it either. But do what makes you happy...
I wonder what it would have looked like if you did the roof white and some other white accents on the car while still leaving it red?? Like a boss 302? Or if you did some black accents but didn't just get rid of all the red?

Next time please ask us what we think of the idea because like others said it already looks bad and will only get worse
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Old 01-27-2013, 04:27 PM
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That matte/flat black look isn't bad.

Question, does that stuff stay on if you drive through a car wash?
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Old 01-27-2013, 04:32 PM
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from the pics, you did a good job at it, but i agree with Shelty
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then why did you buy a red car
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Old 01-27-2013, 04:36 PM
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It looks like you did a great job on it if that is what you were wanting.

However you just knocked about $10k off the resale price.

It might have cost a dollar or two more, and a few hours more of work, but a vinyl wrap would have been a much better choice.

I can't knock it too much, cause I own a rattlecan matte black car, but it is a highly modified twenty-five year old car that was five colors before the can's struck.
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