Show off your paint fellow Oppo members!

"AM3R" (AM3R) 06/05/2014 at 17:56 • Filed to: Paint

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Haven't washed in a while but it was pouring last night. Sparkling Graphite always looks nice in the sun, and today was no exception. Post any pictures you have!

Both pictures are unedited and without flash. Taken with my iPhone 5.

Bandit > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:01

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Nope, mine still needs buffed and decaled. No pics for you.

AM3R > Bandit 06/05/2014 at 18:07

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c'moooooooon give us a teaser

Alex Murel > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:08

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13 years old and still looking good.

Bandit > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:09

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http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/your-hourly-up…

jkm7680 > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:11

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Not edited, I promises. Just saying, my new girlfriend is a clay bar.

AM3R > Bandit 06/05/2014 at 18:11

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Kinja botched the link

AM3R > Alex Murel 06/05/2014 at 18:12

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Amazing for 13 years old! How often do you detail it?

Alex Murel > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:15

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It gets rained on semi regularly, does that count?

claramag, Mustaco Master > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:16

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Waxing is nice, and detailing is appreciated, but I'm all about the spray paint and base coat. It's hard to see in this shot, but I gave the paint a slight orange peel overspray

(if you're wondering, the reason she has so much axle tuck is because I'm running an earlier axle, couple of inches smaller. Those are 235's on there

AM3R > jkm7680 06/05/2014 at 18:16

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I plan a clay bar this weekend. As a first timer, can you give me some tips?

heliochrome85 > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:16

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Estoril Blue II

AM3R > claramag, Mustaco Master 06/05/2014 at 18:17

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Have you thought about dipping your ride? Those also look pretty small for 235's!

AM3R > heliochrome85 06/05/2014 at 18:18

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http://i.imgur.com/5RZMxox.gif

Sn210 > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:19

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after 12 hours of clay, polish, and wax when I first got it

#paintselfie

heliochrome85 > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:22

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jkm7680 > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:23

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It's a great little tool!

Make sure that the surface of the car is squeaky clean, Hehe. If you drop the bar, throw it out. Even if you cut the bit that landed on the ground out, there will be more dirt hiding around somewhere. Also makes sure to keep the surface of the car well lubricated with a quick detailer, about 2 feet sections at a time. Also avoid swirling motions with the bar and when the bar starts to get dirty, fold it over itself and that'll sort that out.

Make sure to clay it in a cool area, as little sunlight as possible. Also, make sure that if you are going to clay your wheels also, that you don't use the same clay bar. Ze Germans make brake dust nice and frustrating.

If you've got any questions, Lemme know :)

Good luck!

AM3R > heliochrome85 06/05/2014 at 18:23

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Still amazing. You make me want to run a euro plate but I don't think my stock non sport E90 would rock it that well. VA also requires front plates too :(

claramag, Mustaco Master > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:27

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I did, actually! I thought it was a pretty cool idea, but TBH I was on a pretty tight budget when I did it, so I ended up using $40 gallon of paint from Tractor Supply Company (no joke), air tools from Home Depot, cardboarded up my garage and knocked it out in a few days. With tools and materials I think the whole thing came to about....$85, not counting my air compressor.

And the tires COULD be 225's...I really can't recall which I had at time of picture, either 225 or 235's. I usually burn through tires in less than a month and grab whatever's available

claramag, Mustaco Master > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:28

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so damn pretty

AM3R > jkm7680 06/05/2014 at 18:31

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So when I clay bar it what motion should I do it in/how gently should I be pressing it?

Can you also recommend a good quick detailer? Everyone seems to use something different on E90post and it's difficult to say which one is the best when they all get praise.

AM3R > claramag, Mustaco Master 06/05/2014 at 18:33

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Thanks! I also really like that picture. It's motivating me to wash/detail my car this weekend.

Tires only last a month?! I'm guessing track/drift/autocross car?

AM3R > Sn210 06/05/2014 at 18:35

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Looks well worth it! Love that gen TL. Especially the Type S!

jkm7680 > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:42

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It's a gliding motion, light pressure, overlapping passes. Pick the bar up after every pass, then put it back on the surface again.

A good quick detailer would probably be the Mothers one included in this kit. It works, it's available almost everywhere (Unlike some of the obsoletely named ones)

http://www.carid.com/mothers-auto-d…

claramag, Mustaco Master > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:51

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Drift. It takes a heavy toll sometimes, and not just on tires. I'm currently on my 4th rear axle right now

(Before you think 'holy crap what?!" I've only killed 2 axles, I'm not that destructive! One of them was an IRS from an '03 cobra, but it handled TOO well, as weird as that is to say. Friend made an offer, part of the offer was the smaller live axle I'm on now.

doodon2whls > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 18:52

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Orange Blast Pearlcoat

AM3R > claramag, Mustaco Master 06/05/2014 at 18:57

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yeah I have a friend who drifts his E36 (not competitively) and he goes through suspension set ups like a Prius driver goes through a tank of gas.

AM3R > jkm7680 06/05/2014 at 19:01

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Thanks for all the help! Just placed my order. I'll be sure to post the results.

AM3R > doodon2whls 06/05/2014 at 19:04

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Amazing!

jkm7680 > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 19:06

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Sounds good! I'll be looking out for that post!

kevinw > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 19:51

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My stang on the right. Brothers buddies on the left

kevinw > kevinw 06/05/2014 at 20:08

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Side pic. I think it shows the paint better. Original paint from 1996

claramag, Mustaco Master > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 20:17

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oh don't even get me started on my...homemade suspension set up

KirkyV > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 20:21

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I'm pretty sure that a picture of my paint from that kind of distance would be more depressing than anything else. So, here:

There's some debate over whether it's blue or silver. Peugeot say 'Moonstone Blue', I say, 'bluey silver', and the garage where I last had an MOT say, well, 'silver':

Axial > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 21:17

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Gonna have to wait until tomorrow. I'm in the process of buff/polish/wax for Katie's on Saturday and it's dark out now. Black car + no light +potato = no photo.

I hate doing this because the water that comes out of my hose is super hard, and so I have to spend two or more hours somewhere between washing and waxing to get all of the fresh deposits removed.

AM3R > Axial 06/05/2014 at 21:21

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Might make the trip out to Katie's this weekend, the weather should lead to another great turnout

Axial > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 21:23

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Yeah. Earlier this week I would have said it looks to be meh because of clouds predicted, but now forecast says sunny.

I hope the Diablos show up again, because I have never seen one in-person and that is THE Lamborghini.

AM3R > Axial 06/05/2014 at 21:33

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yeah that's definitely inspiring me to go! On Sunday I'm gonna stop by Fair Lakes again because I really want to get another look at the R34 if it's out again!!

Axial > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 21:36

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Too many car meets on Saturday! Chick-fil-A, Burger King, Katie's Fair Lakes... @_@

If you go to Katie's, I'll be the 20-something wearing all denim and probably neon shoes.

AM3R > Axial 06/05/2014 at 22:55

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What/where are these Burger King/chick fil a meets? I'll be out in some shorts and a white t shirt, I'm expecting it to be pretty hot.

Axial > AM3R 06/05/2014 at 23:11

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Lol, that's pretty generic. You'll have to say hi to me or I'm going to be saying hi to about a quarter of everybody there. XD

The Nokesville Road BK (near Manassas right off of the 234 bypass, close to the Super Target) has a meet every Saturday. Cars start coming in around 1200 and stay all the way until 1800 or 1900. After 1900, you'll get a period of muscle cars leaving and rice burners arriving. Sometimes, actual interesting imports show up with the rice crowd.

As for Chick-fil-A, I can't remember which one it is. I think it's the one in Dulles Crossing Plaza.

AM3R > Axial 06/06/2014 at 14:52

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haha yeah I'll definitely come find you.

That BK meet is sounding pretty familiar but I've only heard of the ricers showing up.

The World of Vee > AM3R 06/06/2014 at 15:53

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Here's how it looked right before I sold it. Plastidip is an amazing tool. I implore you all to learn to how to dip properly.

Axial > AM3R 06/06/2014 at 16:50

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The ricers only wish they were the main attraction. They actually show up most nights, but the main attraction is the cruise-in that happens during the day on Saturdays. Most of us are gone when the rice shows up since we don't want to get ticketed by association. The police have done that before.

AM3R > Axial 06/06/2014 at 17:02

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Trust me I understand that. I went to this meet by my house and it was filled with ricers. They had a couple NSX's and S2k's so I stuck around for a while, when I left I got pulled over and almost got a ticket for my STOCK 328i EXHAUST (extremely quiet) until he decided to "give me a warning."

AM3R > The World of Vee 06/06/2014 at 17:05

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Carbon black? Loooooooove E39's. I spy a caramel interior, my favorite!

The World of Vee > AM3R 06/06/2014 at 17:27

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haha it's my "attempt" at carbon black. I bought it because it was the cleanest M5 is socal at the time but it was beige :( and it had CHROME style 65s. But hey, a clean 50k mile M5 is not one you pass up when you're looking. And I wish it was the desert

so I got the black plastidip, got the glossifier, got the pearlizer and after enough trial and error, viola! it wasn't perfect by any stretch but for the 2 years it was on for 500$ it's about as good as it'd get.

Here's the seller pic when I first bought it

And caramel leather is an atrocity to maintain, when I bought the thing it was faded to the point it pretty much looked beige :( but leather conditioner is a hell of a tool

Axial > AM3R 06/06/2014 at 18:28

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And this...is why we can't have nice things. :(