![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:16 • Filed to: ruqus | ![]() | ![]() |
i believe my blue had dried darker. it is HORRIFIC!
sanding, polishing, and re-clearing are on the menu for tomorrow :S
as a reminder, the INTENDED plan was a light, delicate, hint, suggestion of blue
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:17 |
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Siiiiiiick!
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:23 |
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So when does your vape pen show up in the mail? Blue tinted headlights and yellow tinted fog lights take you to the front of the line for a Subaru-bro starter pack.
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:24 |
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Needs smoked tail lights to complete the trifecta
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:25 |
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Don’t give him any ideas. Next thing we know he’ll sticker bomb the front bumper and put on XXR wheels.
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:26 |
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I’m all for diversity among opponauts
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:28 |
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Do you want the stancelyfe? Because that’s how you get the stancelyfe!
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:28 |
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Yep, those are very blue.
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:30 |
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why are they blue tho
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:30 |
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the worst thing about that isn’t the stance though...
dat wing
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:33 |
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brah!
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:35 |
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ahem... the passenger fender is fubar and will be a test panel for my vinyl wrap skills before I wrap the whole car.
the fender will be blue brushed aluminium.
the whole car (including that fender) will be a mature dark grey
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:36 |
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no, that would be as epic a mistake as the blue headlights
a mistake :(
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:36 |
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FRONT OF THE PACK! YAY ME!
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:37 |
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well I thought a SLIGHT tinge of blue woyld look good.
but this is very VERY Very blue :(
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:48 |
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da ba dee da ba die
![]() 08/03/2017 at 01:57 |
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![]() 08/03/2017 at 02:00 |
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Match’s the oppo sticker though
![]() 08/03/2017 at 02:07 |
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I like it.
![]() 08/03/2017 at 02:43 |
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Mission failed we’ll get em next time
![]() 08/03/2017 at 02:55 |
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Hmm, I happen to really hate being blinded by blue lights at night, even more than the usual Q7 lamps burning my retinas with the force of Dr. Evil’s laser beams.
![]() 08/03/2017 at 02:56 |
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The ricer trifecta. Much more common than the Costanza trifecta.
![]() 08/03/2017 at 03:08 |
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I actually like it.
I also don’t care what people think/assume when seeing mods I did to my cars, that helps.
Then again, considering the typical classic American car crowd here, I wouldn’t have bought mine if I cared.
![]() 08/03/2017 at 04:24 |
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the light output is not blue though
![]() 08/03/2017 at 04:26 |
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oh yeah, I would be ROASTED in the court of pjblic opinion.
but only my opinion matters. and in this case this is not how I had hoped this would look
![]() 08/03/2017 at 06:19 |
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lolwut?
![]() 08/03/2017 at 06:20 |
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I like it. The blue, I mean. I mean, maybe not THAT blue, but the idea of the blue...
![]() 08/03/2017 at 06:57 |
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Wut wut?
![]() 08/03/2017 at 06:58 |
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I think for a minute you were talking about “here” being Oppo, but maybe now I’m thinking you were talking about wherever you live that isn’t so much a fan of awesome cars? It’s early. Wait, wut?
![]() 08/03/2017 at 07:05 |
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So, re-sanding and re-blue-ing with only one coat is on the menu to see if one coat dries light enough?
![]() 08/03/2017 at 07:40 |
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Ahh, no, I meant the geographical here! Poor writing from my side.
I was at a classic car show a few weeks back, and you could often see from afar who owned something american. for pick-ups: middle aged men with long greasy hair and a lot of denim, cowboy hat optional. 50's cars: rockabilly style (that one is quite nice actually). 70's car: midlife crisis guy who thinks his cars is best and you shouldn’t approach it. And so on.
![]() 08/03/2017 at 09:02 |
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yeah. I think I may need to use a standard clear first, but then I am planning a subtle single coat. then wait a day or so to see how it dries before applying any additional coats.
![]() 08/03/2017 at 09:03 |
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me too. I’m considering trying a single coat of blue, to see if I can get a subtle tinge of blue rather than a BOLD BLUE!!!!
![]() 08/03/2017 at 09:04 |
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BOLDBLUUUEEEE!!!!!!
![]() 08/03/2017 at 09:44 |
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while you’re laboring on the sanding, have you got any prospective clear test panels laying around to try your next formulation on?
Idealy you’d go to a paint shop show/tell them what you want and get something special mixed, but that is likely somewhat cost prohibitive
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nope, nothing to really test it on.
and yeah, I DIY because I’m a baller on a budget. and its the hobby, I like giving new things a go and just see what happens.
![]() 08/03/2017 at 10:18 |
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I ... I like it.