painting my car..questions about painting and paint code help.
01-09-2007, 09:35 PM
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painting my car..questions about painting and paint code help.
First off, I'm trying to decide between doing a single stage and a base-clear. I like the idea of single stage because I'm lazy and i don't want a glass like shine. Any reasons why I shouldn't do it.
And now I've given up on trying to find an olive green so i've decided on a khaki instead...anyone know what this paint is? I've been told that it was on some 98-00 nissan frontier std's but I can't find an example of it or the code for it.
And now I've given up on trying to find an olive green so i've decided on a khaki instead...anyone know what this paint is? I've been told that it was on some 98-00 nissan frontier std's but I can't find an example of it or the code for it.
01-09-2007, 09:39 PM
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Re: painting my car..questions about painting and paint code help.
Buk is gay. How can you think about cars when this is a new issue?!?!? 
That car/color is sex. I love beige and olives. I've never seen a frontier that color, let alone that light in color. Maybe you could just get some brown and white and make your own.
Nice color. Do both stages, you're putting in the time just finish it. Prep work is the most time consuming/hardest so just take the time and clear it.
JP
That car/color is sex. I love beige and olives. I've never seen a frontier that color, let alone that light in color. Maybe you could just get some brown and white and make your own.
Nice color. Do both stages, you're putting in the time just finish it. Prep work is the most time consuming/hardest so just take the time and clear it.JP
01-09-2007, 09:41 PM
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Re: painting my car..questions about painting and paint code help.
The other reason I'm not doing base-clear is because single stage is CHEAP!!!! I finally found the right olive green and from a buddy of mine who runs a body shop he could get me a gallon of it for the low low price of $750/gal.
01-09-2007, 10:02 PM
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Re: painting my car..questions about painting and paint code help.
single stage is easy as ---- and you can make it look like a 2 stage easy. single stage is alo cheaper so if you dont really car then i would get single stage. wat kinda shape is the car in. if your just gonna single stage it all you really need to do is wash it really good and hte wet scuff is with this soap sand mix and take that bitch up ans spray here. just scuff it really good so the paint will stick or you could wet snd it with 600 grit al the way around but that takes atleast 3 hours to do it rite. and scuffing takes me 15 to 20 minutes at work when we do car lot cars. lol. need any help pm me i work at a paint and body shop. also almost for got befor you paint it but after you tape it wipe it down real good with a wax and grease remover i would do that like 2 times just so it doesnt fish eye. like i said wash it real good before you sand it though because if ou sand any oil and ---- into the paint you will see it after you paint it.
01-09-2007, 10:36 PM
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Re: painting my car..questions about painting and paint code help.
I've been trying different olives (at 15.00/pint) and so far I've only come up with these that are remotely close....the lighter one's chip was a perfect match to the car I posted above, but turned yellowish once I sprayed it (as you can see), the next one is a mix of the first and a much darker olive green. Neither are what I want and I'm starting to get pissed. 
