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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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Default Need opinions on a respray!

I'm in school for auto body / collision repair and have the ability to do all the body work and repaint my car myself while in class. I love the white that is on it, but I want to respray it, simply because I can haha.

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Any opinions would be most appreciated!
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 01:37 PM
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dayyum!
what size rims, offset, and tires are you running?
sickest v-dub i've seen a while.
I'd paint it black, or a custom color.
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 01:37 PM
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Audi Nimbus Gray, and leave the bumper/door trim stock GTi white.
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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You want to respray a car that is that new? And it would be one of your first cars doing so?



Interesting attitude. If it was a 10+ year old Honda or VW I could see it, but a car less than 5 years old and a respray already?
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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I'd say leave your car as it is. The paint is still fairly new. Why not find a beater car to paint? maybe a friend's ride that is older and in need of a paint job?
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by morr
I'd say leave your car as it is. The paint is still fairly new. Why not find a beater car to paint? maybe a friend's ride that is older and in need of a paint job?
I'm with this guy. Respray a friend's beater. Leave the Golf alone man.
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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how about you leave that rabbit white, and paint something else?
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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Who said anything about this being my first car I'm painting? It's a project that will be taken on during my schooling, but will not be the first project I complete. Make sense?

And FYI, a new car is a much easier task to respray.
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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Well judging by the OP's replies...

I'd say: You can tell people they're stupid but you can't take the stupid out of people.

So with that being said if you still want to paint your beautiful and mint condition car (and it is really a nice ride) then I would go with a ferrari graphite or the Evo VIII's Blue By You
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by InfraRed
Who said anything about this being my first car I'm painting? It's a project that will be taken on during my schooling, but will not be the first project I complete. Make sense?

And FYI, a new car is a much easier task to respray.

It's also a lot easier to ruin it's resale value.

*zing*
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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paint my galant
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by TheMuffinMan
It's also a lot easier to ruin it's resale value.

*zing*
Obviously, that isn't a concern lol.


I like the sound of the ferrari graphite color
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 04:40 PM
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i say leave it white, but im partial to white cars.. and the rake and the look of the drop on the car i cant say that i like
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 05:38 PM
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by xJ.SLOTHx
i say leave it white, but im partial to white cars.. and the rake and the look of the drop on the car i cant say that i like
The rake will be gone when the fenders are flared out to tuck that wheel before paint goes on
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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try a two tone or something, and if you dont like it you can always repaint it since you can
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