Mike Edler wasn't the only one playing with paint

[UNHCLL]

must be the lighting....


Mariano

Aggressive lighting/flash, and there is "purple" hue to the new paint like many e30 M3's have.

[KillerCalypso]

Aggressive lighting/flash, and there is "purple" hue to the new paint like many e30 M3's have.

A "purple hue"...You will never live that one down.

Post some real picutres, loser.

[UNHCLL]

HAHAH, I love typos!

There is NO purple hue like OEM DS cars.

See below photo for what I'm refering to:




In the proper light, DS will show purple.
The new paint on my car does not have this.

[asubimmer]

weird, who knew

[M42Technik]

Purple tint in Diamantschwarz? Glad I'm colorblind then. (Really)

[FredK]

My DS 318is that was taken to a Pay'N'Spray by the PO has a purplish hue in certain light conditions.

[Avus E30]

Awaiting final pictures

weird, who knew

Hue knew come on man

[lagoon]

More pics! My car has said purple tint in certain lights too. I like it

[Digitalwave]

I actually think that tint looks pretty badass. My montrealblau looks purple under some light as well (mostly tungsten).

[backtrail69]

What type of paint did you use?

I also had full use of our own body shop.

Dupont Chomabase and Chromaclear. I got free sealer, primer, masking paper and all that stuff. I also got the paint at wholesale cost..

[UNHCLL]

<- Sikkens

My base/clear alone cost more than your whole paint job. Thats at wholesale with half of it "demo'd" by the rep.

Used to use PPG, but no longer.

[M42Technik]

My base/clear alone cost more than your whole paint job. Thats at wholesale with half of it "demo'd" by the rep.

I can feel your ego growing from here.

[backtrail69]

Mine was just a refresher paint job. I had some pealing, door dings and extreme fading to take care of.. Delphin is terrible like that. Mine is no where near a show car, but I think it looks pretty damn good for the cost and it should last many years to come with care.

[Digitalwave]

My base/clear alone cost more than your whole paint job.

lol

:hitler:

[UNHCLL]

Hmm, that came off the wrong way. ;)

I simply meant the variation in paint costs can be huge. If I'd painted with PPG, it would have been less than the Sikkens paint.

I didn't strip the car to a bare chassis like Jordan did, and I didn't do the engine bay/trunk/interior... No need.