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Old 06-12-2013, 01:16 AM   #164
clsmooth
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Join Date: May 2005
Chapter/Region: VIC
Location: Vancouver
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2000 RS Coupe
Blue Ridge Pearl

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Vicky's showing a few signs of of the not-so-great paint Subaru chose to go with on GC's. Mainly it's the clear coat actually, so not necessarily the paint itself...

A re-paint of the car isn't exactly a priority right now, so I took a gamble and for the time being I ordered some real car paint in a spray can online that stated it's a one-stage application as it already has clear coat built/mixed in.

I did a test on one of the hood vents Sunday and turned out better then I had thought! The confident was flowing so decided to tackle the big eyesore I've had since I bought the car, which has only been getting worse.



No, that's not the reflection of the clouds unfortunately. That's where clear coat has been slowly flaking off speck by speck over the years.



But I'm satisfied with how it turned out. The colour's spot on and the paint was fairly easy to work with. There's a bit more orange peel the factory, but I'm not a painter/bodyman but any stretch of the imagination and don't proclaim to even try and pretend to be one. But it dried very smooth and has lots of gloss. The metallic amount is the same as factory. Not bad for something literally done in the driveway (which I'm not above admitting), $86 for 3 cans; shipped, and in an afternoon. It took more time to mask things off then anything else.

I'm going to tackle another panel, a section of one of the doors from a previous neighbour repeatedly opening their door into mine and the bumpers. I think I'll look up on how to try and minimize the orange peel before I do, but otherwise I'm content with this fix for the time being.
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Last edited by clsmooth; 06-12-2013 at 01:21 AM.
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