Paint Brand???
05-02-2003 | 06:47 PM
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Originally posted by Winning
A good friend of my who own a panel shop(BMW authorised repairer) told me that Mazda paint is one of the best in the market at the moment. Mazda and Lexus. Their paint is much better quality than Mercedes, BMW etc. Because they are still using solvent base paint, not water base like European car. While Subaru's paint is one of the worst, he said. I also know for the fact because I own a 2002 Sti.
A good friend of my who own a panel shop(BMW authorised repairer) told me that Mazda paint is one of the best in the market at the moment. Mazda and Lexus. Their paint is much better quality than Mercedes, BMW etc. Because they are still using solvent base paint, not water base like European car. While Subaru's paint is one of the worst, he said. I also know for the fact because I own a 2002 Sti.
05-02-2003 | 11:23 PM
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I have a 99 Millenia S and the paint seems to be fairly durable, but there is some major "orange peel" look to it. There has been heavy road construction where I live for the past 2 years, and I have very few stone chips considering all of the crap I drive through and all of the dump trucks I always end up behind.
My wife has a 99 4-Runner and the paint on that thing is superb! It is smooth as glass (no orange peel to it at all) and has next to no stone chips. We had a Lexus SC400 before the 4-Runner and that was also a superb paint job. Very smooth. I also notice that my wifes 4-Runner beads water all the time like it has just been waxed, and it gets waxed about 1/3 as often as my Millenia. Does this have something to do with the paint quality? I'm using the same wax!
A gal I work with just got a 2003 Protege MP3 and I noticed the orange peel in that thing from about 15 feet away. I hope this is not an indication that Mazda's paint appearance is getting sloppier, but more durable.
With the technology out there these days you think they would be able to paint a car flawlessly and have something that would not chip at all!!
My wife has a 99 4-Runner and the paint on that thing is superb! It is smooth as glass (no orange peel to it at all) and has next to no stone chips. We had a Lexus SC400 before the 4-Runner and that was also a superb paint job. Very smooth. I also notice that my wifes 4-Runner beads water all the time like it has just been waxed, and it gets waxed about 1/3 as often as my Millenia. Does this have something to do with the paint quality? I'm using the same wax!
A gal I work with just got a 2003 Protege MP3 and I noticed the orange peel in that thing from about 15 feet away. I hope this is not an indication that Mazda's paint appearance is getting sloppier, but more durable.
With the technology out there these days you think they would be able to paint a car flawlessly and have something that would not chip at all!!
05-02-2003 | 11:58 PM
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Originally posted by 91vert
With the technology out there these days you think they would be able to paint a car flawlessly and have something that would not chip at all!!
With the technology out there these days you think they would be able to paint a car flawlessly and have something that would not chip at all!!
05-03-2003 | 04:08 AM
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Originally posted by neit_jnf
Could anyone care to post a picture of the dreaded "orange peel" to those of us that have no idea of what are you referring to? THANX!
Could anyone care to post a picture of the dreaded "orange peel" to those of us that have no idea of what are you referring to? THANX!
05-03-2003 | 05:36 AM
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Thanks a lot! I haven't seen this in any of my family's cars ( 3 from mazda, 1 hyundai, 1 toyota) only on the underside or when I had them repainted... maybe I'm not paying attention.
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