To Paint, Or Not To Paint??
08-10-2003, 03:31 PM
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To Paint, Or Not To Paint??
:o AHHH HELL I WENT IN... I PAINTED EM' WITH FLAT ALUM HEAT RES PAINT. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT I LIKE BETTER THOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
MAYBE LOOX BETTER W\CLEAR MARKERS...? OR W\BLACK STRAKES... HMMMMM....
ALSO REF M-STER's THREAD OF PHOTOCHOP W\STRAKES: http://rx8forum.com/showthread.php?s...ighlight=vents
MAYBE LOOX BETTER W\CLEAR MARKERS...? OR W\BLACK STRAKES... HMMMMM....
ALSO REF M-STER's THREAD OF PHOTOCHOP W\STRAKES: http://rx8forum.com/showthread.php?s...ighlight=vents
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08-10-2003, 03:37 PM
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THANKS FER THE FEEDBACK!
Originally posted by RotorMotor
They look a WHOLE lot better IMO. Nice job. I think I'll be painting mine blue... Did you take them completely off or did you just mask really well?
They look a WHOLE lot better IMO. Nice job. I think I'll be painting mine blue... Did you take them completely off or did you just mask really well?
08-10-2003, 03:54 PM
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THANX!...
Originally posted by RodsterinFL
That looks amazing! What a great idea for personalization and looks. Are you going to strake too. That is perfect on the black.
That looks amazing! What a great idea for personalization and looks. Are you going to strake too. That is perfect on the black.
08-10-2003, 04:39 PM
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You asked for it
I think the silver makes the vent stand out a little too much. It's not the most interesting design cue of the RX-8, but with the silver your eyes are pulld to them (almost missing the good looking lady in your avatar
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On a silver car maybe, but not the darker colors.
/Elak
). On a silver car maybe, but not the darker colors.
/Elak
08-10-2003, 04:48 PM
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I agree, I think that it is too "strong" of a difference from the rest of the car, and the location/shape/orientation of it interrupts the visual flow of the car.
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08-10-2003, 05:11 PM
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yeah, i agree with Elak and Sputnik
think the silver is a little to bright for the black, maybe if you had like, chrome wheels or something, but right now its really the only bright/strongly reflective thing on the car, maybe you could have gone a red or something?
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think the silver is a little to bright for the black, maybe if you had like, chrome wheels or something, but right now its really the only bright/strongly reflective thing on the car, maybe you could have gone a red or something?
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08-11-2003, 12:48 PM
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I think it stands out but looks good, I like it!
I don't think you need the strakes, now that you did this, I think you just saved yourself a pile on the strakes.
Do you have to reach under the wheel well? How do you get to the clips? I got some wax in mine I need to get out.
I don't think you need the strakes, now that you did this, I think you just saved yourself a pile on the strakes.
Do you have to reach under the wheel well? How do you get to the clips? I got some wax in mine I need to get out.
08-11-2003, 12:57 PM
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THANKS...
Originally posted by Wing
Do you have to reach under the wheel well? How do you get to the clips? I got some wax in mine I need to get out.
Do you have to reach under the wheel well? How do you get to the clips? I got some wax in mine I need to get out.
08-11-2003, 01:12 PM
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i think you did a wonderful job! personally, i wouldn't do it, noting the above responses as they do definitely stick out a lot more now...i don't think you should get strakes with them being silver like that...i think it's either silver no strakes or natural with strakes...good job though! looks a lot better with the clear blinkers
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