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05-23-2007, 12:48 PM
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Quick paint question
My car's going to be getting s bunch of body work done over the summer, so a quick question about paint:
It's an Ebony Pearl. Sometimes, if I look closely, I can see a sparkly red layer in the black. It's most noticeable when the cars wet, and I look at the reflection of a light source. Is this what the stock colour does, or has my car been repainted? I have very litte info on paint history for this car. It has always been black, CarFax has the "Vehicle colour noted as black" comment when it was first registered. There has been bodywork done to it. Shoddy rust repair mostly (slap a layer of bondo over the rust and paint it). I'll be sticking with the stock Ebony Pearl colour for the repairs, but I want to avoid giving my car a two-tone black paint job.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl 
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05-23-2007, 01:32 PM
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Subaru ECU and TCU Website 1992 Alcyone SVX Version L 1992 Alcyone SVX Version L 1994 Alcyone SVX S40-II 2004 Subaru Legacy 2.5 SE Sports Tourer 1996 Subaru Legacy 2.2 GX Wagon 1988 Subaru Justy J12 SL-II
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05-23-2007, 01:44 PM
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Cool, thanks
 Now I just have to make sure the body guys get it right.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl
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#4
05-23-2007, 02:03 PM
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Yeah, the color is right. the red REALLY pops out with the right wax ad alot of sunlight
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#5
05-24-2007, 11:08 PM
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I had an 'issue' with the 'blue ribbon' bodyshop that did my Outback repairs. I had some damage inflicted by a$$hole$ with nothing else to do while I rested before going to work. I got my Outback back from the paint shop with 1 color on the bottom. Outback Limiteds have (2) colors on the bottom! I have a right front fender that 'matches' the color of the top 3 inches of the stripe , all the way to the bottom! I pointed it out to the guy at the shop. He never asked for the 'deductable'. He knew that it would cost him more than that to fix it and that I KNEW the differance! Since I use the car every day, I figured that it was very likely that some OTHER a$$hole would bash it, so I told him to 'take it off of the NEXT repair' and that they should get it right then! Yea, I paint cars. BUT, if I didn't wreck it, I ain't gonna put MY time into fixing it!! That's what I pay insurance for!
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05-24-2007, 11:38 PM
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Im sorry..but a body shop that misses that color is 3/4 the way to wearing a helmet. trust the former colormatch guy.
While you're at the shop next time, ask 'em what kind of paint and clear they use.
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R.I.P Cool Signature. You're gone but not forgotten. I mean, sure, I kindof don't remember some of the finer details..but I remember you were funny, and at one point you said spaghetti in Dutch....but definantly not forgotten
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