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Well in my opinion PPG has as very good if not the best paint lines I have ever used.I use it all the time at work and we use Deltron 2000 (which is the PPG platnum line...the best). They also have a good variety of powder and liquid pearls. Plus there paints are easily blendable with any color because they have tons of variences of colors (which is different shades of one color) so you can always get the right color. One more thing is PPG paint is lifetime gueranteed by a certified PPG painter.
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Seth 94' Barcelona Red w/ Tricoat black 2-tone AWD Ls -Sold Mods:AWD conversion/4.44 swap by Budfreak, Custom red interior lights, Custom Satin black dash, Power mode switch, Cold air intake, Permecool tranny filter,Sony xplode 10" sub, Sony xplode 1000w amp, Blitz in-line driver, DDM Tuning 6000k HID's, New paint job/body work by me, 97' Grill, QC shift kit, 17'' MB Motoring rims, 15&20 min mod, front & rear urethane swaybar bushings, Custom fiberglass sub box, Custom red led a/c control unit, perrin lightweight crank pulley, Black wrinkle finish powdercoated intake manifold w/ clear hoses , 02' outback heated/power black leather seats Soon to come:Fiberglass hood, upholster ALL suede to black leather Past subies: 92' Pearl White/black top LS-L-SOLD 96' Legacy Outback-TOTALED 99' Legacy Outback Limited 30th anniversary edition-TOTALED 98' Forester L -Totaled Other toys: 99' Forester S -WRX brake upgrade, soon an 04 wrx motor swap 06' B9 Tribeca-Stock 1982' Yamaha xj650 Maxim Mods: work in progress |
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My 93 AE 81k miles....
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joes advice is prettymuch spot on. Coming from the guy who was in charge of making sure colors matched, theres nearly an infinint amount of variables that will make a color right, super close, or way off the charts wrong. Ive seen some work done by shops that used some kind of photo-matching system...They apparently se some device to scan a section of the cars paint to match it. the few jobs that ive seen the end results of this on were a flawless match
The (not as new) way is to look up the code in a big fancy computer daata base, and mix up a blend of various colors, pearls, and other effects to get the color specified. Of couse, it worked best to mix a sample and compare it to whats on the car, to tweak it out to compensate for any fading or darkening of the original color over time, OR even a slight variance in the factory color caused by diffrent manufacture locations, dates, or other unknown conditions. Think a factory job is always going to match, and be the same on every car that color? think again. Just have a look at the color difrfrence between a new car's bumpers and its body... anyhow gloomy, the color could be darker because either, it really is darker(this is where my bet goes, weathr its the paitn mixer's fault or the information from whatever database he retrieved the info from), or also likely is the clear coat is diffrent...often the clearcoats that provide the best uv protection have a yellowish tint...when put over a green it would certianly look much darker. Also, greens tend to fade light over time..possibly the new color is how it REALLY looked 10 year ago?
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I'm diggin the rim choices Dave and Nevin... I think I really like the black on black...
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1995 - Legit Polo
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-Jason (8/23/07-Present) 1995 Subaru SVX LSi (197k) Polo Green (#1102) 03/95 Mods: DDM Tuning 4500k 35w Low Beam HID, 100w H3 Bulbs, Extra Ground Cables, 15 minute $12.96 mod, svxfiles designed transmission mount (), sporting a "new" tail light bar, silver BBS rims, custom power steering cooler (one that doesn't dump ATF constantly), new negative lead cable, no more third or fourth gear (1977-Present) 1977 Chevrolet Corvette (81k) Silver (12/01/2011-Present) 2005 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 5MT (97k) I have a bad feeling about this. -Obi Wan Kenobi |
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I agree... and you guys dont have inspection stickers on the windshield of front license plates either ::jealous::
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Photoshopped.
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Don, the owner of Euro Sport, said something like this to me (substituting SVX for Acura) "Let's say I took a green SVX off of the assembly line at 9am, and an identical one off the assembly line at noon. I park them next to each other and they look identical in every way... Now let's say I swap doors between the two cars. There will be a difference, however slight, and it will show up." That's why he used this technology as it was a lot less hassle and no returns. He said to me, "I don't care what color the factory says your car is... I care about what color YOUR car is" .
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. Subaru Ambassador 1996 Polo Green LSi #216..138,100 miles...SOLD JFICX8659TH100216.....Date of Manufacture: November 16, 1995..... Fuji Heavy Industries..Ōta North Plant....Ōta City,. Gunma Prefecture, Japan In-Service Date: January 2, 1997 "The Pristine Green Polo Machine” First Polo Green on the Network First Clear front turn signals, JDM Alcyone hood emblem, rear panel, and BOXER engine cover on the Network (US) (2000) First 5000K HID factory fog lights (2007) First SVX JDM BBS wheels on a USDM SVX (2013) HID lighting (5000K) for headlight and H3 fog lights, PIAA SuperExtreme 120W high beams, rebuilt EG33 longblock, Cometic head gaskets, Phase II flexplate, AMR aluminum radiator with custom silicone hoses, 160A high-output alternator in aluminum-ceramic coated case, new design alternator wiring upgrade v.4, rare factory headlight protectors, refinished JDM BBS mesh aluminum wheels and custom, polished billet aluminum new hex center caps, LED grille mod, R1 Concepts high-carbon cryo slotted rotors, Akebono ceramic pads, Goodridge S/S braided brake lines, Smallcar Stage 1 shift kit, ThermalTech aluminum/ceramic-coated valve covers, Energy Suspension urethane front & rear swaybar bushings, Bontrager22 rear swaybar with QS Components Chromoly Teflon/Kevlar endlinks, "$15.00/5 minute" suspension mod. Hella Supertone horns, Custom stainless steel exhaust system with 2" headpipes, Magnaflow cats, AeroTurbine AR25 resonator /AWD "Bullet" muffler. R.I.P. 2010 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5 CVT...338,000 miles. Totaled by a 1,300 lb. COW March 4, 2016 2014 Hyundai Avante Limited ...178,000 miles. Actually quieter and smoother than the Outback 2007 Mazda Miata MX-5 PRHT...102,000 miles. Plenty of parts, service and windshields. 4th Registered Network member —2/21/2001 My NEW locker..I...My Email..I..Wikipedia/SVX . . Last edited by svxcess; 04-01-2008 at 10:46 PM. |
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Precicely
Anyhow, back on track...in a somewhat appropriate to the whole color matching conversation....an old picture of mine getting taught some new HDR tricks Old: New: (okay, so I went a little overboard on the contrast) HDR photography is essentially the combining of over exposed and under exposed images to bring out details that would otherwise not be seen in a normal shot. this picture was done in a chearterish way, just adjusting the brightness and crontrast before merging...Actually setting the camera and taking multiple pictures should yield even more remarkable results
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Really love the after pic you have there Eric... looks like a cover to a magazine or something, very nicely done!
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Some Reading Prep...
From above... And interior... And a quick parting shot. Ill have proper pictures after next weekend.
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lol, wth is Tom doing over there?
(at least, I think that's Tom?) oh, and looks great!
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1994 subaru svx le 112k Last edited by Subix; 04-13-2008 at 10:03 PM. Reason: edit |
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That is actually Eric in the corner, and I don't know what he was doing.
It was nice to get into it and drive it somewhere!
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