A re-paint job is only as good as the prep and paint process....It can be substantially better than factory or it can be a piece of shit...All up to the Painters prep and attention...muzikman said:Unless you strip it down and take it to a really good shop and spend way more than it's worth, repainting a new car is a real pain in the ass and never looks as good as factory.
Once mine gets really bad I'll probably bedline the entire things.
If you're referring to a BMW M5, the guy across the street from me has a black one (or maybe its an M3?). Anyway, he spends a fair amount of time detailing it, and the paint is like a mirror. Same for his wife's black BMW X5. Both have better reflective qualitity than the bathroom mirrors in my house. Needless to say my black truck really looks like crap when they are all parked on the street close together. Those BMW paint jobs really are nice.syndicate said:A while ago I was looking into buying an M5. The salesman told me that a new M5 has more than 100lbs of paint on it... I'm not sure if I believe it though.
Are you talking about Shodan?mcampana said:Frank B. Post a photo or your xterra. Id like to see what it looks like with the pin stripe...........unless thats sarcasm and you just scratched it really good!
I disagree....thats impossible...its an X.FrankB said:my black truck really looks like crap
Lol, that's almost what I thought when he said it.dragonplayboy said:100 pounds of paint is complete bullcrap.....that guy is either retarded or a dealer.
I believe paint ways less than water, after all, it floats on top of water.dragonplayboy said:100 pounds of paint is complete bullcrap. a gallon of water weighs about 8 pounds, a gallon of paint can't be much more than twice that, and a gallon of paint will paint a damn suburban. that guy is either retarded or a dealer.
You make a good point, but keep in mind not only paint is sprayed...You have Sealer, Primer, Paint and possibly Clear if it is 2 stage...but 100 lbs is a little dramatic... :drunken:dragonplayboy said:100 pounds of paint is complete bullcrap. a gallon of water weighs about 8 pounds, a gallon of paint can't be much more than twice that, and a gallon of paint will paint a damn suburban. that guy is either retarded or a dealer.