Custom Paint Options

[HHH]

Better idea...chrome

For all those who feel the black wheel access panels must go, here's your answer! It accepts flexible substrates.

 

[outsydthebox]

For all those who feel the black wheel access panels must go, here's your answer! It accepts flexible substrates.

Yes! Someone posted a link a few weeks ago. Pretty incredible stuff. Another option is to have the factory panels painted. EM says they are "paintable."

 

[Craig]

Say you get into a finder binder five years in and you buy a new panel, will they match, or should you just buy one with primer and try to match the old paint?

 

[ecdriver711]

Say you get into a finder binder five years in and you buy a new panel, will they match, or should you just buy one with primer and try to match the old paint?

In 5 years would the paint match?

 

[wayne kemp]

In 5 years would the paint match?

I've been around body shops all my life. It's hard to get month old paint to match.
I'm picky and I can see the different tone and shade in paints on new car repairs. Some get 99.% close but still no cigar.
Air pressure, temp, mixture are among the problems with a perfect match.
Good thing is that 90% of the people can't tell or just don't care.

 

[Jim H]

In 5 years would the paint match?

Not here in the desert

 

[Craig]

I've been around body shops all my life. It's hard to get month old paint to match.
I'm picky and I can see the different tone and shade in paints on new car repairs. Some get 99.% close but still no cigar.
Air pressure, temp, mixture are among the problems with a perfect match.
Good thing is that 90% of the people can't tell or just don't care.

It would probably be cheaper to buy all five or so panels than try to match the paint. I was told in Columbus the whole front nose panel will be around $40 to $60. All five run EM around $250.
Do they make a clear UV skin?

 

[Marv Cohen]

Remember paint adds weight to vehicles .

 

[Joshua Caldwell]

Remember paint adds weight to vehicles .

Interesting fact: Why the external fuel tank on the first space shuttle launch was painted white, but none of the ones after that