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hey man, very nice job and glad you are happy with it

seeing that has changed my opinion on owning a black car if they can get it looking that schmick, the reason I've always gone gunmetal/silver with my cars is not only do I like the look, you can get away with most paint marks and swirls until you get really up close :D

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are your stockies powdercoated? Where did you get it done as I am looking to get mine done in a similar finish, was gonna hold off doing it as I like the alloy look, but I put some pretty harsh curb rash on my wheels the other day :)

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Hey Yo-Yo! Thanks man glad you like`em.

Yeh tell me about it, owning a black car...they look shmick and all but little things is so noticable.. hehe just gotta put a little more effort i guess...

Yup my stock 18's are resprayed. ill ask my dealer about it because they have a painter/workshop that looks after their cars. I use to have the gunmental wheels also, when i got them its got some fugly rashes on them so i asked them to respray it black for me.

with your one, im pretty sure you can always fix the rash on your wheels and restore its orignal gunmetal/silver look. Not 100% sure how good it would turn out tho.. since its a brighter color and all...

anyway call these guys see if they can do something about it. Peace!

http://www.touchupguys.com.au/owner/photogallery_p3.php

to fix your rims

go see peter @ custom wheel repairs in lansvale.

he has fixed many many many rims for me and can respray them too.

i fixed up a set of advans 2 years ago and got the gutter rash all fixed, a slight buckle removed, and finally all sprayed in gloss black

hey mark do you have Peters number available? just for future reference...

you saved me there actually.. lol i was fairly hesitant to give the Touch up guys contacts to Yo-yo.. they are like last resort sort of thing...

Also in terms of fixing the wheels..do you leave your car on-site or its a 1 day thing for them? because ill never leave my car overnight to a paintshop ever again!.... had enough of those overspray...

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ok so its been about 3 months and couple of weeks, i washed the car today and im stil smiling, the shine is still there!

ofcourse couple of micro thin scratches, but we cant really avoid them can we?! unless you have a white car to hide it. =)

To PJ, any news with your ride? :D

The OEM wheels and grille in black looks really really nice. Gives it a really aggresive look plus the wheels look similar to oz racing superleggeras...or was it ultraleggeras. I say do it hehe! Only problem i can think of would be the rear not being "tough enough" to match the side and front on view. The rears of the 370gt looks really luxo.

ok so its been about 3 months and couple of weeks, i washed the car today and im stil smiling, the shine is still there!

ofcourse couple of micro thin scratches, but we cant really avoid them can we?! unless you have a white car to hide it. =)

To PJ, any news with your ride? :P

That's a beautiful finish on the car, and Mark is a top bloke as well. He was very helpful when I made enquiries with him years ago. I wanted to use his services back then but because he was booked up for weeks, I decided to learn to detail myself.

By the way, did he put a synthetic sealant on the paintwork before the final wax? A sealant is what gives durability to all that hard work. If there's no sealant, all that polishing effort will be wasted as once the wax evaporates, your paint will be again exposed to the elements.

Hey man, no he didnt but I know he used another grade of Concorso wax before he applied the final wax. The first wax he used smelt like strawberry, final wax smelt like Ice cream.

David did not recommed the sealant to be used on my paintwork, he personally preffered it to be waxed as he noticed the paint work on V's is very delicate.

So I just went ahead with his suggestions.

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It will last if you want to make it last.

mine is still good man.. im just after an "enhancement" (minor paint correction) by using the rotary machine... not full car detail for now as everything else is still pretty much in good condition.

It will last if you want to make it last.

mine is still good man.. im just after an "enhancement" (minor paint correction) by using the rotary machine... not full car detail for now as everything else is still pretty much in good condition.

Looks just like mine should! Mine has some really nasty swirl marks and after spending days doing it by hand it looks good for a few washes only. I wouldn't use an orbital on it myself as this should be left to the pro guys.

I'm going to get mine done. Can anyone recommend anyone as good as Dr. Detail in Melbourne??? $350 is well worth it if the paint looks this good after.

Cheers

Looks just like mine should! Mine has some really nasty swirl marks and after spending days doing it by hand it looks good for a few washes only. I wouldn't use an orbital on it myself as this should be left to the pro guys.

I'm going to get mine done. Can anyone recommend anyone as good as Dr. Detail in Melbourne??? $350 is well worth it if the paint looks this good after.

Cheers

Paintwerks in Moorabbin may be a good option. Never had my car detailed there but I intend to one day. Had my lakeshore slate front bar sprayed there and they did a great job on the paint match considering it is not an easy colour to match. The bloke who runs the joint is an absolute paint buff, knows his stuff and detailing is part of their main business (more a paint specialist than a panel shop)

Have heard of a place in the northern suburbs (have their own forum) but can't for the life of me think of what they are called. Plenty of guys on various forums swear by them too.

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Hey Chris, check out www.detailparadise.com.au under Pro-Detailers Show and Shine forum.

youll see well known detailers around the state and their work in that forum. Some tho are not as active as others but they are registered if you search for pro-detailers around your state.

hey vee35, sorry, when i meant "minor detail" its because i had mine already done 2 years ago, so i know personally that my paintwork is still pretty good. Most pro detailers offer "2 stage paint correction" which is about minimum 4 hours ($350 and up), and mainly caters for those cars that is quite old or full of swirls.

Having said that, Dr.Detail works on your paintwork regardles of needing 1 stage or 2 stage paint correction for $350 - $400 including interior. which is pretty good.

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