Re: paint

[farna@xxxxxxx]

I agree with you -- the "gray up" looks better, even if it is tradiationally "backwards". The gray is light enough it shouldn't affect inside temp much. With the hub caps and trim rings consider keeping the wheels white, then paint the bumpers and grille gray, and any other contrasting pieces in the white (and if any in the gray, white). You could blast the hubcaps to give them a brushed aluminum (maybe a wire wheel on a drill?) or matte look, I think. If you want to get fancy with the grille, paint it gray then paint all the recessed areas white (or vice versa -- paint white and all raised areas gray). That would look good, but be a lot of work. 

On January 27, 2006 Tom Jennings wrote:

> Welp I decided to stick with two-tone. No SC360 stripe. I went to the
> paint shop, looked at a few cars, and found a white compatible with the
> gray: 1997 BMW "Alpine White" Underhood, Dupont F1151. Mixed for top
> coat. It's slightly more putty than top coat "Alpine White III".
> 
> Keleigh -- "1999 Audi TT Aviator Grey Perl Effect" is actually a
> metallic; very faint and fine metal. I'm having it mixed WITHOUT the
> metal. Thanks for finding this out for me!
> 
> I'm gonna paint it gray on TOP and white on BOTTOM. I fully realize this
> is upside down from tradition, but it works because there is so little
> "up" above the beltline. See these photos:
> 
> http://www.wps.com/temp/hornet-side-gray-up.jpg
> http://www.wps.com/temp/hornet-side-white-up.jpg
> 
> 
> (I apologize for the TERRIBLE Photoslopped images; I didn't bother to do
> a good job.)
> 
> Wheels will be gray. Grille etc will be white. Bumpers, probably white
> but I'll work that out.
> 
> I strip it of doodads tomorrow and drop it off...
> 
> FINALLY!


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