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Crushed in door...means new paint job! :)

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Old 03-25-12, 07:42 AM
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like that color....
Old 03-25-12, 04:59 PM
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Looks awesome!!! I love how the carbon fiber pieces pop and are so shiny. Thanks for documenting the process. I really enjoyed this thread!!!
Old 03-25-12, 06:00 PM
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well done! yes, thanks for the play by play on the repairs
Old 03-25-12, 06:11 PM
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Wow!! That looks absolutely stunning!!! Looks like it should be a factory option paint job! Truly great work, makes me anxious to start my body shop classes. Again well done sir!!
Old 03-25-12, 10:33 PM
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Thanks everyone! That would be a pretty sweet factory option, to get it to come flat cleared. Although i doubt it would ever happen since the head guys at Lexus/Toyota probably think there isnt much of a interest in a non shiny paint job.
Old 03-26-12, 05:22 AM
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I had never thought of Flat Clear on an IS, but that looks so Awesome. Well done!
Old 03-26-12, 06:39 AM
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Excellent job!! You spent the time to do it right. What others have said. Nice new wheels and coils and you'll be all over it. Tail lights are too dark also IMO. Nice job though.
Old 03-26-12, 07:24 AM
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I think it looks awesome just like that man. Great job.
Old 03-26-12, 01:10 PM
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AH-Mazing! I personally would have also had matte red taillights instead of tinted, but to each his own!

GREAT JOB!
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I was trying to go with the body color flat and all the black accents shiny and i like the smoked lights pretty dark, other wise i wouldve matted them out too. I am thinkin about coils but i like my wheels ive got for now. Thanks for the compliments everyone! Oh and i want everyone to know my ebay oem style carbon fiber spoiler fit like crap. NONE of the adhesive stuck or even touched the trunk when i put it on. Plus i had about a half inch gap between the trunk and spoiler on the underside near the emblem. I had to urathane the spoiler on. So i wouldnt recommend anyone buy the ebay spoiler if you want it to fit at all.
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Originally Posted by Sffd103
Excellent job!! You spent the time to do it right. What others have said. Nice new wheels and coils and you'll be all over it. Tail lights are too dark also IMO. Nice job though.
I agree completely! Turned out great as is though. Very nice work!
Old 03-28-12, 09:51 AM
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Looking nice..!!!

Did you use the BASF matte clear coat ???

~ Joe Z
Old 03-28-12, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Z
Looking nice..!!!

Did you use the BASF matte clear coat ???

~ Joe Z
I used all Spies Hecker materials. The clear was a semi gloss 8070. The true matting agent seem to milk out the color too much. The semi gloss still let's the color POP in the sun.

Thanks a lot guys!
Old 03-28-12, 07:01 PM
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Looks perfect the way it is... GREEN.WTHNV
Old 03-28-12, 07:48 PM
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Wow. Nice outcome.

Do you work at a bodyshop?


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