my new sport. washed..black or grey

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Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:21 pm

i still dont know if it is black or grey..

one mate said its grey the other said black :cry: .

here is some pics before wash and after....
will let you guys decide.. :cool:


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Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:23 pm

Looks black to me,there should be a colour code sticker on the n/s front inner wing... winkeye
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:24 pm

Is there not a colour giude sticker on the passenger side turret :?:
Looks Black to me.
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:24 pm

Schwartz mettalic i reckon dude, dont you have the paint sticker on the strut turret??
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:27 pm

erh ..... i never new there was one.. still new to e30 myself so will look later..

cheers for the info...
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:22 pm

It looks shwartz black to me
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:41 pm

Diamond black.
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:02 pm

schwartz metallic. i just had a look on the wing...
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:17 pm

sheep wrote:schwartz metallic. i just had a look on the wing...
That's the one! Or Diamond Black in english parlence :D
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:40 pm

sheep wrote:schwartz metallic. i just had a look on the wing...
That's the colour it should be according to BMW :D
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:34 pm

im glad we got that sorted...lol :mad:
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:36 pm

sweet sport mate , a bit off topic are you from a round the rainham essex area ? a sport like that with a simalar lookin bloke in the picture passed me down ferry lane a few days ago , looked smart !!
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:54 pm

isnt shwartz black pure black none metalic? i had a e36 328i coupe in shwartzII and it was pure jet black and not metalic. im sure it was called shwatzII as there was another shade of metalic black that looked greyish.

This was it, bit of topic but ive never seen another in that colour it was gorgous....

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Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:58 am

Danpier wrote:sweet sport mate , a bit off topic are you from a round the rainham essex area ? a sport like that with a simalar lookin bloke in the picture passed me down ferry lane a few days ago , looked smart !!
no mate... the big bloke is my mates dad.


car not been to essex for yr or so.
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Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:02 am

Where did you pic this up from? looks familiar.

Nice sport btw and diamond black is one of my fave colours
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Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:33 am

Diamond Shwartz. Metallic Black in English! Same colour as my project car:D

Looking good. Just remove those eyebrows and respray your front valance and you'll have a stunning sport!
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110% diamond schwartz :thumb:
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Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:04 pm

Nay wrote:Diamond Shwartz. Metallic Black in English!

..... but graphite grey to my eyes! (especially when parked next to a gloss black :wink: )

I am sure I have already said this in another thread? LOL de ja vu
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Its too dark to be graphite grey.
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Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:10 pm

if it just says Shwartz metallic then this is not the same colour as Diamantschwarz Metallic !!

if the paint code is 181 then its Diamantschwarz Metallic (diamond Black metallic) if is says 086 (IIRC) it is Schwartz - just black or Schwartz metallic - metallic Black. the paint code will be just below the paint description sticker on the wing

It is possible to get Schwartz or Schwartz I (086) and Schwartz II (668) , and they can be metallic or not.

the SchwartzII E36 above is not a rare colour!!

my old E39 is Schwartz II metallic - i know as it was my first time to spray a car !!



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and a side by side of Diamond Black and Schwartz II metallic can be seen below....the better car is diamond Black winkeye

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Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:31 pm

black i would say how annoying about the stone chips on the bumper
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Tue Sep 01, 2009 5:09 pm

I have a Diamantschwarz Metallic 325 and because of the matallic paint it does look like a dark grey, its not a true black. Still love the colour thou!
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Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:13 pm

when i had them make my Diamond black for my cab respray there was a surprising amount of pink in the mix!!

The metallic part of it is actually flakes of metal added to the mix, this is what gives the paint its sparkle.
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Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:26 pm

Finally found a pic to show what I am jabbering on about re: looking grey - here is my (old) diamond black (metallic) cab parked next to my gloss black 325 ~ not the best shot but you can still see the distinct difference, definitely a dark graphite grey, however, never the less, GORGEOUS! I loved the colour of the cab

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Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:36 pm

doc323 wrote:I have a Diamantschwarz Metallic 325 and because of the matallic paint it does look like a dark grey, its not a true black. Still love the colour thou!

i agree mate.. looks grey...
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