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Post Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:25 pm

A little curio for those who care about such things


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Post Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:40 pm

And I bet it's still got excessive orange peel :)
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Post Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:43 pm

Diamondschwartz metallic does me just fine :D
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Post Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:46 pm

Who cares about orange peel ?!
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Post Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:55 pm

pony wrote:Who cares about orange peel ?!
Me for one.
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Post Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:57 pm

maxfield wrote:
pony wrote:Who cares about orange peel ?!
Me for one.
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Post Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:06 pm

pony wrote:Who cares about orange peel ?!
Anybody with an eye for detail
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Post Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:06 pm

DanThe wrote:
pony wrote:Who cares about orange peel ?!
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Post Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:10 pm

I can live with a slight shimmer as long as it's consistent. Infact I like a slight shimmer to the paint

Some of the orange peel I have seen on e90's and e60's was a shocking
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Post Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:47 pm

Mitchen wrote:Diamondschwartz metallic does me just fine :D
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Post Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:56 pm

Kos wrote:I can live with a slight shimmer as long as it's consistent. Infact I like a slight shimmer to the paint

Some of the orange peel I have seen on e90's and e60's was a shocking
Hence my choice of Silver :D Actually, mines pretty good overall.

But Some of the darker E60's I saw were horrendous!!
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Post Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:56 pm

I've never been a fan of diamond black. Had 3 e30's over the years in the various shades it comes in but it never was a colour I warmed to
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Post Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:58 pm

B7 wrote:
Kos wrote:I can live with a slight shimmer as long as it's consistent. Infact I like a slight shimmer to the paint

Some of the orange peel I have seen on e90's and e60's was a shocking
Hence my choice of Silver :D Actually, mines pretty good overall.

But Some of the darker E60's I saw were horrendous!!
Good choice

It tends to be excessive in certain areas only, probably down to the shape of the panel.
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Post Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:09 am

Dark colours always show surface defects worse than lighter ones.

Fact of the matter is a modern car is a disposable product, who cares about orange peel on their washing machine?

As long as it looks reasonable from 5 feet then less than 1% of your customers will question it.

New cars have some good technology but the attention to detail has been washed away by cost savings.
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Post Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:44 pm

I'm on my phone so can't see the pics in detail but from what I can see that paint looks like it has a satin finish, I could be wrong though.

I wonder what an E30 sport would look like it that???
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Post Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:15 pm

look up "desert gold" rolls Royce (Bmw) paint finish :wink:
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Post Wed Dec 03, 2014 4:51 pm

Rolls Royce paint is not BMW paint, infact it's not at all comparable to BMW paint

Not in finish
Not in composition

Rolls Royce paint is actually quite poor. It's soft and marks very easily. BMW paint is one of the hardest around.
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Post Wed Dec 03, 2014 6:22 pm

I enjoyed that video... :o:
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