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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 07:43 AM
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ok guys lookin for opinions im gettin a carbon fiber roof hood and trunk from descendant but im kinda bored with just my plain silver paint so im considerin mixin it up i was lookin into painting oposed to vinyl wrap... if i do either it be matte white or matte grey, so want ur guyses opinions paint or vinyl and matte grey or matte white? lemme know ide like to hear ur guys feedback on it thanx
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 07:53 AM
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i say vinyl matte white! because those carbon fiber parts on a white car..simply BUCKNESS!!
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 08:06 AM
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thats what im leanin towards, i posted the same on my facebook and matte white is what everyone is sayin lol
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 08:17 AM
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i have 3m matte white vinyl film laying around in my house. pm me if you want to buy it off me, we can work out a deal
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 12:54 PM
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i say do the vinyl(im starting to work for a company that does vinyl and its beeter than paint and a "little bit" cheaper than actually painting a car a matte color) plus if you get a scratch you can just re-wrap that panel and it will match perfectly with the rest. vinyl is good plus it preserves the paint under neith
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 05:43 PM
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Just wait get the real cf hood check mine out.
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 05:44 PM
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I am.im.gettin real carbon fiber roof hood and trunk thwn vinyl the rest
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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satin white.

B@t
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 10:42 PM
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I cant remember the name of the thread, but someone posted a ton of pics of a white matte car on here if you want to know what it will look like. Its very sharp. Im sure you could find it quick with a bit of searching.
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Ya I looked on google, and found a white first gen and it looked sick, I ordered a couple samples to get an idea... Im thinkin ima do tje white
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 11:13 PM
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I mean, there is a tC2 on here with at least 10 pics from diffrent angles, with the vinyl in the forums somewhere. If I had more time i would find it for ya, but the wife boss will be home soon!
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O no ____! Ill see if I can find it
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Haha. Just threw up a post in my thread that i was thinking about doing a vinyl wrap and then saw this thread.
You have any experience with vinyl wrapping?
Old Jul 8, 2011 | 03:52 PM
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that matte tc2 was the one 5 axis made. btw
Old Jul 9, 2011 | 12:40 AM
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Aha lol and I think its better than paintin... And cheaper if u do it urself, and no, but my buddy does, I watched about 6 hours of diy vids... So ima give it a shot...
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