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Jul 26, 2009 | 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by slm6715' post='955044' date='Jul 26 2009, 11:02 PM

now you got me thinking i might just go with the piano black..

beautiful. good choice! if i didnt have bamboo antracite (my fav) i would do piano black

Jul 26, 2009 | 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by slm6715' post='955044' date='Jul 26 2009, 10:02 PM

now you got me thinking i might just go with the piano black..

Paino Black.

Jul 26, 2009 | 07:25 PM

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Piano black +1

The current paint job is kinda not good enough for this car.

Jul 26, 2009 | 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='955036' date='Jul 26 2009, 10:49 PM

looks patchy to me. not diggin' it.

It probably the lighting or the photos.

Piano Black would be my choice if I painted my trims.

Jul 26, 2009 | 10:26 PM

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You should add a few more coats of that paint to even out the patchyness.

Also, make sure you use long even strides as you paint.

Jul 27, 2009 | 05:17 AM

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slm6715

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The patchiness is lighting issues on uneven amounts of clear coat...

I'm going to redo them based on all the suggestions for Piano black..

I have a high gloss can of black and also clear coat....any suggestions on how much i should sand down the current paint job?

Do i need to try to remove the paint? or can i just sand down and repaint it?

Jul 27, 2009 | 05:26 AM

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black should look better as this does kinda look patchy, guess its really hard with the lighter colors to make it real even.. i cant wait to see the black.. i would try to sand down to the original this way you start fresh and dont have too many layers of paint on it. you dont want that silver popping through for any reason..

mel

Jul 27, 2009 | 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by slm6715' post='955405' date='Jul 27 2009, 08:17 AM

Yes you should sand it down as much as possible. you dont want the paint to get clumped up and thick. If you're using a high gloss paint (ie Rustomleum paint) you WONT need to spray a clear coat.

Jul 27, 2009 | 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by slm6715' post='955044' date='Jul 26 2009, 11:02 PM

now you got me thinking i might just go with the piano black..

Cool!

Not sure if you saw this thread or not but another member just did his in Piano black finish, you can see his results here.

https://5series.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=51212

Good luck to you!

Jul 28, 2009 | 07:44 AM

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I've been working on my piano black but i just cant seem to get that HIIIIGH gloss mirrored finish? I paint and sand and paint and polish...does anyone know what i'm missing???!?!