Getting ready to flat white the M3 sedan

alex310 · 10-10-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by yamazaho

I see so you have no intention to show any of the CF area huh...

Not a fan of the CF look.

alex310 · 10-13-2009, 09:55 PM

Updated pictures the trunk came in...

still haven't made a choice on what part of the trunk I am going to show the carbon fiber on.

Much thanks to Joe@EuroDyne/Carbon 8 for coming through on this 1 of a kind trunk.

The body shop said "this trunk is just like OEM with 1/4 of the weight" just tells you the type of the product they put out at EuroDyne/Carbon 8

alex310 · 10-13-2009, 10:01 PM

Also, update, the shop is not just sanding down the original paint and shooting it with a flat clear, it is actually going to be a full paint job, a flat white base will be shot, then a flat clear over it. ITS GOING TO BE SICK!

1fresh8 · 10-13-2009, 10:36 PM

sick cant wait to see the finished product...are you still going to get larger lips for your wheels made? or are you gonna switch them up for a new set? we met at DPE a few weeks back with manu so i could check out your wheels....i became a big fan of the whitelips after seeing them in person

alex310 · 10-14-2009, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 1fresh8

sick cant wait to see the finished product...are you still going to get larger lips for your wheels made? or are you gonna switch them up for a new set? we met at DPE a few weeks back with manu so i could check out your wheels....i became a big fan of the whitelips after seeing them in person

Hey man hope all is well with you, it was great meeting you. Everyone says the same about the white lip, they hated it in pictures but loved it in person. So that said I already got the white lip look probably will be going with the flat black center gloss black lip look. As far as the wheels go, they are going to be changed for Sema and the lip sizes should be 4" for the front and 5.5" for the rear. Might actually do a 3.5" for the front so you can see the staggered look more. Are you going out to Sema?

alex310 · 10-14-2009, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by dark335i

Are you going to have the exposed carbon fiber with a matte finish also?

Mos def!

biglare · 10-14-2009, 04:15 AM

Loving the individuality here!

Oh and that Conti RULES!

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10M3MAN · 10-14-2009, 04:42 AM

subscribed...

alex310 · 10-14-2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by biglare

Loving the individuality here!

Oh and that Conti RULES!

Subscribed!

Thank you

415Banker · 10-14-2009, 02:14 PM

Lex, I knew u were the best candidate to have the first ever Ericsson Style Trunk for the E90 =)...Mind you...you are the only one who has this trunk in the country!!! Let's party at Vegas bruddah!!!!

GdUp4RmFtUp · 10-14-2009, 05:34 PM

Where will you be showing at SEMA? Im gonna have to come by and check out your paint job!!

Loving the trunk by the way!

alex310 · 10-14-2009, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by GdUp4RmFtUp

Where will you be showing at SEMA? Im gonna have to come by and check out your paint job!!

Loving the trunk by the way!

Thank you, it will be in the Feature Car section in the 400s.

Here is a sample of the flat white, not flat cleared yet tho...

alex310 · 10-14-2009, 10:51 PM

alex310 · 10-14-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 415Banker

Lex, I knew u were the best candidate to have the first ever Ericsson Style Trunk for the E90 =)...Mind you...you are the only one who has this trunk in the country!!! Let's party at Vegas bruddah!!!!

hahaha no doubt man, we going to rock it. I was looking at the trunk again when we was switching the padding over, no doubt it doesn't get more OEM then this.

SlammedR8 · 10-14-2009, 11:37 PM

how come the doors are covered and not being painted or cleared?

alex310 · 10-14-2009, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by slammedm3

how come the doors are covered and not being painted or cleared?

When you shoot flat paint every panel has to be shot separate. You do not shoot the entire car at once. Very long paint process

SlammedR8 · 10-14-2009, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by alex310

When you shoot flat paint every panel has to be shot separate. You do not shoot the entire car at once. Very long paint process

thats odd, do you know why? just doesnt make much sense to me at all ?

also, theyre painting your roof and quarter panel at the same time ?

asp17 · 10-15-2009, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by slammedm3

how come the doors are covered and not being painted or cleared?

Prob.. the Doors, Trunk, Hood are being done seperate maybe because they need to paint a bit on the inner jams or maybe the whole under hood.

alex310 · 10-15-2009, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by asp17

Prob.. the Doors, Trunk, Hood are being done seperate maybe because they need to paint a bit on the inner jams or maybe the whole under hood.

I'm not a painter, but I did speak to Color Tones, Basf, and few other people and it is the process. Something about the mixed paint drying to fast inside the paint gun. Don't quote me!

inter1032 · 10-15-2009, 03:30 PM

nice
whos doing it auto explosion?

alex310 · 10-15-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by inter1032

nice
whos doing it auto explosion?

TheShop Culver City, CA

Turbo Squid · 10-15-2009, 04:02 PM

HOT

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