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Message |
Andrew Duaso
DieHard
Victoria
G6E turbo
Posts: 527
Reg: 02-2009
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im going to order my G6E turbo tomorrow (ford)
and im still tossing up
black with cream/beige/sand whatever you wanna call it interior
or sliver with back interior
i fail at proper paint care so silver is the clear winner, but the black looks sweet
not interested in any other combination
whadda ya reckon? |
Matt Sartori
TryHard
Western Australia
Rx7
Posts: 483
Reg: 08-2008
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Black cars are always win if you wash them often enough to keep them clean |
James Cahir
TryHard
ACT
Soarer TT
Posts: 329
Reg: 04-2008
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Black with beige, or white (only ever seen 1 in white). |
Andrew Duaso
DieHard
Victoria
G6E turbo
Posts: 528
Reg: 02-2009
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hmmm i do like the black, but i've has one black car before and many silver ones, and silver was easy to keep looking nice... ahhh maybe i'll toss coins or just take what ever |
Ty Mackay
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte
Posts: 1190
Reg: 01-2009
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black with ivory |
Ty Mackay
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte
Posts: 1191
Reg: 01-2009
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im actually confused are you talking interior? or exterior paint?
interior:black and ivory
exterior paint: Pearl Black, its insane! |
Andrew Duaso
DieHard
Victoria
G6E turbo
Posts: 529
Reg: 02-2009
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exterior...
seems like black is the winner
reason i like the silver is, my 2800km old motorbike owned since new a month and a half ago looks like •••• now with all the swirl marks cos of my lack of care and general lazyness
i had a silver ute and didnt wash it for 3 months and it looked clean
you see where im coming from...
im also a fan of the velvet it looks awesome on a sunny day, but looks brownish in the shade....
also the sliver on the FG's isnt too bad, but the black shows up the poor paint finnish, lots of orange peel... although after a month you wont be able to tell under all the swirls it will have on it...
is there an easy way to keep black looking tip top?
and unrelated, you know how hard it is to find a nice car with everything?
man my 1991 soarer is heaps better than most cars you can buy new in my price range, and even then it still has more stuff!
know anyone who wants a cheap soarer project 5k has 6.5k worth of suspension in it LOL |
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
96 JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 2974
Reg: 07-2005
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Andrew Duaso wrote on Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 12:00 am:is there an easy way to keep black looking tip top?
Avoid those crappy hand car wash places for one. If you want swirls in your paint, they'll have it showing in record time.
Just buy some quality wash gear (Meguiar's or whatever) and you should be right. Since my respray two years ago, my black paint is still looking great mainly due to me washing my car by myself and using Meguiar's stuff.
End of the day it comes down to whether you can be stuffed to clean your car by yourself or not. Only reason I care enough to wash it myself is because I paid a couple of grand to get it resprayed lol (which funnily enough was due to the insane amount of swirl marks on my factory black paint caused by constantly leaving it at those hand car wash places.) |
Ali Saeed
Goo Roo
WA
V8 Limited
Posts: 1754
Reg: 09-2007
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ive always liked maroon/red interior on a black exterior, but i guess ivory should be ok |
Aaron Casey
Goo Roo
nsw
'94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged 
Posts: 1746
Reg: 08-2005
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black and cream interior for the win as long as you put 5000 coats of wax on it lol make sure you pressure wash any crap off it before you soap it. Just get a cheap karcher from supercheap. If you soap with any dirt on it will get swirls. And be careful not to dint it on black a dint stands out from kms away |
Ty Mackay
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte
Posts: 1195
Reg: 01-2009
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i did my car with VHT i cleaned it to high buggery, once cleaned i sprayed, then clear coat, and its still wearing and flaking off? did i not put enough coats of VHT?
i love black, however its biatch to keep clean i literally have to wash my car every 2 days |
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31
Posts: 11257
Reg: 11-2004
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I saw a car done with a different product that wasn't showing wear at all. The member had tested both and had problems with VHT.
There was a thread about it, but most people seemed to ignore it and keep promoting VHT. |
Ty Mackay
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte
Posts: 1198
Reg: 01-2009
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hmmmm... what was this other product pen?... like you said all i see if people using and saying VHT is the bomb, but so far, it hasn't been that good to me |
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31
Posts: 11262
Reg: 11-2004
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Ty, I don't recall, and if I wasn't really tired I would probably search for you. |
Ali Saeed
Goo Roo
WA
V8 Limited
Posts: 1762
Reg: 09-2007
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birdsall or something? |
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31
Posts: 11263
Reg: 11-2004
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Read this all the way through and the threads it references.
http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/284/247199.html?1211768314
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Kadir Hussein
Tinkerer
Victoria/Western Australia
SC400 Limited
Posts: 59
Reg: 12-2009
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I personally love the black/cream idea, but if you're concerned about resale, the silver presents better. |
Sebastian Grant
DieHard
nsw
soarer TT
Posts: 802
Reg: 01-2008
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http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/284/39073.html?1137554383
This is the best home job I've seen and Joe contacted me about six months ago and said it's holding up great.
The company that sells the product is
http://www.birdsall-leather.com.au/
A bit more work involved than vht but it'll last longer and they'll colour match for you. |
Ali Saeed
Goo Roo
WA
V8 Limited
Posts: 1763
Reg: 09-2007
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yeh Joe's interior looks better than factory. |
Anthony Matthews
Tinkerer
Western Australia
Soarer GT Limited V8
Posts: 99
Reg: 04-2006
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I have to agree about the VHT. Even with quite a bit of prepwork and scrubbing beforehand, the VHT sits on top of the vinyl/leather, so I don't understand how it can be called a dye. To me a dye soaks IN to the material it's applied to. Maybe I was meant to scrub the entire top layer of leather off before spraying with VHT. I dunno how I could have better prepped the panel?
Also, in the recent hot weather I have taken to putting a lightweight blanket across my windscreen and in the doors to keep the interior a bit cooler. The VHT on the driver's door heated to the point where the blanket stuck to it!! So it's now going to get replaced with vinyl (because using real dead cow is not in my budget!!!) |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 5108
Reg: 10-2005
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Black + hot climate = bad. |
Matt Sartori
TryHard
Western Australia
Rx7
Posts: 486
Reg: 08-2008
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Black + hot climate = Toughen up. |
Kadir Hussein
Tinkerer
Victoria/Western Australia
SC400 Limited
Posts: 81
Reg: 12-2009
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Matt, I think Matthew meant Black VHT coated interior + hot climate = bad |
Mike Triggs
Goo Roo
Western Australia
3.0GT G-Pack
Posts: 1471
Reg: 07-2005
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Black + hot climate = bad.
Couldn't agree more. Despite fitting a dashmat (an item I loathe) to the Rexton I've still had things melt in the heat this summer. The ivory interior of the Soarer is so much cooler. |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 5114
Reg: 10-2005
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Yes, with modern climate control systems, black exteriors aren't so much of a problem any more - but the best aircon in the world won't stop a little kid screaming when they sit on black leather or VHT that's been in the sun all day! |
Aaron Mead
Goo Roo
NT
Celsior 1UZ-FE Mines, JZZ30 1.5JZ-GTE To4z
Posts: 2677
Reg: 03-2006
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Several Guys wrote on Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 07:40 pm:Black + hot climate = bad
I dunno, everything is friggin hot in a hot climate. Larger saloons with leather seem to have the ability to hold the heat the longest. But fabric, leather, tan or black, they are all stinking hot and barely breathable when left in the sun for a couple of hours. |
Andrew Duaso
DieHard
Victoria
G6E turbo
Posts: 532
Reg: 02-2009
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i brought a velvet with cream interior |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 5118
Reg: 10-2005
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Good point Aaron - I've certainly noticed SUV's and people carriers get very hot too - though they often have large glass sunroofs that probably don't help. |
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