glasgow_corsa_c
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Right i got a corsa C and i got spraying one day on the interior with a metalic silver ...but i was tihnkin today that imight just change it and do it in flame red to match my car??
so wat u think ppl, Metallic silver or Flame red ?
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stuyw
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id do it in red m8, but dont go OTT with it
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willay
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yeah alot of people match the interior with the bodywork colour, I got a black car but the interior is red, so I'm following that when I colour code inside.
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glasgow_corsa_c
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
yeah alot of people match the interior with the bodywork colour, I got a black car but the interior is red, so I'm following that when I colour code inside.
is that a hairdryer u own? lol
kidin on mate.
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dig dave2811
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my interior is painted in flame red, looks, sweet, not to ott.
i well have pictutures on monday or tuesda, so i will send u some if u want
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dig dave2811
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corsa b by the way though
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viera
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yeah, red will look sweet, but like they said above, subtle is better than ott.
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stuyw
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especially with red, if u go OTT, it will b a bit in your face.
Post pics up m8 as im thinking of painting mine red and wanna know what it looks like first, cheers 
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glasgow_corsa_c
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quote:
Originally posted by stuyw
especially with red, if u go OTT, it will b a bit in your face.
Post pics up m8 as im thinking of painting mine red and wanna know what it looks like first, cheers
i'm gonna jsut stick with the silver jsut now as thats a bit mopre kinda classier and not as in ur face as birght flame red
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stuyw
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if the red is done right then it will look better than silver
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viera
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but silver is a good runner up. But stick with the subtle m8, thats what makes it look classy.
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stuyw
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is that folatec stuff any good for the interior, or it better spraying the interior bits with proper paint??
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dig dave2811
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WELL ill try and get pics up for midle of the week if not it will be end of next week as i am going away for a few days on wednesday so will have a look at doing it after that
i will tell u what i have painted,
all the vents,
mfd housing,
airc curcilation thing - the thing u take out and there are 2 screws behindit.
door pockets,
plastic round tweeter and door handle,
this looks sweet coz it goes with:-
silver handbrake handle,
gear knob with red led's on,
chrom gear surround,
red leather handbrake and gear gaiter,
chequerplate flooring, alloy tax disk,
momo milenium stering wheel,
red dials red neons in foot wells,
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glasgow_corsa_c
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Originally posted by stuyw
is that folatec stuff any good for the interior, or it better spraying the interior bits with proper paint??
i've used Volkswagen Diamond Silver metallic for the interior and it looks the doggs bollox! the silver is really sparkly an shiney!
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dig dave2811
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I USED THE PROPER STUFF FROM HALFORDS, ITS ALOT CHEAPER AS WELL
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stuyw
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dave/glasgow corsa - how much u talking for the stuff then??
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glasgow_corsa_c
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Originally posted by stuyw
dave/glasgow corsa - how much u talking for the stuff then??
think a can of the paint outa halfords was like 3.99 or 4.99 plus about the same for a can of laquer, plus u'll need primer tooo....
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stuyw
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cheers m8 - i'll have a trip down next week. is it the car paint spraycan stuff??
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glasgow_corsa_c
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Originally posted by stuyw
cheers m8 - i'll have a trip down next week. is it the car paint spraycan stuff??
aye! if ur goin for silver, try get volkswagen diamond silver cos it seemed to be the shineyest (?) silver they had...
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dig dave2811
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I PAID 4.99 FOR A TIN OF PRIMER AND 4.99 FOR A TIN OF PAINT, WHERE AS THE FOLATEC STUFF IS 14.99 A CAN
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glasgow_corsa_c
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Originally posted by dig dave2811
I PAID 4.99 FOR A TIN OF PRIMER AND 4.99 FOR A TIN OF PAINT, WHERE AS THE FOLATEC STUFF IS 14.99 A CAN
i'd get urself a can of laquer aswell to jsut protec tthe survace after its painted so it dont get scratched. laquers 5.99 a think...
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cruzin corsa
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on the subject of color codding i have been spraying the peices inside a while now i think it looks class but there is still one thing i haven painted its the piece in the middle of the dash no matter what i do i cant get it off i have got it out so far so u can look in behind it but i cant get the front off will someone tell me what the hell is holding it on so i can take it off and spray it please
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