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Old 10-22-2008, 07:15 PM   1 links from elsewhere to this Post. Click to view. #1 (permalink)
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I shot my Smart..........




....with a nice new coat of paint!


Finally got around to doing it. Turned out a bit better than I thought it would as I didn't have much faith in myself but it isn't bad for a DIY job and painting isn't my everyday job so my arm is hurting from patting myself on the back. That being said - being the ADHDish person I am I got a bit eager and could of spent a little more time prepping the booth so a little trash got in the paint - mostly teeny tiny bits of lint. I calmed down and redeemed myself when I did the clear coat taking time to properly prepare myself and the booth. A light bit of orange peel and two runs need to be buffed out and it should be very nice with a bit more shine than it has now.

ALSO I did some exterior color matched painting on the interior as well - it may be too blingy for some but I tried to keep it toned down and I believe it is actually tasteful. Driving my other Smart feels weird now since it just feels so bland.....or maybe it's just the lack of paint fumes and I'm not quite as high driving it, I dunno.








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Old 10-22-2008, 07:17 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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i love that!
Whats the exact name of that paint?
it looks really good!
and is that paint made just for cars?

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Old 10-22-2008, 07:18 PM   #3 (permalink)
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WOW!! Great job! Not my favorite color but it does look good.

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Old 10-22-2008, 07:18 PM   #4 (permalink)
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That's A W E S O M E ! ! I'll see it Saturday!
Very cool!

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Old 10-22-2008, 07:23 PM   #5 (permalink)
 
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Speechless. It's awesome!

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Old 10-22-2008, 07:24 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Color is called Firemist Lime. In different light it changes color a bit and pops quite a bit more than you see on your monitors - More of a Wasabi green. It is VERY close to my favorite color and that's all that counts. I finally can use the name I reserved for it back when I first got it. Wazabi.

and see ya Saturday NCC1701. Holiday Inn is where another Smart will be. I'll probably park my red one there too Friday night - maybe.

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Old 10-22-2008, 07:38 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Nice job! Now you just need to paint that one on the left a nice safety yellow, then arrange them in a smart-tower - you could have the world's first smart-traffic light!

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Old 10-22-2008, 08:09 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Ahhh - but alas that one belongs to my parents. They don't want yellow. I offered up to swap panels out - if you didn't notice my yellow is gone from the mix as I painted the yellow panels. That's right, my favorite factory Smart color as I loved my yellow/red interior bumblebee but it seems with the yellow car I had an annoying whine coming from the passenger side. Since I swapped panels to have a red/red/black car now for the time being we have a "Ladybug" and now I have the green as well the annoying whine has stopped. Now she's grinning and much quieter.

Thanks to ALL for the kind replies. I'm getting this panel swapping thing down to a science.

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Old 10-22-2008, 08:38 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Bum-blin-B - Very nicely done!!! Now all you need is a big bottle of tequila!!

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Old 10-22-2008, 08:44 PM   #10 (permalink)
 
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Looks good. Great choice with the tan interior IMHO...........

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