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Old 03-06-2008, 07:48 PM
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Wanted to know what you guys thought. I have a sebring silver 98 T/A. I had it wet sanded and more metallic put into the clear coat a few years ago. It is like glass, no orange peel finish and it is much lighter and more brilliant than the factory look. I was thinking of having a tint put in a clear coat and having it re sprayed. Any recommendations or thoughts? Thanks in advance.
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tint the clear with a couple drops of blue pearl for a nice subtle pop in the right light and from the right angles.
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That is what people are telling me, that a little blue tint will look nice. Thanks for the reply.
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Do test panels of different things you'd like to do over your factory color first.
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+1 for doing test panels, get something with a body line in it so you can really see want you are going to get, it doesn't take a lot of pearl to get a good effect when tinting clear.
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Do you guys think it is worth it or should it be left alone?
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I have been thinking about this for years with my sebring silver Z-28, nice post!



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