e36 328 ownership experience

[slyder]

Lee, both the pearl white what are their base tones?. pearl white are normally defined by the base tones

 

[Lee36328]

Slyder,

Thanks for your question, that's a good one. I don't know for sure, but I'd take a guess from what my uneducated eyes can see, one is gold and the second is green. Sounds horrible, but in real life, they look good. Much better than what the camera can capture, because the shades are so subtle.

 

[slyder]

Go for the gold one it looks better. green tone doesn't look as striking. Blue tone also is nice. Have a friend who owns a spray shop so used to lepak there so got to see and compared the different types of pearl whites.

 

[casper909]

Go for the gold one it looks better. green tone doesn't look as striking. Blue tone also is nice. Have a friend who owns a spray shop so used to lepak there so got to see and compared the different types of pearl whites.

slyder do you hang around a lot at Damansara jaya area (around atria)? I think I've seen your car there a couple of times

 

[Lee36328]

Time more for update pics.

Being worked on patiently by hand.

Step by step, no rushing. Plenty of water in the claying process. Before claying, the surface felt coarse to the touch. After claying and sanding, the surface became amazingly smooth, I could not stop caressing it.

A closer look at the materials.

 

[ICEMAN 68]

Lee .. change the front mirror to a new one and If can remove the rear would be a good more ...you may find some rust under the rear mirror glue ...mine had that and I've seen on another e36 too ...

2 cento advise ni..

 

[Lee36328]

Go for the gold one it looks better. green tone doesn't look as striking. Blue tone also is nice. Have a friend who owns a spray shop so used to lepak there so got to see and compared the different types of pearl whites.

I see. Thanks for the advice. Makes sense.

I saw the green based tone on a Toyota AE86 (the latest version, not the classic), and it looked beguiling. I could not quite make out what it looked like, because the mind has never processed that tone before, and it took me a while to decide whether it looked good or ugly. Once the mind decided it looked good, it started to look gorgeous.

That said, I finally saw the other tone I wanted on a car instead of on a sample, and the effect is completely different.

My mind was made up once I saw it in person on a car.

 

[Lee36328]

Lee .. change the front mirror to a new one and If can remove the rear would be a good more ...you may find some rust under the rear mirror glue ...mine had that and I've seen on another e36 too ...

2 cento advise ni..

Interesting. Thanks for sharing your experience. I will look into it. I think you mean the windscreen instead of mirror, right?

 

[casper909]

Keep up updated bro! I am sure your ride would turn out great

 

[Lee36328]

Finally and gratifyingly, applying the selected paint.

Some teaser pics.

Interestingly, as we can see from the above pics, the colour tone can appear vastly different depending on the type of light hitting it. And the color of the surrounding environment too, which the paint appears to pick up and reflect.

I am impressed with the depth of detail covered by the workmanship.

 

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[kitt]

your colour looks like cashmere beige is it?

 

[Lee36328]

your colour looks like cashmere beige is it?

How to find the right words to describe the colour... depends on the light hitting it, the tone can change quite significantly. So, no straight forward colour description. To give a better picture, I'll wait until the car is done and take pics under sunlight.

 

[Lee36328]

How to find the right words to describe the colour... depends on the light hitting it, the tone can change quite significantly. So, no straight forward colour description. To give a better picture, I'll wait until the car is done and take pics under sunlight.

Oh, I see. Your pic did not load yet when I replied. I see what you mean by cashmere beige. Nice color. That's not it though.

 

[jeffreyewe]

Long time no see, Lee

Nice restoration work on your ride

 

[Lee36328]

Long time no see, Lee

Nice restoration work on your ride

Ha ha, thank you. Yeah, been preoccupied w other passions, in more ways than one.

 

[Lee36328]

Comparing side by side I can see better how the light plays with the tone.

 

[slyder]

slyder do you hang around a lot at Damansara jaya area (around atria)? I think I've seen your car there a couple of times

DJ area not really just occasionally for food. The claypot chicken rice and of course the tai chow there

 

[Tom328]

What's the latest Lee??? Can't wait to see the finished product :top: