Well I finally got my baby painted just what I wanted. I think she is sweet as now. I got her done around about 2 months ago but am only now getting around to putting pics up.
I stayed with the orginal colour code of champayne but added my own blend of flair to her.Have a look see and let me know what you think. I have added only a few pics. Its so hard to get the full effect through the camera though
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/coldfrog/24.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/coldfrog/biggendencarshow020.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/coldfrog/carparkpics121.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/coldfrog/carparkpics122.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/coldfrog/carparkpics130.jpg

hawt! very nice work! looks awsome

looks unreal love it

bit too sweet and sickly for me.. hehe. but its a nice show car paint , so well done.

Thats sweet as!!!

Great effect..now get some bigger wheels:)

Did you just get the clear sanded down and had that effect sprayed over the top or did you get the orginal color done too...

Shiny!

Why do people insist on quoting all of the pictures? :rant:

Shiny!

Why do people insist on quoting all of the pictures? :rant:
Fixed ;)

Good work! Definitely makes it unique!

looks gd thats the 1st 2nd Gen i've seen with a paintjob like that

omg thats hot! Great choice of colour. I love it!!! :D

She was a full respray as she had a few small minor imprefections to her. Plus the sun damaged her and she was fading. I went for this look as i wnated to make a statement with the magna being an older car and still being able to be done up. And that she is in alot of car shows( stereo kind). I plan to get 17's next for her as the 16's look to small due to the style of the mag. And she needs to be lowered now. But Im happy with her at this point..

What sort of 17's are you looking at getting?

Not sure at this point. I really want to stick to chrome or shadow maybe. But as to the brand Im not sure what to go for. But i know i want it to have big dish on it

Shadow chrome would be my choice...but chrome would probably go well with that paint.

Big dish = winner :D

Are you going to remove the amber lense from your indicators?

yeah i meant to do this while it was getting painted but i couldnt seem to find any. Do you know what type and where i could get them.

You can just remove the clear lense from the indicator and then you can remove the amber lense from inside. You just need to heat up the glue that holds the clear part on, so it can come off easily.

Once you do that, you then need to get some new globes that flash orange. You can either get orange globes or he silver ones that flash orange

You can just remove the clear lense from the indicator and then you can remove the amber lense from inside. You just need to heat up the glue that holds the clear part on, so it can come off easily.

Once you do that, you then need to get some new globes that flash orange. You can either get orange globes or he silver ones that flash orange

Damn i didnt realise you could do it that way. I now know my weekend project.. Thanks heaps :)

Looks awesome.. how much did it set ya back??

Looks awesome.. how much did it set ya back??

It only set me back $2000 But thats cause i work for the company on the weekends doing the cleaning and detailing of their cars for them..

Thas purrrrrrrdy...:2cool: :thumbsup:

Looks good, at first I thought it was some photos of your old chipped paint work, then I looked closer.

Glittery :)

I Like it.

Nice colour!

Don't mind the glitter so much, but I reaaaally love that colour.

jeeesus that looks cool

o o o few more q's

Did you get only the outside done in glitter or like inside the doors, bonnet etc?
And did you do the grille?...I think you missed the grille:P

Thats a beautiful looking 2nd gen, I am sure it turns heads now hey.
Those wheels still look good on the car though, not too small.

Dont know what you have lined up for it, but this looks hella cool!
Sorry this is as far as my photochopping skills take me :P

']o o o few more q's

Did you get only the outside done in glitter or like inside the doors, bonnet etc?
And did you do the grille?...I think you missed the grille:P

No i didnt do inside the bonnet and doors i left just the base colour. As it was still in good nick and matches the car in the shade LOL i tend to do the inside the boot as when i open for the shows it will be there. It was a time factor as i had a car show to get to. The grille was done but only 2 coats of glitter still to get the other 4 layers done. Once again was a matter of timing as i had to purchase new one from ebay and they stuffed me around. But overall it turned out good.

Olfart i will have to pop over and show you in person the paint hey. Thats if I stop being a slacker... lol
Thanks heaps for the kind praise. I wasnt sure how it would go over with you all as it hasnt been done before:cool:

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Olfart i will have to pop over and show you in person the paint hey. Thats if I stop being a slacker... lol


Damn straight slacko...lol :D

Damn nice paint job there :D
I think it's great!

girl that looks soooo sweet!!! is that paint called metalfleck by anychance? because ive seen god knows how many ski boats done in that paint....and always turns heads!

great job and a credit to you :D

Hmmmm not my cuppa tea, but hard to say if it looks good through the pics. I reckon it would look alot better in person where you can get a perspective on the angle of light etc.

Big :thumbsup: for doing something different though!

girl that looks soooo sweet!!! is that paint called metalfleck by anychance? because ive seen god knows how many ski boats done in that paint....and always turns heads!

great job and a credit to you :D

Thanks for the nice words.
No its not called that. But that was the effect i was looking for with the ski boat look. Just not as extreme..
But like i said the photos do no justice..
I do know that i get lots of comments. From both male and females and also all ages.. Yesterday i had an older man( Older than ol fart) Stop me in the parking lot at shopping centre and ask me questions and compliment me on the paint work. Its nice to have the maggie noticed and people stop saying Y bother its just a magna..

Thanks for the nice words.
No its not called that. But that was the effect i was looking for with the ski boat look. Just not as extreme..
But like i said the photos do no justice..
I do know that i get lots of comments. From both male and females and also all ages.. Yesterday i had an older man( Older than ol fart) Stop me in the parking lot at shopping centre and ask me questions and compliment me on the paint work. Its nice to have the maggie noticed and people stop saying Y bother its just a magna..

Noah.........maaaate...... where ya bin.......hows the boat ........:bowrofl:

i know of the perfect wheels for ya car,

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39902&highlight=amg

there the same wheels that use to be on rav's second gen,

http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1010522uc9.jpg

Not sure at this point. I really want to stick to chrome or shadow maybe. But as to the brand Im not sure what to go for. But i know i want it to have big dish on it
Nice paint work. Washing her will be fun now.

Not sure if these are your cup-of-tea (although they are similar to the ones you have now).
Not sure what the reserve will be either :doubt:
But they are chrome and do have a nice deep dish. (see pic below)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SET-OF-4-CHROME-MAG-WHEELS-18-plus-tyres-Brand-New_W0QQitemZ140034453649QQihZ004QQcategoryZ6782QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
*edit* oh, just realised they are 18's tho, you were after 17's. :doubt:

My rims have a nice big dish on em too - XHP Boost (click my signature - rims part)
But there's plenty out there, just need to browse the internet & walk into lots of tyre places until something says - WOW!
Good luck.

:shock:

Well I finally got my baby painted just what I wanted. I think she is sweet as now. I got her done around about 2 months ago but am only now getting around to putting pics up.
I stayed with the orginal colour code of champayne but added my own blend of flair to her.Have a look see and let me know what you think. I have added only a few pics. Its so hard to get the full effect through the camera thoughhttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/coldfrog/carparkpics130.jpg

thats hotter than hot! can it be done like a clear coat on top of current paint?

thats hotter than hot! can it be done like a clear coat on top of current paint?
Don't even think about it!