momo

I have a bb rx8 and its needs to be repainted. Anyone know a black that stands out? I thought about adding pearl or flakes to the paint, but then if I get into a accident I would need to repaint the entire car again.

I was looking at OEM paint for Lexus, Prosche, Ferrari, and Lambo they pretty much look the same.

Mugatu

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well that's not a very good way to look at things..."if I get into an accident I have to repaint the entire car". how about you don't get into an accident and get the paint job you want?

Kings8

May I ask why are you re-painting? Just wondering.

momo

I need to repaint because I have alot of scrathes, chips, and I want to clear bra it once repainted. Paint now a days is way too soft, frickin hippies.

Trust me I won't get into in accident on purpose, but there is a ton of dumb@ss on the road, that I have no control over.

Raptor2k

Everybody may be involved in an accident some time or another, but I don't see why minor accidents would need a whole repaint.

Beodude123

Why don't you get some touch up paint? That way you don't have to dump an *** load of money on something you can fix yourself.

momo

Well, technically, I don't need to repaint the entire car, but since I can why not? Like I said I would like to add lots of clear bra. The paint is way too soft.

Hightshoe

I think adding pearl or flakes is a good idea. Is there any reason your looking at oem colours from different car companies? With the many different flakes out there, you could get something different.

NgoRX8

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our bb has zero flakes and therefore you can see all the defects in it. It's hard to keep clean but looks awesome when it is. adding flakes will add more spot sparkle everywhere and you will less likely notice dirt cuz it will blend in as the flakes. i don't know how different it will make the car though.

oh yea and you will need to wait a month for the paint to cure before getting a clear bra. by then you will get scratches again anyways.

I say touch up and get it professionally detailed. it has only been what... 3 years max? spend the extra money on mods!

New Yorker

Well seeing how you live in the custom car capital of the universe—and if you're serious and really willing to drop the big bucks—I would take a few days to visit the best custom body shops in and around LA. (Shouldn't be hard to figure out who they are.) When you find a shop you have a really good feeling about, tell 'em how you want to repaint, but with better paint, and let THEM suggest other black paints to you—plain, mica, pearl, and who knows what other cool stuff is out there now! They'll probably show you actual black cars they've done so you can see just how it would look. That's what I would do—if had money to spare, that is. You'll need a lot.

Rootski

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If I were repainting mine, I'd go with a deep, dark red... like the new Ford Mustangs come in.

Ike

The two Subaru blacks are quite striking. Jack Black Pearl has gold flakes in it and Obsidian Black Pearl has blue flakes. They also had a Black Mettalic prior to that which had a red mettalic in it. There is also a Caddy color called moonstone with gold flakes.

MazdaManiac

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Also consider -
The Briliant Black that Mazda uses has two faults:
1) It is a very soft paint
2) Its not pure black

The formula for BB has 1.2% titanium white pigment in it.

I'd say just have it properly prepped and shot in a true, pure black with a double clear coat. Use either Dupont or, better yet, PPG. Hard as a rock.

toxin440

Didn't know about the 1.2% white in my black either. Hummm I'm not a hardcore paint junkie and know very little about car paint in general but I do agree that the paint for this car is WAY too freaking soft. Ballpark what would it cost to do 100% repaint for the RX8? and no im not talking about some BS Maaco job either.

YT1300

Hmm. Why not just do it in something interesting/unique - go look around for what Aston Martin uses for paint.

Then again, there's always something to be said about flat-matte black.

zoom44

do it in a suede paint

XDEEDUBBX

The 2005 chrysler 300c came with a nice black..you should look into it

momo

Thats not true Ngo. You don't need to wait that long. The 8 isn't my daily driver anyway, so I could have it sit for a while to have it clear bra'd.

Well I’m getting hooked up. The last guy that took his 8 to this shop, paid $800 to have his entire car re-painted. He also had them slap a authentic veilside body kit. I don't expect to that same deal, but I'm still getting hooked. I was quoted $3000 by a different shop.

Thanks for all the feedback guys. Ike I will look into the Subie paints, thanks again, y'all.

skullone

$800 for a full car repaint?
Now THAT sounds like a crap Macco job

For a full repaint, they are going to blast the old paint off, primer, new paint, clearcoat.
Its going to cost $1500 for a regular crap job youd find anywhere, and up to $6,000 for a professional job with a high-end or custom color from Dupont or something.
Trust me, I've looked into this. You don't want a respray over old paint, unless its to one area, such as a fender that got a dent pulled or something.
If its just a respray, you also wont be changing colors, it'll be exactly the same color, unless you want some weird looking paint down the road, when the under layers die, and come through the new.

This isn't a faint of heart job, I hope you realize, I'd expect for a color change, with nice paint with flakes or pearl, is going to cost around ~3500-4000 from a prosessional shop.

momo

Did you read my post? I'm getting hooked up. A reputable shop is going to give me a good deal. I know a custom paint job won't cost $800, simply because there is more work involved. I also said that I was quoted $3000 for an OEM or eqivalent paint job.

Brice-RX8

I would think a car that is only 2-3 years old at most would need just a stronger clearcoat just reapplied to the car, am I wrong?

momo

Or get clear bra ASAP, clear bra is stronger than paint. That would have saved me from having the need to repaint my car, IMO.

zaglo6204

I thought it was Java Black Pearl, no? Jack Black...

Brice-RX8

Well yea, I meant just get the clear reapplied and then put a clear bra on it, should take care of all of the scratches, not so sure about the chips in the paint.

zaglo6204

cool little video...