bmw art car :P
Posted by daniel
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tonight a friend and i came up with a weird idea for the hood. anyway, i like it and think its kinda funny. daytime pics tomorrow. she did most of the work.
i thought this looked kind of cool 
  Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/25/2009 01:07AM by daniel. |
thanks, Dave here are some daytime pics: 
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Cant really say I care for it but I love the Badger hound
 give him/her an Eskimo kiss for me.
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i figure it's better than very faded paint!
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Faded paint, is another badge of honor. Just like stone chips and a few dings Daniel. Your thing seems a little disrespectful; sort of, no biggy; its your car. Have fun Bro 
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How would this look on a nice pale flat pink? 
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Can't get her to come back as a red car Peter? Try a little section like I suggested on my windbag post awhile back 
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Oh it's coming but a little at a time. The oink is pretty bad and I have to go over the spots I've already done...after a couple of days I can see where I didn't get it all out. Eventually I'll have it cherry again 
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for the record, i would never modify the paint of any car if said paint was in refurbishable condition. I would much rather have some heavy treatment done to it to fix it, but it is beyond repair. BUT, the car is keyed in about 3 places, each at least a couple feet long or spelling out an expletive, and the roof and hood practically didn't have any paint left on them (roof still doesnt). Essentially the only way to fix it would be to have a full repaint, and if i were to spend money on that, I wouldn't be cheap and spend less than a couple thousand dollars (which i don't have, and if I did, would go into something mechanical). The car began life as an 88 325iSA, and seems to be living life as best as it possibly could be after the obviously rough, neglected life it has lived.
With that said, I'd much rather have a green hood (which was painted for me for free by a good friend) that I can have a little fun with, than a faded silver/grey/powdery white hood that i cringe at every time i see it. Faded paint doesn't seem like a badge of honor at all, just a badge of neglect. stone chips do indeed give it that "used, weathered" look, and are inevitable. I understand Rick why you say it is disrespectful, but I see it more as a resurrection. The car looks less beaten and neglected now, in my opinion. Between the previous owner and I, we have pretty much brought this car back from the dead. If i had the money to spend, it would look brand new, believe me. It's not like I am doing this to a pristine M3, or even a nice example of an E30, or some other hard to come by vehicle. Also, the hood is easily replaceable if/when i do decide i no longer want a chalkboard. its not like the chalkboard covers the whole car or anything: 
how i bought it: 
and to Peter: I think a black chalkboard hood would match your red, unless you wanted a christmas theme  but in all seriousness, my first e30 with the zinno paint (no clearcoat afaik) cleaned up REALLY nicely...for a short time. It never held up even after a professional detailer had there way with it.
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