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Rental Car Tan

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Jshep2293

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Hey all,

I have a 2006 GP GT that is possibly the worst color imaginable. It's what I like to call Rental Car Tan. The actual name of the color is the Antique Bronze Metallic (which can be found using any google search).

Now don't get me wrong. If you happen to love tan exterior colors, then completely ignore this thread altogether. If you're like me, and can't stand the lighter color, but you're essentially stuck with it for the time being, then help me brainstorm: how can I get this car to look halfway decent without paying an arm and a leg re-painting the car? I would love it if it was dark gray or red or even blue, and while it's rather tempting to indulge myself and get it re-painted, it isn't really realistic right now.

I had some ideas, but they probably suck. So I'm much more interested in hearing your ideas about how to enhance the car without a full remodel. Fire away, folks!

Jeremiah
 


I can I have a friend who dipped his whole car. There are also plenty of YouTube videos showing durability. The whole thing is putting enough coats on. And I use spray cans on smaller projects all the time. Is heat resist to 378 degrees or some **** like that. And doesn't really fade if you use a clear plastidip over top or a glossifier the new dip pearls are really good too
 


Jshep2293 said:
I've heard mixed reviews about the plastidip. Can anyone attest to it's quality??
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Shrug, it's spray on rubber. Take it for what it is. It lasted longer on my rims than my first set of tires did. Only had to respray after I put new tires on and tore up the lips. Faded from jet black to "rubber tire black" after a month and stayed that way.
 
Before spending a lot of money on a specialty finish, first try getting the finish back as good as possible. You night be surprised at how good it can look.
You think light bronze is a tacky rental color? I have an '08 that was originally a rental car, in the dark gray metallic, one of the most common colors. When I got it,it was clean but the car had not been waxed in at least two years, and had been going down country gravel roads most of the time. The finish was so bad it looked like dirty gray plastic, no shine at all. The headlight covers were hazed up too which is common.
I spent some time filling in the scratches and then started having it waxed. Lucky for me the clearcoat was still good. After a few wax jobs the shine came back real good. Next I polished up the headlight covers. I found a cheap can of Rust-Oleum Extra Thick High-gloss clear coat, which worked great on the headlights. Since it was thick, it went on with a sort of ripply look, but buffed to a nice shine. After one year it still looks good.
 
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