Hey guys thanks for all the support, Senjen thanks for the offset ratio information and the color codes. I am looking for wheels and not sure which ones yet. AKA808 thanks for the shout out nice to know there are windward boys.

Anyway another great question where can I find touch up paint to match my car, other then going to Infiniti? I got the car back from the bod shop and just put a nice scatch on the front coming out of a deep drive way, nice scrape on the front lip drivers side. Damn Ward drive ways. Especially the one right before Buca.

Shoots

 

Jl Auto Works Is The Only Place To Go And Trust.

 

if more than touch up paint is needed, then i'd definitely go to JL as well. got a pic of the scratch? that would help a lot.

 

Hey now there is 3 of us on the windward side. Looks like you have yet to find out what driveways are go and which ones are no go

 

LOL, that driveway is notorious. It's an anti-ricer device deployed by the HPD IIRC. I remember when my friend brought home his 1st Gen DSM after going to D&B one night and the front end was held together with zip ties.

 

here I am, the other winward guy.

 

i almost see-sawed at ward. ihad 2 burnout so wouldn't get hung up. and this is on my s-techs. good thing this was early evening and everyone was leaving the theaters...cuz if there was less people in the parking lot, it would've have been even more embarassing...hehe. I had so much funny looks but i'm pretty sure they understood what was going on. U gotta enter thru the back by office depot....the rear of office depot. Or farmers market and drive around.

 

what is your color code...we always have extra paint at the shop...

 

WV2 i believe. diamond graphite. yo, hook me up with some. prolly aint gonna match though. my car sees sunlight 24/7

 

Haha zipties on the front bumper. Must be a dsm thing cause thats how mines was held together. Looked like it had stiches.

 

That would be great, I do not need much, its a scratch about 2 inches long and about 2mm deep. but at least its down bellow the front lip but still can see if you sre standing away from the car.

 

i'll grab some...text me tomorrow senjen so i remember...

 

VIP-Y33 do you own a body shop? If so how well can you match the dg color without blending it in? For ex. painting new fenders, bumper, and hood.

 

nope, don't own a body shop...hopefully one day in the future though...it all depends on how picky the owner is and what color the car is...metallics and pearl is a little more difficult to butt match because of flop and side views...solids aren't too bad but in reality, there is no such thing as a PERFECT color match...some parts are not so bad and not as noticable...

some hoods can get away with it because the viewing angle of the fender in relation to the hood...fenders have a curve at the top whereas the hood is relatively flat...also depends on the car...

a bumper is usually never a perfect match from the rest of the car anyways, even from the factory...but...some can get away with just painting bumpers...the bumper is obviously made of different material than the metal body which causes the pearl/metallic to sit slightly differently...if the pearl doesn't stand up like the rest of the car, the color can appear different...

diamond graphite is a harder color to match because it is metallic...most silvers are harder to blend in general...same goes with beige/champagne colors...

the right thing to do is ALWAYS blend...that's the only sure way...but like i said, it all depends on the owner...

 

right on the money. awesome reply Mr. Y33 King. Toyotas/Nissans will have insane non-matching colors from factory. again, it takes a nit picky enthusiast to notice in a second. paint matching is hard, period.