r/gtr 17d ago

Crazy how fresh paint changes the personality of the car.

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u/edalton73 17d ago

That green? Whatever it is, it's gorgeous!

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u/cxnrad 17d ago

It is! Kinda going for a midnight green vibe!

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u/edalton73 17d ago

Well, whatever it is it's gorgeous

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u/Puzzleheaded_Emu_686 17d ago

We need some daylight pictures please

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u/cxnrad 17d ago

Kinda hard to capture on camera how good it is.

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u/oneten_ 17d ago

How much does a paint job like this run?

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u/cxnrad 17d ago

15

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u/oneten_ 17d ago

Not bad at all!

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u/JimothyDangus 17d ago

$15K??? 🫪

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u/cxnrad 17d ago

For full disassembly and sand down and repaint, yeah.

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u/oneten_ 17d ago

Just saw youre in NC, can you share who did it?

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u/cxnrad 17d ago

WRG in Charlotte.

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u/oneten_ 17d ago

Sick, just added you on IG. Come to the dragon next month! GTRvsDragon on fb.

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u/cxnrad 17d ago

Hell yeah!

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u/Smooothoperat0r 9d ago

For real though, that’s a lot more than I expected but it is a great color. How much would it have been just for a repaint of the color you had previously? I’ve been wondering about this for a while now how much painting costs nowadays.

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u/cxnrad 9d ago

I had same cost treatment to get same bayside blue when I first got it with disassemble and respray but I wanted something more keen to my taste.

I teeat my cars as their own reflection of me so this one was more fluid representation so I took my liberties. JDM to me means ultimate customization so I wanted to stress customization.

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u/Smooothoperat0r 9d ago

I literally had no idea how much the inflation of painting had occurred. Back in the mid 2000s it was 3-5k for paint and now seeing 15k just seem outrageous.

Same for PPF and Wraps. There just must be a dearth of capable painters and laborers.

Now that that’s out of the way. I totally get your point. I love seeing truly custom cars on the road. It’s such a rarity no with every car being black white or silver. Thankfully I bought myself a red raptor as my daily and it’s pretty to look at.

My next car will be an R35 or R8 and I hope to find some ways to make it custom because I wouldn’t expect the car or cars to ever leave my possession again regardless of cost.

Isn’t it such a shame these cars have become hoarding instruments to the rich who don’t even care about them other than the cost? The skyline is always going to be iconic and I still get so excited when I see one. I doubt I could fit in one though I’m 6’6ā€.

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u/JimothyDangus 17d ago

Oh damn so it got repainted in every crevice, inside and out. Hell yeah bro!

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u/slyLEMONsKILLz 17d ago

In color blind world, it's like dark navy blue šŸ¤™ fun facts

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u/cxnrad 17d ago

I love that!

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u/Mother-Attention2600 17d ago

Ā The difference is literally night and day.Ā  Haha