kulgan 1042 Report post Posted October 10, 2015 Your right. Bought time I let the sheep in..lol Been to busy working on cars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kulgan 1042 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 One down. Four to go. The paint had a nice bright finish to it until I put on the super hard drying clear coat and it's gone quite dull. Not sure what I'm going to do yet. I think I'll explore other paints on some corrugated iron till I find a finish that works. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 Looking cool Dave 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kulgan 1042 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 So I went out to the car tonight to get something and low and behold I discover this in the door I put on. And we all know what that means.. I've got another 3 door handles to swap over now.. ha ha 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 thats cool. was that a feature from a later car? seems odd that something as high spec as the 750i wouldnt get that standard. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 hahahahaha thats awesome yet annoying at the same time 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kulgan 1042 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 thats cool. was that a feature from a later car? seems odd that something as high spec as the 750i wouldnt get that standard. Cane as standard on the 01's. So my 99 has a bit of catching up to do..lol hahahahaha thats awesome yet annoying at the same time You hit that nail on the head...lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Breaker 980 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 Haha yeah they are cool, I have them on the facelift, BONUS 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 Bugger, now you are going to have 3 mismatching colour doors/handles 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kulgan 1042 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 Bugger, now you are going to have 3 mismatching colour doors/handles Oh well, they'll match the front guard and bonnet that are going to be replaced as well. Then theres the Green front bumper I've got for it and if things pan out I'll have a blue rear bumper that doesn't have a hole cut in it for a tow bar(deleting that). All good reasons to get organising(saving) for that new paint job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 paint to the original colour or something outrageous? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 paint to the original colour or something outrageous? ? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kulgan 1042 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 Given it's rarity I think I'll keep to the original color, Titanium Silver. In saying that I actually prefer the darker shade thats on the donor car so I may go with that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NUSTAD 243 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 Paint in the colour you like - it's rarish - make it your own. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kulgan 1042 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 Paint in the colour you like - it's rarish - make it your own. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk number 41 of 113. And thats total in the world. It's the most exclusive E38 ever built. They made more L7's than these. I'll keep this one as original as I can. I'll play with the color on the 740i though when it comes time to paint that one. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 i vote for this colour http://www.bmw-driver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=12226 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kulgan 1042 Report post Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) i vote for this colour http://www.bmw-driver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=12226 I'm a bit partial to this but it wont be on the 750. This will be reserved for the 740i..lol Edited October 22, 2015 by kulgan 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted October 23, 2015 What kind of blue is that? Looks amazing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kulgan 1042 Report post Posted October 23, 2015 What kind of blue is that? Looks amazing It's Estoril blue but made a bit darker by using a very dark undercoat. Beautiful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted October 23, 2015 Ah ha! I knew it was something slightly different. Looked estoril but could def tell that it was a bit darker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kulgan 1042 Report post Posted October 23, 2015 Just checked all the other doors on the 750i and they all have the fiber optics so on my next days off I'll have to pull off the interior door panels and check the bulbs. Yay, so much easier then replacing the handles..lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted October 23, 2015 Wow, that blue is awesome. Do it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted October 23, 2015 ^^^^^^^Tis but not the yellow further above. I like Dakar on the E36 but certainly doesn't suit the 38 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted October 24, 2015 its certainly "outrageous" though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kulgan 1042 Report post Posted November 7, 2015 Had a good result with painting the rims. The last clear coat I used gave the paint a greenish tint to it. This time I used Rust-Oleum crystal clear enamel and it's come out much brighter. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
