RSutton's 2011 SSM WRX Hatch Progress

That will be next. :wiggle:

 

Rob...... oh rob.

How I can't wait to leech from your skillset regarding audio when my car finally gets here.

I already loved your setup when I saw it at the meet that time, what with the abundance of dynomat and goodies.

Did you re-do your headliner to alcantara? I'm just wondering because I'm debating doing this in mine since the stock headliner is kinda garbage

 

It's in the master plan but not done yet.

 

Calipers are back from thepowdercoater.com.

 

sexy for sure. When is she due to be back on the road with the new paint?

 

It is getting sprayed on Monday.

 

Another teaser. Notice something missing?

 

The rest of your car..

 

True. But not what I was referring to.

 

Plate bullshit

 

Yep...finally got rid of the hideous license plate mount.

The Scanspeak Discovery 10F 4" drivers just came in. The new front stage is set. Thanks for the help Ryan.

 

Ok...it's time to stop shooting the breeze and start shooting paint. Here are some progress pictures to get things rolling.

The color...Designo Magno Alanite Grey from AMG. It is a matte pearl silver that you might have seen in a lot of their press pictures lately. In person, it is absolutely INSANE. It is a matte finish that has a ton of pearl and course flake in it which makes it really deep looking. I only hope I can really capture how incredible it looks in person through a lens.

Classic Livery of Atlanta (also known as WagenWerks) is doing the collision repair and paint. They do a lot of really high end/high profile cars locally but are an incredible, down to earth shop. They are awesome to work with and hit the track on the weekends. I really couldn't ask for any better locally.

 

Looks incredible. Let us know when we can see the car put back together at a meet. Is all the other insurance work completed already for the door, bumper, etc?

 

yeah i'm drooling on this one.
that color, your wheels / stance = glory

 

It will be at the next one as long as I am in town. There were some backordered parts on the insurance end so everything will finally be there today hopefully.

I am very happy. I picked this color from only seeing press pictures. I'm glad I was right about it.

Thanks! Looking forward to seeing yours. Today right?

 

Yesterday before masking started. It really is amazing how thin the paint is on our cars. No wonder it flakes off if you even look at it wrong.

 

looks stunning

I miss my GR..

 

You should get another one.

 

thin paint equals faster car and better fuel economy:rofl::rofl:

 

JDM weight reduction technique! It's not crappy paint...it is a means for your car to go faster. (that should be the marketing plan)

 

Rob are you planning to clear bra your front bumper? Or just take the rock chips as they come?

 

If I clear bra it...it will look gloss so that is out. It is more durable than a gloss finish so I am just going to let it roll. I might clear plastidip the front clip on track days.

 

there are some good clear coat options that will help but trying to nail it with a gloss killer can be tricky

 

Some more updates. Here are the progress pictures of the hatch and roof getting painted in the Designo Magno Alanite Grey.

Car rolling into the booth.



Prepped and ready for paint



Getting sprayed



Hatch with the Alanite Grey

 

Looks good. I was busy today so I couldn't get over there with the camera

 

Monday. :wiggle:

 

can't wait to see what the front end will look like once back together. hate the plate mount

 

deal

 

I do too. I am not sad to see it go.

 

Here are some more updates.

The car in in the booth getting rest of the body paint. Since the passenger side was all new, they had to spray the original silver first before the Magno Alanite Grey so it would match the rest of the panels.



The Magno Alanite Grey going on...







If you look at the pictures, you can see how much more defined the lines of the car look with the Alanite Grey vs. the stock SSM. It looks pretty crazy in sunlight as there is a ton of color shift due to the really course flake in the paint. The body lines are going to be even more accented than stock and the paint is going to look really deep.

 

How much did the additional paint work run you? If you don't mind

 

Bryson at WagenWerks can quote you if you are interested. My situation is a little bit different because of the insurance work involved.

 

Don't know if this is a question you can address or better for Bryson; but my curiosity has me asking. With regards to stock paint on Subarus.... you hint at the thickness (lack thereof) that causes it to scare off the sheet metal by looking at it suddenly. I have heard others reference it as a more "environmental" type water based system. Just curious as to the specifics behind the stock paint, why it is sooooo bad, and if there are any concerns with that still being the base coat for this beautiful new finish.

 

From my understanding, it is very water based and thin coated.

 

Just about all OEM's have gone to a low VOC water based paint. Saves the OEM's a shit ton of money and helps meet all the enviro concerns. They can cover more cars with less paint and over-spray loss but the only plus side is that the metallic's and pearl's look incredible. Most current shops aren't setup for shooting water based paints but it will be a matter of time. Anyone remember lacquer?
Most of the aftermarket paints have been formulated to bond to a prepped water based coating so it shouldn't be a concern.

from Subaru, http://www.subaru-global.com/eco_japanese.html

 

Well rob, when you get it all put back together and are coming to a meet. let me know so i can come check it out. As of right now im still OEM PSM on my sti, but have been thinking lightly on doing a re-paint. and I would love to see this in person. from the sounds and pictures of it. It seems to be awesome.

 

Is that Bryson in the booth? Slap him around for me when you see him next... lol. We haven't hung out much since the wives started having kids.

 

I'll be at the next meet on Tuesday with it. It is assembled and in my garage right now. :wiggle:

That was him!

 

Tease...

 

Damn thats sexy robb!

 

Ok...time to stop screwing around. :banana:

 

Damn

 

That came out absolutely perfect!

 

Beautiful! Why are you missing a foglight?

 

That is one amazing looking turtle.

 

Ram air?