Old milano was SS paint. But the current milano, just like the taffetas, are two-stage.

And silver > white. I can definitely see more shine in a fully-done silver car than white. Pretty much any professional detailer will tell you that white is the most "unsatisfying" color to work on D;

Looks good ryu! What products are you using?

 

im using CG's line of stuff. v32, v34, v36, v38 to compound and polish. vertua bond and wet mirror glazes. topped with jetseal as sealant and their wet carnauba wax.

 

cleanly detailed silver always have more pop than white.. really for white its almost not worth going through so many steps.. you'd be hard to tell the difference at all..

sticking to clay and wax for mine.. my eyes can't see the difference haha on my old green integra it was worth going through many steps.. its really popped when properly detailed

then again white without detailing looks much better as it hides a lot.. can't see swirls

I did some dipping today

rear:

front:



love the back.. not sold on the front.. but waiting for my sti lip to arrive and put that on before I decide haha i think once the lip is on it will look proper

 

I agree that it will look more proper with the sti lip, but I definitely think the plastidip gives it a much more aggressive look and contrasts the white well.

 

g95pteg,

I really liked the lines you followed on the front plasti dip. Mostly people just do the bottom middle section, but I see you did the sides partially. Looks a lot cleaner. Well done.

The real question is will you paint the lip white or leave it black.

 

I have to say, a buddy gave me a sample of v34 and v36. I still liked my m101/fg400 over the 34, but the v36 actually had a nicer polishing cut/gloss than the 205 imo. I still go with my sf2500, but if CG products were cheaper to purchase, I'd probably get me some v36.

What polisher do you use?

 

im using the Torq 10fx

 

Thanks man. Right now I'm thinking of possibly wrapping the lip in Carbon fiber vinyl to match the rear spoiler theme.. Or leaving it unpainted black

Thought about painting it white too.. Rock chips and snow may beat it up pretty bad.. And not sure if I like it

Found fellow fitfreak member piolk (fitthestance on instagram) had both version way back on his fit.. I think I prefer the black.. And I really like his side skirt extensions

White sti lip:


Unpainted black:



I will probably decide once it comes in

 

Finished up the light bar.. Now to paint it and find some fog lights for it
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I had the same exact thing happen on my NST pulley's for my old Scion Tc.. they wouldn't reply.. scum bags..

 

Finally,
After Few Years of DREAMING
I ordered the Brembo Gran Turismo Kit today.
I choose the Subaru BRZ Gran Turismo Front Kit
with 6 Piston Yellow Caliper
and Type III (Type 3) rotors size 355mm x 32 mm rotor,
Part# 1M3.8047A.

I will MODIFY the HAT and the Caliper Mounting Bracket to fit our Honda Fit

I bought them from Vivid Racing, here is the link:
https://www.vividracing.com/catalog/-p-150898124.html




Actually the pictures above from Vivid Racing website show the right rotor but wrong caliper,
The right Caliper and rotor would look like this one:




and

I also just ordered 1 piece of BBS RF-509 (from BBSJapan).
It is a FORGED Wheel
Size 18x7.5 et 48, with 4x100 pcd.
I only ordered 1 piece for now because this is just to test fit
with the Brembo and I also want to see the clearance to the fender.
I am pretty sure it will fit perfectly based on my current wheel/tire and offset.

at first I considered BBS CS4 which is wider at 18x8 and cheaper,
but turn out this BBS CS4 is NOT forged wheel,
so I decided to go with the BBS RF-509 instead which is FORGED and MUCH LIGHTER and I personally think the BBS RF-509 looks better too
The thin spokes of the BBS RF-509 should allow the Brembo 6 piston yellow caliper to stand out more (for looks) and easier to clean.

If everything goes well then I will order another 4 wheel,
since I need total of 5 wheel because the OEM spare wheel/tire
would not fit the front brembo and my rear larger custom disk brake conversion.

Here is BBS RF-509 Link:
???? RF?BBS OFFICIAL WEBSITE



vs.

BBS CS4

 

Light bar all mounted up.. Just need to get some fog lights to finish it up..

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That's so cool. I wish I could weld.

 

Me too haha.. a buddy of mine build this off photo's I found and general idea of it.. Soon I want to build a matching rear guard..

 

Yeah haha it's some bs for sure. I emailed them awhile ago and they said to send it to them, which I did. Asked if they received it. "I'm not sure but I'll get back to you." Maybe I'll just ask for a coke and tell them to keep it, which they'll probably do anyways.

 

J's goodie came in

 

Washed the exterior, and went to a shop to have the windows tinted 20% all around.

 

Actually, it was yesterday, but I changed my oil. 1st time I did it myself on this car. I usually had the dealership do it so they had the records but I wanted to check my mounts and figured I would do it while I had it jacked up. I reset the trip to watch mpg & on a drive that my best mpg was 38 but this time got 50.6mpg. The only thing I can figure is that the dealer uses 5w20 (I used 0w20).

 

After a day of driving, mostly city, I'm down to 44mpg but that's still an improvement.

 

How the hell?

I cant get anything better than 28mpg city.