Wagon Spoiler Help Needed! To paint or not to paint?

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What to do??

Poll ended at Thu May 08, 2008 1:44 am

Paint it White!
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60%
Paint it Black!
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40%
Leave it alone!
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Total votes: 10

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Wagon Spoiler Help Needed! To paint or not to paint?

Post by TheSubaruJunkie »

Going to need alittle help here. Im slightly color blind, i believe the spoiler to be a very dark blue/green. However, from a distance it appears dark enough to blend in with the trim. I think it looks good that way. To save myself face, should I paint it black so it definatly matches the trim? Should I paint the spoiler white so it matches the body? Or should I just leave it as is??

Im kinda doubting my painting abilities. Im not sure if I can get the same shine as the subaru factory did. I'd rather not ruin it, but I dont want it to make my car look gay either :)

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More pictures, in higher def here: http://photos.bydemons.com/v/legacy/spoiler/

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Post by ericem »

Definitely try white. Looks awesome but where did you get the wing from is the real question!
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Post by TheSubaruJunkie »

Its from a '98 LGT Wagon.

I prepped it for installation today by removing all the original mounting studs. They will not work with the hatch... i got some super epoxy i will use to bond it to the hatch. Once its on, its on and there is no going back.
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Post by ericem »

Can you even open the trunk now?
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Post by shtbxr22 »

white for sure!! :D
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Post by TheSubaruJunkie »

ericem wrote:Can you even open the trunk now?
I never could... cause my car doesnt have a trunk.



And its not installed yet, Its just sitting on the hatch for visual aid.
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yeah i dont really think that blue should be an option here but for my say so i would do it black it would both (oem and aftermarket)? just saying
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Post by scottzg »

its super hard to paint match white (heh, stupid white car) and mismatched white would look mega dumb. Since the dark green is totally unnatural on that car, I vote black, you have black trim and black roofracks, it will look normal.
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Post by TheSubaruJunkie »

Yeah, starting to think black myself.
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Black.
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Post by BXSS »

Body color - White, but the car will have to be buffed (or something like Meguiars Body Scrub/paint cleaner should be used) so the new paint matches the old paint better.
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Post by Subaru_Nation555 »

I say black. I got my front quarter panel painted factory white after my neighbor backed into my car-new white paint looks very different than 14 year old white paint.
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Post by beatersubi »

Make it fast, make it black...Along w/ the rest of the roof.

If you trim the trim down a little from the top on the sides of the window it'll fit better.
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Post by TheSubaruJunkie »

Yeah beater I know...

I have prepped it, and i will trim it.

Hrm... painting the entire roof black??? maybe.
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Post by evolutionmovement »

Or you could paint the whole roof white. It wouldn't have to be as close a match since it would be visually separated from the rest of the car by the windows.
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roof black

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in a couple days my roof is going to be painting black
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