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Old 05-17-2018, 12:31 PM   #7
Mountain

 
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All right, so, I got the paints in. I will post some pictures later, but I will make these comments for now:

-The front splitter and rear spoiler look to be the same paint/paint process.
-The side-view mirrors look to be very close to the front splitter and rear spoiler, but the paint process is a little different.
-The rear diffuser, to me, looks to either be a different paint or just a completely different paint process, as it does not closely match the other 1LE "satin" parts. I'll take a second look today at this, when I get home, before I post up pictures.
-The 1LE "satin" parts (front splitter, side-view mirrors, rear spoiler and rear diffuser) do NOT look to be a satin or matte-specific paint. The "satin" look seems to be from how the clear coat is processed/applied. This is what creates the look - the clear coat.

The paints I got all look nearly identical. They are all so close, I think if either were used, and the clear coat applied correctly, you wouldn't notice. It looks like an addition reducer, or just more of it, is used in the clear that goes over the "satin" 1LE parts. If you look at the clear of the 1LE parts, you will see, and feel, that they seem to have extreme "orange peal".
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