To Alpine White Paint Owners......
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I just put a Euro front bumper on my NA and the new alpine white sure looks whiter than the original on the rest of the car. I'm going to do some compounding but I don't expect a perfect match. This car spent many years in the Florida sun so that may make it a little worse....
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I paid $250 for the rocker respray. I almost had him do the whole front of the car, he would have done from the top of the front bumper on down for another $250. As far as the texture, he just scuffed it with a Scothbrite pad and cleaned it up before painting. He only had it for about 2 or 3 hours. Only downside is that the rockers now look a little more "brilliant" than the rest of the car. And the yellowed stone guards really stick out...
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Originally Posted by Daniel Dudley
Anyone seen GP white next to Alpine white ? Are they the same ?
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Originally Posted by rocket951
I paid $250 for the rocker respray. I almost had him do the whole front of the car, he would have done from the top of the front bumper on down for another $250. As far as the texture, he just scuffed it with a Scothbrite pad and cleaned it up before painting. He only had it for about 2 or 3 hours. Only downside is that the rockers now look a little more "brilliant" than the rest of the car. And the yellowed stone guards really stick out...
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I too had an Alpine White BMW E30 back in the day. Once a year I would use One Grand Tar, Gum and Wax Remover to get rid of the old wax and other paint contaminants. It made a huge difference in the brightness of the paint and didn't require as much work as an abrasive cleaner. I would finish with 3M Imperial Hand Glaze and One Grand Blitz Wax.
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Originally Posted by Clark W
When I got my 968 mirrors and door handles painted I asked the shop about the alpine white paint recipe. It includes black pigment.