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So this is how I bought the car. The passenger door and the rear qt. panel are damaged the front qt. panel was damaged but replaced by the previous owner (why would somebody only replace the front qt panel and leave the remaining side of the car damaged is beyond me) Oh well I am not complaining, I got a wicked deal because of that damage! BTW my baby is booked in at a bodyshop MARCH 06 to fix what you see, get a bodykit, and get resprayed in the original blaze red!!!!!! Now if I could only make the winter go by faster...

Always nice to see an old MX-3 brought back to life. G/L

i'm no paint specialist but does it make sense to use a paint thats prone to failure??? would not using a different red be better?

Blaze red is prone to failure? Didnt know that....My point is I am gonna paint it the same color, if like you say blaze red is prone to failure I'll match the existing paint with paint from another manufacturer. I know my body guy wont be painting door jams and under the hood, so I wanna stick with the same color.

good luck fixing it up. its gonna look good when you fix it

It was a great color when new and yeah I doubt the body man would use old crappy Mazda paint

It's going to be a long winter for me lol...I cant wait till march, I guess the only good thing about winter is I can save money for the car... Thanks for all your input guys!!

ahha if u havent noticed ur car isnt really red anymore its orange due to blaze red being fade red...

Hoodzy wrote:ahha if u havent noticed ur car isnt really red anymore its orange due to blaze red being fade red...

Sorru, it does not look orange to me...

I have the same car, except that the paint on mine is in a silightly better shape and i'm a bit ahead in fixin it up.. i just checked the website Bling Bling posted, and wow, i don't know how to thank you. that stuff is going on my car in the summer. I'm having hard time choosing the colour since all their stuff are crazy.

94blaze1.6 wrote: My point is I am gonna paint it the same color

OUTSTANDING, glad to hear it. Perhaps a bit of pearlescent might add a nice touch without compromising the overall integrity. BTW, the previous owner probably didn't replace the other panels because it would be quite costly to repair as opposed to going to the wreckers for just the front fender. Rear panel can only be repaired, not replaced.

does anybody know how much paint i would need to buy to cover the whole car minus the hood? another way to ask this question would be, does anybody know the overall area of the mx3 exterior?

jschrauwen wrote:

94blaze1.6 wrote: My point is I am gonna paint it the same color

OUTSTANDING, glad to hear it. Perhaps a bit of pearlescent might add a nice touch without compromising the overall integrity. BTW, the previous owner probably didn't replace the other panels because it would be quite costly to repair as opposed to going to the wreckers for just the front fender. Rear panel can only be repaired, not replaced.

Oh i knew the rear qt cant be replaced lol. My friend has a black prelude and when he opens the door you can see the previous red paint same with his engine compartment...