Official 2010 Mazda 3 Celestial Blue Thread

[Sean2010]

i'm goin for the black/blue theme. I just want to black out my tails now whn the weather looks up

 

[wellesleymazda]

My blue heaven.

dude I live in Waltham pond st@lexington I drive a 6-speed celestial blue 3 sedan!!!\

I took off the front license plate holder and has a clean look now!

We just got in another celestial blue speed3 (wiggle)

 

[JTMS3]

Pic of my CB MS3 with the 07 MS3 OE rims on it.

 

[BSTD3]

My blue heaven.

Looking good! (yippy)

 

[CheoMSP3-C3]

Thanks guys.
This is the kind of color that you love it or hate it no mid point and I love it.
I bought this car without test driving it. There was not a speed3 at Wellesley Mazda
and just got into a regular one in the show room to check how it felt and it was a done deal.
Did a lot of research before make a decision.
One contender was the Caliber SRT4 but did not feel comfortable in the cabin.

Pictures with winter setup

 

[Lord_Zath]

CB just grows on you. I used to have a laser blue p5. It was very hard for me to let it go for the Celestial. But every day when I see it from a distance, it looks so nice. It's hard to find a color that DOESN'T look nice on these cars, though (except that gunmetal blue yuk!).

GORGEOUS at sunset!

35% tint applied.

 

[JTMS3]

figured you other CB lovers out there might dig this. I welcome your thoughts....

 

[Lord_Zath]

I wholeheartedly approve. Did you do that at Ken's?

 

[JTMS3]

no I did that Sunday after Ken's shindig

 

[CheoMSP3-C3]

figured you other CB lovers out there might dig this. I welcome your thoughts....

Love it!!!

How you did it?

 

[nate0123]

Washed and waxed over the weekend

 

[coololddude]

I just don't get this blue thing. Next you will put one of those goofy white stripes down the middle!!

 

[nate0123]

 

[JTMS3]

Love it!!!

How you did it?

I bought the paint in spray can from automotivetouchup.com. It was $19 for a 12 oz spray can. I masked off the black areas, which was a pain in the arse but as you can see, well worth it.

Step 1: Mask off what you want to keep black
Step 2: get some high heat engine primer (2-3 coats)
Step 3: spray on that lovely Celestial Blueness (3 coats minimum)
Step 4: high heat engine clear coat (2-3 coats)
Step 5: Give it 24 hrs at least to dry. Might be a good idea to bake the paint on before adding the clear coat. I baked mine under 500w lamps for a couple hours.

Step 6: Put your sh!t back together and enjoy staring at it for at least an hour

 

[CheoMSP3-C3]

I bought the paint in spray can from automotivetouchup.com. It was $19 for a 12 oz spray can. I masked off the black areas, which was a pain in the arse but as you can see, well worth it.

Step 1: Mask off what you want to keep black
Step 2: get some high heat engine primer (2-3 coats)
Step 3: spray on that lovely Celestial Blueness (3 coats minimum)
Step 4: high heat engine clear coat (2-3 coats)
Step 5: Give it 24 hrs at least to dry. Might be a good idea to bake the paint on before adding the clear coat. I baked mine under 500w lamps for a couple hours.

Step 6: Put your sh!t back together and enjoy staring at it for at least an hour

Awesome!!! thanks

 

[tstone]

Waited 4 months for the CB color because it was the only one the wife and I agreed on!

 

[DennyCrane]

This is my first Mazda that I just got a little over a week ago, and I can't begin to express how much I LOVE THIS CAR! I did my research, and knew I wanted this car. What I didn't know when I went into the dealer, was what colour I wanted. As soon as I saw the Celestial Blue in the showroom, I knew it was for me! Now I just need to get the windows tinted and I'll be set.

 

[Lord_Zath]

Congrats on the new car. Why no foglights? That a Canadian thing?

 

[DennyCrane]

Congrats on the new car. Why no foglights? That a Canadian thing?

Thanks! I'm not positive, but I believe fog lights only came on the GT models, and this is a GS. Is that not the same in the US?

 

[Lord_Zath]

ahh ok. we have S and GT models, no GS (which I'm guessing is between S and GT in canada). Makes sense why you got the nicer bumper (no chrome) but no fogs.