Need help picking a paint color....

[mazilla]

Originally Posted by ilikerice

please dont go flat black/satin black.. It makes the owner couldnt afford a full paint job and just put black primer on it. like those who put body kits on thier cars and cant afford to paint that, but still put it on reguardless.

I really like the dark grey idea though.

Haha! I'd rather people think that, it gives me a chance to take advantage of them.


The only problem with a complete color change that I can see is I'd want to remove all traces of the original paint...which means I'd have to strip the engine compartment/etc, that's a lot of work, unless you guys think I could get away with a black engine bay and a charcoal-ish grey exterior? I'd spray the door jambs, etc(obviously)...just the core of the engine bay would be black.

I'm going to change the rim color too...just need to get a car color squared away first.

[fnkngrv]

Originally Posted by mazilla

The only problem with a complete color change that I can see is I'd want to remove all traces of the original paint...which means I'd have to strip the engine compartment/etc, that's a lot of work, unless you guys think I could get away with a black engine bay and a charcoal-ish grey exterior? I'd spray the door jambs, etc(obviously)...just the core of the engine bay would be black.

I was looking to completely change the color of my car as well this spring. As for doing it right a shop really should remove the doors, trunk lid, and hood to paint them off the car so that all of the jams to include inside the trunk could be color matched. When it comes to the engine compartment the place I was going to go to was going to paint that black making sure they taped off EVERYTHING. Essentially when we did the full cost analysis the price pretty much doubled for the paint job by doing that. I am most likely going to forego having the color changed however I am going to have the shop repaint the entire car since the factory paint job is so shitty and thin on our cars.

[NateDogg]

Idea #1
Rhino Coat
-Its black, dont even need to paint the inners
-Dont see dents easily, easy touch ups.

Idea #2 (Greater fail rate)
Buy yourself a Airbrush, pick out one color like white, pull out your artistic skills, and have some fun. Add some white rims to set it all off.

Alternate route for the less artistic people.
Go to your local high school, Art class, and pick a kid who can draw. Give him/her the airbrush, and tell them to get to work on the tailgate, two quarters, and half the doors, blend the rest of the car. Dont expect the best and tip the kid a grand.