Need help picking a paint color....

[mazilla]

Some colors that caught my eye so far...

[mazilla]

Bronze matte
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anyett/5870150302/

[mazilla]

midnight purple?

[CTScott]

I saw a Vitz in that copper color on the dock on Barbados. Also, here's a nice dark green one from the Hertz rental fleet at the San Juan, PR airport:

Yaris - Copper 1.jpg

Yaris - Copper 2.jpg

Yaris - Dark Green.jpg

[KCALB SIRAY]

win

[kimona]

Midnight blue.

[fnkngrv]

Originally Posted by ilikerice

none taken. I did not grow up in the 60's/70's. Like yaristeve said though, I hardly see any actual muscle cars do it for the look. I DO understand doing it for a track car, or other racing that will do some amount of paint rubbing. I have seen that all over the racing schene. I personally do not like the look, but those who do it are "all go and no show". I Dont think it looks good on a Daily Driver. It just looks cheap, and if your going to repaint a car, esp. like the OP's amazing ride, go bigger than flat black. personal opinion.

I will agree that it was a trend that started up in the earlier 2000's that gave many kids still in school to get a cheap paint job and feel included with the rest. OP asked for opinions, and that is mine.

I totally agree if it is not done professionally, but for example a guy that I went to college with had his 350 Nova SS done in matte black with all of the Chrome resurfaced and it looked so nice it was nuts. It was the talk of many towns around me.

Glad you didn't take offense.

Mazilla,
Have you thought about the House of Kolor Kameleons?

http://www.tcpglobal.com/hokpaint/hokkameleon.aspx

[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.

[Flipper_1938]

http://www.paintwithpearl.com/custom-paint-ideas.htm

Here is a link to a shop that sells different types of pearls and metal flakes that are used in custom paint jobs. Their site might get the creative juices flowing.

[bzinn 1]

How ab out the 08 tC color Sizzling Crimson Mica.......it is a beautiful color in the sun.

[bzinn 1]

Originally Posted by mazilla

midnight purple?

Think that car gave me an issue in my pants.......

[PHXDEMON]

Matte gunmetal

[PHXDEMON]

or paint it black with some red pearl in it.

[mazilla]

Yaris is in the body shop...


I have until they finish the bodywork to pick a color, I'm no closer to picking a color today than when I started. LOL

[SAV912]

If this car does not come out of the paint booth in Porsche 997 GT3 RS green, then son, I am disappoint.




-C

[bzinn 1]

How about this.....Fire Engine Red Metalic.....with Gold Pearl.

In the shade it looks red and in the sunlight it has a beautiful orange gold metallic.

[Highway Star]

I vote gun metal metalic grey.