Getting a new paint job!!
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Getting a new paint job!!
Well last week someone keyed the hell out of my car and insurance has already approved the repairs. Basically getting an entire paint job but undecided whether to go with the original color which is black or go with a different color.
My car.
After much debate i decided to change the color of my car to sunburst orange metallic. Here some teaser photos.
Before
Work in progress. Should be ready hopefully by next week.
Modified my headlights and added some TSX projectors.
Also added the 6LE dual exhaust valance with some Corsa clones.
LMK what you guys think.
My car.
After much debate i decided to change the color of my car to sunburst orange metallic. Here some teaser photos.
Before
Work in progress. Should be ready hopefully by next week.
Modified my headlights and added some TSX projectors.
Also added the 6LE dual exhaust valance with some Corsa clones.
LMK what you guys think.
Last edited by lilpb1; 05-25-2012 at 10:46 AM.
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Black would be easier. If you change colors you will want to get everything (door jambs, engine bay) painted to match.
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i agree i like the color change, the only thing that would be noticable would be the engine bay but since it is black who cares! as long as the hit up everything else tho (doors, hatch etc...) go for it, besides its all in what you want. Make it custom to yourself
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Keep it black brotha!! Black is the best color on a car by far. I Like white too but that is just my opinion and thats what I have to state! Nice ride by teh way!
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just so you know, if you want a color change you'll be paying for more on top of what insurance will be paying. But I'm confused when you say you are "basically" getting the entire thing redone. To do it right they would take every panel off and paint it the new color.
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I,m on the side of staying black. If you do a search on blackest black,etc, you will find some good info AND many different opinions on what,s blackest. Gm black actually has a hint of brown in it. Some have just a hint of blue to enhance it. Many factory pack blacks are a purer black. BASF has what some believe to be one of the deepest blacks-google the new rebuilt year one bandit trans ams.
One detail I haven't seen mentioned on this thread, If the body shop does a decent prep job, preferably with some long block sanding, followed by a good color sanding/buffing job,your car will look a whole lot better than it did from the factory.
R you sure you want to strayaway from black?
One detail I haven't seen mentioned on this thread, If the body shop does a decent prep job, preferably with some long block sanding, followed by a good color sanding/buffing job,your car will look a whole lot better than it did from the factory.
R you sure you want to strayaway from black?
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If you do it that way I wouldn't go with a drastic color change but I think with it originally being black you could do a dark color and be ok. The Aston Martin paint looks really sweet.