Custom Paint - What colors look great in person?
Feb 26, 2007, 08:53 PM
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I know you aren't crazy for purple, but you seem to like green. I've always liked this purple that turns green. I hate green and liked it, so maybe you'll like it. I think Tarzan has the same color on his AE86 Levin. Nothing sticks out like color-change paint. I think there was also a Modified or Sport Compact a couple of years ago with a Z in this color too. It's one of my favorite custom colors. Another good color I saw a couple of years ago was this pearlescent silver that had a really strong purple pearl to it. I know you already have silver but this silver was very special. I think it was on a Nissan (surprisingly I can't remember the model, but I remember the paint) at a dealership but I don't think it was a factory color. It was really eye-catching.
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Feb 27, 2007, 07:56 AM
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BASF makes a pretty cool candy red that I am thinking about.
The color changing paint isn't really my style. It can look cool, but I think there are better options out there.
The color changing paint isn't really my style. It can look cool, but I think there are better options out there.
Feb 27, 2007, 10:23 AM
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Bayside Blue...
Daytona Blue...
Looks too much alike for me. Not that I don't like the color, I just think that there is probably a better one out there for what I want to accomplish.
Daytona Blue...
Looks too much alike for me. Not that I don't like the color, I just think that there is probably a better one out there for what I want to accomplish.
Feb 27, 2007, 10:52 AM
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thats a pretty balsy green.. I was thinking a lil lighter than that and a tiny bit yellow in the green to make it softer... its in my head ya know.
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Feb 27, 2007, 10:55 AM
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Feb 27, 2007, 11:17 AM
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I just saw this and now I am leaning towards flat black. It contradicts everything I want in a brighter color, but man does this look mean as hell...
Feb 27, 2007, 11:19 AM
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I second the scrubs green/seafoam green of the aston martin, but ONLY on a 2 door coupe or roadster like the Z, etc... It would be way too much seafoam on an Evo... Electric Blue from the Evo workshop is pretty cool lookin, but still probably too similar to the factory blue (along with any reds besides Maroonish)... So my vote is some hue of green and blue... Whether it be sky blue or seafoam green or another mix... since you hate purple and yellow and orange, though a really dark shade of orange would look awesome.
And, that mercedes looks silver to me...
And, that mercedes looks silver to me...
Feb 27, 2007, 12:03 PM
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I second the scrubs green/seafoam green of the aston martin, but ONLY on a 2 door coupe or roadster like the Z, etc... It would be way too much seafoam on an Evo... Electric Blue from the Evo workshop is pretty cool lookin, but still probably too similar to the factory blue (along with any reds besides Maroonish)... So my vote is some hue of green and blue... Whether it be sky blue or seafoam green or another mix... since you hate purple and yellow and orange, though a really dark shade of orange would look awesome.
And, that mercedes looks silver to me...
And, that mercedes looks silver to me...
Feb 27, 2007, 12:50 PM
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Yep, I think I just made up my mind on the flat black. I keep going back to it for some reason and decided not to fight it anymore lol. Here's the final plan...
Flat black paint with a little bit of Satin in it so it looks like a paint and not a primer.
Wheels and exhaust (yes exhaust) powdercoated gloss black.
Calipers and harnesses stay bright red.
Everything else remains the same.
Flat black paint with a little bit of Satin in it so it looks like a paint and not a primer.
Wheels and exhaust (yes exhaust) powdercoated gloss black.
Calipers and harnesses stay bright red.
Everything else remains the same.
