What Color Would You Repaint?

[mcfly]

I'm curious now after one of Allan's posts. If you could choose any color to respray your car what would it be?

Pictures are bonus points.

[DrMango]

I have my paint already mixed and sitting on my shelf. Its a custom variant of cobalt blue mixed to be a little darker with massive amounts of pearl and metallic. I painted my valve covers with it but added comeleon for fun. I'm tired of them the way they are so I'm changing the valve covers when I repaint the car this spring

Kyle

[Allan74]

Like I said before......

The easy way ? RED, again.

The hard/expensive way ? White.

[DrMango]

It seems like a good deal to deal with MWRacing for a paint job. Has anyone seen any results from his booth?

Kyle

[Allan74]

It seems like a good deal to deal with MWRacing for a paint job. Has anyone seen any results from his booth?

Kyle

Martin is just too damn shady for my liking.....

He is one of those people that has a bad habit of simply dissapearing and not giving other people a second thought.

[DrMango]

Oh wow. I didn't realize that, but I haven't paid much attention to him. I just read his post on paint jobs, saw the price and didn't go back. Now I know I guess
Has he screwed anyone over?

Kyle

[mcfly]

I noticed mwracing has not been on gtrc for a number of months though. Did his paiting deal fall through? That would work awesome for me as I do not require a show quality paint job. just respectable.


I like EV1 - lightning yellow
http://www.focusautosales.com/images/demo-car/large/democar_b13.jpg

[Zacho]

that picture made me think of ye'olde tweety.

I saw a car in person painted by martin. He was doing paint for what $1000 was he not? It honestly was pretty well done for the money. I mean around the trims it wasn't perfect but I wouldn't care if it was my car.

If I had to repaint mine, I'd probably end up with it black/gunmetal. I like this.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/thecordillera/post-764-1203825005-1.jpg

[jimbojones]

Gunmetal is my favourite but it would ruin the originality of my car

326 Crystal White enamel (single-stage, no clear coat) forever...

[mcfly]

any picture of the white?
and yes zach, very close to one of the 4 shades tweety was.

[Allan74]

I almost forgot.......

This is a pretty LONG SHOT, but it is definately a colour scheme I had in mind with black accents.

http://carsmedia.ign.com/cars/image/article/715/715229/turtle-wax-r34-skyline-thursday-top-20060627065828494.jpg

[Allan74]

...and before anyone says Millenium Jade.......IT'S ARMY GREEN !

[mcfly]

shade lighter then urban green

[Allan74]

Yes, it needs to be a shade darker, but it's the closest pic I could find.

Remember that S13 RB25 car for sale on GTRC a few months ago ? that's the colour I like......

[Rapier46]

NEver repaint.

Looks so horrible unless the entire car is stripped and entire car is paired inside and out.

But if I did have an r34, I would have it done the same blue as the autostyle r34 gtr

[jimbojones]

I can't convince myself to change the color ;)

[Rapier46]

Exactly^^. Honestly I don't think r32 gtr's look good in any other than oem colours. Too trashy most look after repaint.

[Allan74]

No, we know nothing about cars....especially Skylines.
I think you lost your rear wiper :rolleyes:

[jimbojones]

Damn it...A/C, ABS....gone. Car is just falling apart :p

No, we know nothing about cars....especially Skylines.
I think you lost your rear wiper :rolleyes:

[DrMango]

Yellow cars always make me think a girl or a blatantly gay guy is driving it. That R34 looks clean though


Kyle

[DrMango]

I don't think repaints look bad. Most people that would spend the money to repaint a Skyline would take the time to do it right. For me I'm lucky that my brother is a painter so that makes it easy on me and my wallet. I have the patients to pull my whole car apart and sand everything very thoroughly. I have a good start on it already and after its comepletely painted you won't be able to tell it was redone.

Kyle

[mcfly]

I would acid dip and stitch weld, then spray entire body + cage

[Rapier46]

This thing looks pretty good when its driving.

http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i28/2837_4lo.jpg

its a little dark than in the picture i think. not a fan of the wheels though.

[Allan74]

Blue & Gold is for Subarus......

[DrMango]

The blue looks good but the wheels are ichy

Kyle

[esh]

Blue & Gold is for Subarus......

agreed. the minute i saw that, it reminded me of my friends subie lol

personally, if i could repaint, i would go with something like midnight purple. or just stick with gunmetal cuz i love the colour.

[Terrh]

WHITE POWER

[DrMango]

that was un nessesary :S

Kyle

[TougeJunkie]

Im a big fan of satin black ..... so sexy and stealthy
but it really depends on what the car is built for... drift or track cars can get away with more punchy racey colors and decals. Street cars are nice in more chill colors like that nice Jade

[mcfly]

Im a big fan of satin black ..... so sexy and stealthy
but it really depends on what the car is built for... drift or track cars can get away with more punchy racey colors and decals. Street cars are nice in more chill colors like that nice Jade

it's the same car though. They wear colors no differently :confused:

[DrMango]

and the body has to be perfect

Kyle

[TougeJunkie]

it's the same car though. They wear colors no differently :confused:

Its just my personal preference, its just like a race car with chrome wheels or a stock street car with racing decals ...just does not work for me

[Skym]

Best wheel colour is black for racetrack or road use, as it hides the brake dust buildup.

In real life, I like the light blue colour for R32GTR (factory option colour) and black rims.

EV1 - lightning yellow for R34GTR is good looking colour in real life, but horrible to match properly if GTR is rear ended, which happened to someone I knew with the same colour on their R34GTR. It's was very hard to match to original colour (I think due to clearcoat). It always looked slightly a different colour compare to rest of car in factory colour. Factory use a hardcoat clearcoat (hard to chip and is toxic to spray and is why panelbeaters don't use it, but factory can due to robot arms spraying chassis), aftermarket use a different type of clearcoat.

If your going to repaint properly, remove windows, buy new window seals from Nissan or custom window seals, etc. Paint build up around windows and clearcoat not going under seals is what happens if you don't remove window seals. Also can solve any leak / rust problems around windows when window seals are removed. Leaks in windows can happen due to chassis twisting when going into driveways, then untwisting alot. Happens on the top corners of front, rear windows.

For raceprep, strip chassis, remove windows, acid dip, spot weld, reinforce chassis where it needs it (stut towers, etc), seal gaps between panels underneath. Then respray underneath chassis with paint only (no underseal that adds weight) and minimal layers of paint on top of chassis to reduce weight.

[DrMango]

When my car is repained this spring it will have all windows removed and the front panels+hood removed to do the job right. Its the only way to repaint a skyline for sure!

Kyle

[Skym]

I agree.

Proper paint job cost's alot due to buying new window seals from Nissan, stripping back to bare metal, removing dents, etc. Some good panelbeaters remove dents on metal, not cover them up with filler.

There's filler you can buy that goes black in low area's of paintjob, so can sort them out and make paint look glass smooth.

Some do all the prep work themselves, then get panelbeater to spray car. Saves alot of $$$.

[DrMango]

doing anything "right" costs money. Paint isnt something to cheap on

Kyle

[j-ran]

bbq paint flat black ftw

[rb-racer]

Best wheel colour is black for racetrack or road use, as it hides the brake dust buildup.

In real life, I like the light blue colour for R32GTR (factory option colour) and black rims.

EV1 - lightning yellow for R34GTR is good looking colour in real life, but horrible to match properly if GTR is rear ended, which happened to someone I knew with the same colour on their R34GTR. It's was very hard to match to original colour (I think due to clearcoat). It always looked slightly a different colour compare to rest of car in factory colour. Factory use a hardcoat clearcoat (hard to chip and is toxic to spray and is why panelbeaters don't use it, but factory can due to robot arms spraying chassis), aftermarket use a different type of clearcoat.

If your going to repaint properly, remove windows, buy new window seals from Nissan or custom window seals, etc. Paint build up around windows and clearcoat not going under seals is what happens if you don't remove window seals. Also can solve any leak / rust problems around windows when window seals are removed. Leaks in windows can happen due to chassis twisting when going into driveways, then untwisting alot. Happens on the top corners of front, rear windows.

For raceprep, strip chassis, remove windows, acid dip, spot weld, reinforce chassis where it needs it (stut towers, etc), seal gaps between panels underneath. Then respray underneath chassis with paint only (no underseal that adds weight) and minimal layers of paint on top of chassis to reduce weight.

I actually heard yellow was one of the hardest colors to paint.
Anyone know what it costs to acid dip?

[Skym]

Interesting.

Acid dip will eat the rust, etc and can leave big holes where rust was, if rust gone that far through panel. Then they should neutralize dip to remove acid and primer dip or spray chassis (Zinc coat chassis) to prevent it from rusting afterwards.

This thread below has info on what some have found out when using media blasting, acid dipping -

http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=592472&page=3

Each process has it's + and -.

On new cars that are converted to racecars, I noticed they acid dip. I had magazine article showing the start to finish raceprep of a BTCC style racecar from a stock car. Included reinforcing strut towers, etc.

[dah_hunter]

This is the Color im using on my car soonish

http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/Jacco%20Willemsen/Car%20Features/Girodisc%20EVO/DSC_0374.jpg

http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/Jacco%20Willemsen/Car%20Features/Girodisc%20EVO/DSC_0347.jpg


Metallic Drunken Olive.... Its amazing.. (IMO)

FYI.. the painting place that martin alwys pimps isnt run by martin..
Its a shop in surrey, i have had 3 cars painted there over the past 3 years.. its good price for what you get..

[DrMango]

What kind of price is realistic for a car our size dah?

BTW that is a very sexy colour

Kyle

[rb-racer]

FYI.. the painting place that martin alwys pimps isnt run by martin..
Its a shop in surrey, i have had 3 cars painted there over the past 3 years.. its good price for what you get..

what shop is this, i might be in for some new paint. nothing fancy

[M13]

Since my car is already white...


I like the Nissan White, but I want something more updated:

http://www.puresportscar.com/gallery/data/2/medium/2elise_white_reont-med.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Lotus_Europa_S.JPG/800px-Lotus_Europa_S.JPG

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/gemballa_1024_768_lead.jpg

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/2974/1181/32433090001_large.jpg

A little bit of pearl would hide dirt/imperfections well IMO.

[jimbojones]

Dah_hunter: I thought I had seen that color before...it's (at least similar to) an original Bentley color; they used it when the resurrected the Le Mans Bentley in the last few years <see link>

http://www.europeancarweb.com/news/0306ec_bentley_wins_le_mans_after_73_years/photo_01.html

Very nice color and classy...now all you need is a couple of James Bond cuties spread over your car and you're set!



This is the Color im using on my car soonish


Metallic Drunken Olive.... Its amazing.. (IMO)

FYI.. the painting place that martin alwys pimps isnt run by martin..
Its a shop in surrey, i have had 3 cars painted there over the past 3 years.. its good price for what you get..

[dah_hunter]

Skyline sized car is around $1200 for a normal color.. prices vary for other colors..

Its $100 per door jam if you want to do a full color change..

I dont have the number on me.. i will post it up when i get it..

[DrMango]

I don't need a number personally dah hunter. My brother is a painter so he will be doing the work on my car anyways. I was just curious for reference, thanks

Kyle

[dah_hunter]

kk np..

[superdaveosbourne]

What about British Racing Green? I don't think I've ever seen a Skyline painted in this colour, just curious how it would look...

http://www.heritageclassics.com/jaguar/70etypegrn/A.jpg

[mcfly]

Fire Opal red
hands down best color

http://i35.tinypic.com/35cikad.jpg

[Zacho]

Im usually not the biggest fan of red, but that red is nice. But when I saw it I instantly thought mazda 6 with a hump back.

[Muss@GeneticTuning]

We have quite the signature color that will be going on our three shop cars. Should make some purists squirm for sure. Also on a side note, we offer paint, bodywork, fitting bodykits/widebodys and so on as a specialty of ours . I'm sure we could work out a reasonable deal for GTRP members.

[DrMango]

Im a big fan of the OEM colours from R32-34s. Pretty much cant go wrong, especially with midnight purple mmmmm

Kyle

[DarKcyde]

Gotta vote for Midnight Purple.

* LP2 - Midnight Purple
* LV4 - Midnight Purple II
* LX0 - Midnight Purple III

LP2 unless you burn $$ to keep warm in the winter. The color shifting stuff is beautiful, but a little too attention-grabbing for me.

Nice LP2 pic:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p52/jonno1706/newpolishoff1.jpg

[tazsgtr]

Always been partial to LX0

[rb-racer]

I was never too fussed about midnight purple. I like metal flake.
or burnt oranges

[aaronisonfire]

Lexus has a nice red. Lamborghini orange is another one I like a lot.

For a Skyline though I'd have to say the winner by far is Millennium Jade.

Lamborghini in orange:

http://www.lambocars.com/hr/mur/imsagtr17.jpg

R35 in orange? Maybe not...?

http://www.gtrblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/vsv-000.jpg

[DrMango]

I really like burnt orange too and there shall be some in choice places on my car soon

Kyle

[SVTong]

I know I'm going to get a electronic punch in the face, but I'm half-tempted to get a truck place to cover my entire car in black RhinoLiner. It would be the ultimate in durability for a DD :D

[DrMango]

Rhino liner is shit. Get linex or bust. My brother has been spraying linex for years and would give a deal for sure if you want something sprayed(not necessarily the whole car)

Kyle

[gtrtt]

Midnight metallic green for me when I get it done this spring. The new Ford mustang Bullit has a colour called highland green which is kinda nice, just not dark enough. I'm also partial to a pearl metallic bronze but it would have to be the perfect shade to work. Someone on "another forum" had a bronze one in their avatar that was dope !

Nick

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No sig yet 'cause I'm not used to being allowed one !

[GRIP]

I really like the old Mopar colors, hugger orange and the green on old Cudas, the lambo burnt orange is pretty sexy too

[nic-skyline]

i have a white gts and if i had to change the colour i would choose bayside blue, also i like black but there A LOT of black skyline...i love white skylines so i will stick to my colour

[Devo]

my Skyline is black as of now but is really worn out and weathered...I'd go with a Gun Metal grey or Flat Black, but done well no spray bombin'!

[Skym]

Pearl Metallic black for R32 looks shiny, even when car is wet or dirty or wax / clearcoat is lightly scratched.

Light blue (factory colour) for R32, Midnight purple for R33, R33 Lemans blue (with Nismo rims) are my other favourite colours.

R33 Lemans blue -

http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/32/l_62e32bd318a7ed5ccb6d1dfbbdc5a705.jpg (http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/32/l_62e32bd318a7ed5ccb6d1dfbbdc5a705.jpg)

or

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WEUhAb3Eals/SnOrIIpFvZI/AAAAAAAAHBg/gsEu4iMiLQw/s400/iIMG_7128.jpg (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WEUhAb3Eals/SnOrIIpFvZI/AAAAAAAAHBg/gsEu4iMiLQw/s400/iIMG_7128.jpg)

[Oakville]

nissan colour code 732 on a R32 :)

edit: or LX0 on an R34

[mcfly]

I have a 732 gtr, looked great 4 years ago.

[Oakville]

doesnt hold its beauty?

[Kras]

732 ftw

[mcfly]

black is just so hard to keep looking nice.

[Shadao]

i like my white GTR the way it is... but.... if i were to update it id prolly go with a pearl white like m13... i think it would make it look beautiful

of course this color has always been one of my other favs
http://www.ammodelsandtoys.com/ASTON%20MARTIN%20DB9%20CONV%20-%20GREEN.JPG

[Allan74]

I wish my GTR was white. If it was, I would be the asshole with the clear-coated-carbon wing, trunk, hood, muffler guard, mirrors, grille etc.

I honestly CAN'T STAND when people leave raw-looking carbon fiber panels on their cars, EXCEPT for when it's White ;) ....then it's hawt.

Felix's 'Project Horny' ? .........I LOVE that car. Pretty much what I described above, white with carbon everything.

Just needs LESS Black....MORE Carbon ;)

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e361/felixy69/P1040243.jpg

[mcfly]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Orange_Porsche_911_GT3_RS_Type_997_(side).jpg

[Kras]

black is just so hard to keep looking nice.

I agree... I've nearly driven myself mad polishing/waxing.

It looks so nice after I'm done though!

My car will stay 732 black, will probably end up getting the paint job 'touched up" in a few problem areas.

[GRIP]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Orange_Porsche_911_GT3_RS_Type_997_(side).jpg

there is one of these just down the road from me .... looks super sexy in person