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What do you think of this blue paint color?
Well I just got my ST back from the paint shop. I picked out the color from a chip and it is the same color but WOW, does it look different on the car. I was really shooting for something darker and greyer. Looking for opinions. What do you think of this color or should I hurry and have it resprayed a darker color?
  
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Nice color leave it.
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Arrow Blue?
It does look nice. 
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Nice "Period Look" color
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06-30-2005, 06:51 AM
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Great color. How many wheels you got on the wall anyhow????
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06-30-2005, 06:53 AM
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I think it looks good.
But, if it's not what you want, change it to what you want.
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06-30-2005, 06:55 AM
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06-30-2005, 07:09 AM
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I love it. But then again, my '70 T is almost exactly the same color, so I may be a bit biased.
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I love it... great color...
Is it the same as this one?  Can u pls give me the details of your color.. If you don't mind I might copy you next year... |
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I agree with Mike - Looks good to me, but it's your car - if you're not happy, reshoot before you put time and money into building it, just to tear it down and repaint anyway.
Take some pictures in the sun though - it looks like 3 different colors in those shots.
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Pictures often fail to show the true color. Is this roughly what your color looks like in person?
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06-30-2005, 07:26 AM
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Looks good to me.
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Once you get some contrast (black centers on wheels, etc) it will look great. But what we all like is a "mute point". If you do not like it, repaint now or you will second guess yourself forever.
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I love that color on early 911's. I think Gulf Blue. Keep it.
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That color is stunning, rare enough to be a head-turner, and one of the originals, isn't it? Do keep it.
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Riviera blue? Looks good to me.
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That's the color of my '74 Targa ;well it's really the color of the surface showing through the chipped off black paint. Keep it !
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06-30-2005, 08:56 AM
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Keep it keep it keep it! I love the flares too.
 BTW, is that orange beauty yours too? My garage queens are blue and orange. Kind of strange considering that I went to The Florida State University.
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06-30-2005, 09:01 AM
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That looks nice.......but if you do not like it, i will buy it for the price of the paint and materials
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Looks like Ossi Blue to me. Great color. I have only seen that 1 other time on another Porsche! Keep it - will look awesome when its all dressed up and put back together.
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