Looking for a COOL color for my son's 1980

[Dean_Fuller]

I have been working on my son's car for the last couple months. Getting it ready for a full repaint. He wants to change the color. Looking for "out of the ordinary" colors.

Garrett is only 24 and wants something other than stock colors.

Ideas??? Pics if you have them.

Thanks, Dean

[lfausty]

color changing paint, color effects,...... You Tube see rolling videos. OOPS did i just boost your bill.

sonny must have a color hes partial too. a toy he loved as a kid. a color complimenting int. Colors can change a bit with different color primer used? the reducer ratio?

[Dean_Fuller]

I'm going to paint this myself so fancy paint is out. This will be my first paint job so basic b/c will be in order. Interior is black so any color will go fine.

He is leaning to a copper/ orange color. I kind of would like to see Continental Orange myself.

[sonett3]

What ever you do not put on some cheap Base coat and clear. And the epoxy that you are using has a window in it at least let it set up for at least two to three days. But you can put on some self etch primer then let flash and put your primer over that the key is to not let the self etch set to long or you will have to re sand and reply the self etch again. And if you use the self etch DO NOT SPAY TO HIDE or it will peel of in sheets

[JhwShark]

Check out some of the colors on the site below, there is a model and year search...
Auto Color Library - The World's Largest Online Color-Chip Library

Look at some of the 70's BMW's (3.0csi, 2002) and Porsche's (914, 911) palletes.
Do a BING car picture search.
Colorado Orange: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/vroomer/CSL01.jpg
another orange: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/alamarlab/shamrock07/Shamrock07032a.jpg

BMW had a couple of interesting Oranges and Greens.
Jon

[MPDano]

[tedward515]

I think you should go with the black metallic, but I'm biased I think thats what your sons car was to begin with, wasn't it?

[lfausty]

Chamois cloth orange thats coppery gold orange tanish, after you paint it he can do the continental orange buffing of it. to take care of it.


a goldy/brownish GREY , call it kalamazo grey Note the kalamazo would have the copper metallic fleck into the grey

[american-kiwi]

I like the color of this car, ......its listed in the "for sale" forums,

[Dean_Fuller]

Originally Posted by tedward515

I think you should go with the black metallic, but I'm biased I think thats what your sons car was to begin with, wasn't it?

Yes his was black metallic...but he said it looked too much like my Slate gray Metallic. He is still in that stage that he does NOT want to look like Dad...He and I have come a long way since his brothers death 6 months ago. I hope we get there.

[Dean_Fuller]

Originally Posted by american-kiwi

I like the color of this car, ......its listed in the "for sale" forums,

I LIKE that!

[tedward515]

I know what you mean. I think we all go thru stages that we don't want to be like are parents.
There was an orange color that was available in 78 only, I think . I have a first year color chart that shows it. I've never seen one in it but I think it would look great. Ill try to remember to post it when iget back from sitm. I also like your idea of redoing the seats in a period style.

[Danglerb]

Copper metallic like they had on the 924 is one of my favorites.

[lfausty]

JoeyICU 4-21-10 pelican classified porsche for sale- 928 (says its like lambo orange, paint code avail? ) looks better on the 928 if you like that color. justs looks more subtle/less flashy on a 928. That is a good pic of a 928 done in orange. YOU HAVE TO USE SEARCH THIS FORUM (928) OR IT ONLY GOES BACK THROUGH 5/MAY SALES. OR ADDITIONALLY AND MORE DAYS OF THREADS DOWN BOTTOM OF PAGE TO GET 4/APRIL.

[neil30076]

Infiniti Silver.



Car is now with my daughter on East Coast, and she says everyone stops her and asks what it is, and they love the color.

[Dean_Fuller]

He found his color. I just need to find a color code as close as possible.

[Normy]

Originally Posted by american-kiwi

I like the color of this car, ......its listed in the "for sale" forums,

that car is actually very close to the color of my first car ever, a 1977 VW Rabbit that was "Bali Green".

-It was bright green!

I made great sport of the car, which had black bumpers and black trim.... I eventually put Rabbit GTI stripes on the side of the car in black, along with a "Wabbit" sticker on the windshield. I'm sure that car was famous at Embry-Riddle University. Everyone knew it from its amazing color!

[lfausty]

Maybe?

1A8 -- exact name red , zanzibar red (orange) some do call it zanzibar orange as theres guards red this is also called a red but as youd say more a burnt orange, agree! then theres a special edition orange but its real bright orange. that is sweet,eh? nice choice. car itself sweet ride too.

[BReyes]

Guards red is a stock color. Seal it spray it, and may not even have to buff it. He could even be brought in to help lay down some of the paint. I remember my first red spray job I did as a teenager totally unsupervised . Probably had it buffed before my pops could take too close a look at it (my 70 GTO). Ah yes those were the days- or so I thought, huh? Cars got faster then found cars could go flat out around curves. Just make sure he knows to tell you when he gets ticket(s) so you can make sure they get paid pays them .

Here a few to see if he likes the stock color (not mine). Your paint supplier may know guards red by heart. Now I need to find a 997 in the color above in person.

Goodluck.



Regards,

[BReyes]