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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 09:34 PM
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scored a free paint job! suggestions???

some lady hit me while backing up out of a spot and put a huge dent in my fender. lucky for me i had a new fender already and know the right people because i scored a free paint job. can i get suggestions on what colour to paint her (dont want the same colour>to many people have red thirdgens) what colour u think would look best on mine???

check out link below to see a good side pic of my Z.

http://www.pix8.net/pro/pic.php?u=2891Bn1lB&i=31433
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 09:54 PM
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i'd say a dark mettalic blue
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 10:19 PM
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Did my firebird dark met blue,but i ad some pearl it lighten it up a little bit. Its a cool color but show dirt real fast. Last sat i spend 2 hours cleaning it and glazeing it. went out by the time i got home did not look like i washed in a few days.I'm going to do my camaro some shade of silver. don't see to many of them.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 10:21 PM
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nice jet black
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 10:32 PM
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NICE JET BLACK? U talking about the color on my car?
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 11:04 PM
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Black is always a nice color for a sports car.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 11:06 PM
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i'd also suggest gunmetal grey, i've never seen it on a camaro

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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 11:38 PM
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i'd also suggest gunmetal great, i've never seen it on a camaro
I'm assuming u meant gunmetal gray...but another color u dont see much is yellow. i've seen a couple yellow thirdgens and they look good.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 12:00 AM
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sorry yeah gunmetal grey
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 12:04 AM
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Emerald looks pretty cool
in fact theres a camaro in town with that color and its for sale
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 12:05 AM
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yellows cool but man little to bright for me. But it does look good with black. I did a chevelle in gunmetal did not really car for it.Butit was single stage paint and i tried to wet sand it. So i think I might have messed it up.Its hard picking colors i hate doing it. If u start looking at paint books it gets even harder.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 01:03 AM
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black is my favorite!!! but, there are just as many black thirdgen's as there is red. If you want to stand out your gonna have to go with an extreme color like burnt orange or chameleon. but, I don't see why you don't like the red. red screams "im gonna beat you"! why don't you just throw some pearl or metal flake in the red and call it a day

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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 01:04 AM
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I know you said you do not want red, but there is a 04 mazda color called velocity red mica...it is a really awesome color, and then you would not have to paint your jams.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 01:19 AM
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Dude, that blue you always told me about, do it that color. OR, you could paint it a gun metal/silver mix sorta deal. But whatever, your car will still be nice

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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 01:41 AM
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Plum Crazy would be cool... and very unique

...maybe Go Mango, or Hemi Orange....

(If you can't tell, I like Mopar colors )
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 02:30 AM
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Check the colors on the latemodel chevy trucks, Saw one of the new chevys(avalanche?) about a week ago that was the most bitchin dark blue I have ever seen.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 02:53 AM
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How about a combo in between black and gunmetal like charcoal. I wish I still had a pic of it, but I rarely see that color on any car. Thats color I want.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 02:05 PM
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how bout viper steel grey pearl.
http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread...per+steel+grey

sunset orange also be a good color to choose
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 04:04 PM
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British Racing Green? I dunno...dont see many third gen camaros that color, might look nice.....
Metalic blue would be cool.....yellow maybe.....
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 04:08 PM
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i say paint it the same color...its looks good like that...maybe some flames to accent? i dunno how much detail you'll get for free though
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 10:00 PM
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You're getting the ENTIRE car painted for free cause your fender got dented?
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 11:53 PM
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lol ya..they did not want to go through insurance so i took her to my friends body shop and got a quote lol

thanks for all the ideas but i think i might be going with my orignal choice (blue) pic below of the blue i would get(almost the same as my firebird).

these are my choices in order, what do u guys think is the best colour of the 3??
1. blue>same as in pic
2. black
3.metalic red
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 12:23 AM
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Id have to go with your mother...........................nah im just screwing with ya

Black if its done right (one guy on here painted his black and it was friggen awesome I mean you could see his entire yards reflection in detail on his fender)
or blue dont care much for red
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 12:43 AM
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BROWN!, thats unique , im kidding
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 12:49 AM
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BROWN!, thats unique , im kidding
That got me to thinking. How about like the stock paint on my old '80 firebird? Two tone, top half of the car brown, bottom gold, eh? EH?
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 01:27 AM
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Originally posted by 123jon321
That got me to thinking. How about like the stock paint on my old '80 firebird? Two tone, top half of the car brown, bottom gold, eh? EH?
are you isane? that would look like a turd dipped in gold J/k well I wouldnt like it
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 01:30 AM
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that blue does look good!
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 02:01 AM
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Originally posted by Aredross
are you isane? that would look like a turd dipped in gold J/k well I wouldnt like it
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 02:13 AM
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Originally posted by Aredross
are you isane? that would look like a turd dipped in gold J/k well I wouldnt like it
Good job, you just nailed it on the head and with the eloquence of a poet I might add
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 07:31 AM
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You must be really good friends with the shop guys. Changing color on a third gen is a chore, especially looking at the under hood deal. Me, I'd leave it red, your car looks great especially with the wheels.
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 07:43 AM
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i say the blue cuz it has been one of my favorite colors ever since i saw that car on cardomain last december. But remember the thing that makes that car though is the white stripes, but the Metalic Saphire Blue is still sweet.
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 10:09 AM
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our racecar is "redbull blue" and yes its the same color as the can, i love it, and if i wasnt in love with black cars thats the color i would go.


it looks *real* good shined up!
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 11:31 AM
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my motto is if you want a blue car then buy a blue car. changing colors is not my thing, i would change colors if i was going to go with something real unique. but to change it from racing red to blue, i'd just go get a blue maro.
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 11:57 AM
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British Racing Green sounds like an interesting idea. But aside from that, I say keep it red.
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 04:21 AM
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Just be aware that changing colors is a pain in the butt. You must remove everything including the engine to get it really right. Areas like inside the mirror, water wells, hatch recessed areas, running boards, firewall, etc. will always tell that you did a color change unless you remove everything and go to the frame before painting. Plus as the car gets older and you get more paint chips it starts to be a pain to cover them up. Red is such a hot color I say just add pearl or stripes or flames.
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 04:17 AM
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blue! but with silver stripes like mine
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 10:10 PM
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what color?

my vote is for 69 hugger orange with the blacked out headlight pocket liek the car in chp the "my generation camaro" loved that color HEHE:lala:
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 06:47 AM
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thanks for the suggestions. i know whats involved with painting a car, i painted my firebird the same blue. u guys remeber my firebird colour lol
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 11:45 PM
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Metallic green top with sahara tan lower. Divide it up with some silver airbrushed stripes down the sides.Add some Boze Stingers and you got a show stopper!
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