Black vs. Orange

[badinfluence]

$300 to get it painted black...

yes I am doing it the CHEAP way.....maaco

[beardy2]

keep your car black and put a desine on your car in that color orange

[JoeliusZ28]

are you having the body work finished on the quarter panel?

[badinfluence]

i am going to finish "rough" straigtening it out then they are going to finish it off ($200)

[c0ncEpT]

Electron Blue FTW

[JoeliusZ28]

cool man. well i definitely think the sunburst orange is the way to go. C6 wheels + C6 color will make that thing seem newer than it really is.

[badinfluence]

Electron Blue FTW

now thats a cool idea...

cool man. well i definitely think the sunburst orange is the way to go. C6 wheels + C6 color will make that thing seem newer than it really is.

that would look very modern, and very nice too

[BP_Z28]

orange man orange!

[Hugger Z]

Orange and just rattle can the jambs and stuff black anyway.

[MORNINGSTAR2101]

orange and black ftw!! i love this combo

[dj's ws6]

Either would look great however I like to see a good clean black car.

[MiT/A'96]

<<<<<< Do I have to say ???

[phoenix_rising]

I vote for black because it is going to be a whole lot cheaper and will not require pulling the entire car apart to look right.

Oh and just a heads up. A pro shop will usually get you for $3500 just for the exterior with a B/C paint. Door jambs, decklid, under hood, and engine bay are much more most likely add another $2-3000 for a good paint job. Also have you checked to see if that orange paint is a 2 stage Base/Clear or a 3 stage Base/Effect/Clear? A 3 stage paint is much more labor and cost than a 2 stage. I would suggest you go borrow a paint shops paint chip book and find a B/C variation of that color from another car.

Check and see if this is the color...

http://www.tcpglobal.com/aclchip.asp...07-gm-pg02.jpg
http://www.tcpglobal.com/aclchip.asp...07-gm-pg03.jpg

Looks like Sunburst Orange to me which looks to be B/C which will save you money.

How about a nice BMW or Mercedes color like Diamond Black Metallic?



Take a look at the Popular Hot Rodding from a few months back. They did an article about OEM colors that will give your car a custom look and they featured some hot Oranges. Take a look at my final choice,

From GM Bright Red, a beautiful but all to common color...



Barcelona Red Metallic, a simliar color tone but way sexy.

[MiT/A'96]

Love that two-tone Ben !!!

[phoenix_rising]

Love that two-tone Ben !!!

Thanks Tony! Just needs a bit more work and she will be all set.