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Old 11-26-09, 03:46 PM
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New Paint Ideas needed!

So i'm looking into repainting my rx-7 due to sun fade on the hood roof and trunk. I was thinking about respraying it silver but i want a nice silver that will pop fairly well. Does anyone have any ideas of what a good silver would be (dealer color) i was looking at the rx8 22v silver but i wanted to get some more ideas! It has a wine colored interior so it would need to be something that would hold the interior well.
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It has always seemed to me that I notice the lustre of the silver on GM Grand Am GT 's . more than any other silver , not sure why , but seems to be extra nice . Almost looks wet when its not

I don't know the code , or the years but think its probably in the range of 2002 -2006 model years
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thanks i'll look into that and see how i think it'd look on the 7.
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try the stock sunbeam silver
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arctic silver....cant lose with the tried and true.
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The stock silver leaves alot to be desired. I'm not against silver, but sunbeam silver just doesn't do it for me. BTW my 82 is sunbeam silver, thats how I know.
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I've been looking at the arctic silver and i'm really liking the way that looks. if you know of any other colors to go with the wine interior let me know.
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i paint for a living,the bigger the metalic is,the longer the color will hold out,resist dulling.
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Ferrari Grigio Mettalic


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Wow. That is a BEAUTIFUL color for a car.
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silver its my favorite car color my last car was a 07 BMW 335 twin turbo metallic silver
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Ah so many choices.. i'm thinking that i may go that bmw silver or the arctic silver i really appreciate all the ideas. Thanks!
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arctic silver is meh
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meh as in good or the meeeeh as in so so?
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