best color to show curves
06-19-15, 09:35 AM
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best color to show curves
I'm finishing up my engine, about ready to drive, but paint is shot. Question is, what is the best color to show of the cars curves. I'm not going red, or blue. It's faded yellow now, and seems the bright color shows detail. Not a daily driver, so not worried about attracting cops, and interior is most likely going black with whatever color the car is for the stitching. Thanks for the input. I have been looking online and each picture looks perfect, but unsure in the real world with dust and muck.
06-19-15, 10:38 AM
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i had a yellow FD and i really liked it. prefect color for a top feeding predator, which is what the FD is.
06-19-15, 11:00 AM
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Wait, you said on your title: "best color to show curves".
I don't think black is the best for this and besides, they always look dirty and the swirls marks on the paint would drive me crazy.
It's your car, paint it any color you like, I would stay with the yellow though.
To answer your question light colors show body line best, like silver.
I don't think black is the best for this and besides, they always look dirty and the swirls marks on the paint would drive me crazy.
It's your car, paint it any color you like, I would stay with the yellow though.
To answer your question light colors show body line best, like silver.
Last edited by RedBaronII; 06-19-15 at 11:03 AM.
06-19-15, 01:20 PM
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Something about British Racing Green doesn't seem right on an FD. Black would show curves best IMO, but it'll also show any flaws and is tougher to maintain. Yellow or white are probably the easiest colors to maintain. And if your original color was yellow, it would be the easiest to do a proper complete on....IMO. If all you have now is a single stage, any color in basecoat/clearcoat is going to look WAY nicer.
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06-19-15, 01:48 PM
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I agree with Sgtblue, a well maintained Black is looks awesome, but it is a pain to keep clean and you are always out polishing ( I know from experience lol ). Black shows ANY imperfections be it a small dent/flaw to spider webbing and swirls. If you have black you will probably and up changing how you wash your car 
06-19-15, 02:45 PM
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Wait, you said on your title: "best color to show curves".
I don't think black is the best for this and besides, they always look dirty and the swirls marks on the paint would drive me crazy.
It's your car, paint it any color you like, I would stay with the yellow though.
To answer your question light colors show body line best, like silver.
I don't think black is the best for this and besides, they always look dirty and the swirls marks on the paint would drive me crazy.
It's your car, paint it any color you like, I would stay with the yellow though.
To answer your question light colors show body line best, like silver.
06-20-15, 08:59 AM
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I think if you could find the right color changing paint, the FD would look unreal. My BMX bike is painted with Dupont chromasystem that goes from dark blue when looking straight at it, to purple, to red, to gold at more of an angle. This paint might be too extreme for a large surface area like a car. Maybe a paint that switches between only two colors, like yellow to orange, would be more suitable.
I'm one of the few that think MB is an awesome color...everything goes with it
something like this really makes the curves dramatic...but imo this might be a little over the top for most people:
I'm one of the few that think MB is an awesome color...everything goes with it
something like this really makes the curves dramatic...but imo this might be a little over the top for most people:
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06-20-15, 12:08 PM
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Didn't get ya wrong at all, Sgt! I hope I didn't come off as defensive or anything. 
needsparts, that's kinda-sorta what the Montego color does. I've had more than one person ask what the color is exactly. Blue? green? both?
It's called Montego Blue, but everyone around my house calls it "the green car".
needsparts, that's kinda-sorta what the Montego color does. I've had more than one person ask what the color is exactly. Blue? green? both?
It's called Montego Blue, but everyone around my house calls it "the green car".
06-20-15, 05:00 PM
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I think white is clean and black is mean.
I own a black car.
I also like black wheel/black car, and I like black wheels on a white car.
get wild on the lug nuts and rotor hat, the slight color differences actually is what sets apart cars IMO.
I have black wheels, black car, project mu rotors with purple lug nuts. looks really good. lots of small spokes is what I like as well for wheels.
I own a black car.
I also like black wheel/black car, and I like black wheels on a white car.
get wild on the lug nuts and rotor hat, the slight color differences actually is what sets apart cars IMO.
I have black wheels, black car, project mu rotors with purple lug nuts. looks really good. lots of small spokes is what I like as well for wheels.
06-20-15, 05:34 PM
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If you want to show off curves on the FD then black is the worst color for that. Think about it: given that it is black the curves get lost not only because it hard to see the variations due to surface being black, but also because of the highly reflective properties of a shiny black car. In other words your eye will focus more on what is being reflected rather than the actual curve of the car. With said you can't really go wrong with a black FD.
IMO brighter colors show curves the best: yellow, silver, white, orange, blue, ect.
This is what I am talking about:
IMO brighter colors show curves the best: yellow, silver, white, orange, blue, ect.
This is what I am talking about:
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06-21-15, 07:01 AM
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You really need to keep it some version of yellow to avoid having it look like *** when doors and hoods and hatches are opened. Nothing screams "wrecked car" more than seeing mis-matched paint. Unless of course you're going to do a $10K paint job and literally paint EVERYTHING.
Personally, I think CYM is the best paint for an FD. The first one I saw, the first one in Wichita, Kansas was a CYM painted version. The way the mica in the paint caught the sunlight...man, I can STILL remember it like yesterday, even 23 years later.
Personally, I think CYM is the best paint for an FD. The first one I saw, the first one in Wichita, Kansas was a CYM painted version. The way the mica in the paint caught the sunlight...man, I can STILL remember it like yesterday, even 23 years later.
06-21-15, 08:43 AM
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