hey all, got a 94 del sol and i've been readin up on the "50$ Paintjob" thread. got thru about 200+ pages and tried it out on my hood and targa with decent/acceptable results. im not looking to make a show car, but rather change the stock color (samba green) to something a little less noticable to help blend in with traffic a lil better haha. so far i've got the hood and roof gloss black and plan on doing the trunk lid the same also. the only problem is im torn between 3 colors for the rest of the body.. White, dark/charcoal grey, or the army green type color. keep in mind that this will be going along with the 3 black panels i have painted already. just wanted to get some suggestions to see what might turn out the best. thanks in advance! any ideas/suggestions are welcome.

 

What color are your wheels?

 

what color are your wheels?

 

^^^ weird

 

^^^^^x3

 

gold rota gt3's 16"

 

white

 

black, charcoal gray.

 

white

 

def weird we sent that at the exact same time

 

thts wht i was thinkin.. kinda like a panda theme but imo the green would look pretty sweet with the gold wheels to offset the color. but then at the same time i dont think the grey would look tht bad either.. man this sucks haha

 

^^ i know right... well great minds think alike sir

the grey wouldnt be bad either..

i like the samba green though but oh well

 

oh yea dont get me wrong i love the green but so do cops so i figure if i dont drive as aggresively and change the color it'l decrease my chance of getting tickets.. here in nj cops arent exactly tht lenient

 

cops suck everywhere man... cali is the worst by far

if u want a discrete color go with black grey or white

 

Can you post pics of your current paint scheme

 

white

 

Charcoal w/ black hood etc. always looks classy to me. I think the white/black contrast would make your car stand out even more.

+green w/gold wheels?? not for me, thanks.

I saw an article on a custom S2000 in one of the industry mags... It was charcoal with cf hood, roof and trunk. VERY sharp... Clean and evil at the same time.

 

this is how she sits now:

 

defiantly white

 

Meh, there's a lot of white cars here. I would go Charcoal Gray/Black just because it's still understated, but different.

 

haha yeah My vote caused white to balance the percentage with black. Go with white, it gives the del sol a crisp and clean look.

 

white

 

army green

 

nighthawk black pearl would be clean

 

i agree i think the grey would look pretty sweet.. but im also kinda leanin towards the white too cuz of the contrast between the panels and how since im rolling it on it'l be easier to do and hide more imperfections.



Hood, 6 coats in wetsanded with 600 then 800 inbetween coats still needs to be sanded with 1500 polished+waxed -






Targa first 2 coats over primer w/ no wetsanding:




Materials: