This is my 88 dx hatch.



The little rust it had has been fixed, and its ready for paint. I got some time though, wont be able to paint it until june when i get home from college.

The trim and bumpers have been restored to their oem black unpainted look, i want to keep them that way.

So what color should i paint it?

 

Flat black

 

thats the last color id ever do

 

Rally red or the OEM blue

 

I think white.. i seen white efs and the look sick

 

stock unless you plan on painting it right. ebay, door moldings etc

 

oem og color.

 

OEM or gunmetal/gray

 

s2000 suzuka blue pearl

 

Paint it clear or transparent.

Seriously? Why is this thread not locked yet?

 

I want something thats gonna go well with the hx's. the paint on it now is obviously faded to the extreme, so idk what the oem respray is going to look like. Just trying to get opinions since keeping the bumpers black isnt all that common, and i want it to flow well.

Try not to flame. If this thread bothers you personally, then just ignore it.

 

I voted OEM since everything would match. Plus thats a hot color I think.

 

Pink with lime green wheels ftw

 

I liked the blue hatch with confetti colored metalflake I saw here a while back - that's what I suggest.

IBTL FTW

 

If it bothers you to follow the forum rules, then just go post on a different site that doesn't have forum rules.

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Im sorry I made you upset

ok, close it and ignore it.

 

suzuka blue would look nice!

 

oem color

 

gunmetal/grey

 

Lime green with black widow body kit

 

Y49

 

i agree with tonylovesjdmef9 if youre not doing the oem respray. someone repainted the same car with b35m and oem black trim a few years ago. forgot who did it but pics can be found in the ef paint thread.

 

i had the same thing going on with my car haha

when i had my GT3's


how the hell did u restore your bumpers and moldings?!?!?!?! i need this info!

 

believe it or not ive done my bumpers and mouldings with a few coats of shoe dye and clear coat. looked brand new. or just buy trim paint and spray em(make sure to mask everything off too

 

my paint is so faded its basically grey lol, thanks for that pic. A respray will definitely be a bluer color than what i thought, but it looks good with gold/polished wheels. thanks

black shoe polish works but thats only if you have the oem bare plastic. My plastic was already sprayed with trim paint before, so i couldn't polish, I just resprayed the bumpers and trim with duplicolor trim paint. its like 6 bucks a can and adheres really well.