I want your inputs on how I should repaint my car, 'cuz I don't want to spend 3 grand and regret the outcome. I was gonna plan on keeping it some shade of silver, so I wouldn't need to worry about things like the door jambs and the engine bay. But there's a lot of black on the car (molding, tinted windows, door handles, mirrors, etc.) and I think it would look a lot better with a dark grey metallic. So the poll options are:
1) Silver
2) Dark grey and deal with the silver engine bay

The car in question is an 89 Si and will have a WW kit. If anyone has any pictures of a CRX with the kit in either of those colors, that'd help out a bunch too. Here's a picture to lure people into the thread:

 

i deffintly bit the hook.
dark gray

 

pearl gray man. get double pearl. Paint urathane. Once dry wet sand 1500 clear it. AMAZING paint job man. 5X more durable then baseclear.

What i did but im black.

-Eric

 

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What i did but im black.

-Eric</TD></TR></TABLE>

frankly, i don't see what race has to do with it.

j/k, i'll pass that advice on to my painter. thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HamiltonRex &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">pearl gray man. get double pearl. Paint urathane. Once dry wet sand 1500 clear it. AMAZING paint job man. 5X more durable then baseclear.

What i did but im black.

-Eric</TD></TR></TABLE>

May i see a pic of you car please, the with the black paint like that, thank you

 

Asturias Grey Metallic. (Honda colour code NH-502M)

it's a dark silver, so you get best of both worlds.

 

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it's a dark silver, so you get best of both worlds.</TD></TR></TABLE>

interested, what did it come on?

also looking for pictures of a jade green metallic RSX...

 

go to http://www.paintscratch.com right now and..have a field day with car color's trust me..you wont be sorry!!

 

oh ****..i forgot to vote..VSM or..pick a oem honda color from another model if you wanna be different( a gray tone since you limited us voters)

 

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interested, what did it come on?

also looking for pictures of a jade green metallic RSX...</TD></TR></TABLE>

civic wagons and Canadian market civic sedans and hatches.

 

I went with a basecoat black epoxy then wetsanded with 1500 and then clearcoat. Looks great and only costs' $60 in materials. - Darrell

 

yeah, that website is cool; the problem is the paint chips look very little like the actual colours.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jhota &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah, that website is cool; the problem is the paint chips look very little like the actual colours.</TD></TR></TABLE>very true but..it is a very handy resource for getting paint codes etc...for keeping it oem ..what color are YOU thinking about going for??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by buckethead36 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">very true but..it is a very handy resource for getting paint codes etc...for keeping it oem ..what color are YOU thinking about going for??</TD></TR></TABLE>

for my wagon?

Audi Aviator Grey, colour code LZ7W.

 

Just get that stock grey redone; that grey isn't seen very much, especially down here in CFL, and has a class of its own. Oh, and my sedan came that way so I am a little biased.

 

anything but primer grey...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by buckethead36 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">go to http://www.paintscratch.com right now and..have a field day with car color's trust me..you wont be sorry!! </TD></TR></TABLE> That's where i'm getting my paint at. I saw an Audi TT at the dealership that was light gray primer with a clearcoat over it. There's also a dark primer with clearcoat. I considering the lighter one. That will compliment my black bumpers, black rims and cf hood. Downside i need a black interior to match, blue will look funny. Or i could get oem b35-m and be lazy.

 

Paintscratch is very overpriced imo. I like the audi tt colors suggested, I'd go with one of them.

 

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May i see a pic of you car please, the with the black paint like that, thank you</TD></TR></TABLE>

Pics will be up in about 2 hours. It was JUST Painted last night. although we have to wait a few days and repaint the drivers side 1/4 pannel My dad walked into a tripod light and it fell on the car.. No dents just some scuffs and some water splashes.. Looks well like ****. Easy fix though.

The other side and front is flawless though! It has a nice shine and sparkle to it

 

my car looked like *** until i buffed it.

 

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pics before after?

 

gunmetal would look very nice... your choice tho good luck

 

I say dark grey.

 

Paint it stock, unless you plan on painting door jams, inside the hatch area, under the hood.. etc.

 

Paint it stock or a subtle variation of stock....like adding pearl or more of the finer metallic flake.
Our cars are so old that 90% of them that haven't already been repainted are some shade of need. And most of the kids on here didn't own the car when it was new to remember how good they looked.

Paintscratch.com is a great tool to look up paint codes...I don't know if i would buy anything more then touch up paint there tho.

Personally, I'm going with VW Silver Arrow Metallic...someday