Thread: Selecting paint color is tough.

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I thought about two tone but couldn't figure out a way to break up the colors that I would like. I plan on painting the car myself so that really limits how complicated the process will be and what paint will be used. The price of paint is stupid. I have a neighbor who restores cars for a living and talked with him about paint prices and he quoted me somewhere around 700 to 900 dollars a gallon just for the base coat. That is for red paint in dupont or ppg. At those prices I need to keep it simple as possible to minimize mistakes.
I don't have a overall theme in mind, maybe kind of a sleeper but a color that will accent the body and all the suttle mods I've done to it.
That being said, it will probably be a solid color. Some of my freinds like it in white like it is now but it looks too plain to me.
One thing I will change when I assemble the car for the last time is blacking out the intercooler and radiator so they don't stand out so much.
I wonder how I could paint the bumpers to look like brushed aluminum?

Fauxre, what imaging program are you using?
Very interesting pictures. The red you used is very close to the color I'm thinking of using.
Thanks for taking the time to show me some options.

Thanks for the input so far.

Ed