Need help picking a paint color....

[mazilla]

The car is in paint...I'll update with pics when available. :biggrin:

[ilikerice]

please dont go flat black/satin black.. It makes the owner couldnt afford a full paint job and just put black primer on it. like those who put body kits on thier cars and cant afford to paint that, but still put it on reguardless.

I really like the dark grey idea though.

[CTScott]

If I were painting mine, I would definitely go for the "peppermint green" color available in Europe and Japan. It is a bright metallic green (which I believe is the same as the scion envy green over here).

[fnkngrv]

please dont go flat black/satin black.. It makes the owner couldnt afford a full paint job and just put black primer on it. like those who put body kits on thier cars and cant afford to paint that, but still put it on reguardless.

I really like the dark grey idea though.

Back in the 70s and 80s actually satin (primer) black was extremely popular on the 60/70s era muscle cars. It was usually found on cars that frequented the track, strip, or street racing. Very classy in its own regard. If someone thinks it is because the owner is cheap or broke without really looking at the nuances of the car then that just shows their ignorance. No disrespect to you just an observation about auto schene history.

[fnkngrv]

An iron/matte grey could be pulled of if done right.

[mazilla]

please dont go flat black/satin black.. It makes the owner couldnt afford a full paint job and just put black primer on it. like those who put body kits on thier cars and cant afford to paint that, but still put it on reguardless.

I really like the dark grey idea though.



Haha! I'd rather people think that, it gives me a chance to take advantage of them. :wink::biggrin:


The only problem with a complete color change that I can see is I'd want to remove all traces of the original paint...which means I'd have to strip the engine compartment/etc, that's a lot of work, unless you guys think I could get away with a black engine bay and a charcoal-ish grey exterior? I'd spray the door jambs, etc(obviously)...just the core of the engine bay would be black.

I'm going to change the rim color too...just need to get a car color squared away first.

:iono:

[Yaristeve]

Back in the 70s and 80s actually satin (primer) black was extremely popular on the 60/70s era muscle cars. It was usually found on cars that frequented the track, strip, or street racing. Very classy in its own regard. If someone thinks it is because the owner is cheap or broke without really looking at the nuances of the car then that just shows their ignorance. No disrespect to you just an observation about auto schene history.

Hmmm... I don't remember seeing all that many flat black cars back (70s) then. And the ones that I did were the people who couldn't afford a paint job or to copy the "stealth moonshine runner" like Jesse Duke's car. I never went to the strip but I do remember seeing circle track cars painted in rattle can colors, mostly because it was cheap and easy to touch up after brushing fenders or walls. It seems to me the whole flat black thing only started in the 2000s...

OTOH, painting cars flat black seems to be the new trend (yuck, IMO) and to say it is done because the owner couldn't afford a paint job may be over generalizing since even Sport Compact Car magazine had a STi project car that they painted in rattle can flat black.

[Black_griffin6]

If I were painting mine, I would definitely go for the "peppermint green" color available in Europe and Japan. It is a bright metallic green (which I believe is the same as the scion envy green over here).
This! ^

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10197&highlight=green

[Betrivent]

Dark navy blue pearl?

[mazilla]

Dark navy blue pearl?

Did you have a particular example in mind? (make/model/year or paint code)


I tossed around the idea of a purple/black for a minute, but I couldn't find an example of what I had in my head...

[Betrivent]

I don't have any paint codes or ideas.. sorry. I just thought it might look good on a yaris. Or really any dark ish pearl paint. It really uses the body line well on our car. I'll try to find you one later

EDIT: Something like this? http://www.cbg.ie/photos/multi/default/EX_7042_45518883511_710_01.jpg

[matthewai]

matte black looks sick ive seen it on a couple cars but i also like 2 tone like the bottom half matte black and the top half/roof like dark grey

[Brian]

Get it painted the same color as mine. It was never available on the LB's and only available in '07 and '08 on the sedans.

[ilikerice]

Back in the 70s and 80s actually satin (primer) black was extremely popular on the 60/70s era muscle cars. It was usually found on cars that frequented the track, strip, or street racing. Very classy in its own regard. If someone thinks it is because the owner is cheap or broke without really looking at the nuances of the car then that just shows their ignorance. No disrespect to you just an observation about auto schene history.

none taken. I did not grow up in the 60's/70's. Like yaristeve said though, I hardly see any actual muscle cars do it for the look. I DO understand doing it for a track car, or other racing that will do some amount of paint rubbing. I have seen that all over the racing schene. I personally do not like the look, but those who do it are "all go and no show". I Dont think it looks good on a Daily Driver. It just looks cheap, and if your going to repaint a car, esp. like the OP's amazing ride, go bigger than flat black. personal opinion.

I will agree that it was a trend that started up in the earlier 2000's that gave many kids still in school to get a cheap paint job and feel included with the rest. OP asked for opinions, and that is mine.

[WeeYari]

Flat/satin black is HOT. Professionally done, it looks nothing like a vehicle that's been primer spay bombed.

[cali yaris]

^ agreed. It's also nearly impossible to maintain, wax will make it shiny. First bird poo will ruin it. AWESOME look though. If you don't do it, I might. :biggrin:

Decide first if you want a pearl/sparkle or a straight color. That will help narrow your choices. Very dark purple, blood red, charcoal or midnight blue would be pretty hot.

[CTScott]

Other handy tools, that may or may not be more accurate than photoshop for testing colors is GT5 or Forza 4. With continually painting my Yari in GT5 I have found that there are a lot of colors that just don't look that good on a Yaris. GT5 has metallic, pearl, glossy, and flat colors.

[Captain Slow]

what's wrong with the current color? looks nice.

[mazilla]

Some colors that caught my eye so far...

http://www.yosax.com/car_images/toyota-tacoma-v8-incross-concept.jpg

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs32/i/2008/203/d/a/Bronze_350Z_by_7perfect7.jpg
http://www.thesupercars.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/toyota-venza-v6-sunset-bronze-mica.jpg

[mazilla]

http://image.modified.com/f/17945784+w750+st0/modp_0805_19+stillen_nissan_meet+gold_bronze_350z. jpg


Bronze matte
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anyett/5870150302/

[mazilla]

midnight purple?
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vd3wMXEFELM/SMEv2TXhPyI/AAAAAAAAIEs/m_pa9JqiYYQ/s1600/IMG_0383.JPG

[CTScott]

I saw a Vitz in that copper color on the dock on Barbados. Also, here's a nice dark green one from the Hertz rental fleet at the San Juan, PR airport:

45031

45032

45033

[KCALB SIRAY]

win

http://www.cgsmotorsports.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/Coppertone%20215.jpg

[kimona]

Midnight blue.

[fnkngrv]

none taken. I did not grow up in the 60's/70's. Like yaristeve said though, I hardly see any actual muscle cars do it for the look. I DO understand doing it for a track car, or other racing that will do some amount of paint rubbing. I have seen that all over the racing schene. I personally do not like the look, but those who do it are "all go and no show". I Dont think it looks good on a Daily Driver. It just looks cheap, and if your going to repaint a car, esp. like the OP's amazing ride, go bigger than flat black. personal opinion.

I will agree that it was a trend that started up in the earlier 2000's that gave many kids still in school to get a cheap paint job and feel included with the rest. OP asked for opinions, and that is mine.


I totally agree if it is not done professionally, but for example a guy that I went to college with had his 350 Nova SS done in matte black with all of the Chrome resurfaced and it looked so nice it was nuts. It was the talk of many towns around me.

Glad you didn't take offense.

Mazilla,
Have you thought about the House of Kolor Kameleons?

http://www.tcpglobal.com/hokpaint/hokkameleon.aspx

[fnkngrv]

The only problem with a complete color change that I can see is I'd want to remove all traces of the original paint...which means I'd have to strip the engine compartment/etc, that's a lot of work, unless you guys think I could get away with a black engine bay and a charcoal-ish grey exterior? I'd spray the door jambs, etc(obviously)...just the core of the engine bay would be black. :iono:

I was looking to completely change the color of my car as well this spring. As for doing it right a shop really should remove the doors, trunk lid, and hood to paint them off the car so that all of the jams to include inside the trunk could be color matched. When it comes to the engine compartment the place I was going to go to was going to paint that black making sure they taped off EVERYTHING. Essentially when we did the full cost analysis the price pretty much doubled for the paint job by doing that. I am most likely going to forego having the color changed however I am going to have the shop repaint the entire car since the factory paint job is so shitty and thin on our cars.

[NateDogg]

Idea #1
Rhino Coat
-Its black, dont even need to paint the inners
-Dont see dents easily, easy touch ups.

Idea #2 (Greater fail rate)
Buy yourself a Airbrush, pick out one color like white, pull out your artistic skills, and have some fun. Add some white rims to set it all off.

Alternate route for the less artistic people.
Go to your local high school, Art class, and pick a kid who can draw. Give him/her the airbrush, and tell them to get to work on the tailgate, two quarters, and half the doors, blend the rest of the car. Dont expect the best and tip the kid a grand.

[Flipper_1938]

http://www.paintwithpearl.com/custom-paint-ideas.htm

Here is a link to a shop that sells different types of pearls and metal flakes that are used in custom paint jobs. Their site might get the creative juices flowing.

[bzinn 1]

How ab out the 08 tC color Sizzling Crimson Mica.......it is a beautiful color in the sun.

[bzinn 1]

midnight purple?
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vd3wMXEFELM/SMEv2TXhPyI/AAAAAAAAIEs/m_pa9JqiYYQ/s1600/IMG_0383.JPG

Think that car gave me an issue in my pants.......:bow:

[PHXDEMON]

Matte gunmetal

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp348/Sean-VF/BMW%20E92%20M3/gangster1.jpg?t=1246658477

[PHXDEMON]

or paint it black with some red pearl in it.

[mazilla]

Yaris is in the body shop...


I have until they finish the bodywork to pick a color, I'm no closer to picking a color today than when I started. LOL

[SAV912]

If this car does not come out of the paint booth in Porsche 997 GT3 RS green, then son, I am disappoint.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w79/B777R/MyGreen2.jpg


-C

[bzinn 1]

How about this.....Fire Engine Red Metalic.....with Gold Pearl.

In the shade it looks red and in the sunlight it has a beautiful orange gold metallic.

[Highway Star]

I vote gun metal metalic grey.

[mazilla]

Getting close...

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb230/mr-mazilla/cf6d9fde.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb230/mr-mazilla/ca41207a.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb230/mr-mazilla/33a87c8d.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb230/mr-mazilla/3e186ff7.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb230/mr-mazilla/b0a890bd.jpg

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

JIMCAT GREEN is my choice......

[33OH]

I like that green as well. Or the copper/orange.

[WeeYari]

It baffles me that they would spend the time to mask off the head, tail, and marker lights rather than just pop them off.

[mazilla]

It baffles me that they would spend the time to mask off the head, tail, and marker lights rather than just pop them off.


I know, I was going to say something but I figured they already went through all the trouble of masking...and since I'm staying with a black base it wouldn't make a difference. :iono:

[33OH]

It baffles me that they would spend the time to mask off the head, tail, and marker lights rather than just pop them off.

Haha I was wondering if anyone else noticed that.. and the Toyota symbol that stayed on throughout the prep work.

[cali yaris]

If the new color is similar, it will be very difficult to tell. And with the mega-miles he puts on, he doesn't need a showroom paint job. I'd mask the whole thing too.

[mazilla]

Haha I was wondering if anyone else noticed that.. and the Toyota symbol that stayed on throughout the prep work.


Yeah, that was my bad... I decided to remove the emblem after they started, it was a last minute change up on my part.

[matthewai]

dark green would be cool

[marlondog]

Olive drab or something similar to that would rock!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Flat green!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

http://www.canibeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/SuperFrezh_e39_2.jpg

http://www.canibeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/SuperFrezh_e39_5.jpg

[Spidermandud]

Man go with like; flat black. It lets people know you can afford to be cheap.

[mazilla]

I'm digging the yellow on that Elise...



The paint has been chosen, Nothing crazy(sorry) but I'll post pics up as soon as I get them.


Thanks everybody for the suggestions!!

[Spidermandud]

Elise has real nice assets. Thing of the past now haha. Looking forward to pics

[mazilla]

This is right out of paint(as of late last night). It still needs a wet sand, etc. I'll take pics with a real camera so you can see the "rainbow prism" when I get it home tomorrow...Iphone wasn't cutting it. When it gets home I have to put in the cage(the main part is already in the car, I didn't want to scratch anything so I tossed it in before paint) and the KIDO coilovers. :)

The color is Black sand pearl with extra pearl(calls for white pearl if you can believe that) and "rainbow prism" added in the mid-coat. In the dark it's black, when the light hits it the rainbow fleck explodes(not literally) and has an emerald green sheen to it. They did a light coat of the prism across the top of the carbon fiber hood too, just enough to know it's there.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb230/mr-mazilla/6897496a.jpg
Dark side
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb230/mr-mazilla/de340dc6.jpg
light side
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb230/mr-mazilla/25c0832f.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb230/mr-mazilla/0e6a6a97.jpg

[33OH]

Very cool - love it! Can't wait for real pics.

[Spidermandud]

:D Looks great.

http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/0711/car-wars-war-demotivational-poster-1195071139.jpg

[Jeff@MicroImage]

Looking great!

[mazilla]

Thanks everybody.

It's hard to tell from my original pics, but the old paint was really beat. I had a half dozen dings and dents from top to bottom, most around the door line. The old paint had almost 500,000 miles on it, although it hung in there pretty well it had taken it fair share of abuse.

Now you need to be 6" from the car to find it's flaws, instead of being able to see them from 16'. LOL


I need to figure out what I'm going to do with the headlights still...tails I'll probably pick up tomorrow from MI.

[WeeYari]

almost 500,000 miles on it

:eek:

[33OH]

Wow, how many miles are on your car?

[mazilla]

:eek:





Who pimps out a car with a half million miles on it? I DO! :bellyroll::headbang:


My Yaris is putting in work in this life, maybe in the next life it can come back as a butterfly or a lilly pad or something...but for now it's :evil:

[NateDogg]

That prep makes me cringe. You get what you pay for.

[mazilla]

That prep makes me cringe. You get what you pay for.

Wow, you have an amazing ability friend...you can visualize the unseen. That's day 1 & 5 of around 12.

If you knew how much I paid you'd realize I got A LOT more than I paid for. ;)

[Spidermandud]

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4031/4244963450_a35d4c20c8_z.jpg

Whatcha lookin at getting for lights? All i can see from the pics is that it looks like yours are a bit hazy. . . and your tails look great :O They got unseen flaws?

[mazilla]

Whatcha lookin at getting for lights? All i can see from the pics is that it looks like yours are a bit hazy. . . and your tails look great :O They got unseen flaws?


Some type of HID projector setup, I don't think I want to retro fit these ones because they've seen a lot of road time.

The tails I picked up for about 30 bucks here. The passenger side has a leak and each one has a corner chipped off. The previous owner opened them up and kind of botched the re-seal so I opened them back up and blacked out the background, masked the covers and edged both with a few coats of tint spray to cover the ugliness. They are only slightly less ugly now...but were a test for me to determine whether or not I like them and I do so they served their purpose. They're fine from a distance and at night and whatnot, but they stick out like a sore thumb now.


I forgot to get a hold of Jeff @ MI earlier...I'm going to email him real quick about those tails.

[NateDogg]

Wow, you have an amazing ability friend...you can visualize the unseen. That's day 1 & 5 of around 12.

If you knew how much I paid you'd realize I got A LOT more than I paid for. ;)

You dont honestly think they worked on your car for 12 days do you? :laugh:

Visualizing exactly what you showed us, I'd say theres no more than 3 hours of masking and prep, a couple of hours of paint, all in a days work. The other 11 days your car probably sat in the corner watching all the other cars come and go getting proper paint jobs. :frown:

A couple of hours of R&I's or even partials and you could have easily had a proper paintjob, doubled its value and have no worries in the future.

Dont get me wrong it looks great and all, but theres still a chance its going to chip in all the areas that were or weren't masked off. I'm also guessing your ac/rad are covered in overspray.

You got exactly what you paid for.

[mazilla]

You dont honestly think they worked on your car for 12 days do you? :laugh:

Visualizing exactly what you showed us, I'd say theres no more than 3 hours of masking and prep, a couple of hours of paint, all in a days work. The other 11 days your car probably sat in the corner watching all the other cars come and go getting proper paint jobs. :frown:

A couple of hours of R&I's or even partials and you could have easily had a proper paintjob, doubled its value and have no worries in the future.

Dont get me wrong it looks great and all, but theres still a chance its going to chip in all the areas that were or weren't masked off. I'm also guessing your ac/rad are covered in overspray.

You got exactly what you paid for.

You're talking out of your ass...


You didn't see the car before, and you didn't know I'm the 3rd owner of the bodykit(that was thrashed). The bodykit itself took 3 days to repair and fit.



Now if you're done here, I'm sure there is another thread you can try and shit on somewhere else...so far that's all I've seen you do with your 24 posts.


By the way, this paint job cost me 50.00(my deductible)...so no, I didn't "get exactly what I paid for".

Don't be a tool, go do something productive.

[Spidermandud]

:clap:

Weird about the tails though; definitely can't see it in the pics. I've debated grabbing some of the ebay projectors.. . . but there's a lot of mixed reviews on them haha. I just don't know if i can justify $160 to get a product that works for a month and then goes: :barf:

[NateDogg]

We got off on the wrong foot, the main thing i'm trying to point out is that

Side markers
handles
belt mldgs
roof mldgs
headlights/tailights
bumper meets fender
bumper meets quarter
sideskirt meets quarter/fender

All these areas will have a chance they might chip from everyday driving to R&I's. Thats it, thats all.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to insult you or your car in any way.
You get exactly what you pay for... it wasn't directly pointed towards you but in general to anyone paying for anything in life.

You're talking out of your ass...

I'm only talking from my own experience
If your going to tell me you spent 3 days repairing and fitting your own bodykit in your carport/garage; i believe it, been there done that.
If your saying this bodyshop spent 3 days to repair and fit the kit for you; i say :bs:. Your pictures alone provide theres only minor bodywork done to the kit. Even if you cut your front bumper into 4 seperate pieces it might be tricky but would still be back on the car in less than a day. Been there done that too.

A car in the shop for 12days can be normal, but i guarantee your car hasn't more than a days work put into it.

By the way, this paint job cost me 50.00(my deductible)...so no, I didn't "get exactly what I paid for".

If you pay your deductible, your insurance should pay for a top of the line paintjob which includes all the R&I's of the list above, and not only would you have a better paint job but the bodyshop would have also gotten more money in their pockets too. win win situtation

So why didn't you get the top notch paintjob?

Because the real worth of your car wasn't enough to cover the cost of a proper paintjob :redface:

You have a half millions miles on your car, if your insurance put another dollar down, it would have been written off.

Soo actually i kinda take that previous statement back... in your case,

You got exactly what you paid for. :biggrin:

Don't be a tool, go do something productive.

I know i come off as an a-hole, but realisticaly, you could have easily done the R&I's yourself and had less possible headaches in the future.
As for productivity, Out of the 1000+ views this post has gotten maybe the next guy who decides to paint his car wont overlook such simple things.

I'm not hating at all, i think the car looks great :thumbsup:
I just cross my fingers nothing goes wrong, or else we're up **** creek without a paddle :wink:

[mazilla]

We got off on the wrong foot, the main thing i'm trying to point out is that

Side markers
handles
belt mldgs
roof mldgs
headlights/tailights
bumper meets fender
bumper meets quarter
sideskirt meets quarter/fender

All these areas will have a chance they might chip from everyday driving to R&I's. Thats it, thats all.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to insult you or your car in any way.
You get exactly what you pay for... it wasn't directly pointed towards you but in general to anyone paying for anything in life.



I'm only talking from my own experience
If your going to tell me you spent 3 days repairing and fitting your own bodykit in your carport/garage; i believe it, been there done that.
If your saying this bodyshop spent 3 days to repair and fit the kit for you; i say :bs:. Your pictures alone provide theres only minor bodywork done to the kit. Even if you cut your front bumper into 4 seperate pieces it might be tricky but would still be back on the car in less than a day. Been there done that too.

A car in the shop for 12days can be normal, but i guarantee your car hasn't more than a days work put into it.



If you pay your deductible, your insurance should pay for a top of the line paintjob which includes all the R&I's of the list above, and not only would you have a better paint job but the bodyshop would have also gotten more money in their pockets too. win win situtation

So why didn't you get the top notch paintjob?

Because the real worth of your car wasn't enough to cover the cost of a proper paintjob :redface:

You have a half millions miles on your car, if your insurance put another dollar down, it would have been written off.

Soo actually i kinda take that previous statement back... in your case,

You got exactly what you paid for. :biggrin:



I know i come off as an a-hole, but realisticaly, you could have easily done the R&I's yourself and had less possible headaches in the future.
As for productivity, Out of the 1000+ views this post has gotten maybe the next guy who decides to paint his car wont overlook such simple things.

I'm not hating at all, i think the car looks great :thumbsup:
I just cross my fingers nothing goes wrong, or else we're up **** creek without a paddle :wink:

This isn't my first paint job, it isn't my 4th either...I've spent thousands of dollars and dozens of hours on vehicle paint. I know what you're trying to say, but this isn't your thread and your info is nothing new.

If you cannot overcome the need to get your .02 in I suggest you start a thread aimed at helping "the next guy"...All you've managed to do here is derail my thread.