(update)in the shop , what color to paint?

well i hope this is the right section wagon is in the shop and i would like to bounce some ideas off of some people . (what color to paint)
1st i was thinking of painting from window belt molding/chrome trim down copper head orange (viper) or range rover Vesuvius orange then everything above in diamond black hood roof ect.
2nd the whole wagon in diamond black from the new cts v but using a gold pearl
3rd whole car white diamond pearl .

i will also be uploading pics of car in a few min

Black diamond is GORGEOUS, but I would think it'd look better with the silver pearl they use.

Only thing about that is, scratches will be expensive and difficult to fix...


Can't wait for photos!

how i bought it, bone stock

few beers that night had the bright idea of removing the wood-grain .


then i decided to plastic dip the car for the summer, didn't last long aka i got all the parts that i wanted to get before it went for paint a lot faster so it never saw the road.

at the shop

got some work done to it

Stingroo wrote:

Black diamond is GORGEOUS, but I would think it'd look better with the silver pearl they use.

Only thing about that is, scratches will be expensive and difficult to fix...


Can't wait for photos!

my concern is trying to keep that thing clean (all black) , i will see how it looks with a few different pearls if i end up doing one solid color , thanks for the advice .

Copperhead Orange IS an awesome color. I agree to keep it a "factory" color as it is easily matched by anyone who paints.

Like the white diamond pearl color and would be easier to keep clean too.I had a honda CBX
bike that was painted a pearl white and it was a gorgeous color.Boils down to what you like
koopa and what you can live with!

matching the paint is not a concern at all , just want the wagon to stand out , i want ppl to say damn thats a cool wagon (i would drive a wagon). i am still lean towards the orange and black .

Oooooohhhhh, holloween all year long!

lornejay1 wrote:

yep thats how i wanted, it i guess its time to choose another option

Krzdimond wrote:

Oooooohhhhh, holloween all year long!

lol i do like candy .. and my current daily driver also looks like its ready for Halloween

Just one to show how orange is tame without a contrast.

Your pan and hood.

Koopa,pick a color or colors you like and dont worry about the fact its already been done on another wagon.Just make it your wagon!

Koopa, if I may ask. What did the shop charge you to smooth out the trim studs?

Cadet57 wrote:

Koopa, if I may ask. What did the shop charge you to smooth out the trim studs?

As sad as this sounds I don't know , I would assume. 1 to 2 units of labor per panel and maybe 3 per qtr panel . So most likely 14 to 16 units of labor at a shop . I know there is 97 units of labor total on the my wagon . Ps they also had to weld new metal to fill in the screw holes that gm was so smart to use. on cell sorry for typos

The cars in the last three pics are sassy! Love nice bright colors, especially metallic.

Everytime I see black and orange I think somebody loves those 2 tone ford pickups and
everything else harley!

Flasheroo wrote:

Everytime I see black and orange I think somebody loves those 2 tone ford pickups and
everything else harley!

lol thats what my buddy told me yesterday

I always thought a black and silver two-tone would be slick on these big cars...

That would look awesome,silver on top with jet black below the window lines!

I built a 65 Chevelle Longroof model a few years ago and painted it black & silver.... I didn't put a primer coat on so when I used automotive clear coat on it it pulled the paint right off the plastic. Still have it and eventually I'll redo it.... but always thought it'd be cool to see a life size version of it with black & silver.

And I was completely correct.Guess that nomatter what colors you use,someone else has already
used it on their wagon.
Thanks Lorne

is a unit = to an hour ?? and how much per unit

lornejay1 wrote:

That looks SICK!!!

MarkH wrote:

lornejay1 wrote:

That looks SICK!!!

See what I mean koopa?Pretty sure that any color or body modification you use,has been done before more than once!
Just make it YOURS!

Maybe instead of a straight line just have some flame licks dipping in/out/down... with a red pin-stripe.

The black bottom doesn't work for me, especially in the rear quarter view.
It makes the car look like a fat girl wearing tights.
Or a very nice police car.
Why not black on top and silver sides?
Tint the windows as dark as your state allows.
Maybe add some silver ghost flames to the top of the hood or black ghost flames starting at the wheel openings.

where the wagon sits as of yesterday they are taking there sweet time.

DROLDS2U wrote:

is a unit = to an hour ?? and how much per unit

kinda, they don't say hours as the customer would assume there car would be done in 97 hours (my case)
shop im at is 48 a unit

Flasheroo wrote:

MarkH wrote:

lornejay1 wrote:

That looks SICK!!!

See what I mean koopa?Pretty sure that any color or body modification you use,has been done before more than once!
Just make it YOURS!

yeah your right
pink wagon here i come...

koopa wrote:

where the wagon sits as of yesterday they are taking there sweet time.

Trust me I would've wanted them to take there sweet time. Marco did min in 4 days and it's now been 6 months maybe and it's chipping in many spots and I swear the dark blue is fading back to Adriatic blue with every wash and wax. Do you mind me asking what the estimate was there

Flat black bottom with prowler orange on top with multi colored metallic flakes mixed in the orange! Kinda partial to that! LOL! The orange really shines in the sun.

roadmastercouple wrote:

Trust me I would've wanted them to take there sweet time. Marco did min in 4 days and it's now been 6 months maybe and it's chipping in many spots and I swear the dark blue is fading back to Adriatic blue with every wash and wax. Do you mind me asking what the estimate was there

Trust me i know the feeling...

lornejay1 wrote:

Very nice!!