I am going to paint my Dad's old 86 soon. I was curious if most people tend to stick with what ever the car's original color was, or if they do change the color do they still stick with the basic Fiero colors? Just looking for opinions of what looks good, what don't, etc.
This 86SE v6 is silver with a two-toned gray interior. I am considering Wild Cherry or possibly Burple (a deep blue/purple)? The interior is in excellent shape so I would like something that compliments that color, but also something kinda different from the silver?
Painting a car a different colour is more expensive. you need to do prime the car first to get good coverage or else the original colour may bleed through requiring additional coats. An alternative is a vinyl wrap. Lots of colour options as well as patterns and a wrap if done correctly should last for years.
No matter what you choose, just make sure the car is really clean and all waxes, silicone, & oils have been removed. Use a good pre-prep to clean the body of wax and oil after a wash with a tooth-brush. Use a pre-cleaner just before painting or wrapping. As with anything, preparation is the most important part of the process, the cleaner and smoother the surface, the better finish will be.
when you see a color on another vehicle, you just kinda know.
but, of course there's more work to do it right. if you stick with the same color you might be able to get away without taking trim off, or some of the body panels. if you do change color, it's a good idea to remove the doors, lower aero pieces, hood, decklid and i might be forgetting some others. we don't have a lot of 'door jams' to worry about, but the paint does creep around the edges of the panels, so you'd definitely notice a change of color when opening a door, or popping the hood if you didn't.
I am having some one do it professionally but I will be sure to discuss the painting options so if I do change the color, it won't look weird when you open the doors and such.
I really am not a fan of the current silver color. I want something that just pops! I think I will go walk around a car lot and look at colors and see if anything stands out to me. Thanks guys!
I am having some one do it professionally but I will be sure to discuss the painting options so if I do change the color, it won't look weird when you open the doors and such.
I really am not a fan of the current silver color. I want something that just pops! I think I will go walk around a car lot and look at colors and see if anything stands out to me. Thanks guys!
Since you mentioned 'Burple", that is a current House of Kolor paint. It is actually a candy paint that has to be sprayed on a silver or gold basecoat so in essence, the painter will be doing 2 paint jobs. The issue with any candy color is touchup. Since candies go on very light and darken with the amount of coats applied, touch up is impossible. A complete respray of the panel is necessary. I don't know if your term "Wild cherry" is an actual color or a description of the color you want but if it is a single color paint, I'd go that route. If the car was your own, I'd go the candy route. The last thing you want to do is to have dad need a touchup and he gets a quote for $1,000
Go to a dealer to look at new cars. Find a color that makes your eyes pop. Get the paint color code of that car.
THIS is the only way to pick a color. DONT look at pictures, chips, or online. colors are NEVER rendered the way they look in person...period. You can also look at used cars , even on the parking lots..... write down the make, model and year and you can find the code...or if the owner is around, you can get the code off the car...most are now on the door jam, or GM puts them on a paper RPO tag usually on spare tire cover or glove box. GM code is at the bottom beginning with WAxxxx (x=3 or 4 numbers) example WA-8555 is black.
Since you mentioned 'Burple", that is a current House of Kolor paint. It is actually a candy paint that has to be sprayed on a silver or gold basecoat so in essence, the painter will be doing 2 paint jobs. The issue with any candy color is touchup. Since candies go on very light and darken with the amount of coats applied, touch up is impossible. A complete respray of the panel is necessary. I don't know if your term "Wild cherry" is an actual color or a description of the color you want but if it is a single color paint, I'd go that route. If the car was your own, I'd go the candy route. The last thing you want to do is to have dad need a touchup and he gets a quote for $1,000
The Wild Cherry is also a Kolor paint. I did not know that was a light color sprayed to be darker.... that does sound like a touch up nightmare and I live out in the country with a gravel driveway. But I really like the look of the candie colors.... I plan on only driving the car in the summer months so it will be stored all winter and spring.
As for my Dad, he passed last October and left his favorite Fiero to me. He had been sick for a while so it was not driven for the last 1 1/2 years. I have been slowly getting her back on the road in his honor. It is a labor of love.
I talked with the guy who will be painting my car..... I think I found my color! It's called Purple Rain, it's a pearl color. Very deep dark purple.....should look pretty cool with the dark gray interior! I saw the color on an old Chevelle and it is AMAZING!
Well after a discussion with my paint guy, he ran some test strips on a scrap piece of metal and we darkened up the color I like by adding some midnight black pearl to the purple rain color I like. I am so glad I posted here or I wouldn't have known until it was too late how that color would go on.
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