Repainting my EG Civic hatchback

[pampos]

Re: Repainting my EG Civic hatchback

hey that looks kind of cool! looks really challenging to pull off that fading to black effect though.... but it'd look really nice if you can pull it off

I hope that the painter is good enough to make this...I don't even ask him yet about that combo,but i am going there on Monday to tell him...I hope he will do it...I was thinking of Honda's Nighthawk Black Pearl for the black but i have no idea for the silver-white,but i also want something pearl with flakes...

[benhui86]

Re: Repainting my EG Civic hatchback

hey that looks kind of cool! looks really challenging to pull off that fading to black effect though.... but it'd look really nice if you can pull it off

[J. A. Michaels]

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That looks good. I like that. It would show in one easy step you cam make the white, grey, black all pop. Sort of a rolling testament of your work.

[pampos]

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What about this idea.Black to silver-white metallic paint

[pampos]

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interesting ideas there...I am going to choose the color on Monday so i have some days to thing about it.Here is the car how it was 2 weeks ago when i bought it

[J. A. Michaels]

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I still say some type of electric blue would be the answer.

[TimG]

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black with ghost flames?


Tim

[Markus Kleis]

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I agree a little bit with you....I want a catchy and ''serious'' color at the same time....

There are some very bad *** metallic copper colors out there...done right, it REALLY looks awesome and it is so rare and unique I would think it could turn heads.

Another option would be a clean and subtle two-tone setup...that way the certain custom aspect will grab heads without being cheesy.

for example, pick a nice darker metallic (copper, red, sonic blue, burple, etc) and paint from the window line DOWN that color, and then do from the base of the windows UP in black. The tinted windows will blend with the black and it will set off and show case the metallic lower half.

The only stock vehicle that does it (that I know of) was the 2002-2003 Harley Davidson F150 in silver and black, which was the best looking factory truck ever IMO.

[pampos]

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red is a real catchy color without looking strange.... aside from seeing your logo you also want them to actually consider your business..... if you painted your car lime green.... sure they would see your logo but then they would not take you seriously because 1) they cant tell whether it is a well detailed car because the color is not good at showing depth 2) they think of your business as gimmicky and a joke

I agree a little bit with you....I want a catchy and ''serious'' color at the same time....

[benhui86]

Re: Repainting my EG Civic hatchback

red is a real catchy color without looking strange.... aside from seeing your logo you also want them to actually consider your business..... if you painted your car lime green.... sure they would see your logo but then they would not take you seriously because 1) they cant tell whether it is a well detailed car because the color is not good at showing depth 2) they think of your business as gimmicky and a joke

[pampos]

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I am not waiting to get many customers from that car..For that reason i have my Accord(TSX) Nighthawk black pearl : ).
i just want a color that will make people turn and see the logo the name and the phone number of my company : )
I don't know of course if that is a good idea,but they are just my thoughts

[Markus Kleis]

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I would look at Ford's sonic Blue and see what you think. Properly prepared it has an amazing depth, lots of metallic flake, and can change from a blue to almost purple.

It's sweet...

Like others mentioned, I would avoid obnoxiously bright and over done colors...and go for clean, simple, but still something that will grab your eye when detailed.

Bottom line, I say go metallic no matter what you do...a metallic paint job just seems to have more possibility for depth and "awe" factor.

[benhui86]

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you need something that can impress people..... yellow and lime green and orange are low maintainance colors but at the same time lack depth to show off that it is a well detailed car..... and i dont think you will get much higher end customers with a demo car in that color..... too fast and furious....

try darker shades of red or blue..... something that would easily show off a good detail job.... i dont know about black though.....

[pampos]

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this is my first try on photoshop and here are the first ideas.







Which combo do you prefer??

[TimG]

Re: Repainting my EG Civic hatchback

Flip colors - bronze to purple with big red met. flakes