Jezz Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 I'm having a bit of turmoil regarding the colour of my (soon to be finished) Trd wide aerotop. Its currently stock toyota pink/red. I was trying to think of a colour thats close enough to the original red to not have to strip the car for a full respray, yet different enough to notice. Any ideas/pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 how about this Jaguar colour? nice to me but maybe too plain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben-san Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 I concur. Going metalic may be the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Matt black. Like that chalk effect. With stainless rivets showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Pink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted June 10, 2006 Author Share Posted June 10, 2006 Pink You mean leave it as it is then?! I'm thinking a slightly darker shade of red but with a nice metallic finish. I just dont want it to look chavvy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Why not keep it red Jezzy?? A nice fresh paint job wil make it look really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted June 10, 2006 Author Share Posted June 10, 2006 I guess. Was it just the toyota paint that faded? So if i get a lovely fresh red it wont fade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Well they fade over time surely?? Im just thinking that a nice new coat of red will look really good with the wide body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 I think that red paint suffers much more than other colours, I seem to remember reading somewhere it was to do with the pigments' UV stability. Definitely Ford red suffered the same embarrassment if you didn't polish it often enough. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 How about Chevrolet red? http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3861/corvettec605096zs.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted June 10, 2006 Author Share Posted June 10, 2006 How about Chevrolet red? [qimg]http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3861/corvettec605096zs.jpg[/qimg] Now thats what i'm talkin about! Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 I think that red paint suffers much more than other colours, I seem to remember reading somewhere it was to do with the pigments' UV stability. Definitely Ford red suffered the same embarrassment if you didn't polish it often enough. Mike I correct myself, it's not actually the pigment UV tolerance per-se: Colors closer to red (longer wavelength) fade faster than those near blue (shorter wavelength). Remember, the "color" you see is the wavelength(s) reflected towards your eye. Others are absorbed by the paint. Red paint oxidizes particularly badly because it's red. No, really: that means it absorbs all the high-energy light at the blue end of the spectrum and reflects the low-energy light at the red end. Thus endeth the Physics lesson for today. Edit: Man that Chevvy red looks sweet Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 candy apple red (some times call toffee abble red - by me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 I would say the this red it will really show the surves of the car nicely. http://img.700mb.ru/media/pictures/original/aston_martin_v8_vantage_14364.jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 owww thats nice col. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 That corvette red is very nice:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 owww thats nice col. I picked her up last week I wish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 You got the kit all on there OK then mate? Must've taken a fair bit of work, glad you managed it though. Any progress pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr keef Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 You got the kit all on there OK then mate? Must've taken a fair bit of work, glad you managed it though. Any progress pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted June 11, 2006 Author Share Posted June 11, 2006 I'll be doing a full progress report with pics later in the week. Basically my body shop guy has had the kit for a few weeks to prep as much as possible. After a trial fit, the kit fitted spot on, but we were concerned with the finish of the gel coat as its really wavey in places with loads of low spots. So by now the finish should be like glass! My car is stripped ready for fitting and paint and i was supposed to take it over last week however its developed a fault whilst its been sat in my yard. Wont run properly. So its going over to be fitted on wednesday, and he's doing it in one hit and thinks it should be 1-2 weeks max. I think i will be going for that corvette red. Looks nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted June 12, 2006 Author Share Posted June 12, 2006 The corvette colour is called 'corvette precision red'. Any ideas where i can find the paint code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Jezzy, Precision red is 27U, however it was supposed to be phased out in 2005/2006 for the new colour "Victory Red" which is 74U HTH Gaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsupra37 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 PINK With Purple spots!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 Wicked. Cheers Gaz, sourced some 'victory red'. And sam.............its already pink with purple spots??!! First pic is 74u. Second is 27u. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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