car color?

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incubusrocks
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im about to get an s13 coupe with an rb and was wondering what a badass color would be too paint it. can you guys link some pics or something

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Slo_240sx
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never change the color of a car you will regret it for the rest of your life. Don't change completely I mean different shades of the same color will do. But if its red don't paint it green, cuz when it chips it'll look like crap. The only real way to do it is sstrip the whole car acid dip it and paint. Unless you got money I wouldn't suggest it. Deep colors are cool candy colors are always good looking. I love deep blue or even shiny black sinister type looking.

NightKids2
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I bought my car already primored, but it used to be red. He just did it right over the paid as it looks like since where its chipped on the hatch I can see it under it... so Im going to sand the whole car down eventually and paint it either brillant black or a really dark midnight blue.

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420_240
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Negative for loud obnoxious fugly neon colors... but then again... screw it bro it's YOUR damn car... paint it whatever you likeby the way... like the screen name... i met them in nashville

sean8564
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Check out the R34 skyline midnight purple sweet color

Slo_240sx
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like exvitermini's car.... SICK!

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Nameless EJ6
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Slo_240sx wrote:never change the color of a car you will regret it for the rest of your life. Don't change completely I mean different shades of the same color will do. But if its red don't paint it green, cuz when it chips it'll look like crap. The only real way to do it is sstrip the whole car acid dip it and paint. Unless you got money I wouldn't suggest it. Deep colors are cool candy colors are always good looking. I love deep blue or even shiny black sinister type looking.
It's easier not to paint strip the entire car. That's very expensive, and unpractical + messy.

Black is the best choice for a 240 IMO. Remove the interior and engine, windows etc. if you're doing a complete color change. Or else you'll have unpainted areas.. who needs that?

My 240 is grey.. I'll be removing everything down to the chassis and painting all bumpers/doors seperately. I'm gonna do BMW Steel grey or a jet black.. some day soon..

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NISMO_RB25
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I like an understated look, so I am probably going to have the roof painted black and the rest of the body silver. I saw that look on a Z31 and it is sweet. I was going for all black, but as great as it looks clean, you will always have to keep it clean or it will look liks s****

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Nameless EJ6 wrote:
It's easier not to paint strip the entire car. That's very expensive, and unpractical + messy.
I don't mean use a paint stripper, I meant strip the car and have it the body acid dipped. Thats the only real way to do a complete color change. By that time hes going to be spendingmore than he paid for the car. If you rather grind it down instead, youre doing alot of body work, you'll have to remold the whole surface and that would be very expensive and unpratical. Just a lil key scratch will be enough to show you that youre car was a different color before and I wouldn't want red showing under silver cuz thats just nasty and it looks like you did half *** work. If you want to change it, buy a body thats that color and swap everything around. Believed me I've changed the color of my old car and wish I never did it even though everyone was telling me not to. It was Yellow over red and when the door jams would get chipped it looked like As$. No Thanks I'll pass but I forewarned incubus. When someones comes around to check your ride out thats a anal flawless-work freak youre gonna catch Chit for it and they'll walk away from you. I'd rather do a job that looks clean and neat with no chips showing ugly colors under, that way when they are looking for a flaw and can't find anything they'll shake my hand and say good job, and at the end of the day I feel better.

Sky240PWR
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Mine is red right now but i'm painting it Mercedes-benz silver, and i'm pretty lucky about not having to strip alot of the red paint cause i'm replacing almost everything on the body except the top part of the car(complete wide-body kit,carbon hood, carbon hatch,carbon doors.


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