is it cheaper to repaint or change color?

[w1ngzer0]

In probobly 6months i will have enough money to to do a few things to my 240. now with that in mind. Whats cheaper a repaint or color change?

Teh car will be naked

Is it true that red is the most expensive color?

[Megaseth]

metal-flake paints and candies are the most expensive. red should be cheap, and you can go a little cheaper if you get a good clear coat. as for whats more expensive, it depends are whether or not you have the people strip the car and get EVERYTHING preped, or just paint over the surface and leave stuff like the seams and jams the stock color. i had wanted tog et blue, but it will be a lot of trouble, and all i want is a quick, semi-cheap paint job, so i guess i'll keep red.

[w1ngzer0]

everyone seems to have red thats why i thought of changing it to black or blue.

Well the guy works at a body shop and i have seen his work. The car will be naked except for the roll bars and other misc. that would take to long to remove. But strut/spring assy. would be removed the interior is going to be gutted due to a lot of care is needed inside and the sunroof is being removed.

He says i should go black. But i thought i would get a second opinon on the matter. Teh black 240 fastback = teh sexy

[vicki]

It's always cheaper to repaint than it is to do a completely different color, unless you want a half arsed job. Red = sex and passion. I'd keep it.

[w1ngzer0]

wow gurly girl your deep

[krazy skwerel]

I would go black. Bout the only way I like a hunch back...I mean hatch back

[gabossie]

I would go red with the black pillars and roof. That's sexy!

[GEO]

Black is the best

[Mr1der]

a nice bright red with the black roof would be pretty sweet.

I love a fresh glossy and smooth paintjob...

[w1ngzer0]

well the color red is expensive. I was looking at that 240 blue used in the early S13's. I am not sure i want black or not. It just seems boring.

[krazy skwerel]

But black is so sleek. I think if you go blue you should do periwinkle(sp?) Thats such a sweet blue. And would look good on a hatch.

[w1ngzer0]

ignore the white crap



thats the black and blue im thinking of

between these 2 i really like the black more

[Megaseth]

where did you go to find prices on paints?

[w1ngzer0]

i didn't look up the prices but rule of thumb the more color you have to mix the more its going to cost. A repaint would cost me 1500. Thats almost the cost of a color change.

At least thats how i look at it. A simple black or white is going to be cheaper then a blue. A purple is going to be more expensive then a red i would imagine.

[Bryants95240sx]

red owns you

[nissan420]

black = teh sessy. take everything off, sidemolding, wing, and the nissan thing, cant think of it for the life of me, all that stuff. oh debadge it. that would be even sessyer.

[andrave]

two tone, red roof, hood, and trunk, and below the door line paint it red.hotness.

[Megaseth]

i wanna paint mine like a police car, and get a gumdrop light and chase law breakers down.

[w1ngzer0]

black = teh sessy. take everything off, sidemolding, wing, and the nissan thing, cant think of it for the life of me, all that stuff. oh debadge it. that would be even sessyer.

yah after the body is stitched im going to have it painted black with 5 clear coats

[andrave]

I would paint mine just like this, only a darker red instead of orange, and get some tan leather seats to match my tan interior. it would be the sex.

[Mr1der]

If you're going blue, go periwinkle.

Get it from a Ford dealer.

[w1ngzer0]

If you're going blue, go periwinkle.

Get it from a Ford dealer.

no, i am going super black. That color has been used for years by nissan :ylsuper

[Mr1der]

Black is always an excellent choice.

It kinda sucks in summertime and shows dirt easy, but I haven't ever seen a car that didn't look good in it.

[Phax]

It's always cheaper to repaint than it is to do a completely different color, unless you want a half arsed job. Red = sex and passion. I'd keep it.

Or in the case of cars

Red = Attention and Tickets

Go with grey. KG2 baby!!

[andrave]

yeah shoot a grey primer then clear it and wet sand. it looks awesome.

[w1ngzer0]

another thing. Rim offset is confusing. What kind of offset is required for coilover clearance? I was looking at some cars with +35 and they looked good then i look at some with less and they look awful. Very confusing

[BadMojo]

Black is always an excellent choice.

It kinda sucks in summertime and shows dirt easy, but I haven't ever seen a car that didn't look good in it.

Swirl marks on black cars suck too. I don't think I'd own a black car without having a garage to park it in, even though it's one of my favorite colors on cars.

[w1ngzer0]

Swirl marks on black cars suck too. I don't think I'd own a black car without having a garage to park it in, even though it's one of my favorite colors on cars.

car cover is teh best

[BadMojo]

car cover is teh best

Yeah, but someone would steal it in my stinkin' neighborhood.

I'd have to rig up an alarm system for my car AND the cover.

[Mr1der]

or get the one you drive the car onto:D

those are kinda impractical

my car has mucho swirls:(

it's faded and busted though, so it's not that bad, so long as it's not rusting apart...