Should I paint my car? - 6G Celicas Forums

Coomer

#1

My car needs paint. My car's trunklid and license plate bezel are rattle-canned so they don't match. My roof, both rear fenders, and both doors are deeply keyed. My spoiler has some notches in them from a prybar. Each door has one tiny door ding. My rear bumper has a scratch. My front bumper has license plate mounting holes even though my plate is mounted below behind a grill post.

And worst of all, my car is attention-whore-bright-ass-pearl yellow. Photos don't do it justice...you can see me coming from a mile away. Everyone loves the color and makes a face like they want to puke when I tell them about my new color that I want to go with. >

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But I'm really wanting to paint my car. I want to add sideskirts and extensions and shave the front license plate mounting holes, sidemarkers, antenna, and then fix the two door dings I have. Then I want to pull the front bumper and fenders and engine, clean the crap outta my engine, and paint my engine bay and car. I want to paint everything an olive-green sort of color, like this:

What do you guys think? And do you think someone could photoshop my car with '94-'95 OEM front extensions, OEM Curren rear extensions, and the VIS Z-Max sideskirts(like these), and the color change?

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celica3sgte

#2

I think that might be alright. That a color that no Celi has. I saw another color similar to that at Cleveland HIN, I'll see if I can find a pic.

Kadett

#3

To give my honest opinion. No it wouldn't look nice. If its gonna be like the Honda in the photo. It will be exclusive because no one has the color. But it reminds me of army vehicles.

But hey, everyone taste is different. If you want it, go for it, and yeah, take out the engine so the engine bay can be sprayed as well. Dont forget the trunk+lid!

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Jdog1385

#4

not sure about the olive color but i would definitely go for the extensions and sideskirts. you should paint it primer black like the older celi...that would be sick.

CelicaZR

#5

Yea I'm gonna have to agree with Kadett.
Sorry Coomer.
I dont think that colour would suit the Celica.
I like your yellow better >

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But then again it is up to you man >

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Scott

#6

I'm not sure about the olive drab honda color. If you want green, what about the 1994-1999 BMW 3 series green? It's a really nice metallic green color that catches attention but isnt that bright. This pics good but it looks better in person user posted image

Celicav

#7

-Scott+Sep 3, 2005 - 12:10 PM

QUOTE(Scott @ Sep 3, 2005 - 12:10 PM)

I'm not sure about the olive drab honda color. If you want green, what about the 1994-1999 BMW 3 series green? It's a really nice metallic green color that catches attention but isnt that bright. This pics good but it looks better in person user posted image

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Ditto...and this green will not cause too much attention.

TheStreetzKing

#8

candy apple green maybe?? i never saw a green celi, i like the olive but it seems like the white rims are a must, idk really

celicast3sgte

#9

no more yeli celi? what is a world without that? my opinion is no on the greenish color but if you like it go for it.

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HaRv3sTeR

#10

-Coomer+Sep 3, 2005 - 5:33 PM

QUOTE(Coomer @ Sep 3, 2005 - 5:33 PM)

My car needs paint. My car's trunklid and license plate bezel are rattle-canned so they don't match. My roof, both rear fenders, and both doors are deeply keyed. My spoiler has some notches in them from a prybar. Each door has one tiny door ding. My rear bumper has a scratch. My front bumper has license plate mounting holes even though my plate is mounted below behind a grill post.

And worst of all, my car is attention-whore-bright-ass-pearl yellow. Photos don't do it justice...you can see me coming from a mile away. Everyone loves the color and makes a face like they want to puke when I tell them about my new color that I want to go with. >

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But I'm really wanting to paint my car. I want to add sideskirts and extensions and shave the front license plate mounting holes, sidemarkers, antenna, and then fix the two door dings I have. Then I want to pull the front bumper and fenders and engine, clean the crap outta my engine, and paint my engine bay and car. I want to paint everything an olive-green sort of color, like this:

What do you guys think? And do you think someone could photoshop my car with '94-'95 OEM front extensions, OEM Curren rear extensions, and the VIS Z-Max sideskirts(like these), and the color change?
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my gf is a maniac on that sort of green...also for the new beetle green...I've always wanted to show here a celi like that...would be unique IMO

ILuvMyCelica95

#11

-celicast3sgte+Sep 3, 2005 - 4:49 PM

QUOTE(celicast3sgte @ Sep 3, 2005 - 4:49 PM)

no more yeli celi? what is a world without that? my opinion is no on the greenish color but if you like it go for it.
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yeah i was sad when he told me >

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Now that I think of it... does anyone on the sight even have a green celica? hmm >

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Manta5x

#12

kinds looks like the Army green.
I'm not too good at this, I just changed the hue of the whole picture
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I kinda like the green some 25th anniversity celicas were painted

CelicaZR

#13

I like that Manta5x >

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Yea Coomer if you like the green,
this is the colour for you >

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jgreening

#14

You asked for opinions. IMO, that color is.....not good. There are a lot of good choices out there. Keep looking bro!

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celicaST

#15

i agree, i would keep looking. if you really like it than do it, but you dont paint a car that often so think long and hard what you want and wont get tired of in a couple months. the shade of green in the manta 5x is pretty slick and would be unique but >

> for the army green honda. heres another darker green.

maserati green

I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry. And that's extra scary to me, because there's a large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside.

Valo666

#16

IMO, go with army green if ur goin green, or go with a dark green. my friend painted his chevette in British Racing Green, it looks sick, not 2 bright but is still sick lookin.

Akimbo

#17

I like that photoshop quite a bit Manta.

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Kadett

#18

Photoshop = Real Nice
Celica color in Photoshop = >

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dstrbcelica

#19

go for it coomer. i think that color would be hot.

-dstrb

former celica owner.

doGGy

#20

Here are few variations Chris >

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ghostdog

#21

2 and 3 look good. I think the color on that civic is a bit too brown. you need more green like in 3

GeEkBoY

#22

Coomer,

I you are open to suggestions how about fighter jet gray?

I personally would not go flat, just a typical gloss with very little depth.

Manta5x

#23

wow doggy , is there anything you can't do?

those pictures look great

o8poa8o

#24

-Valo666+Sep 4, 2005 - 4:34 AM

QUOTE(Valo666 @ Sep 4, 2005 - 4:34 AM)

IMO, go with army green if ur goin green, or go with a dark green. my friend painted his chevette in British Racing Green, it looks sick, not 2 bright but is still sick lookin.
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i use to have a guitar that was british racing green, its a real nice color, kind of a dark metallic green..

celica3sgte

#25

I like the darker green of doggy photoshop.

TomPoz

#26

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TheStreetzKing

#27

go with 3 with white rims

CoSo

#28

Personally I prefer a darker green, such as the Forest/Sequoia Green (whatever it's called) that came on some celicas, like on trdevelopment's car:

http://www.6gc.net/index.php?action=members&itu=2898

Coomer

#29

Thanks for the comments guys. I don't really like the dark green colors, and gunmetal or dark gray is a good consideration, except it's a lot more common, and I want my car to be more unique. >

> Plus it'd show more dirt and be harder to keep clean.

I sanded down and primed a fender from my purple Celica over the weekend and tried to mix some paint just to spray it on and see how it'd look, but my paint came out way too bright green...I needed brown but didn't have any. But I may try painting that fender a olive green sort of color soon and then shoot some clear on it and see how it looks.

But for now I've decided that I'll buy a beater first (Celica, CRX, EF Civic, B13 Sentra, something like that) and then decide.

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silvasurfa

#30

i can see the vision mate!
go olive with white 18s, it would look awesome!

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