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Opinion poll: Non-stock paint colors on T-bird/Cougar

October 27, 2004, 10:19:49 PM

I suppose this could just as easily go into Body/Appearance, but I don't see it as a help topic that anyone can get any real use out of, except maybe me in my own screwed up borderline-insane way.. :wtf: :hick: just an opinion poll.

Since I started thinking about making a project car out of this '88 'Bird, I've been thinking about getting it repainted in something other than twilight blue. I already have one 'Bird I'm keeping in stock color(s), so this time my mind wandered a bit. I'd really like to have a dark green car.. but it isn't a stock '88 color from what I've seen so far.

I happen to have a couple cans of metallic spray paint around for another non-car-related project, but it's car paint. (that DupliColor truck and SUV paint, anyway) That got me thinking.. one is deep jewel green, and the other is pewter. I even did a test-spray on a plastic lid just to see what they'd look like together. I like it. I think I'd even go so far as to do it, once I could afford it.

That got me curious to know how you guys react when you see cars you like with paint they didn't originally come with.

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Reply #1 – October 27, 2004, 10:32:12 PM

My car is Honda Asturias Gray (bet you didn't see that coming...)

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Reply #2 – October 27, 2004, 10:46:37 PM

I am torn between repainting mine stock and doing something different.  Right now I'm leaning towards stock bacause I haven't seen anything that I would like to do so far.

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Reply #3 – October 27, 2004, 10:54:10 PM

That's why I'm casually looking for a 20th.

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Reply #4 – October 27, 2004, 11:51:16 PM

I'm all for it. :) Though my colour had the name Ford on it, I've seen some very nice colours on Fox birds and cougars. Didn't someone have one with Viper GTS blue and silver?

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Reply #5 – October 28, 2004, 12:57:41 AM

I'm a radar blue fan myself.. lol

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Reply #6 – October 28, 2004, 01:46:04 AM

Here's one I bet nobody has.....

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Reply #7 – October 28, 2004, 01:47:44 AM

Yep, you're right..

Although, I did consider color-change green/purple paint instead of the deep jewel green metallic I'm thinking of, for this other Bird..  :wtf:

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Reply #8 – October 28, 2004, 01:56:53 AM

I hope you're keeping that pretty blue bird in the stock color.  Be glad you're not cursed with pooop-red like me.

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Reply #9 – October 28, 2004, 02:11:57 AM

Not repainting my Regatta Blue 'Bird.. the one I've had since summer. Aside from scratches all over the hood and the damage below the bumper strip, the rest of the paint is in good condition. I MIGHT do the underside (below the strip) in dark charcoal, once the doors are repaired and the rest of that area is cleaned up.. but most of the car will remain Regatta Blue.

The car I want to repaint is the one that I'm bringing here from Fort Lauderdale. It is Twilight (dark) Blue, and the clearcoat is shot all over the top of the car. (which is something I see on a lot of dark blue Fords) That one is the one I'm considering painting Deep Jewel Green (a mid-90s Ranger color) along with a Pewter-type color. (mostly gray, with a little bit of gold to it) The Pewter spray paint I have now is a decent match for the color of that car's interior. (it's medium gray on the leather) The interior needs to be redone, but I don't want a different color for it.

If I can get a pic of an '88 T-bird LX and a pic of the two colors I have in mind, maybe I'll ask one of the Photoshop gurus here if they'd combine the two for me.

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Reply #10 – October 28, 2004, 02:18:41 AM

ill tell you what, if i was going to all the trouble to change the color on my car there is no way id use a color that the car actually came in factory. there are plenty of nice factory colors but for the effort, id do something the car couldnt be bought in.

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Reply #11 – October 28, 2004, 10:34:45 AM

So tempted to say I was a ricer in a former life!  

My car is dark blue with a little flip of purple. Mostly cuz the paint was free but I like it. :p

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Reply #12 – October 28, 2004, 01:10:29 PM

Obviously I'm for it since I did it. My car was originally Black and I struggled for a bit about repainting it that color way back when I did it. Basically came down to the upkeep of Black paint that turned me off....I love the way it looks, just hate the upkeep so I went with the blue. It was funny though when I was showing people my spray test panel of the color I was going to do.....about 90% thought it would look terrible on the Bird. Too bright a color was the consensus. Told them to have faith...it will look great I said. After it was done however all the naysayers loved it and to this day it's usually the first thing people compliment about the car when I go to cruise nights and such.

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Reply #13 – October 28, 2004, 02:44:27 PM

Quote from: TurboCoupe50

Here's one I bet nobody has.....

And i'm sure mine's original also :

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Reply #14 – October 29, 2004, 05:34:35 PM

STOCK COLORS  We need to keep them stock to show what was available in the day

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