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Offline IowaEagle

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Pondering Paint Choices
« on: April 16, 2011, 11:04:21 AM »
I need to repaint the SX/4.  It came from the factory with Silver Mist Metalic.  By time I got it, it looked like poorly applied flat gray primer.  Here are the ones I have for you to consider:

Silver Metalic



Gun Metal Gray


Frost Blue Metalic

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Re: Pondering Paint Choices
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2011, 12:12:55 PM »
I'm a fan of gun metal grey, since my Peugeot 406 coupe has that color.
Did already have some welding done to the underside?
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Re: Pondering Paint Choices
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2011, 12:26:58 PM »
Dang!   Like the Eagle of the Month its a tie.
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Re: Pondering Paint Choices
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2011, 12:38:43 PM »
2 to many choices



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Re: Pondering Paint Choices
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2011, 02:39:04 PM »
Gun metal grey is pretty good, but if it was me, I'd go with the Frost Blue Metalic.  I can see that on a car.  it just might look really good.

Other then a perfect Pearl white, (and this is my own opinion) I would never paint a car that was 'too neutral'.   Have some kind of color in it.

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Re: Pondering Paint Choices
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2011, 06:02:04 PM »
I voted for the frost blue metallic, but I must admit an alterior motive.  I want to see how it looks on yours because I'm leaning that way for mine.  I've got the two-tone blue (slate on top, midnight on bottom) and I will likely go with a lighter blue for the whole car.

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Re: Pondering Paint Choices
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2011, 08:07:37 PM »
Thanks to everyone so far.   That blue is kind of growing on me too.
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Re: Pondering Paint Choices
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2011, 08:34:34 PM »
It should



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Re: Pondering Paint Choices
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2011, 11:57:06 PM »
I like the gun metal grey myself, but I think applied right all of the choices would look sweet on the SX/4.
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Re: Pondering Paint Choices
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2011, 01:50:24 AM »
Another vote for blue.  :P ...... doug could you pm me where you found those paints cause I like the whole kit idea ;D
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Re: Pondering Paint Choices
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2011, 06:56:02 AM »
just used that company to paint mine   good paint I like the frost myself. easy to used it and doesn't require  clear coat.

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Re: Pondering Paint Choices
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2011, 11:10:57 AM »
Another vote for blue.  :P ...... doug could you pm me where you found those paints cause I like the whole kit idea ;D

Here is the link to the site.  Thanks to AllenD for leading us to it.  http://www.paintforcars.com/
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Re: Pondering Paint Choices
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2011, 10:04:09 AM »
Well Doug, if you want to see what the blue would look like on the sx4, just look at Eaglegirls. I used the gm version of that color called stealth gray, even though it's blue lol, they also called it Blue granite for a while, chryslers version is called steel blue. I believe that would be pretty close to the frost blue you have listed.  ;D We were tossing around virtually the same colors before she decided on the bluish one, lol.
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Re: Pondering Paint Choices
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2011, 03:37:35 PM »
Thanks Shag.  I will take a look at that one.
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Re: Pondering Paint Choices
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2011, 05:43:40 AM »
which color did you decide on???

 

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