I painted one of my Mullet Camaro's gunmetal with a satin clearcoat and gloss stripes.
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...psx0wwonfm.jpg

Thanks

Fronts: 275/30 R19
Rears: 305/30 R19

I like it. I think it's bit more aggressive look.

I've mentioned Lexus Atomic Silver a few times. One just happened to park outside the neighbors house yesterday and thankfully it was clean. Gave me a chance to sit and look at it for a few. Snapped a picture with the current spray outs to get a better idea. I'm diggin it, but not sure it's right.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-jq3qBCM-L.jpg

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I went through this gray silver thing a few years ago when my dad painted his Sport Fury, I've witnessed your pain! He ended up with a Saab color that looks just right, color darkens around body lines and pops in the sun.

Out of the two you're showing in the picture, I'd be leaning towards the lighter color.

:thumbsup: :headspin:

I loved this color I painted my previous 68. Never see it on many cars, now or then. I liked it because it had very minimal metallic which most other colors seem to have a fair amount to a large amount.

BMW Sterling Gray

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11...0/_D2H1718.jpg

Funny you bring this up as I have looked at your old build thread pics a few times. It's another that, I should probably take a second look at. Didn't wanna bring up a sore spot and see you cry, so I kept quite about it. I'm such a caring individual. :lol:

Hey buddy, pick a dam color already!!! LOL

Too many pages about a color choice

What the hell are you going to do when it finally gets here and we start putting it together?
Your ass is in the shop with me, hire someone to take and post updates & pics!

So back on topic....... build thread

Has anyone seen his engine? pic of the engine I did last summer

That may change too, I have been informed that if this deal goes through that I will building him a 415 or 425 N/A stroker engine for him and sell this one?

You know I love ya buddy!!

Jeff

Called my pops, he said it was Saab 279. Looks good with chrome, black trim and his gray centered torque thrusts.
Put your top colors on the wall and throw a dart.....

Hi Jeff.
 

It might be more relevant to just hire someone to pick a colour for Curtis. He mentioned Jim being all loaded up on red bull and coffee recently, might to time to start slipping a fist full of valium into his coffee pot to buy Curtis a bit more time. lol
Cheers Mate.😊

That lexus color is sharp. I would consider it a transitional to contemporary color for a muscle car. Wait a minute, we aren't talking about houses.

In all seriousness, I'm going through the design of my custom house right now. In the last stages. The overall vision is important in your color choice. A modern color will work great with a modern theme. Meaning, engine, wheels, interior, luxuries

I'm building a transitional house. Meaning, not to traditional, not to contemporary. A modern balance.

I don't know if this helps, but I thought I'd share this perspective because building a custom car, which I've done, and a custom house are in the same ball park.

I pieced my muscle car together and it turned out good, I've spent some serious time on design and preparation for my home, I hope it turns out great.

COlor
 

Just my .02 but with what looks like brushed centers on the wheels I would go with a middle to darker shade of grey. The Sterling Gray BMW color would look great with those wheels. I am having a hard time with color right now as well. I have a 68 and my forgelines have black centers. I was looking at the Atomic Silver but wondered if the color was too "New" for the older muscle car? I also looked at the Porsche 918 Liquid Metal Silver. GOOD LUCK!!!

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...roof/?zoomable

Curtis, I would highly, highly, highly (3x) recommend you take a look at the silver they are using on the 2015-16 Dodge Viper. It is the best shade of silver I've seen in person, and I'm not a huge fan of silver cars. It has a shadowing liquid aspect, which seems to shift as you walk past it. Very similar to a wheel finish that most know as "hyper silver" with the dark undertones and depth. It would look absolutely killer on any car.

Customer car that was here last week.

http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/r...-Flushloc3.jpg

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Tony

I like it, wheels would need to go darker.

Check out this 68 Chris Holstrom did back in 2010.

It's purdy.

:lol: You are indeed.

For the record, I cry a little every day for one reason or another. :smiley_smack:

Very nice looking color.

yes!!!

I like that alot in the pic.

Curtis,,,,,,, GM Cortez silver!!!!! DONE!!

X2
Said that to him a couple months ago

Or just wrap the bitch and drive it!
Change your mind, peel it off! Lol

I'm partial to Cortez Silver as well.
http://www.fquick.com/garages/viewga...wimg&id=377051

But another nice silver is Lexus Atomic Silver?
https://www.google.ca/search?q=lexus...HT3PDzoQsAQIGg

It changes shades in sunlight and low light, nevertheless great build!

Curtis, oops! Duh! just realized you posted Atomic Silver a few days ago.
:bang:

My 2 Pennies,



I like the viper silver.

Yeah, Yeah. :lol: I think this is the most frustrating part of the build. It will be such a relief when we finally get to the actual build part of the process. Keep in mind, I wasn't even going to paint the car when I first bought it.

I'm about to say F it and paint the sucker Red....only problem is which Red would I use? :sieg:

Timeless and Balance is the idea. Based on a few posts you've made we share your approach and vision. It's a delicate process, but worth it.

Yeah they're brushed. I could change the wheels, but that's just an added expense. The BMW Sterling Gray is great, but on the darker side based on all the pictures Google found for me. Atomic Silver is high on my list, but you and Todd have said the exact same thing that I have been thinking. "Is it to "New" for our cars"?. That's enough to for me to drop it further down the list.


Yes! I like that. Different than the last Silver Dodge used. Heck just the fact that all of you (mainly Tony who has been suggesting White since day one) changed your mind and seem to prefer this over the others says a lot.


I like it, but it just doesn't do it for me. I'll post some of the examples I've been looking at.

Working from Dark to light/Gray to Silver, here are some of the examples I've been looking at.

I haven't been able to find the exact name of this Gray, buit it's similar to most of the darker ones I've looked at and it's just to dark for me.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-ZhMKsXX-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-XZXh8hf-L.jpg


Forget the messed up body kit and focus on the color..at least try to. :rolleyes:
From what I was able to find, this is Pepper Gray, which is used on the Elenore Mustangs. Not bad, but it doesn't seem right either. The pictures below is supposedly also Pepper Gray and I really like the way it looks in the picture. But when it's darker....not so much.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-zZ2krZS-M.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-CGJpzHc-L.jpg

No idea what this is, but it just screams "NOPE" to me.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-qjQcmPg-S.jpg

So Mike and Trevor appear to be running the same color. Lamborghini Titanium Silver. The light really plays well in it and I haven't seen a picture I don't like of it yet.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-9GzVS8f-M.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-rHDTbfr-M.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-CjwgZPf-M.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-MfvCcc8-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-vDS94VN-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-vjnwKZ8-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-nKfWcXZ-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-hzvpSDZ-L.jpg

-CONT-

Don't you dare use the pepper gray from the Eleanor.... :snapout:

The silver that Mark used on Mayhem is pretty slick. SUPER bright...maybe to bright?

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-LVgLhs6-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-62wN5dZ-L.png

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-76KvQxg-M.jpg

I haven't been able to find any info on the exactly color or this car, but it does look wicked.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-rxLqhwv-L.jpg

Another one I haven't been able to find into on. It's looks really sharp in this pic and reminds me of Mike and Trevors cars, but I'd bet it's pretty bright in the sun. Really like this car.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-fJJsx7h-L.jpg

Doug Susold used 2007 Viper Silver on this build and it looks very sharp....not a sharp as the new 2015-15 Silver IMO, but it's been on the list.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-wQXcRDZ-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-J5NB8qw-L.jpg

Supposedly the first two pictures is Cortez Silver. The second two below it are for sure.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-j3Bmq2h-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-TNW3G2N-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-jZNS7kL-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-KVTH7nB-L.jpg


So basically they are all the same, but totally different. :knock: Headed out to see if I can find an Silver Viper to look at. :rolleyes:

:lol: No worries. :captain1:

Just so you all can clear your heads after that......

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-7HBcJLg-M.png

:captain:

OK. Now where were we??? ��

Clear it from what :confused18:

:thumbsup:

Having spent some time in all different lighting conditions.........Mayhem's silver is pretty good. It does a little bit of everything.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...P579dXf-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...FZPTZd3-XL.jpg

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https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...BK9ZzrK-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...Gp2WTW2-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...Lv4kGpC-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...5z5BkTs-XL.jpg

A guy in your position can't have too many choices. :sieg:

Probably the best pictures I've seen that really show this in all the different lights. Yeah...it's doesn't seem to ever look bad does it.

Thanks!

Just trying to help....

Well played. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

That reminds me of the cars in the original Mad Max. Might have to watch that now. Thanks!

Welcome.....tough job but someone (without an iPhone) had to do it. :D

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...DVzQt72-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...Bq6rK2p-XL.jpg

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I originally supplied the paint for that car but it never got used. The code is from Porsche, M7Z GT SILVER I believe at the time I had to have PPG help me get the code it was only available on the high dollar HYBRID they built. To bad Curtis I gave it away not to long ago.

Driving Mayhem into SEMA - with crap all over in the aisles - and guys running around on forklifts... and wooden crates... That was nerve wracking!

Great looking car! Well.... everything except that dumb orange stripe... :D

Does that mean the relentless pursuit of the perfect paint job is over, darn I was going to ship out this Mattel product to Curtis to see if it could possibly help with the decision making process, seriously, nah, maybe![ATTACH][/ATTACH]

You can send that anyways. Pretty sure I could use it in other areas or just give it to my wife to use. :lol:

No worries Brother. Now that I have the paint code Jim will do a spray out and I can compare.

See you at Columbus.

Small Update...but first: I STILL HAVEN'T NAILED DOWN THE COLOR :lol: Jim is going to do a few more spray outs for me. Honestly my brain needed a rest for a few. :confused18:

Jim took a break from the car and focused on some upgrades to his house while his girl was away. Sounds like a new sink and the addition of a bay window and sliding door. He also did some repairs on his daily driver. Pretty crazy for 10 days worth of work. :confused59: He's a machine!

Back to the car. Sounds like he's thinking one more round of primer and the big stuff will be good to go. After that he will blow the car apart and go after jams, etc. All the small stuff.

Watching all this take shape and seeing all the time spent to do it right makes me think of people that are shocked at how much it costs to paint a car. It's a lot of work!

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-z46Z2ps-L.jpg

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