Gjohnson7

Ahhhhhh!!!!! I love them all!!!!!! Bob your s13.5 is so hotttt!!!! I also really like that Lamborghini candy blue. Man this is going to be a hard decision.

Well, does anyone have recommendation on where to buy the paint. I went by Sherman Williams automotive yesterday, but they didn't have any samples out to look at. They also said the Daytona Blue would run about $170 a quart and that I would probably need 2 quarts. Clear coat would run about $180 and primer would be about $250. He gave me an exact total of $865 for all. I would get a discount becasue my next door neighbor works for American Airlines and is going to help me paint the car. So they said it would cost $600 w/discount. Does this sound about right?????

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ThatGuy

Sounds decent for paint. Labor is what usual drives up the cost, but since your having your neighbor paint it, it sounds good. Make sure to take plenty of pics of the process to share with your fellow Zilvians. If you haven't rolled your fenders yet, I'd suggest doing that before painting if you plan to run bigger wheels in the future. Good Luck!

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MakotoS13

it has blue in it

KasperSlide

Look into Viper GTS blue i have a freind that has that with a lil more metalic its the hotness

Gjohnson7

Yeah, I'm planning on rolling my fenders as soon as possible, cause my tires are rubbing now when cornering hard and I have completely stock suspension.

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R33GTS-T

be more creative get a custom color made up something like a bayside blue or daytona blue (350Z) and have them throw in white glass beads and a deep silver/black flake......that'll give the paint a beautiful pearl hue when the sun hits it and it'll shine like no other

Late,
Daniel

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Ian

i just decided that my car is gonna get painted w/ the verde artemis when i get a real paint job and aero

so no one take it

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BobbyBoy

Hehe good luck finding the paint code for it since it is a special edition lambo color, but anyone knowlegeable in the paint field should be able to find it, but it could be tricky like finding the paint code for Midnight Purple Gen 3 for the GTR.

Anyways here is some more eye candy of verde artemis, the color will simply make you smile



http://www.lambocars.com/mur/mur40thi.htm

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SilviaDriver

wheres my car in this pic? oh yea my car looks like pootang compared to these two!

Irukandji

avus blue for suuurrreeeeeeeeee

BobbyBoy

Im sure as summer rolls around we will get some shots of the three blue san jose based s15 faced 240s (damn thats a mouthful).


And to stay on topic, here is a pic of a 180 in Bayside Blue

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Pancor

Sapphire Blue is my favourite shade of blue on a 240SX. And oh yeah, it was a factory colour.


BTW, photos rarely do ANY colour justice, you need to see them in person.

sidnacious

not a big fan of blue cars but cusco blue would be hot

BobbyBoy

2 quarts for an entire car? I used 1.25 gallons but that was interor and exterior, 2 quarts sounds a little low, but the price matches up. I paid like $870 for all my paint materials when I shot my car.

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Angelus

Damn! I want to paint my car black again, but after these pictures I`m unsure....

BOMEX180

I like the 350Z Daytona Blue...see sig..

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BobbyBoy

Your car is ridiculosick, it is mandatory that you post more pics or provide a link to a gallery. New/Old school Work equips flow so well with it.

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kandyflip445

I agree that car is NICE. Post more pics of it in the pic thread/here.

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BOMEX180

ask and you shall receive

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420sx

damn....... i think i just humped my monitor....

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hydropgrahics!
ls1......

nismo2491

estoril blue but only on e36... or the c5 corvette blue...

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ThatGuy

Electron Blue


And yes I understand that colors looked differently in person then they do in pictures. I am simply offering images to give you a basic idea of the color. I doubt anyone would buy paint without seeing it in person first anyway. .

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MakotoS13

for the record there is electron blue and a lighter blue (atlantic, i think). the electron blue Pwnz, however.

i want to have sex with that car.

hkspeed

isnt electron blue the same name/color on EK civic si's?

BOMEX180

Yes they are

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TwoFourO

Here is the IS300 Indigo Ink Pearl in the sun. Shot it on my car for my first paintjob last summer in my driveway:

www.cardomain.com/id/twofouro

MakotoS13

actually its electron blue pearl in the honda world. looks pretty different to me. the pearl makes it look kinda purple sometimes.

ScottMan

Same name, not the same color. The C5 color looks much more metallic and more of a true blue. The Honda electron blue (available on the Civic Si, '01 Prelude, and the CR-V) is more of a blurple and is less metallic looking.

Here are a couple of shots of the Electron Blue Pearl from Honda:


Add "orig.jpg" to the end of the url for full-size.

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Phlip

Toyota's "Royal Sapphire Pearl" used to be my favorite, so much to the point where I had my old S14 painted that color back in 01:


... but now I am torn between like 4 different blues when trying to decide what color I will go with on my coupe.

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MakotoS13

eff blue, yellow makes your car faster.