mugen Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 Save the money from the paint and add a blower or turbo lower the car for free and be happy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 No joke, I googled "Horrible Corvette Paint Scheme" and got this http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu31/roscott69/Paint%20Schemes/TwoToneCorvette01-1-2.jpg Search result confirmed lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 Speechless..... Vette owners,LOL The front half of your vette is black too :gabe: So are the side vents :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsm_sleeper Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 Vette owners,LOL what he said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianZ06 Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 The front half of your vette is black too :gabe: So are the side vents :gabe: :fuuuu::lolguy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BStowers023 Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 This thread is a disaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 One thing I like to see on C5 vettes is the roof bar painted black: http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t60/jj2186/IMG_1957.jpg two tone body vettes just bring back bad memories of the C3 vettes. Something else to consider - Black is a bitch to keep nice. If you are painting it to hide blemishes then guess what, unless it is a full pro repaint the blem is going to show through the top color. If you want to hide some blems, just vinyl wrap it a lighter color, that way if you don't like it or it starts to look dated you can just take it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tindall2006 Posted February 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 I am actually in Texas now, and am probably going to be fixing the front bumper as it is ripped, along with the drivers side fender. I will probably respray them myself. I do have limited paint experience, but think I can make it look WAY better then it does now. It's a C5 with 190K miles so imo if it looks good from 5 feet away I will be happy. Always wanted to do some paint and body work and I think this is a good second project. My last one was painting my motorcycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BStowers023 Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 I want to see the before and after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tindall2006 Posted February 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Well.... Went out and looked at it this morning... Not sure if I will be able to make the lines line up, and the radiator support bracket is bent... The simple bumper tear and respray may be a bigger project then I think, and something I don't think I can pull off in my apartmentcomplex/garage. Going to think about it for a few hours though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Alex- Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 No offense, but with "limited experience" with paint, I wouldn't try to do that color yourself. With 190k, skip the paint correction and just pull the moldings off, lower it and drive the bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tindall2006 Posted February 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 No offense, but with "limited experience" with paint, I wouldn't try to do that color yourself. With 190k, skip the paint correction and just pull the moldings off, lower it and drive the bitch. Because it is metallic? What is the worse that could happen? How else do you learn something new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Because it is metallic? What is the worse that could happen? How else do you learn something new? if it's tri-coat as was suggested earlier in this thread that is not something you want to attempt as your first experience with painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Alex- Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Red is one of the hardest colors to match, let alone tri-coat. You could deal with matching paint that has some blemishes, or you could deal with a multicolored Corvette. Even if you blend into the adjacent panels, if the shade isn't extremely close and/or the metallic doesn't lay down correctly, it could end up looking much worse. Practice makes perfect, I'm just suggesting this particular job wouldn't be an ideal learning experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 No offense, but with "limited experience" with paint, I wouldn't try to do that color yourself. With 190k, skip the paint correction and just pull the moldings off, lower it and drive the bitch. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyctsv Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 How about having it wrapped?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Magnetic Red is a multi-step process, most body shops can't do a quality paint match. Redo the whole car in something else, a wrap, an autoflex coating, or full respray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 or drive it as is because its a 190k mile c5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPL_Josh Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Wrap it and drive the wheels off it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Because it is metallic? What is the worse that could happen? How else do you learn something new? Tri-coat is a very fancy modern way of saying "candy" paint. It's a metallic base coat, a candy (transparent) color coat, and a clear top. Metallics can "tiger stripe" on their own (when the flakes clump in one area and thin in another making a "streak" metal). Candy mid coat layers can lighten and darken based on their thickness. Spray too much in one area and the color gets darker, to little and it is lighter. I mean you can try it if you want to, it will be a learning experience. If i were you I would go buy a sign blank and practice before pointing the gun at the car, this way you can get a feel for how it sprays. Also since it is a candy paint it's really temperature/humidity sensitive because unlike a clear it builds color hue, so your paint thickness needs to be adjusted to conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tindall2006 Posted February 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Went with the factory looks... http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f374/tindall2006/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_1292_zpsp8epyxhd.jpg http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f374/tindall2006/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_1291_zpspbo3oy97.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowHBK Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 No offense, but with "limited experience" with paint, I wouldn't try to do that color yourself. With 190k, skip the paint correction and just pull the moldings off, lower it and drive the bitch. +1 +2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tindall2006 Posted February 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 +2 Too late, car is already repainted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 What are the paint and the paint job qualities? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BStowers023 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Good choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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