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Too many colors! #1
James E Jimmy Campbell Bedford, Va, USA	Posted: August 03, 2012 08:13PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 1,667

My car is all ready to paint, friend of mine is going to let me use his paint booth, can't decide on a color. Two people said eye sore red, what saith ye?

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Re: Too many colors! #2
MRTHUNDERROAD JACK DIETEMAN GREAT MEADOWS, USA	Posted: August 03, 2012 08:19PM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 223

Are we sticking with factory colors?

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Re: Too many colors! #3
James E Jimmy Campbell Bedford, Va, USA	Posted: August 03, 2012 08:26PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 1,667

Not really, just wanting something nice, not plain.

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bim9bill Bill Debevc Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 1967 Austin-Healey Sprite "SSHA"	Posted: August 03, 2012 08:30PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 291

Purple with yellow pooka dots all over.

oh how about Yellow with inverted purple pooka dots, that might be better.

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9146 rick dentel yardley, pa, USA 1970 Porsche 914 1978 MG MGB 2002 Mini Cooper	Posted: August 03, 2012 08:34PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 1,355

It's your car paint it what YOU want. I am not a red person due to the fact that I worked at a Porsche dealership thru the end of the 80's. Guards Red is a great color but almost every car. If you don't want to keep it stock, paint it something different. My wife has a friend who is a well known interior designer and when she wants to change a room color she seeks his advice. He usually comes up with something that sounds a little strange but look outstanding. I think the best way is to find a car with a similar shape and look at all the colors. The shape has a lot of influence on how a color looks. I ordered a pair of 911 Turbos for a good customer back in the 80s, he ordered one in 1968 Jag BRG with BRG leather to sample and Guards Red seat piping. I thought what (I am a visual person)the car arrived and it was stunning. One thing just don't pick a trendy color you won't like it in a year. Just my 2 cents.

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Oldman45 Mike Keown Coolidge, GA, USA	Posted: August 03, 2012 08:45PM Registered: 11 months ago Posts: 55

Mine is going to be corvette yellow...bright!

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MRTHUNDERROAD JACK DIETEMAN GREAT MEADOWS, USA	Posted: August 03, 2012 08:55PM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 223

If your a fan of Orange I would go with GM's Atomic orange or Chrysler's Orange Blast.

If I did not stick with factory on mine last year..I would have went with one of those.

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Re: Too many colors! #8
Tveditr Eric EN Indianapolis, USA 1971 MG Midget	Posted: August 03, 2012 09:14PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 369

I was always a fan of sunrunner blue

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wlkelley3 Wendell Kelley Madison, AL, USA 1963 MG Midget 1970 Opel GT 1999 Mazda Miata	Posted: August 03, 2012 10:45PM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 678

BRG!!!

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zedvictor1 Steve Lacey Spokane, Washington State, USA	Posted: August 04, 2012 12:40AM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 1,548

I rather liked this two-tone idea Jason Farkas had for his Midget.

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AmishIndy Seth Jones Wheaton, IL, USA 1971 MG Midget MkIII "Guenevire" 2007 Mazda 3 "Porco Rosso"	Posted: August 04, 2012 06:34AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 3,054

I like Brittish racing green with an accent color on the valence and lots of sponsor logos

Seth Jones

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yonbear Andy Mathers Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1972 MG MGB MkII "Bee2 (B2)"	Posted: August 04, 2012 06:40AM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 399

Silver looks pretty good on these babies.

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1275midget Mike's 73 Midget over, hill and dale, USA 1973 MG Midget MkIII 2002 Mazda MX-5 NB	Posted: August 04, 2012 06:58AM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 1,729

I always go back to this guys as one of my favorites

http://picasaweb.google.com/minorsands/mgmidget1973#

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1275midget Mike's 73 Midget over, hill and dale, USA 1973 MG Midget MkIII 2002 Mazda MX-5 NB	Posted: August 04, 2012 07:04AM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 1,729

then again, this internet photo has always appealed to me, the very dark blue

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1275midget Mike's 73 Midget over, hill and dale, USA 1973 MG Midget MkIII 2002 Mazda MX-5 NB	Posted: August 04, 2012 07:07AM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 1,729

can't overlook a basic

http://picasaweb.google.com/minorsands/mgmidget1973#

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Oldman45 Mike Keown Coolidge, GA, USA	Posted: August 04, 2012 07:52AM Registered: 11 months ago Posts: 55

Here's the car with painted bumpers I was talking about. What ya think?

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Re: Too many colors! #17
James E Jimmy Campbell Bedford, Va, USA	Posted: August 04, 2012 11:41AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 1,667

Well just as Jeff had said in another post, I'm not liking the little trim strip near the sill. Don't want weld the holes in or dimple them and glass over them, so, maybe take some ss screws, put some sealer on them and screw them in the holes that way if I ever choose to use the trim it will be do-able. I'm down to Chrome (or some other bright) yellow or a dark but bright blue. I also have trouble with stores having so many different candy bars, hard to choose the right one!

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200mph Mike J Lake Norman, NC, USA 1965 Ford Ranchero 1967 Austin-Healey Sprite 1967 MG MGB 1969 Austin-Healey Sprite 1974 MG MGB → more	Posted: August 04, 2012 12:25PM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 3,973

Lowes will have press in plastic plugs for those holes that will look better than screws... paint to match body, pop them in, remove when you want. I use them for the bumper mount holes... they are hard to see unless you are right up near the car.

Best advice I can offer is DONT look at paint chips or photos. Look at the color on a car, on a bright sunny day.

Toyota had some really light, bright yellows for the MR2.

In dark blue metallics, look at 96 Corvette Admiral Blue, as used on the GrandSpprts. For something with a little more indigo to it, try Chevy Silverado LeMans blue, 2008-10 I think.

For a very dark, deep blue, 2013 Mustang Deep Impact Blue has great "highlights", also used on 2005-6 Ford GT.

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Re: Too many colors! #19
bim9bill Bill Debevc Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 1967 Austin-Healey Sprite "SSHA"	Posted: August 04, 2012 12:51PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 291

Get or Check the Heritage Certificate and go that way.

Bill Debevc

http://CloudsCarsCameras.com

Twitter #BIM9Bill

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Re: Too many colors! #20
pacomb Paco Moreno de Barreda Madrid, Spain 1965 Austin-Healey Sprite	Posted: August 04, 2012 02:19PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 378

On the tc series "an mg is reborn", they used a Aston Martin DB4 grey colour, and have to say that the result was superb. If you are not thinking on original colours, then take a look at those classic colours from that kind of brands: bentley, daimler, RR, Aston, Jag..

First think the colour you want: red, black, green, blue.... then search the tone you like from the options I gave you before

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