Viper GTS blue FTW!

 

Painted my '68 Camaro that same color 17 years ago. Loved it then and still likin it today. It is a pearl so the finish realy screams in the sunlight. I'm now an even bigger fan of night mist blue though which is what's on my '68 FB and will go back on it when it's ready for a repaint. If I could repaint the Camaro today, it would be gun metal grey with satin black stripes. I've seen a shade on the newer 350Z cars that would look amazing on muscle cars.

 

All better than Red. I dont get the $500 more. If its all stripped, tell him the blue is not a change so no upcharge
You are better off picking a late model car for your color as opposed to one from a 50 year old car if you want it to come close to your idea.
As for the Mazda color id like a little less turquois effect my eye sees and deff not the blue of viper with purple puke, yech.

 

Yeah, my shop guy laughed too when I told him some guys charge for the change of color...if you are painting the whole car (stripped) what does it matter?

Play around with different primers too (white/grey/black), really changes the final color. Guy painted his RX-7 a new Corvette blue, totally different when parked next to one due to the use of white primer vs. chebby factory primer (grey I think).

 

If he has to paint the jambs anyway there should be no extra charge for a color change---hope he is not telling you any other stories to line his pocket.
Paint isn't cheap so paint it the color you want the first time.......

 

I just spoke to a friend of mine who works in the biggest new car dealer body shop in the area. He said one of the differences is the fenders come off when stripping the paint for a color change and they do not have to when stripping the paint & staying with the same color. (Keep in mind we're not talking about a frame-off/rotisserie type big buck restoration) He said there's lots of small details that a color change involves and also that the new "metallic" type paints also cost a bit more. He said $500 was a very fair price.

 

I own 3 blue vehicles and one white one with a blue interior... guess what my vote would be.

 

Subaru World Rally blue.

 

Subaru World Rally blue.

Is that a current color? Would I be able to go to a dealer and see a car in that color?

 

I really like that Subaru blue!

 

I don't remember exactly what he said(so please don't assume the worst),but he did mention painting the engine compartment,underside of the hood & trunk lid(they do look perfect now,no chips or rust at all). I'll pursue that when we get closer to painting. I was just trying to decide if I should change the color and to what? A '65 factory color? A new car (like my MX-5) color? A Rangoon red with new base/clear paint and all new chrome & trim might look pretty nice too. Like most of us,when buying I shied away from red because we see so many in red. But that's us, not the rest of the world. What I'm sayin' is that since I bought mine (over 3 months ago) I've only seen 1 other early Mustang on the street, so red (or any other color) is hard to call "common". Anyhow, we all know what opinions are like,I'd like to hear yours!!

 

I guess I'm just part of the problem. BUT, I LOVE RE-SALE RED!

 

hmmmm.......just had a thought...........emberglo..........?????

 

Almost decision time

Well it's only 2 weeks 'til it goes to the body shop, getting close to decision time. I'm still kind of leaning towards the blue in the first post(both pics are the same color),but then I'd have 2 cars the same color. So, I'm considering other colors again. Here's the parameters;no black, brown,dark colors. Normally, green might be o.k., but Ivy is too dark and my last car (a Chevy) was Artesian Turquoise, so been there, done that. The white top and tan (Palomino?) interior are both in very good condition and must stay. I thought about Vintage Burgundy....might be too dark. Emberglo......?........a different blue? It doesn't have to be an original color, so if you've got any pics of a color that would go with the white top & tan interior I'd love to see 'em! I searched for pics of 65-66's with tan interiors, found very few.

 

Well it's only 2 weeks 'til it goes to the body shop, getting close to decision time. I'm still kind of leaning towards the blue in the first post(both pics are the same color),but then I'd have 2 cars the same color. So, I'm considering other colors again. Here's the parameters;no black, brown,dark colors. Normally, green might be o.k., but Ivy is too dark and my last car (a Chevy) was Artesian Turquoise, so been there, done that. The white top and tan (Palomino?) interior are both in very good condition and must stay. I thought about Vintage Burgundy....might be too dark. Emberglo......?........a different blue? It doesn't have to be an original color, so if you've got any pics of a color that would go with the white top & tan interior I'd love to see 'em! I searched for pics of 65-66's with tan interiors, found very few.

I have mixed emotions about this one depending on the light( the color and the girl), Jaded Green, a bit brighter than the Ivy or DarkGreenMettalic. Nicely priced from Eastwood.
I post because i think it will be awsome with a tan/palomino int.

 

I'd paint it the original Acadian Blue and down the road change the interior to black if I didn't like the Palomino with the Blue! It'll look like it just rolled off the showroom floor!

 

Pricing of paint also can vary greatly because of the color (pigments for different colors can add to price per gallon) and the quality of the line of the companies paint product you choose. i.e.(ppg has Omni which is their cheapest line and goes up from there). The type of paint also will vary the cost greatly on material cost by choosing a heavy pearl base clear will be much more expensive than a solid color base clear or a solid color single stage.

I painted my 65 fastback prowler orange pearl about 6 years ago and the top of the line ppg paint was $300 for 1 gallon of the color only because it has so much pearl in it. It is probably $400-$500 now.

Red colors are usually most expensive, black the cheapest so changing to a blue from red should cost the shop less in paint cost.

 

Fellow at work has a Subaru in that blue color... it is definitely pretty.

From your signature pic, it looks like you are painting a '65. I might be a bit biased, but Silver Smoke Gray (a '65 only color) looks pretty sharp!

At Charlotte, we only saw three cars in Silver Smoke (one of them had the same red interior).

I had an Arcadian Blue '65 coupe (it was a '66 color they started using late in '65)- not a bad color, but it never really completely grew on me.

 

Fellow at work has a Subaru in that blue color... it is definitely pretty.

From your signature pic, it looks like you are painting a '65. I might be a bit biased, but Silver Smoke Gray (a '65 only color) looks pretty sharp!

At Charlotte, we only saw three cars in Silver Smoke (one of them had the same red interior).

I had an Arcadian Blue '65 coupe (it was a '66 color they started using late in '65)- not a bad color, but it never really completely grew on me.

I am glad you decided to keep your coupe. That silver smoke does look sharp on your car. You will always stand out from all the red, dark blue, and white mustangs that cover 95% of all the classic mustangs you see at shows.

 

A dark blue (like Caspian) was always my plan for my next repaint on my car. However, as time passes, I am becoming more and more partial to the idea of taking Vintage Burgandy and putting a little metallic in it, or something of the same. I just absolutely love Vintage Burgandy.

 

I like arcadian blue...

 

Jetstream blue metallic.

 

The mid to late sixties poly (metallic) colors are a bit subdued by today's standards. If you look at the mix formulas they call for a fine metallic. These colors can be easily updated by substituting a coarser metallic. The color change is slight but it will have much more pop in the sun. Whatever color or mix you choose have your paint shop mix and do a sprayout of the actual formula to be sure you are getting exactly what you want. I always do several sprayouts to present to people before painting a restoration. They usually end up going with an original color with a medium metallic substituted for the original fine metallic specified in the formula. The end result is a car that looks period correct that dazzles the eye of the beholder.

Rick

 

I like arcadian blue...

There is definitely nothing wrong with Arcadian Blue (one of my favorite pics of our daughter is in the back of my first '65 coupe). We were living in Tallahassee when I had that car as my DD, and on more than one occasion I had a North Carolina fan ask me if I were a fellow Tarheel!

 

Not sure how the Silver Smoke would look with the tan interior & white top. Caspian blue is a little too dark. Arcadian blue is out (sorry). If I didn't own the MX-5 in the first post,that color would be it. But....I'm struggling with having two different cars the same color. When you buy a used car, you buy one in an acceptable color. When you buy a new car, you narrow it down to your 3 favorites(of those available) and pick one. Here, I can pick any color in the world....so having two the same color makes me wonder. Like I said,the only criteria is to go with the tan(Palomino) interior & white top. I'm beginning to think that Rangoon red under a nice deep shiny clear coat might look good.....then I googled "1965 Mustang convertible" and half the images that came up were red ones........aaarrrghhh!

 

There was a thread just a week or two ago where a lot of vibrant, electric blues were shown. I posted some as well. Search for that thread.

 

Yep, I know. What I'm sayin' is if I've already got a car in that color(1st post), should I have another? If you were going to own two (different) cars would you want them both the same color? I love the color of my MX-5 and if I didn't own it,that's the color I'd paint the Mustang. But with any color I want to chose from, I'm questioning painting the Mustang the same color as the MX-5. Seems like two different cars should be two different colors....???

 

maybe a little darker blue? I have no idea what that color is.
the second one is "Twilight Turquoise", a factory color. remember,tan interior & white top ( & no GT stripes or lights).

 

I think if I had the opportunity to order a brand new '66 Mustang I'd choose Sauterne Gold with Light Ivy Gold & White interior.

 

The mid to late sixties poly (metallic) colors are a bit subdued by today's standards. If you look at the mix formulas they call for a fine metallic. These colors can be easily updated by substituting a coarser metallic. The color change is slight but it will have much more pop in the sun. Whatever color or mix you choose have your paint shop mix and do a sprayout of the actual formula to be sure you are getting exactly what you want. I always do several sprayouts to present to people before painting a restoration. They usually end up going with an original color with a medium metallic substituted for the original fine metallic specified in the formula. The end result is a car that looks period correct that dazzles the eye of the beholder.

This method is the way to go. If you are open to a darker shade, Nightmist blue applied with the method mentioned above would look fantastic.

 

I can't help here then. In my world, this is an internal problem/decision that I wouldn't open up to anyone on . I mean it's your decision. Who cares what we think? Just the way I see it.