[killazook]

hi everyone i am new to this awesome forum so much valuable info anyway i am doing a zook build and i have bought a rust and dent free body and chassis a suzuki baleno enigine and the list goes on i hope it turns out to be a capable little rig anyway back to my question i am really stuck on what colour i should spray the body i was thinking lime green but any sugestions will be helpfull. Cheers

[Bugsta]

Pearl. Will look different from every angle

[Chester]

Just depends if you care more about the paint or going out and not caring too much if it gets a scratch?
Id paint it something unique but not too over the top.

[atari4x4]

dildo purple with speedboat metallic flake

1st rule of AZ, never ask what to name your car

2nd rule of AZ, never ask what colour to paint your car

[KEENSY85]

Greeen

[Marko_SJ]

KEENSY85 wrote:

Greeen

I assume you mean matt protec green Everyone wants to be a Gwagensteve these days, no offence meant to him, but for those of you that aren't him come up with ya own ideas.

If ya want a matte protec finish do a british RAF ww2 cammo or something.



As for green sierras look good in a gloss green.



Atlas Grey gets my vote though

[droverdave]

Are you going to do it properly and spray the door jams, engine bay, and all the insides the same colour?

If not, paint it the OEM colour.

[Gwagensteve]

^this. If you're going to paint it a different colour to OEM, paint it properly- engine bay, interior etc.

Meh to what colour. Every colour in history has been tried- none of them make a sierra look good. You can't polish a turd. You can roll it in glitter, but it will still smell like a turd.

My choice of colour is purely down to practicality.

Steve.

[Marko_SJ]

Gwagensteve wrote:

^this. If you're going to paint it a different colour to OEM, paint it properly- engine bay, interior etc.

Meh to what colour. Every colour in history has been tried- none of them make a sierra look good. You can't polish a turd. You can roll it in glitter, but it will still smell like a turd.

My choice of colour is purely down to practicality.

Steve.

I assumed he would do it properly. As for making a sierra look good, well thats up to you. I think fresh paint in OEM or conservative colours makes them look well looked after, and for some of us that matters.

Your painting is 100% practical, I agree. Not many people use thier car like you use yours, for example i owned a sierra painted matt green (previously purple ) it looked like it had never been flopped or leaned on a bank, hardly even had any pinstriping.

The only thing re-spraying the car (from the stock colour of yellow) achieved was making it look like yours, may as well have bought a tin of yellow gloss.

I feel many people use your paint choice because it is the cool thing ATM, it is not much more difficult to touch up with OEM colour.

[sideways]

Paint it what ever colour is on the rego papers.

[buzbox]

I'm having the same conundrum.

Missus wants it blue, but I think, original colour, but different. Just a really whiter white than the original white.

[greenzook89]

I've had yellow, lime green, sky blue, and white, all where good, and all were gloss 2 pack.

As has been mentioned before, if you paint it a different color, make sure you do the interior/engine bay/door jambs to match. Its just a half Arsed job otherwise.

[shep]

Follow these instructions

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3222&hilit=How+to+paint+a+sierra

[mudboy]

i will do mine next time candy apple red

[ajsr]

maybe you could just make a decision on your own, did mummy pick out your underpants for you today???

[atari4x4]

ajsr wrote:

maybe you could just make a decision on your own, did mummy pick out your underpants for you today???

skidmark brown.

[Matthew]

I've already reserved skidmark brown!

Ok so it's actually protec flat brown, but on a swb it might as well be skidmark brown.

[killazook]

Thanks for all the replies and i wont paint it my self i will let the pros handle that haha. But I will defiantly have a look into all the colour suggestions as i really want to make the Zook look as neat as possible because when i am done it will be practically a new car haha.
greenzook89 I like the coulour of green your zoom has i was thinking that colour. Any way once its is done i will put some pics up.

[Heideisadog]

Go BBLLLAAACCCKKKK!

Once I get my car I'm putting it through the painter, at gloss black and polished metal.

Post pics once you get it done. Or some before and afters would be cool to see!

[alien]

strip it back to bare steel, rub it down with salt wash then diesel oil and call it good:



(Google Rusty Slammington)

[sideways]

Copper paint.

[Red89]

Looks like it got shat on by a flock of pelicans with a chronic case of diarrhea.

Faux rust.

[ajsr]

my favourite finish , DIRT

[atari4x4]

dirt finish is better than BBQ

[jonno_racing]

Olive drab!
but seriously how cool is the salt wash and diesel oil!

[speedyblue]

Paint it beige. It'll be like an invisibility cloak around the police.

[makntracks]

Satin Black.

[steve125]

Paint is old, all the kool kids vinyl wrap these days.

atari4x4 wrote:

dildo purple with speedboat metallic flake

and don't forget the frangipani stickers.