best color for a car

hey guys. i just picked up a older camaro (1977). it needs some work but im at the point to get it painted. im looking to do it myself. i never painter a car b4, but i do have the know hows to do it, i worked in a welding shop for years and painted alot of steel. never a car. anyways, whats the best color that would not show the mess ups? its not going to be the best job in the world, so i want to cover up as much as i can. i wanted to go yellow with black racing strips. what about black with yellow strips. what do you think would look better and be easier to paint so it covers my mess ups. (dark or bright colors) any if anyone knows anything about older camaros as in the fenders, and body panels, let me know. thanks alot

My personal taste would lean towards as little yellow as possible, thats just IMO tho

black is a sweet color when its all shined up..

so is red

its now a crappy red, like a brownish. i got black and yellow seats and interior.

i dont know why but i think yellow looks good on most camaros, except lt1's ya the 2nd gens would look nice in yellow with black stripes , or just all black... go on ebay and compare the looks and see what fits you, its your car not ours

I am partial to silver. I think Silver on first gens and early second gens is amazing

http://www.nw-autopage.com/lg_pics/1831094.jpg

im tryin to find the color gray im gonna paint my camaro.....

its a mustang but god i love that color........
http://www.mustangreview.com/images/eleanor006.jpg

id try to go with black on that car...i think darker colors hide stuff better...so my opinion is go with dark colors...black .....good luck....by the way i looove that silver mustang

paint her sunset orange metallic, with black/silver decals

i'm partial to silver as well.

im gonna have to go with clear.

clear would be sweet.

I, personally, wanna paint my car the color of bologna.

im gonna have to go with clear.

:lol: :rofl: :lol: my dad had a yellow one with black and orange stripes on it.

bologna colored car....either it will look very very interesting or like a piece of crap

who had a bologna colored car? did i miss something

clear would be sweet.
I, personally, wanna paint my car the color of bologna.

guess u did miss somthing,,,genopsyde said that

as far as I know black is the color that allows you to see the most mess-ups. black has been known to be one of the hardest colors to paint... especially for a first timer. if this is your first paint job i would recomend a dark green or medium dark blue. avoid the really glossy paint... maybe even go with a slightly pale yellow.

i stand corrected.......by the way are those 3 really ur cars

the Gold one was the my '94 Z28 that I just sold so that I could by the black one on top ('99 Z28). the green one with the cowl is my buddies '97 Z28, and the orange convertable is his wifes (but she just sold that too). If you have a chance check out my web page. It has a lot of good pics: www.cardomain.com/id/94camaro_z28 .... remember to vote "I Like It" :)

id say metallic blue

94CamaroZ28 is right. black will show every flaw right down sanding marks. being a first timer, i'd stick with lighter colors like yellow, white, silver etc. reason being is that you'll probly get a few light spots here and there, and maybe a run or two and lighter colors will hide it better.

black is one of the hardest colors to paint, and red is one of the most expensive. anything with red pigments will cost more.

just a few tips: use lots and lots of light, you'll try to paint shadows if ya dont, and you'll get runs. use full strokes all the way across the car. point the spray gun down just a little bit to reduce overspray. if ya can, get a HVLP spray gun, takes less pressure and reduces overspray. set the gun to spray a fine mist, but yet still covering plenty of area. too much paint coming out of the gun will cause an orange peal look. and spray a test peice first to get your gun set up, like a piece sheet metal, your neighbors car, a box etc.

oh and wear a mask, acrylics are very hard on the lungs :smile:

its a mustang but god i love that color........
http://www.mustangreview.com/images/eleanor006.jpg
i think i have to look into that color, that is really sweet. thanks

my brothers trans am was repainted black by my uncle and you can see every little sandmark, also you will have to do some wetsanding on it and give it several more coats. i believe the silver will work for your car as well, looks really sharp

paint her sunset orange metallic, with black/silver decals
i was thinking about metallic orange. i know house of kolor has a sweet one. forget painting that. that not for starters. but anyways, i heard metaalic are hard to paint. its easy to screw up. is this true. any guys, thanks for your thoughts. ill let you all kow what i went with when shes done.

it looks easy, im planning on painting my 90 RS this spring and im doing it in the 01 sunset orange color
( came on 01 SS camaro's ). i painted my 94 z28 with a metallic blue, it was easy.

i think i have to look into that color, that is really sweet. thanks

yea man your welcome... im havin a friend look it up for me also i think its a gun metal color maybe.. i plan on paintin my camaro that color.. but if you find out what color that is for sure let me know.. thanks

yea man your welcome... im havin a friend look it up for me also i think its a gun metal color maybe.. i plan on paintin my camaro that color.. but if you find out what color that is for sure let me know.. thanks
ill let you know for sure

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it looks easy, im planning on painting my 90 RS this spring and im doing it in the 01 sunset orange color
( came on 01 SS camaro's ). i painted my 94 z28 with a metallic blue, it was easy.
sp you say blue was easy? i really don care what color it is, as long as its nice you know

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