team stevedave Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Hi every one. I am very soon going to be re spraying my zed. I am a spray painter and my car is in my work just now, its all primed and nearly ready to go. My problem is I was going to just resparay the OEM gun metal. But now typically my mind is racing for other colours. I'll put a pic up of my car as it was to give a general idea but new parts such as chargespeed rear bumper, blitz spoiler, and side steps are to go on. Obviously original colour would be easier saving from doors and boot lid coming off. Car with new rear end test fitted Then I seen these!! I'm genuinely interested in your opinion guys. All ideas welcome. And I will be updating this thread with progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugg90 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 As nice as the yellow would be I gotta say its a hard colour to maintain, my last car was a civic Jordan an every time I washed it I wud find something new wrong with it. Why not look at colours from other manufacturers to make it stand out a little bit but then again the original colour is nice so sticking with that would be a good bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Don't do gunmetal mate it's the worst colour Nissan had for the zed your zed is looking good so far, give it a unique colour to set it off If you want to play it safe go for a darker grey. There was a post on quartz grey, the 370z colour that could work Or a dark blue, not quite as dark as midnight blue. Something like the blue on the new 6 series. Imperial blue I think. Or metallic red. The Mazda metallic red could work well on a zed Or if you want to stand out then go for something like bmw San Marino blue on the m5/m6 individual or m4 sakhir orange. A guy in my area had his r33 sprayed in San Marino blue..... Wow..... Looked the part 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Bayside Blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbax Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Bayside Blue Or metallic purple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 The choices are endless. I really liked the greenie blue that the new seats have but I had my heart set of purple for so long that I went for purple. Just don't get the corsa vxr green what ever you do or you might upset someone on the forum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) Probably not a popular thing to say on here but I really don't like silver or grey cars. I reckon a sports car should stand out. Go for something bright! Alternatively, as said above, the Quartz colour from the 370Z Black Edition is great if you prefer the stealthy look. (Yes it could described as a sort of grey but it has a real depth and uniqueness to it) Edited August 7, 2015 by sipar69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Go yellow mate With a few bits gloss black like the roof . Will look epic ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy.farrow7 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Focus rs green lol, i agree with the other guys about the quartz grey/black that would look nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Not a great fan of yellow, just cant help think plastic kit car for some reason. If you want stand out i would go Tempur orange or subtle Porsche Grey black, a very dark soild grey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team stevedave Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 I have thought about a darker grey, never even thought about a 370 colour, I'll check my mixing room for colour chips tonight. The reason I had originally and might still settle with gm as I like the car looking quite mean and love a good flake through a paint and gm has a good amount especially with the right polish. quartz grey seems to be solid. Also the roof is going black and I have been tinkering with colours to get a nice bronze for the lmgt4s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Bayside Blue Or metallic purple +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargara Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I'm a Renault man at heart and ive always had a thing for Gordini Blue: Or metalic Liquid Yellow (this guy had his Lotus done in the colour): Thread here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=47&t=1515618&mid=0&i=60&nmt=Liquid+Yellow+Exige+V6&mid=0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team stevedave Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 Also de badged and wipered 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 If you are going for a non standard colour on a 350z I can always recommend GREEN :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zroadsterGT Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) If you can't choose one, choose them all http://t04.deviantart.net/8mCrnUBW2iyo0Ak7ZyR_2Lppt1g=/300x200/filters:fixed_height(100,100):origin()/pre06/17ac/th/pre/f/2008/122/6/7/multicoloured_350z_by_vnsupreme.jpg Edited August 7, 2015 by 350zroadsterGT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 If you are going for a non standard colour on a 350z I can always recommend GREEN :D nice lime green would be smart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Ferrari Scuderia Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) I have thought about a darker grey, never even thought about a 370 colour, I'll check my mixing room for colour chips tonight. The reason I had originally and might still settle with gm as I like the car looking quite mean and love a good flake through a paint and gm has a good amount especially with the right polish. quartz grey seems to be solid. Also the roof is going black and I have been tinkering with colours to get a nice bronze for the lmgt4s. If it helps, the Nissan code for Quartz is KAV. Edited August 7, 2015 by sipar69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team stevedave Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 Cheers guys. I think it should be noted to you all that it turns out wv2 isn't called gun metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbax Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Isn't it called Silverstone in the States? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Cheers guys. I think it should be noted to you all that it turns out wv2 isn't called gun metal. http://www.350z-uk.com/index.php?showtopic=24719 Might help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 The name won't make it any better I find lighter grays bland and boring. Dark greys can look classy especially if they have hints of another colour in different lights. I have heard of loads of custom resprays where they use a standard colour but add in extra flake- is that an option? Il find a thread on here with a g35 re sprayed in dark grey. Looked spot on The new Clio in red is a nice colour. Especially when the sun hits Iv always liked purple on a zed. Audis new ranges have a nice purple as do range rover sports I think green has been overdone on here. Quite a few show cars over the years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leosille Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Should never have sold the car 👎 like the plans for the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team stevedave Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 The lighter shade matches the car well, but I'd be going with the darker shade, there isn't much in them but its enough. I really can't decide what I'm doing, problem is I have been so anal over prepping this car its unreal I mean the smallest imperfections everyone else can't see I'm fixing. Like so Also an old repair that had sunk rectified I don't want to go to all this hassle and once done think. Should of gone wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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