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Old 01-23-2007, 01:57 AM
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Default Re: Custom Paint

Romio, since your car is Sapphire Silver, why not paint the hood and the tops of the fenders a real dark blue metallic, or just a subtle shade of blue, slightly darker than your car is now. Similar to the way the Datsun 280ZX's were offered back in the late 70's and early 80's.
You could run it along the line just beneath the side glass, and have it come to an end at the trailing end of the rear side glass. In the front, it could follow the "character line" that comes down the fender and runs under the grill.
I've thought about doing this to my car, but it's alabaster, and I think it would be too big of a contrast. Stryfox suggested I do it in silver, and if I had gray seats, I probably would. But since I have a Cedar interior, I'm kind of limited as to what other colors to use.
Good Luck in what ever you decide to do, but remember, the more you "personalize" your car, the harder it will be to sell when you finally want to get rid of it.