Picture request, dual tone cars?

[GreenStangGT]

Seeing that photoshop pic, it actually isn't all bad. But your car was a V6 to begin with, right? So you don't have the wing on the trunk lid to help balance it out like the photoshop pic? Maybe you could add a wing, then maybe even have the windows tinted to help add a little more to it. Maybe even paint the roof. It's not near as bad as my mind's eye was making it out to be. But I think you'll want to add a little more black to the car to go with the bumpers and side skirts.

I intend to add a spoiler, so that photo was an approximation of the end look. And you're right, I also intend to tint.

That said, I'm now leaning away from this course of action. I have skills in other areas, and I'm planning to contact some paint shops to see if perhaps I can arrange a skills trade. We'll see what they say.

 

[Olivethefet]

I know you run an excellent paint shop. I know you want money. If you're interested in a trade, I can tell you I don't have money... but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a powerful asset for people like you. If you paint my car that will be the end of it - I will exceed your expectations, I will perform the work promptly... but if you don't, I will not bother you.

 

[Noobz347]

I know you run an excellent paint shop. I know you want money. If you're interested in a trade, I can tell you I don't have money... but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a powerful asset for people like you. If you paint my car that will be the end of it - I will exceed your expectations, I will perform the work promptly... but if you don't, I will not bother you.

This dude is choking on a bong hit right meow.

 

[LILCBRA]

I intend to add a spoiler, so that photo was an approximation of the end look. And you're right, I also intend to tint.

That said, I'm now leaning away from this course of action. I have skills in other areas, and I'm planning to contact some paint shops to see if perhaps I can arrange a skills trade. We'll see what they say.

Good luck!

 

[Wayne Waldrep]

If you ask for input remember, you asked. Take the good with the bad. It's just a car. I personally think the 94-98 cars are one slight step above the least favorite Mustang. Never liked them one bit. However, I like your car much better as it is as opposed to random black pieces. Need a reference? Look at my ugly black hood!
On the other hand, I can totally relate to the frustration felt when for the thousandth time a new person goes out of their way to post a thread for input then discounts every single person that responds contrary to their mindset. Also, not one single paint supply place that's even decent has a problem scanning a paint chip and matching a color. So there's that.
Last thing is.....I hate when a new person attempts to tell a senior forum member to "just leave" or don't post. Ummm....not cool and will alienate a lot of us. And I don't care when you signed up. New is new.
Again, it's just a car. Lots of things in this world more important than a color. If you want to actually stay around here and enjoy the forums, do that. Most times when someone gets snappy they end up soon after being the very person that comes in and helps you. Been there! It's all cool man.

 

[GreenStangGT]

If you ask for input remember, you asked. Take the good with the bad. It's just a car. I personally think the 94-98 cars are one slight step above the least favorite Mustang.

And that's fine, no problem. My question is, if you already hate the body style, why bother commenting? And, having commented, why should I feel your subjective feedback is valuable considering your disdain for the car? That's in *no way* a slam on you, just a genuine question.

On the other hand, I can totally relate to the frustration felt when for the thousandth time a new person goes out of their way to post a thread for input then discounts every single person that responds contrary to their mindset.

Which didn't happen here. I didn't discount anyone.

Also, not one single paint supply place that's even decent has a problem scanning a paint chip and matching a color. So there's that.

Except the two I went to.

Last thing is.....I hate when a new person attempts to tell a senior forum member to "just leave" or don't post. Ummm....not cool and will alienate a lot of us.

The guy in question literally called me a liar, acted as though he'd cornered the market on what does and doesn't look good, and generally acted like an absolute prick. I don't care one iota about alienating a poster like that. He's the only one whose feedback wasn't accepted and appreciated.

Again, it's just a car. Lots of things in this world more important than a color. If you want to actually stay around here and enjoy the forums, do that. Most times when someone gets snappy they end up soon after being the very person that comes in and helps you. Been there! It's all cool man.

The only guy I was snappy to was the guy who snapped first. He could be offering to paint my car for free and this point and I'd tell him to get off my lawn. I don't have time for people like that. The rest of you are great. As I stated in a previous post, thanks to the feedback here, I'm actively looking in other directions.

 

[Boostedpimp]

To me it would look incomplete or a pieced together pile with the black panels

 

[General karthief]

You are absolutely correct about a certain member, he is who he is and he ain't afraid to tell you the truth without sugar coating it. Oh well!
now I'm glad you are reconsidering the color combo.
what are your plans now?

 

[GreenStangGT]

Here is a thread on the subject.

Wrap or Paint?

Hey guys, I'm down to the final parts of finishing up the Mustang and I have a VERY tough decision to make. I can wrap the car for $2,500 (Satin Black), or have a paint job done for $4,000. I'd really like to save the $1,500 and 3 weeks time that the car needs for paint (3 days for wrap), but...

www.stangnet.com

A wrap is worth looking into and they may be able to match your paint and it does come in shiny stuff

So, I called a local shop about wrapping. They wouldn't give me an exact quote without seeing the car, of course, but they estimated $2800 as a baseline minimum, and up to $4500 with other options like getting the door jambs and whatnot. I also asked about wrapping just the bumpers to match, but they said they only had a few different colors of red that they would recommend, and it was extremely unlikely they'd be able to match it well enough that you wouldn't notice.

I also watched a couple of DIY videos and man, I don't think I would be able to pull it off to my satisfaction. So at this point, I think wrapping is out as an option.

 

[GreenStangGT]

To me it would look incomplete or a pieced together pile with the black panels

That's pretty much the opinion of everyone, so I think I have my answer. I'd still love to see a photo if someone comes up with one, but...

You are absolutely correct about a certain member, he is who he is and he ain't afraid to tell you the truth without sugar coating it. Oh well!

If it were actual truth, that would be fine. Calling me a liar and saying things like 'universally accepted definition of gross' isn't truth, it's just word vomit.

now I'm glad you are reconsidering the color combo.
what are your plans now?

I'm a professional photographer by trade, and I have web development skills. So I'm going to pitch a web design and custom photos to a couple of local body shops who are stuck in 2004 online. See if any of them bite. If that doesn't work, and it probably won't, I'm going to hop on down to the big supply company and see if they can match and give me a couple of spray cans full. Based on comments here, matching shouldn't be that hard, so I'm assuming the couple of teenage paint store guys I talked to are just idiots, and the national place will be able to. At that point, I'll sand the bumper down, lay down some spray, and live with it. Financially, I really don't have any other options.

 

[Olivethefet]

What kind of paint store did you go to? You might have to go to a larger city with more selection than just a NAPA or something. When I lived in Baton Rouge I was able to take a car to an automotive paint supply store, that's all they did, and they had a gizmo that they put on the paint. They used that data to color match the paint.

 

[GreenStangGT]

What kind of paint store did you go to? You might have to go to a larger city with more selection than just a NAPA or something. When I lived in Baton Rouge I was able to take a car to an automotive paint supply store, that's all they did, and they had a gizmo that they put on the paint. They used that data to color match the paint.

O'Reilly's and Advanced Auto. To be fair, the guy at O seemed like it was the first time he'd ever done it, but the guy at AA seemed competent. He said that the computer was giving him a color, but no code, so he couldn't really do anything with it. He was the one that suggested the national coating and supply company. Currently, the car is in the shop getting the exhaust fixed up, but when it's back I'll head over there.

 

[Olivethefet]

You might also be limited to what you can get in a rattle can. Chances are whatever you end up with will most likely be slightly off, but probably look better to you than it currently does.

 

[GreenStangGT]

You might also be limited to what you can get in a rattle can. Chances are whatever you end up with will most likely be slightly off, but probably look better to you than it currently does.

Could well be, I don't know. But that's where this all started, just me looking for options I could afford. I set aside $800 for aesthetics, although I could probably bump that a few hundred. Lowering springs and spacers were about $250 of that. So I wondered to myself what I could possibly do for $550-750. I couldn't come up with anything except junkyard bumpers, black spoiler, and tinted windows. I was never convinced it was an awesome idea, just one that fit within my budget.

 

[Steel1]

Probably going to have to go to a automotive paint supply store that deals with body shops and jobbers.
The one around me that I use is Paint World.
Not sure if you have the equipment , i.e. compressor , paint gun etc. but why not spray the bumpers yourself ?
A diy job would fall within budget and you would get better results than a rattle can job, of course you have to
find the paint first.
Now that I think about it this is a stupid suggestion unless you have the equipment and desire to pull it off..lol.

 

[GreenStangGT]

Probably going to have to go to a automotive paint supply store that deals with body shops and jobbers.
The one around me that I use is Paint World.
Not sure if you have the equipment , i.e. compressor , paint gun etc. but why not spray the bumpers yourself ?
A diy job would fall within budget and you would get better results than a rattle can job, of course you have to
find the paint first.
Now that I think about it this is a stupid suggestion unless you have the equipment and desire to pull it off..lol.

Desire yes, equipment no. I only own a very small compressor, and definitely no paint gun. I also don't have a garage that can maintain temps above about 55 degrees this time of year, and lower than that here shortly.

I also have no experience whatsoever with it, and first times rarely go well. By the time I spend the money to try a few times, I would probably have been better served hiring a pro.

 

[CarMichael Angelo]

O Reilly’s, and Advance Auto...as “automotive paint stores”....they’re barely even automotive parts stores..

laughable.
Your credibility just went to zero.

 

[General karthief]

O Reilly’s, and Advance Auto...as “automotive paint stores”....they’re barely even automotive parts stores..

laughable.
Your credibility just went to zero.

I was going to post about that, had to read it a couple times to make sure that is what he posted. Kinda decided not to, but?
I mean fo real?
You state you are a professional photographer, so you would not go to staples for film development (wait, nobody 'develops film' anymore but it gets the point across)

 

[GreenStangGT]

I was going to post about that, had to read it a couple times to make sure that is what he posted. Kinda decided not to, but?
I mean fo real?
You state you are a professional photographer, so you would not go to staples for film development (wait, nobody 'develops film' anymore but it gets the point across)

It's what we've got, simple as that. I live in a small community. If I needed a camera TODAY, my only option would be Best Buy, and no one would call them a camera shop. Mocking that fact doesn't really add to the conversation.

 

[GreenStangGT]

laughable.
Your credibility just went to zero.

What's laughable is that you think yours isn't.