Hey guys I've got a 82 ke70 in primer and I was just wondering what colours people like them in. I'm not rich so I can't afford Candy, Pearl, Metallic, even though I would probably kill a man for Candy red paint *DROOL*

 

 

So yeah what do you think?

How good are you with the gun ?

Not very good ? Never done it before ? If you want the candies, pearls etc get a pro to do it. Metallic you might have a better chance of it.

 

Years ago when i was still getting around on all fours and the time of enamel paints only, my dad had a xt falcon. Dad and a mate painted it in two colours,a red top coat and a blue bottom coat i think from what he's told me about it was that they didn't spray the top coat (red) as thick as what the bottom coat (blue) was and in differing shades of light and shadow the paint came up in different shades of red/blue (bright light it was red and night time it was blue)

 

Its something i've been thinking of myself

I got gloss white on my ke70. first spray job I've done, came out really good, looks so neat.

Watch my build thread for some pics soon, still got to buff it up.

 

 

Got my paint from SuperShit , but its made by 3m :y: so its not shit.

$100-$80 for 4L

Hi JamieT... love your music! :lol:

 

I think a nice bright green would look ok, haven't seen a 70 done in that for a while.

White is the easiest to get good results with, black would be the hardest and would have to get the body completely straight.

flat black :yes: :P hahaha i've only done a can job on my keto but parts of it came up overrated, mind you my car is all about go not so much show

beige or ivory

we did metalic blue on my ke70 a few yrs back. (the standard colour)

 

first go at spray paiting, came up alright. not perfect, but apparently there is no difference in technique between flat colours and metalic colours.

 

wasnt that expensive for the paint, 180 i think.

 

i think 80's cars look best in non metalic colours. you can't go wrong with white or beige. id like to try a primer grey one day, i reckon that could look cool too.

Got my paint from SuperShit , but its made by 3m :y: so its not shit.

$100-$80 for 4L

Its "K&H" not 3M. 3M bought out K&H around the second quarter of 2008 and started relabelling the products late last year as 3M. Its why at one stage you would have seen 3M mixed with K&H. But you might still find the old K&H brand in some shops, like where i use to work, cause their bunch of die-hards. Anything that had a hint of 3M was sent back....

I agree with towe001 as i am a pro painter if uv never used a gun or not confident with a gun then don't do candys or pearl if ur just getting direct gloss white is definatly the way to go it hides imperfections very well and also gives a good finish with a nice buff :D

candy apple red tragis....... like grant scotts car...... you know you can have it any other way, kill a man if you have to. Cause you love my ideas hahaha :hmm:

It tried to paint my car. Never painted anything before. I chose red the sides of the car came out okish. How ever the roof, boot and bonnet came out all stripey I'm guessing there is a technical way to painting those areas?

thanks everyone keep em coming. I never thought about doing it myself,

what stuff will I need, like everything?

The colours I was thinkin of was like a sky blue or a grey.

Jp your ideas are probably the best I've ever heard

hahaha i must be the only one handing out ideas then lol :huh:

will give you a run down on painting stuff tommorow haha

flat black............ if it's a street car white cause white blends in alot better than flat black