respray colors

**[stealth]** · 23-10-2013 10:18 PM

What some good suggestions for respraying an ek looking at white probably not cship white.
Flat color whites cheaper than Metallica and pearls I assume?
Any pics also would be nice

**ekx105** · 24-10-2013 11:20 AM

Not having a dig.. But why do people ask on opinions of what colour/wheels etc they should do on their cars. Choose a wheel/colour you like. Modify you car to how would like it. Whatever makes you happy. Dont really need justification from us. You like it.. You do it!

**mooshie** · 24-10-2013 07:46 PM

I think this is more a question on what colours to try so that he can narrow it down a bit then select from there

**Boznian** · 25-10-2013 04:17 AM

This is a sexy colour for ek

**MrJoeySan** · 25-10-2013 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by [stealth]

Flat color whites cheaper than Metallica and pearls I assume?

Yes flat colours are cheaper to some extent... It depends on the finish you are looking for.
An idea might be having a look at cars around you and finding maybe 2-3 colours that you like and telling the painter what parts of the colour you like. Hopefully if your painter has some skill they can make up the colour you want.

Example: I like the factory red on civics looks but I want the metallic from the BL mazda 3 - can you get me something in between?

But like ekx105 said "Modify your car to how you like it. Whatever makes you happy."

**urxqsd** · 25-10-2013 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by Boznian

This is a sexy colour for ek

be original or be a true honda enthus and pick a honda colour

is this EK805 or that K24 swap one?

EK805 is a wrx blue the other guy running the k24 looks same as my colour,

**urxqsd** · 25-10-2013 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by MrJoeySan

Yes flat colours are cheaper to some extent... It depends on the finish you are looking for.
An idea might be having a look at cars around you and finding maybe 2-3 colours that you like and telling the painter what parts of the colour you like. Hopefully if your painter has some skill they can make up the colour you want.

Example: I like the factory red on civics looks but I want the metallic from the BL mazda 3 - can you get me something in between?

But like ekx105 said "Modify your car to how you like it. Whatever makes you happy."

cost is varying depending on the paint and also how good you actually want it to look, cheap paint process equals cheap finish....

**[stealth]** · 25-10-2013 11:01 PM

yeah think maybe GPW... that's a flat color aint it

**urxqsd** · 27-10-2013 02:01 AM

Originally Posted by [stealth]

yeah think maybe GPW... that's a flat color aint it

GPW..?? as in grand prix white??

i searched online for orange for my engine bay colour until i finally found a solid 2k i liked, went to paint shop and found the closest match, stands out heaps but no one i know has the colour.
try be a little original, in the end you will feel better about having something different then everyone else and it will make it a more personal thing for you...

when i bought solid 2k gloss it cost between $100-$120 a litre but my basecoat vivid blue cost $84 per litre and has pearl and metallic in it. go figure.... well i wondered why this was, my painter (a mate) told me why at the time but forgot something about ingredients, one thing is that basecoat will need a clear and clear needs a booth if you want it down right..

if the body is fairly straight and you are going to do a solid colour on outside you could do alot of the prep yourself and get a mate to spray it if they know how. i used a qualified painter but we sprayed my stripped inside and bay at home, was good enough as its a planned track car. cost me about $500 all up for materials and paying him $150 dollars cash.