To Paint or not to Paint?

[houseofbugs]

I am thinking about painting my grey trim Silver or dark blue. What do you guys think?

[star_deceiver]

There are way too many silver cars around... So I vote Blue!

[houseofbugs]

FYI I am talking about the grey trim/cladding not the whole car. ;P

[star_deceiver]

I know... but I'd rather not see a Vibe version of this....

[cptnsolo77]

The color combo I can do without, but isnt that the GMC Typhoon? turbo V6???I say paint it blue only becuase i wish I had bought a monotone. After 3 years im sick of faded cladding.

[Bastranz]

I'd be interested in seeing how it would look in a dark red. Otherwise, silver would be best with your black (abyss?) car in my opinion.

[ramenboy...]

i say paint it a darker charcoal than it is now. i think it would look suweet with a dark gloss charcoal

[ponta2147]

Dark blue? With black????? Art senses... tingling... I actually like the silver idea or something crazy like a deep red, purple, etc.

[tpollauf]

Quote, originally posted by Bastranz »red. silver would be best with your black (abyss?) car in my opinion. Totally agree And go one step further to where the two colors meet, have TWO 1/4" alternating pinstripes lined. Similar to the factory '78 - 81 Corvettes that were two toned

[NascarXprt]

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 »Dark blue? With black????? Art senses... tingling... I actually like the silver idea or something crazy like a deep red, purple, etc.well if you think about it in the right light it would look pretty neat both in the day and night lights! though i said go black, but itd be neat if you went for a Flat Black or Matte Black look to it.

[cptnsolo77]

OK....I thought his car was Blue thats why I said blue. Paint it black to match the rest of the car.

[victorhasheart]

it won't look weird if you were to paint it black, compared to the other black? since it is a plastic type thing... just because I was thinking about painting my cladding silver to match my car.

[A Psycho Martyr]

I voted black. Never been a fan of two-tone rides unless it's custom painted.

[vibolista]

I din't vote. I like 2 tone Vibes. Monotones are Ok, but if my Vibe were an Abyss 2 tone... and I wanted to paint the cladding... I would probably paint it a darker titanium (dark silver) color. And then match a set of wheels to the titanium color... OEMs/aftermarket or whatever. Or not.

[houseofbugs]

Thanks for the input guys!Quote, originally posted by cptnsolo77 »The color combo I can do without, but isnt that the GMC Typhoon? turbo V6???I say paint it blue only becuase i wish I had bought a monotone. After 3 years im sick of faded cladding.Did you see my thread about how to restore the cladding? I just did mine and it looks great. Here is a pic of my car from today: Full size: http://www.timothyhoogland.com/files/IMG_1643.JPGI like the dark red idea. I was going to say blue because I have blue underglow on it right now. I am still undecided about painting it. I do like the fact that the plastic is easier to keep looking good as stuff hits it versus painted.I know Ponta is good at graphics would it be possible for you to edit the color of the cladding in the pic I just posted to show a few different colors?Thanks!

[ponta2147]

Quote, originally posted by houseofbugs »Thanks for the input guys!Did you see my thread about how to restore the cladding? I just did mine and it looks great. Here is a pic of my car from today: Full size: http://www.timothyhoogland.com/files/IMG_1643.JPGI like the dark red idea. I was going to say blue because I have blue underglow on it right now. I am still undecided about painting it. I do like the fact that the plastic is easier to keep looking good as stuff hits it versus painted.I know Ponta is good at graphics would it be possible for you to edit the color of the cladding in the pic I just posted to show a few different colors?Thanks!I will, but it'll be a couple days, swamped with work right now!

[tpollauf]

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 »I will, but it'll be a couple days, swamped with work right now! I can certainly relate to that Been too busy to get back on some of my mods due to taking care of customers They help pay the bills SO the Vibe mods take a back seat When you do get around to sampling the clad with different colors, it will be interesting to see what the Vibe looks like

[houseofbugs]

Thanks Ponta! Take your time.

[ponta2147]

I didn't forget!Here are some examples:

[tpollauf]

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 »I didn't forget!Here are some examples:Nice work Michele I like the Black the best, then Silver, maybe Red, and finally No Blue here

[houseofbugs]

Wow great job Michelle!I am liking the black and the silver as well. If I do decide to paint it I will most likely go with black. Thanks !!

[A Psycho Martyr]

black!!!

[NascarXprt]

yes very nice work Michelle! though it is hard to get the right color tones on the flat grey plastic right! lol