Almost Time To Get It Painted..... What Color On My 88 GT???

BowTie Eater 5 Liter · 06-16-2001, 02:17 AM

I Really Need Some Ideas, It Can Be Anything, Flames, Graphics..... I Just Need A Couple Pics Of It & The Color Names.

Thanks

I Was THinking Hot Red

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1988 Mustang GT, T-5
3.08's, No Smog Pump (Shorty Belt), Dumps At The End Of Stock H-Pipe, K&N Air Filter (Stock Air Box), Removed Air SilencerMy Stang
My Site (Not Done Yet)

Stang Runner · 06-16-2001, 06:08 AM

Red is about the most $$$ about $180 a Gallon, Blue is about $95 a gallon. I am painting my car Blue I will try to get a pic. yet today.

Mach 1 · 06-16-2001, 08:36 AM

Black is the coolest color for hot rods, and woman love it. Hot Red..?..please think carefully before u go red.

I would stick with a basic paint job, in case you ever need to repaint in the future (accident, ding, dent,etc..) cutom paint is expensive and impossible to match, so youll be painting the whole car again.

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1993 GT/AOD
'93 Mustang GT

79Stang · 06-16-2001, 09:20 AM

I went with Orange, but they don't give that paint away - If you know what you are doing you only need about 3-4 quarts of base... Make sure you or the person doing it puts a flex-agent in the paint.. Front/Rear covers look like **** when they crack

dinomite · 06-16-2001, 11:25 AM

Do what he said! My front cover is cracked like a b1tch and it looks like sh1t. I would say get blue or green, but thats just what i like. Get what you like, but my biggest suggestion would be stay away from things like Arrest Me Red, Ticket Me Yellow, and Jail Me Orange.

jimberg · 06-16-2001, 12:48 PM

BowTie is a body shop apprentice working for his dad. He can actually do the work.

I think keeping to a basic, solid color is a good idea. Don't go so wild that you are afraid to drive the car because of the paint job. Besides, didn't you want the sleeper look? Wouldn't it be really silly to put a lot of graphics on a car with a stock engine?

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351W 89 Mustang GT Convertible

06-16-2001, 01:23 PM

So, where does Silver paint stack up in the price of paint? I just bought a 92 LX that is dark blue. I'm thinking of going Silver, with silver Cobra R's.

Thanks

BowTie Eater 5 Liter · 06-16-2001, 02:26 PM

well, i got the inners prepped today, so im painting it performance red (93, 00 cobra r red) it is a base clear, no metallic, so touthchup wont be a biotch

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1988 Mustang GT, T-5
3.08's, No Smog Pump (Shorty Belt), Dumps At The End Of Stock H-Pipe, K&N Air Filter (Stock Air Box), Removed Air SilencerMy Stang
My Site (Not Done Yet)

Unit 5302 · 06-16-2001, 03:42 PM

That and red can hide a 2x4 under the finish. Hehehe.

That being said, blue is my color of choice. Followed by green, teal (93 Cobra's look awesome in that color), black, white, red, yellow.

For the fox's as a general rule, anyway.

BowTie Eater 5 Liter · 06-16-2001, 04:28 PM

well, anyone like performance red? its on the 93 cobras & 00 cobra r's

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1988 Mustang GT, T-5
3.08's, No Smog Pump (Shorty Belt), Dumps At The End Of Stock H-Pipe, K&N Air Filter (Stock Air Box), Removed Air SilencerMy Stang
My Site (Not Done Yet)

dinomite · 06-16-2001, 06:40 PM

I like it, but i would advise against it, as i said above, simply because it is so eye catching. I would rather not attract attention when i don't want it. You could go brown the least number of cars pulled over are brown.

LX5liter · 06-17-2001, 09:07 AM

I would personally paint it the original color. Why draw attention to your car from thieves and even police?.The factory colors can look pretty sharp when done right.

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B.R.
L.X. 5.0 coupe
Cruise control,power mirrors,...and Thats it!

2FastLX · 06-17-2001, 10:11 AM

I think those statistics are all wrong on what color car gets pulled over more. I just wonder how accurate it is. If you look at it this way...
There are probably more red cars on the road than anything else. And there are probably less brown cars on the road than anything else. So, if there are 100 cars in a given stretch of road how many of those do you think are going to be brown? Do you see where I'm coming from here? If 50% of the cars on the road are red, wouldn't it seem that approximately %50 of the tickets handed out would be to people driving a red car?

I have a red Stang and have had my share of encounters with the police, but I drive like a maniac according to my friends so that's a given. I have actually had less tickets in this car than any other car I have owned and this is my first red car. I have had numerous cars, one being an all white 67 Chevelle SS. I got more tickets in that car than any other.

In other words Bowtie... paint the car any color you want. It doesn't matter what other people like in that respect because it's your car. I'd stay with the red and do a ghost flame on it with about 500 flames. Do it with a pearl so only part of the flames show up at different viewing angles. If done correctly the flames will appear to move when the car drives by

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John · 06-17-2001, 01:27 PM

I went with the door code on my 89 notch but added the ghost flames very very light on flames, can hardly seem them from some directions. cabernet red (burhgandy). BTW how do you post a pic. on this page?

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89 Notch: ASP Pullies,
K&N Air,Transgo shiftkit,Trans. cooler,FMS 3 core Radiator, FMS 4:10's, 1.5" cowl, cold air kit, hooker equal length shorties(jet hot coated), O/R H-Pipe, ASP solid mounts, Energy Sus. Trans. Mnt. BBK 70mm TB, MSD 6al, Dual elec. fans

BowTie Eater 5 Liter · 06-17-2001, 05:55 PM

ok, this is the last chance i have, monday mornong the inners are getting painted,

after a day of looking, i have narrowed it down to performance red, or vermilion red.

to see a gt with performance red www.ssp-racing.com

dan mcclains car is vermillion, go to projects, or under the users rides, i really have to decide now, i cant though, this poll will determine the color of it, so i need your opinions.

thanks

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1988 Mustang GT, T-5
3.08's, No Smog Pump (Shorty Belt), Dumps At The End Of Stock H-Pipe, K&N Air Filter (Stock Air Box), Removed Air SilencerMy Stang
My Site (Not Done Yet)

06-16-2001, 02:17 AM	#1
BowTie Eater 5 Liter Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Maple Ridge B.C. Canada, The Best Place In The World Posts: 871	Almost Time To Get It Painted..... What Color On My 88 GT??? I Really Need Some Ideas, It Can Be Anything, Flames, Graphics..... I Just Need A Couple Pics Of It & The Color Names. Thanks I Was THinking Hot Red ------------------ 1988 Mustang GT, T-5 3.08's, No Smog Pump (Shorty Belt), Dumps At The End Of Stock H-Pipe, K&N Air Filter (Stock Air Box), Removed Air SilencerMy Stang My Site (Not Done Yet)

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06-16-2001, 06:08 AM	#2
Stang Runner Registered Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Walker, MI, USA Posts: 1,202	Red is about the most $$$ about $180 a Gallon, Blue is about $95 a gallon. I am painting my car Blue I will try to get a pic. yet today.

06-16-2001, 08:36 AM	#3
Mach 1 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,866	Black is the coolest color for hot rods, and woman love it. Hot Red..?..please think carefully before u go red. I would stick with a basic paint job, in case you ever need to repaint in the future (accident, ding, dent,etc..) cutom paint is expensive and impossible to match, so youll be painting the whole car again. ------------------ 1993 GT/AOD '93 Mustang GT

06-16-2001, 09:20 AM	#4
79Stang The Stang Gang Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: St. Petersburg Posts: 63	I went with Orange, but they don't give that paint away - If you know what you are doing you only need about 3-4 quarts of base... Make sure you or the person doing it puts a flex-agent in the paint.. Front/Rear covers look like **** when they crack

06-16-2001, 11:25 AM	#5
dinomite The Dude Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,262	Do what he said! My front cover is cracked like a b1tch and it looks like sh1t. I would say get blue or green, but thats just what i like. Get what you like, but my biggest suggestion would be stay away from things like Arrest Me Red, Ticket Me Yellow, and Jail Me Orange.

06-16-2001, 12:48 PM	#6
jimberg Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Rogers, MN Posts: 2,089	BowTie is a body shop apprentice working for his dad. He can actually do the work. I think keeping to a basic, solid color is a good idea. Don't go so wild that you are afraid to drive the car because of the paint job. Besides, didn't you want the sleeper look? Wouldn't it be really silly to put a lot of graphics on a car with a stock engine? ------------------ 351W 89 Mustang GT Convertible

06-16-2001, 01:23 PM	#7
9Cobra5 Guest Posts: n/a	So, where does Silver paint stack up in the price of paint? I just bought a 92 LX that is dark blue. I'm thinking of going Silver, with silver Cobra R's. Thanks

06-16-2001, 02:26 PM	#8
BowTie Eater 5 Liter Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Maple Ridge B.C. Canada, The Best Place In The World Posts: 871	well, i got the inners prepped today, so im painting it performance red (93, 00 cobra r red) it is a base clear, no metallic, so touthchup wont be a biotch ------------------ 1988 Mustang GT, T-5 3.08's, No Smog Pump (Shorty Belt), Dumps At The End Of Stock H-Pipe, K&N Air Filter (Stock Air Box), Removed Air SilencerMy Stang My Site (Not Done Yet)

06-16-2001, 03:42 PM	#9
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	That and red can hide a 2x4 under the finish. Hehehe. That being said, blue is my color of choice. Followed by green, teal (93 Cobra's look awesome in that color), black, white, red, yellow. For the fox's as a general rule, anyway.

06-16-2001, 04:28 PM	#10
BowTie Eater 5 Liter Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Maple Ridge B.C. Canada, The Best Place In The World Posts: 871	well, anyone like performance red? its on the 93 cobras & 00 cobra r's ------------------ 1988 Mustang GT, T-5 3.08's, No Smog Pump (Shorty Belt), Dumps At The End Of Stock H-Pipe, K&N Air Filter (Stock Air Box), Removed Air SilencerMy Stang My Site (Not Done Yet)

06-16-2001, 06:40 PM	#11
dinomite The Dude Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,262	I like it, but i would advise against it, as i said above, simply because it is so eye catching. I would rather not attract attention when i don't want it. You could go brown the least number of cars pulled over are brown.

06-17-2001, 09:07 AM	#12
LX5liter dude5l Join Date: May 2001 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada Posts: 603	I would personally paint it the original color. Why draw attention to your car from thieves and even police?.The factory colors can look pretty sharp when done right. ------------------ B.R. L.X. 5.0 coupe Cruise control,power mirrors,...and Thats it!

06-17-2001, 10:11 AM	#13
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	I think those statistics are all wrong on what color car gets pulled over more. I just wonder how accurate it is. If you look at it this way... There are probably more red cars on the road than anything else. And there are probably less brown cars on the road than anything else. So, if there are 100 cars in a given stretch of road how many of those do you think are going to be brown? Do you see where I'm coming from here? If 50% of the cars on the road are red, wouldn't it seem that approximately %50 of the tickets handed out would be to people driving a red car? I have a red Stang and have had my share of encounters with the police, but I drive like a maniac according to my friends so that's a given. I have actually had less tickets in this car than any other car I have owned and this is my first red car. I have had numerous cars, one being an all white 67 Chevelle SS. I got more tickets in that car than any other. In other words Bowtie... paint the car any color you want. It doesn't matter what other people like in that respect because it's your car. I'd stay with the red and do a ghost flame on it with about 500 flames. Do it with a pearl so only part of the flames show up at different viewing angles. If done correctly the flames will appear to move when the car drives by ------------------ Too much to list. Best ET on the car so far with stock 2.73 gears - 13.73@102mph Indiana Stangers Association Buy your parts here ICQ# 42269241

06-17-2001, 01:27 PM	#14
John Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1998 Location: Ft.Myers, FL. Posts: 150	I went with the door code on my 89 notch but added the ghost flames very very light on flames, can hardly seem them from some directions. cabernet red (burhgandy). BTW how do you post a pic. on this page? ------------------ 89 Notch: ASP Pullies, K&N Air,Transgo shiftkit,Trans. cooler,FMS 3 core Radiator, FMS 4:10's, 1.5" cowl, cold air kit, hooker equal length shorties(jet hot coated), O/R H-Pipe, ASP solid mounts, Energy Sus. Trans. Mnt. BBK 70mm TB, MSD 6al, Dual elec. fans

06-17-2001, 05:55 PM	#15
BowTie Eater 5 Liter Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Maple Ridge B.C. Canada, The Best Place In The World Posts: 871	ok, this is the last chance i have, monday mornong the inners are getting painted, after a day of looking, i have narrowed it down to performance red, or vermilion red. to see a gt with performance red www.ssp-racing.com dan mcclains car is vermillion, go to projects, or under the users rides, i really have to decide now, i cant though, this poll will determine the color of it, so i need your opinions. thanks ------------------ 1988 Mustang GT, T-5 3.08's, No Smog Pump (Shorty Belt), Dumps At The End Of Stock H-Pipe, K&N Air Filter (Stock Air Box), Removed Air SilencerMy Stang My Site (Not Done Yet)