Ideas for basic paintwork (not 56k friendly)

FTEvolution · Post by **FTEvolution** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:43 am

Hey guys, after some constructive criticism please...

I have decided that I want to have my car 2 tone, seperated by a white line and have white wheels...

Something like this:

That is the general idea, alternate changes along these next few pics...

A diagonal:

Half and half:

Just the top (very common here, not so keen):

Just the top 3rd:

Or corner to corner:

FTEvolution · Post by **FTEvolution** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:44 am

Please excuse the dodginess of the above editing, just a quick job really.

The theory with having the top half black is that I can happily use carbon bootlid and bonnet. Downside being that if I want a serious chance of lookin good in a show, I will need to paint the engine bay...

Another option which I quite like is this:

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:17 am

I think the first one could work. It does look different, but i think it looks pretty good.

Post by **I8A4RE** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:19 am

Yeah i dont mind the first one at all and I usually hate two tone

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:20 am

Dude... remember the late 80's?

There's a reason 2 tone stayed in the late 80's

FTEvolution · Post by **FTEvolution** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:51 am

Mate, I am a 70's child (albeit very late 70's), that's why I am all over this heh...

I am after something different with only a very minimal outlay: paint the bonnet and bootlid, paint the wheels then spray the half of the body, finally add the white dividing stripe.

The entire top of my car (bonnet/roof/bootlid) is oxidised from being outside all last winter, it looks really sh*tty (the pics I am using here are not recent). Painting the top half is what I am going to do anyways, either factory Passion Red, or black like this idea.

I am leaning towards this idea heh heh.

Keep the criticism coming...

nvr2low · Post by **nvr2low** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:14 am

I was thinking about going carbon fibre bonnett boot lid and black roof and pillars so the wholte top is black and red bottom.

Astron_Boy · Post by **Astron_Boy** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:26 pm

Damn you!

I was keeping my project hardcore under wraps and gonna just suddenly post up pics when the jobs done.

Still not going exact details, but one of the lines there is what I'm going with

Was hoping no-one else would like 2-tone, atleast not enough to do it on their car.

FTEvolution · Post by **FTEvolution** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:51 pm

Heh, as long as you don't choose my first picture, I am happy, then again, if you do, I'll take credit for it...

You can deposit payment to my bank account, PM'd

Nah, just kidding. But seriously, that first picture is the scheme I will probably go, but with the line in the second completed one...

Now just to find some wheels, running on VR4 sheels atm (sold the 18's a while ago)

Astron_Boy · Post by **Astron_Boy** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:21 pm

That's fine then, go for your life.

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:40 pm

It's upto personal preference I know but I find that quite

I guess it comes down to how you seperate it - To pull it off you have to make sure you do it right. Maybe a wave as opposed to a straight line would be much better I think.

Post by **dstocks** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:31 pm

Two Tone doesnt really work for me either, but if you are going to do it it would have to be diagonal. The first one is the best pick.

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:32 pm

noOOoOooOoo!!! don't dooo ittt!!!!!

J · Post by J » Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:14 am

^^ LOL ...the best

The white line is way to thick... Thin it out and it could look alright....

You'll need alekezam on this one.... Microsoft paint looks sh*t.

FTEvolution · Post by **FTEvolution** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:03 am

Was ArcSoft Photostudio, the best I could lay my hands on at work lol

Anyways, it's not going to happen now. I showed miss cleopatra (aka my fiance) and all I got was a nice innunciated ENGGA SUKA!!!

So that idea is off the table now, looks like she wants a VS kit and a respray, possibly with a nicer red or maroon (which is fair since we are going halves in all future mods

)

markj113 · Post by **markj113** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:49 am

im going for a two tone look with steel silver and carbon.

My car as it is now with evo style carbon bonnet and carbon HKS front bumper -

photoshoped black roof which is getting done in the next month or two -

Got a nice new 4 piece version R spoiler thats getting painted next week and im going to carbon overlay the centre blade and some genuine veilside skirts going on the same time.

FTEvolution · Post by **FTEvolution** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:25 am

Where did you get that bumper? Link?

markj113 · Post by **markj113** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:32 am

i got it off a young guy on the ftooc who imported it from the US but then couldnt afford the car so sold it on to me luckly

At todays exchange rate it would cost around Â£1300 british pounds to import another one

xj265 · Post by **xj265** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:21 am

theres one for sale on ebay.com in US heres the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mitsubis ... arQ5fParts

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:54 am

Oh god no *runs from the silver/carbon fto*