Hows This Color Combo???

[The WidowMaker]

well i scuffed up the hood and shot it with a few colors to see how i would like it. i didnt fix any of the imperfections and i shot it outside so its a little rough. plus i didnt wait for my tape window so i pulled a little of the silver. but, its going to get sanded off anyways, so it doesnt really matter.

the silver is the same one that i used on the suspension, and the red on the left is spi's torch red. the one on the right is a mix of the spi red (whats on the frame) and the spi torch 1:1. the one on the left, the torch, is a little more orange, whereas the right is a little more pink. not sure which one im going to go with.

the clear layed down pretty good, but i really hosed it on a i think i got a little urethane peel as opposed to the orange peel. i had the fan really narrow and it was pushing the clear to the sides as i sprayed. it would even up, but not totally. next time im going to widen up the fan a lot.

sooooooo, what do you guys think about the color combo? before i sprayed it, i thought i would want the silver darker, but now im not sure. i dont know how im going to make the stripes yet, but this was a good way to compare the colors, and i actually like it. jason rushforth is doing a rendering, so ill just pick a stripe option and shoot it.

ANY!!!! opinions are welcome

thanks, Tim

btw.... top pic is without clear....


http://publish.hometown.aol.com/chevelle496ci/images/hood-test-2.jpg
http://publish.hometown.aol.com/chevelle496ci/images/hood-test-5.jpg

[Spiffav8]

I like it! Wouldn't go any darker on the silver. Maybe a tad lighter but not much. :thumbsup:

[markss28]

looks great, I wouldnt change much if anything.

[awr68]

I like it too! Really like the stripe! I prefer blue reds over orange reds...but in your case I would go orange over pink.

[Bulldog68]

Personally, I think that looks great just the way it is. Nice job. :thumbsup:

[DOOM]

Thats money leave it alone!!!!:hail:

[XcYZ]

Thats money leave it alone!!!!:hail:

Yes, totally!

http://publish.hometown.aol.com/chevelle496ci/images/hood-test-2.jpg

[Stang's Bane]

That exact combo is making me reconsider a red car.

Love it!!!

[The WidowMaker]

thanks guys. the color on the right does look a little deeper, but from one angle you see the blues and the pinks in it. i really like the blue, but not the pink. this is compared to the other side though, and its really orange. im not sure if you could tell with the car just sitting by itself without the orangy color next to it.

Tim

[Stang's Bane]

LOL, they look the same to me!!

[7TSS]

I think the stripe looks good as is too. The torch red looks pretty solid.

[deuce_454]

i think the one on the right brings out the lines alittle better.. just looks shaper IMHO

[The WidowMaker]

it is tough to see the difference in the pic, but if you were standing in front of it, you would see it. still slight, but its there. thanks again, Tim

[awr68]

thanks guys. the color on the right does look a little deeper, but from one angle you see the blues and the pinks in it. i really like the blue, but not the pink. this is compared to the other side though, and its really orange. im not sure if you could tell with the car just sitting by itself without the orangy color next to it.

Tim

With that said I would do the right side color. Once you get the orange away from it you will love it I'm sure! Isn't this the color of the frame? How does that look by it's self?

I totally feel your pain...I did this for a few years!! :wow:

[The WidowMaker]

the color on the right is actually the frame color (spi red) mixed 1:1 with the color on the left (spi torch red). the color on the left is just plain spi torch unmixed.

Tim

[slyck68]

Leave it alone, you've already nailed it! I like the slightly darker stripe. Gonna look sick!