The clearcoat has gone downhill from the time this was taken, although that nasty dent in the left QP has been replaced by 2 much smaller dents caused by my impatient hands and a ball-peen hammer.
Body work and a paint job are definitely in the car's near future. The car also has minor key marks on the passenger side, and little dings in a few other places. The passenger door has a basketball sized dent that would be very difficult to remove, as the depth varies greatly. I don't want to imagine how it got there... I picked up a raspberry door in near mint condition from a seller here, and will be swapping it out a few days before painting her.
My main concerns are the body/prep work, and deciding which color to go with.
I have and or will soon remove all dents that are fixable, and the small dings will likely call for body filler.
Now, back to business.
I'll be avoiding yellow, orange, white, pink, purple, and anything 2-tone like the plague.
Colors I like: Greens, Blacks, Reds, Blues, Grays.
I have considered keeping the stock red as to avoid repainting the entire car. I believe it would be a great deal simpler to repaint the exterior, and touch up other places such as door jams, engine bay, trunk, etc.
The only other red I've really considered would be a "flat" red, which would bring unique to a whole new extreme. Here is an example of a "flat" red:
On to green, I've considered a "candy" green, as well as BMW Sage Green(If I'm not mistaken):
Do what I did, pretend it's not a Honda. It helps, trust me...
Black/Grey: If I go this route, it will almost certainly be a "gunmetal" ish color.
Examples:
Respect to Bolverk, I love this color. I'm thinking a bit darker for mine though, this is my top choice so far.
One more,
Blue:
This one's a little loud for my tastes, I'm thinking less metallic if that makes any sense.
Any and all opinions are welcome!!! I intend to do this once, and be happy with the result for a decade or more.
Thanks!
