hankc350 Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Ok, guys/gals, I am getting ready to have my whole truck painted since the stupid body shop put swirls all over the black paint. My question is what color should I paint the truck, been thinking caddy pearl white, maybe a pearl black??? If you know any great looking paint and have a pic please share. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSplaytoy Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 I have those damn swirls too. I would suggest leaving it black and take it back to the shop and do it over, unless they are going to give you a free paint job. In that case, go with a custom job. Maybe a nice 2 tone or something crazy. If not, I love bmw carbon black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impalarasser Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 cant go wrong with pearl paints. pick up a paint mag. get some ideas that you like think are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_forma Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 I believe flash showed a pic of an SS with a black upper half and a red lower half, something like that would be sweeeeeet, maybe different colors tho like black and white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevySSandChevy8.1 Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 The escalade pearl white would be definately different. I think it would look quite cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smit Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 I don't like white at all, but if I went white, I agree the Escalade pearl is the best looking deal out there. I'd stick with black. It will be a hell of a lot cheaper job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTOGUY Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Before you go with the Escalade Pearl White, look at the new 2005 Navigator in "Cashmere" it looks similar to the Escalade Pearl, but much more brilliant and it has some blues, reds and golds in it. I also like the new GM Pearl White they are using on the DeVille and also the Bonneville. Its called White Lightning on the Caddy and White Gold Tri-coat on the Bonneville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon27 Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 I think silver would be cool, and I am not taking about the dull silver birch. I am talking the bright Gm silvers. Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woffski Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Good question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthSS Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 On our model of truck, a bright polar white or the Escalade Pearl would look good. Id go with the regular white because it would not be as common on a sport truck. If you do a change like from black to white, make sure your body shop doesnt do a 1/2 @$$ job on the doorjambs, hinges, in the interior, or underneat the truck, under the hood etc. Its hard to do a complete color change, and you have to know what you are doing. My own suggestion, is pearl black with big silver stripes over the top and down the middle of the hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_forma Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 the more i think about it i wouldnt change the color to drastically, stick with the black but possibly put some sort of flake in there so it kinda flip flops color in the light. That would be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTOGUY Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 What about having it wet sanded and then adding a Clear Pearl on top of the black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurbochargedBerserker Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 How about a silver flake base coat with enough dark candy to make it look 'almost back' with all that depth and flake at the bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankc350 Posted April 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 What about having it wet sanded and then adding a Clear Pearl on top of the black? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That is what the body shop that Screwed it up told me, they have all new guys now and I trust these new guys to do it. Does anyone know if you can just wetsand and the put a clear pearl over the whole truck, I have the ram air hood and bright silver stripes would look sweet on that pearl black, who makes a good pearl clear coat though, I am totally stupid when it comes to paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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