open season: question involving personal taste
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I have a red milano verde that is due to be painted in the next month or two. I have been considering going with a non stock color. I know that many people think that t his is blasphemy(sp?) but, the stock bright red screams ¨fast car here.¨ I like the red enough, and on an Italian car it is appropriate, but still with a slightly darker red it would be more of a sleeper. I guess the milano will be a sleeper no matter what color it is. So I am just rambling.
Ok, assuming I stick with the stock red, should it be ok to go with some metal flakes in the paint? I generally like metal flake paint, but I dont know if it would work with red. (I dont want the car to look like a bass boat or a hot import night wanker).
Concluding question: Should I stick with a conservative stock respray or go for somthing more interesting? My car is not a restoration, remember.
Anybody seen 75/milanos with non stock red paint?
I have a red milano verde that is due to be painted in the next month or two. I have been considering going with a non stock color. I know that many people think that t his is blasphemy(sp?) but, the stock bright red screams ¨fast car here.¨ I like the red enough, and on an Italian car it is appropriate, but still with a slightly darker red it would be more of a sleeper. I guess the milano will be a sleeper no matter what color it is. So I am just rambling.
Ok, assuming I stick with the stock red, should it be ok to go with some metal flakes in the paint? I generally like metal flake paint, but I dont know if it would work with red. (I dont want the car to look like a bass boat or a hot import night wanker).
Concluding question: Should I stick with a conservative stock respray or go for somthing more interesting? My car is not a restoration, remember.
Anybody seen 75/milanos with non stock red paint?
A few years ago I had a 75 (Milano) that the previous owner had resprayed from factory black over to Red, he didn't use an Alfa paint colour but instead used... gasp... Ford "Radiant Red". Gotta say it looked fabulous, much "brighter" red than the stock colour.
As a matter of interest when the bodywork on my factory black GTV6 was restored some years ago I opted for a non stock colour too. Mine is the black paint code Porsche 734 with double the amount of metal flake, jus because I liked the clour.
I guess the key is if you are ever interested in concours or originality then stick with stock, otherwise go with whatever you like best as it's a purely personal choice.
As a matter of interest when the bodywork on my factory black GTV6 was restored some years ago I opted for a non stock colour too. Mine is the black paint code Porsche 734 with double the amount of metal flake, jus because I liked the clour.
I guess the key is if you are ever interested in concours or originality then stick with stock, otherwise go with whatever you like best as it's a purely personal choice.
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Greg- Ive actually seen a purple GTV6 and a metallic light shade does the shape a lot of justice- I couldnt believe it!
Dennis your paint job looks horn!
Zambon, what I have seen, and love on 75s is deep gloss red- I think Ford have one their charts, so it could be the one your'e talking about.
Also easier and cheaper to repaint if someone dings you, but alot of guys out here tend to paint up the black strips. With the wrong colour it can ruin a 75, but with the right colour, it suits them no end.
My favourite choice for a 75 is a light metallic champagne. There's a 3.0 going round with it in SYdney that has slightly dished five spokes and gold centres, and it looks fantastic.
I want a 105 in a similar colour scheme- very different to your typical Alfa Red red red red red red red, but still very Euro, which is what I like!
Dennis your paint job looks horn!
Zambon, what I have seen, and love on 75s is deep gloss red- I think Ford have one their charts, so it could be the one your'e talking about.
Also easier and cheaper to repaint if someone dings you, but alot of guys out here tend to paint up the black strips. With the wrong colour it can ruin a 75, but with the right colour, it suits them no end.
My favourite choice for a 75 is a light metallic champagne. There's a 3.0 going round with it in SYdney that has slightly dished five spokes and gold centres, and it looks fantastic.
I want a 105 in a similar colour scheme- very different to your typical Alfa Red red red red red red red, but still very Euro, which is what I like!
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My friend recently repainted a 124CC in Honda's S2000 metallic, That is a top colour, and would suit your GTV6 with those wheels on it!
Zambon, perhaps you should look at that colour too? Then a set of simmons FR17 with gold centres.... mmmmmmmmm!
http://www.simmonswheel.com.au/range.html#
Zambon, perhaps you should look at that colour too? Then a set of simmons FR17 with gold centres.... mmmmmmmmm!
http://www.simmonswheel.com.au/range.html#
Fixing it bit by bit....
although i'm a bit of a purist- i think it's ok to paint a milano in non-standard colors. i like your idea of painting the car a darker red. back when the gtv6 was a brand new car, i remember seeing my first one, and i could swear that it was a darker shade of red than exists today. this is probably just my faulty memory. i had a scirocco at the time, and the dealership i bought it at was an alfa/volkswagon dealer and a gtv6 was on the lift. perhaps it was the wine color that was available for 1 year?
in any case, here is a color that i think suits any alfa very well:
http://www.pbase.com/threefourfive/image/33717593
i agree, usually bright red is a bit too much for my taste.
btw- what does it cost to re-paint a car these days? i'm also thinking about it.
in any case, here is a color that i think suits any alfa very well:
http://www.pbase.com/threefourfive/image/33717593
i agree, usually bright red is a bit too much for my taste.
btw- what does it cost to re-paint a car these days? i'm also thinking about it.