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underbody paint suggestions

Posted: Mon Feb 28, 11 4:18 pm
by LONGSHOT
i am now getting near painting the underside of the dart and need suggestios as to what colour to do-

is body colour the norm or just black it all?

being Y3 yellow at the moment would it look yuk on all the underneath?

your opinions are greatly appreciated,cheers

ps- it is coated in grey schutz at the moment.

Posted: Mon Feb 28, 11 4:42 pm
by GTXJim
From factory they were a dark Grey colour, if you want to go for the resto factory look :thumbright:

Posted: Mon Feb 28, 11 5:08 pm
by Ivor
Don't forget the overspray all around the edges Jim! ;)

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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 11 5:30 pm
by LONGSHOT
cheers guys,i presume the "dark grey" is the almost charcoal colour i noticed under the trunk floor when i removed the tank.

it would probably look quite good against the yellow :thumbright:

anyone else ?..................

Posted: Mon Feb 28, 11 5:30 pm
by Adrian Worman
My Challenger is yellow and I painted all of the shell, bay, trunk, shuts, interior floorpan, underside, all in one go. I don't care about originality, I just wanted it to be super clean underneath so that I could do work and inspect stuff easily, and I'm pleased I took the effort to do it. Makes working on it a pleasure and I can spot any faults quickly ;)

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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 11 6:34 pm
by LONGSHOT
thanks Adrian-still not sure.

i did go to a car paint place today but they said i can only have the y3 in 2 pak paint :?
and would need airfed mask etc.
or they could mix near and give me brush on acrylic.
thats what started me on the satin black theme.

can i buy the Y3 online in aerosol anywhere?

Re: underbody

Posted: Mon Feb 28, 11 10:55 pm
by John
LONGSHOT wrote:thanks Adrian-still not sure.

i did go to a car paint place today but they said i can only have the y3 in 2 pak paint :?
and would need airfed mask etc.
or they could mix near and give me brush on acrylic.
thats what started me on the satin black theme.

can i buy the Y3 online in aerosol anywhere?
Give these a bell chap, they have helped others on here :thumbright:
http://www.leonardbrooks.demon.co.uk/

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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 11 11:05 pm
by LONGSHOT
great,thanks for that-will try tomoz :thumbright:

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 11 8:18 pm
by mas
Hi, just finished mine, dark grey is what i went for. :thumbright:

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 11 8:42 pm
by GTXJim
Nice bit of overspray, looks like it was done by a pro :thumbright:

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 11 12:44 am
by RobTwin
I'd have thought you'd want to steer clear of a light body colour unless you fancy keeping it clean :?

Sounds a nice idea but could be a pain in reality.

Lovin the look of Mas' underside 8-) :shock:

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 11 6:58 am
by mas
I cant take all the credit for it, bacca gave me alot of advice and done the paint job. mark

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 11 7:15 am
by Jon Connolly
Mas

Lovely car this

Well done

:thumbright:

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 11 7:54 am
by dustymopar
RobTwin wrote:I'd have thought you'd want to steer clear of a light body colour unless you fancy keeping it clean
Like you say, nice if you like keeping it clean......

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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 11 8:34 am
by LONGSHOT
thanks for all the input-looking at Mas`s underside think i will go with the dark grey-one trip to the pod if its raining and yellow just aint gonna work.

it would look nice with loads of bits of black rubber on it tho ;)