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cos you wouldn't want to accidently jump in mine and hope for a quiet getaway


but back on topic ..... go for a nice bright solid color, these always look good on the little dattos and the color should be reletivly easy to match

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Quote:Well, you got me there as I was of the opposite view for two reasons

1, When I went for the position at work that I currently occupy, it was necessary for me to pass a colour blindness test. This was the usual page with dots where the number or letter on the page was done in a different shade of colours to the main background. It was explained to me that colour blind people could not pick the shade difference & the number or letter was basicly invisible to them. Ummm, OK.

2. During the Battle of the Bulge near the end of WW2, colour blind observers were flown around in small spotter aircraft to pick out enemy vehicles as they could 'see through' the camouflage. The different shades were [allegedly] blended together to make one stand-out shape & they were easily spotted by these observers.

Is it all true? Beats me, but that's what I always believed.

Tommy
I felt sorry for this bloke as he has obviously sunk a lot of time & cash into this car only to have the final touch spoiled. I fear that the final fix just might end up being a total respray.
Solid colours, don't you just love 'em

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Quite the opposite, if you ever need to get paint colour matched, as silly as it might sound it is more likely to be perfect if you get a colourblind person to do it.
WHY? i hear you all ask, well colourblind people dont see colours they see shades, so, solong as you give the person two reds or two of what ever, they will be able to see the diference in shades. And if you give them a dark blue and a light pink it could take a while

ps. dodgeman somehow just looking at that door makes me feel physically ill

thanks for the suggestions i'm pretty sure i wont be getting a pearl paint job for that price maybe not even metallic. i told the guy that i wanted to paint it black and the dents showing up in black were his concern too so i'm confident that he'll do a good job of that. i'm thinking maybe a nice silver or white paint might be the go. but heres the twist i might have just found a 1200 coupe for cheap. maybe its a more deserving project car?? keep the suggestions coming
cheers

pearls phhhh
leave that to the guys who dont drive their cars and only bring them out on sunny days

pearls are not that hard to match if they are single layer.... multi layers are the ones to worry about. Just putting ideas out there.

I went the stock color cause it was nice and basic but with some extra tint to lighten it up a little, was just the thing not to look identical next to anotherorange sedan (boof)

i reckon you should paint it in datsun racing colours. pearls are to hard to match and if you have a daily driver then a basic colour is the go. eg. my neighbour is gettin his hot rod painted atm and steered away from pearls as he plans on driving it alot

Antarctic white or pastel green, even poo brown would be the perfect colours.

you may find at that price the beat job prob wont be too good and cos its black youll see every ####ty dent fix up. i still think white with a silver fleck, like on suburu's. and as 4 the checker plate in my opinion it looks tacky, for about the same price you could put a cheap leather on a skin.