What Color to Paint Demon? White or Blue?
Doody,
I will say the only overriding consideration is a complete color change.
Leaving a car the original color is always preferred. Especially if you can tell it's been changed.
(Open the doors and get a surprise?)
Sounds like you want white but just need someone to convince you.
So here we go.
All these are very good reasons to go with white. But you left out at least one important reason. You live in Texas. White will be cooler. Trust me. Color makes a difference.
Got A/C? I think not.
Besides that, I'm not fond of blue. IDK why. Just feels cheap.
If you are going to drive the car (like me) you can touch up non metallic easier.
I touch up acrylic enamels all the time from dings.
Of course, the best way to touch up is to paint the compete panel.
By the way.
Acrylic enamel is getting hard to find but I prefer that to 2K paints.
If you have a Sherwin Williams automotive paint store check with them.
I just found this out.
They should have a basic white acrylic enamel which will save you some money.
Ask for what they sell to paint fleet vehicles.
White is white is white is white is white.
Don't get hung up on shades of paint. It won't be what MOPAR put on the car anyway no matter what the color.
You know what?
Like people say in these threads all the time, it's your car do what ever you like.
Not what other people say.
Oh, and don't scrimp when you buy your paint on the amount.
Better too much than too little.
Particularly if your top coat (blue) is different from your base coat (white?)
Howdy,
I have a '72 Demon I'm building into a street car (meaning it's not an original, $$$ restoration.) I'll probably drop a 440 or a 408 in the car.
Right now the car is in SPI epoxy primer and I'm about to do body work.
The Demon was originally GB5 Bright Blue Metallic; however, this being the first car I'm going to paint, I'm not painting a metallic color.
I'm actually thinking about painting the car white. This has advantages:
1) It'd be faster to get the car on the road. SPI epoxy comes in white and it's said to be more chemical resistant than paint in the engine bay. So I could just spray the engine bay, door jambs and trunk in white epoxy and be done with it. The primer is also glossy if it dries slow... so it should match the white exterior pretty well.
2) Easier to maintain and match later if necessary.
3) Hides body work better & cheaper paint.
Interestingly, the car was repainted one before white.
I kinda like the look of a white Demon with contrasting black stripes/wheels/hood. Plus I don't see a lot of white A-bodies, period, whereas there seems to be more B5 cars than Mopar originally built.
I could also paint the car the original blue, except for the fact that I'd remove the metallic from the paint. Also more time/work compared to above and I haven't decided how I'd have a blue trunk area. I don't want to paint it per se; I want something durable like truck bedliner that's tintable since I can't easily find blue epoxy. Might be a hassle.
I may also consider driving the car in white epoxy/2K just to see how I like it. I'd contact the primer maker to see if I can UV protect it somehow.
Thoughts? I'm thinking out loud right now.
