Black is the new White

[FordPrefect]

Any thoughts on going black?
Any thoughts on the obscure title?

Would only take a bit of plastidip and my amazing masking skills to accomplish.
Honestly I'm not sure about the "look"

notice any other differences between the two photos?

 

[CaledoniaBrian]

Go for it Wayne..... But better hurry up before the snow flies. Great time to be painting right now, no bugs around to get stuck in the wet paint. Your neighbours will love watching you spraying that thing in your driveway.

 

[Elf]

Good guys drive white

 

[UncleJung]

How does that saying go ..??

Once you go black ...... ??

 

[tqracr]

Been there done that, regretted it totally.
I painted a Cyber grey 03 AE red that I got for a steal.
Nothing but hard aches after a while with trim weather and ,stripping coming loose.
It is hard to to a great job inside the door.
I sold it and bought the color I wanted
My 2 cents

 

[Keith Tedford]

The only way that you will ever be happy with a colour change, especially white to black, is to do a total body disassembly first. There is not a bigger turn off, when looking at a nice paint job, than to open the hood, doors or trunk lid and see bits of the old colour in the corners. A good colour change is going to be expensive. Nothing wrong with white with a red interior. The first Corvettes got that treatment.

 

[buckhorn76]

i thought this was going to be about scotch whiskey.

 

[Case75]

I believe he's talking about the rear valence panel fellas. Looks OK Wayne but I don't think it's necessary.

 

[FordPrefect]

Correct Case

 

[UncleJung]

Go for it ! It would look great !

 

[FordPrefect]

Yes but did anyone notice 2 other differences between the 2 photos?

 

[tqracr]

The back at the bottom is painted black like a c6in the 2nd picture.
It is a good detail as original
A little too much white
By the way if you paint iot black be prepared to constanly clening the road dust of the back, it really shows on a dark color .
If I order a C7 Vert I am going to order White with Black top and red inside just like yours.

 

[FordPrefect]

I would be torn between white/red and Laguna Blue, just love it.

Pretty sure the white/red would be my final choice

 

[CaledoniaBrian]

Yes but did anyone notice 2 other differences between the 2 photos?

My eyes must be getting old, other than the bottom valance being painted black the only other thing I see is the difference in the shadows.
Fun to look though. Good post Wayne.

 

[Woodstock Car Guy]

I have been told that apparently once you go black you never go back ...

 

[FordPrefect]

My eyes must be getting old, other than the bottom valance being painted black the only other thing I see is the difference in the shadows.
Fun to look though. Good post Wayne.

Top photo, ...shadow from the mirror is missing and the insignia on the yellow plane is missing red in the center.

 

[CaledoniaBrian]

Top photo, ...shadow from the mirror is missing and the insignia on the yellow plane is missing red in the center.

I got the shadow, mirror missing, but I didn't see that missing red maple leaf in the insignia on the AT6 Harvard.

 

[New C5er]

Also the sky, one is lighter than the other.

 

[nascar03]

Wayne.. Find a local place that does paint wraps and have some piece cut for that valance area. You could do it in carbon fibre. If you don't like it it can be removed later.
Graham

 

[FordPrefect]

^
Bingo

I'm going to get a quote for a wrap, hopefully I'll show some restraint and won't do the whole car with advertising slogans.