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Tue Dec 31, 2002 1:43 am

well im getting ready to paint my 63 and ive narrowed it down to about 6 colors just wondering what everyone thinks, i might jus give the painter a list of the colors and tell him to suprise me, but heres the colors: toyota spectra blue mica, british racing green metallic, light aqua metallic, candy apple red, mercedes s 380 silver, and lexus pearl white. any advice?

Tue Dec 31, 2002 8:36 am

Your colors so, mercedes s 380 silver. You also mite want to find out the cost of different colors. Some are high price.

Tue Dec 31, 2002 3:10 pm

reds cost the most aside from your chameleon colors. I think 380 silver costs almost half that of candy apple red.

Tue Dec 31, 2002 6:40 pm

Candy Apple Red can cost in the $800+ in materials alone. For a truly Kandy finish, you'd have to apply a base coat (usually Silver or Gold), then the color coat (Candy Apple Red) and finally the clearcoat finish. If you actually choose this method, your lowrider Beetle should look great

Wed Jan 01, 2003 8:56 am

Have you considered the L-380 Turquoise(a mint color really) an original vw color offered for a 63'. It will give the car a bit of that "Old School Cal Look" look, especially if slap a set Coker whitewalls on those stock rims.You are running stock rims ......right?

Wed Jan 01, 2003 3:59 pm

well im getting the job done for cheap (1600 including body work) through an uncle that owns a hotrod company, I will be running stock rims and height until I can come up with some more money but I plan on putting some five spokes and drop spindles and probably lower the rear one notch, ive just been undecided on the color since I got the car

Wed Jan 01, 2003 7:25 pm

If you do go with stock

http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/colors/colorchrt.htm

Wed Jan 01, 2003 9:55 pm

stillworks56 - thanks for that link, very interesting. I bookmarked it for future reference.

Zipactonal

Thu Jan 02, 2003 9:26 am

Here's some advice...don't use any of those colors. The link stillworks are the best choices.

Thu Jan 02, 2003 9:49 am

I didnt want to be the one to say it,but I'm with Craig.:) And just to top it of, most or some mite not like it. Single Stage. Looks Vintage