re-spray colour options

re-spray colour options

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e46m3c

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874 posts

154 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Time to start planning the re-spray.

Please post recommended colours.

Ideas













Daggsy

892 posts

251 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Needs to be RED !!!

Sorry.

stevieeg

269 posts

129 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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I love outlandish reflex/chameleon/spectraflair paints.

My first Tuscan was Reflex Green and dropped jaws everywhere it went... much more so than my current far more sombre Reflex Olive car.

If I was having a full respray I'd go for Reflex Green.... but the Reflex Spice you've posted looks pretty great too.

Good luck with your choice!

Here is the Reflex Olive in 12 exposure HDR...


coco79

390 posts

173 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Chameleon and Reflex colours are amazing, but if I had the choice again - I would avoid, as localised paint repair to deal with scuffs and scrapes is virtually impossible. I've had a fair few expensive front end re-sprays!

e46m3c

Original Poster:

874 posts

154 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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I am leaning towards red. Although the fleck in the focus rs is great.

I think in reality the reflex paints will cost to much. But might as well aim high then come down in expectations.

Any bright reds with some fleck? Candy apply red?

Curdster

481 posts

183 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Pic4 gets my vote, although a very very good Crystal Topaz would be my first choice.

fredd1e

781 posts

219 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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I had a chat with a local painter regarding reflex green, after a chat with the distributers he thinks it will be around 1000quid per litre and 3 to 4 litres for a full re-paint. So could be £4k for paint alone before the labour starts. I don't know if other reflex colours are in the same ball park but I do also have a like for reflex charcoal.

Speed 3

4,486 posts

118 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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This Candy red/black is stunnng on a Tuscan:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=129...


Edited by Speed 3 on Friday 29th July 20:47

jr6yam

1,303 posts

182 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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e46m3c said:
I am leaning towards red. Although the fleck in the focus rs is great.

I think in reality the reflex paints will cost to much. But might as well aim high then come down in expectations.

Any bright reds with some fleck? Candy apply red?
Candy Apple Red you say


stevieeg

269 posts

129 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Speed 3 said:
This Candy red/black is stunnng on a Tuscan:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=129...
This car looks amazing up close.

Malcster

642 posts

170 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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I love crystal topaz:





Really lovely light blue / gold shades.

m4tti

5,426 posts

154 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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e46m3c

Original Poster:

874 posts

154 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Crystal topaz is a lovely colour. But perhaps a bit too reserved? Needs a bit of purple into I think. I am after loud but not too loud.

Pursyluv

1,927 posts

173 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Spectraflair blue, still a nice colour even when the spectrum is not showing



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Speed 3

4,486 posts

118 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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I think in years to come that Crystal Topaz will be seen as the classic Tuscan colour aside from the swordfish flip. Strange how fashions change over the decades.

Andy_mr2sc

1,223 posts

175 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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m4tti said:
This. Every time.

Let off some steam Bennett

2,382 posts

170 months

Saturday 30th July 2016
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Let off some steam Bennett

2,382 posts

170 months

Saturday 30th July 2016
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Andy_mr2sc said:
This. Every time.
yes, this

Daggsy

892 posts

251 months

Saturday 30th July 2016
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Formula RED Pearl.

MrChips

3,263 posts

209 months

Saturday 30th July 2016
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I went through this 2yrs ago, and ended up with a variant of Spectraflair blue, however that was influenced to a certain extent by my blue/grey leather.

Depending on your interior, my vote would also be for Dark Fantasy (colour which a couple of others have already suggested) if you can afford it. It looks nice but a bit boring until the sun comes out and then it's superb.


If you're after something which looks great at all times, i'd always thought a nice Teal colour with a bit of Spectraflair would work well. This Teal one popped up on my FB feed.