I need help making a decision...

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 12/05/2014 at 19:43 • Filed to: None

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Wanting to repaint the Murdersofa next spring. Which of these two colors should I use?

Midnight Blue

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Sapphire Blue Metallic.

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http://www.paintforcars.com/kits_midnightb…

http://www.paintforcars.com/kits_sapphireb…

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 19:45

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Sapphire blue.

daender > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 19:46

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Midnight blue, saphire blue would look better on something more sporty but midnight is classy on a big heavy car.

E. Julius > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 19:48

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Stay true to the sofa's roots:

Jedidiah > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 19:48

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Painting is an expensive pain in the ass.

I wouldn't worry about it so long as the car has character.

$kaycog > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 19:49

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Sapphire Blue.

PS9 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 19:51

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I vote for ls1 swap metallic.

Trunk Impaired 318 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 19:52

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Sapphire

TDogg > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 19:55

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Sapphire blue

crowmolly > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 20:01

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Whichever color leaves you with enough money for new struts and springs.

Brian Silvestro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 20:05

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Ok, don't get me wrong, I fucking love the murdersofa and everything about it (the fact that you autoX it means you are clearly a god), but why not save your cash and buy a better car, instead of putting all of this money into it?

area man > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 20:12

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I thought it was on its last legs?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > crowmolly 12/05/2014 at 20:21

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They cost the exact same. I'm planning on painting this spring, struts and sway bar are a winter project.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Brian Silvestro 12/05/2014 at 20:25

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People keep saying this, and my answer is the same:

I've spent less than $500 on this car. Compare this to the $4000+ to buy what I would want for my next car. This combined with lolcollege means that an expenditure that size isn't in the cars for another year at least, and I can't go that much longer with this damn PlastiDip. It was a fun idea, I get looks and people asking about it all the time, but this is Kansas. It's dusty here. Ask JayhawkJake; having a black car in this state is hell. Even worse when it is matte black and actively sucks up dust from everywhere in a mile vicinity.

In the grand scheme of things, $200 or so for a paint job is practically nothing. $160 for new suspension? Peanuts, and will make me much happier with my car.

Also, girls don't dig the matte black. Car guys get it, girls think it's "creepy".

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > area man 12/05/2014 at 20:25

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A new car isn't in the cards for another year at the least, so I've got to try to grin and bear it. Doing shit like this keeps me happy.

Brian Silvestro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 20:26

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RAPESOFA

Tohru > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 20:28

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It's time to un-Murder the sofa.

area man > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 20:30

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Fair, but be careful not to pillage the new car fund in the name of happiness too often. I like the Midnight Blue personally.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 20:56

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Titanium Blue Metallic.

Birddog > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/05/2014 at 21:44

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What about a "Matte" Blue with Red wheels? You could do a modern bodied "Rat Rod".

If I had to choose from the two, I'd go Midnight. It'd be a proper color for a Buick.

JGrabowMSt > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/07/2014 at 15:25

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Sapphire Blue looks like a more unique color.

Are you going to put a stripe back on when it's re-painted?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > JGrabowMSt 12/07/2014 at 15:29

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Probably, but I doubt it'll be red. Maybe a muted silver or gold color.

JGrabowMSt > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/07/2014 at 15:38

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Silver would have great contrast on the Sapphire, no doubt.

Would it get a glossy clear coat?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > JGrabowMSt 12/07/2014 at 15:47

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Supposedly this stuff is single-stage and doesn't need clear coat, just goes on glossy. Probably takes quite a few coats, though.

JGrabowMSt > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/07/2014 at 15:54

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I would be careful with that. I mean, my Neon is now wrecked and I never took pictures of the paint finish, but it looked like when the hood was replaced last year after a deer strike, the new hood got a single stage paint job, and what happened was the edges were actually getting chipped really easily, so if you looked along the leading edge of the hood, there were a lot of dings that seemed to go pretty far down. No longer a problem, but certainly an issue if you're looking to have a single stage paint finish done. I know paint is expensive to have done, but a clear coat (or two) could help protect the finish from dings. The Neon paint was less than a year old and showing the dings very early on.