Color help/ Photoshop?

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
06/09/2020 at 14:22 • Filed to: C4 Corvette, paintlopnik

I love my C4, but between the clear burn and being red I want to repaint it. I am not a fan of red cars to start with, but beggars can’t be choosers when looking for a cheap manual C4. So I was thinking of doing the black rose metallic, but blue is definitely more my speed. I like the admiral blue though it seems a little monolithic without the Grand Sport scheme which I will not copy since everyone will ask if it is a real GS and I’ll have to say no. So I was thinking possibly going with Night Race Blue from the C7, but I am not sure how that would look on the C4, anyone want to Photoshop that for me?

My current color

Black Rose Metallic

Admiral Blue

GS Admiral Blue

Night Race Metallic

Thoughts?

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DISCUSSION (52)

Thomas Donohue > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 14:24

You already answered your own question earlier today !

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facw > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 14:25

Have you considered teal?

ttyymmnn > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 14:28

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I know just enough Photoshop to be very bad at it.

Longtime Lurker > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 14:30

Green

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Just Jeepin' > ttyymmnn
06/09/2020 at 14:36

That looks like Vantablue.

Chariotoflove > facw
06/09/2020 at 14:37

Brilliant. All the better coming from you. My hat is off.

Chariotoflove > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 14:38

I like both blues, but the Admiral Blue is way better.

ttyymmnn > Just Jeepin'
06/09/2020 at 14:39

Looks like an Earl Scheib $129 special.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 14:46

A dmiral blue without the stripe.

Sovande > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 14:55

What's a paint job cost on a fiberglass car? Is it more or less than just painting steel?

RallyWrench > ttyymmnn
06/09/2020 at 15:06

Hmm, n onmetallic would be cool and different.

for Michigan > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 15:35

Black Rose or Green.

Lukewarm take : The world has too many blue cars. Might as well paint it gray.

Gone > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 15:39

Night Race Metallic looks good! I believe this is Admiral, but could be wrong.

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If you want to keep it C4 colors, the Med Quasar Blue looks good.

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Not really a blue, but always thought Steel Blue was a nice color as well.

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ClassicDatsunDebate > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 16:22

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ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 16:28

I have the same issue with my C5Z, its red and clear burn. How expensive do you think it's gonna be to repaint your C4?

This Person > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 16:30

So, I don’t understand why I got this on my suggested newsfeed (I’m not into cars that much), but I took a stab at helping you visualize your car in a Night Race Blue. Let me know if you need any more colors, or even changes to the color here. Cheers.

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Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 16:52

Nassau Blue

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stuckMTB > Just Jeepin'
06/09/2020 at 17:00

Starred for Vanta+anything

stuckMTB > Gone
06/09/2020 at 17:01

I really like Steel Blue and Med Quasar.

stuckMTB > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 17:05

IMO Night Race Blue is gorgeous, but I’m not sure how the color would translate on a flatter-surfaced car like the C4 vs. C7.

If you like blues, Jetstream blue is one of my favorites (C6 era)

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Wacko > stuckMTB
06/09/2020 at 17:23

I also vote med Quasar

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Gone
06/09/2020 at 18:08

Med Quasar is a great color

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 18:10

Orange, green, or purple.

If you have endless options of colors, might as well go crazy

CaptDale - is secretly British > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
06/09/2020 at 18:39

$2500 for a good paint job

CaptDale - is secretly British > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
06/09/2020 at 18:40

I guess, but I also don’t want to be too loud

CaptDale - is secretly British > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/09/2020 at 18:40

Too light for my taste

CaptDale - is secretly British > stuckMTB
06/09/2020 at 18:40

I do like that color

CaptDale - is secretly British > Thomas Donohue
06/09/2020 at 18:41

HA HA no that would only happen if it came that way from the factory

CaptDale - is secretly British > Longtime Lurker
06/09/2020 at 18:41

noep

CaptDale - is secretly British > Gone
06/09/2020 at 18:42

Top is admiral, med could be ok, but is a bit light, and def not doing silver

CaptDale - is secretly British > RallyWrench
06/09/2020 at 18:42

It is hard to pick a non metallic paint without the car looking flat and boring.

CaptDale - is secretly British > for Michigan
06/09/2020 at 18:43

Green is right out.

Also blue is my favorite color and at least it is a color other than a shade like grays or black etc

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 18:45

Thats quite good! Will you be removing all the panels yourself and handing them over to the shop?

This Person > This Person
06/09/2020 at 18:58

Bumping for visibility. I don’t know how comments work in this section.

CaptDale - is secretly British > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
06/09/2020 at 19:00

Nope

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 19:14

That is fair. Maybe that GM burnt orange or whatever new green was on the C7. I would call the black rose purple so you already got that going. Or maybe like a midnight purple would be cool and sorta 90's haha.

My friend had a 70 chevelle that was MQB (mentioned in another comment) and that color was beautiful. I'm less sure on a pointy car, though. Maybe look to Ferrari for a few color ideas that look good on wedges. Swatters and Sera are excellent blues, plus you could piss off corvette owners by using an enemy color lol

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > CaptDale - is secretly British
06/09/2020 at 19:30

Thats a fantastic price then...Is that supposed to be the normal rate for a repaint on Vettes? I will consider getting it done if thats the case.

CaptDale - is secretly British > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
06/09/2020 at 22:59

I don’t know. Shop was advertising so I sent them photos and they said for a full respray in a new color was $2500. Saw some of their work and looked great. So idk. I am sure they varies area to area.

CaptDale - is secretly British > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
06/09/2020 at 23:01

Orange and green are right out. I do like the black rose, but I am worried it is a bit too shouty. I don’t mind a little shouty, but idk.