Too many unanswered questions in the OP.
What color to paint your car is not necessarily just a question of what you like best. Well, maybe.
But:
1. Are you painting it yourself?
2. If not what are you willing to spend on prep.
3. If you are painting it what amount of your time are you going to spend on the prep.
4. What is the condition of the body?
5. Flaws will show up more with a dark color than a light color and will require much more body work to make it look like anything.
6. What type paint are you going to use? That is a factor.
7. This body is very complex. Dark colors will not show up the body lines and facets as well as a light color with shadows that highlight them . Look.
8. Is your car A/C. A dark color will make a difference if it is not A/C.
I drive A bodies of different colors and can tell you it does make a difference on hot days in the south. (Iowa? Eh not so much, maybe)
9. A light color will be harder to keep clean. I like brown shades for daily drives. Dirt does not show.
10. Are you going to paint the engine bay body color? A light color will show dirt. Try keeping it clean with Y3. It's a battle.
11. I'm sure that you are going to paint the trunk body color. Good.
12. And just to make an even dozen, I want to emphasize how HARD this body is to do. I fought this one. And it was fairly straight to begin with.The lines are straight. But the paint could still use some finishing work.
In all of the above I speak from years of experience.. It is not theoretical but it is, ultimately, your choice.
I strongly suggest the KISS rule.
Unless money or time isn't an object. In that case, never mind.
I need to add that the cowls are a ticking time bomb on all these old cars.
Yes, even Mustangs.
If you are going to do this, I would check it first thing. Use a boroscope if you have to.
What color to paint your car is not necessarily just a question of what you like best. Well, maybe.
But:
1. Are you painting it yourself?
2. If not what are you willing to spend on prep.
3. If you are painting it what amount of your time are you going to spend on the prep.
4. What is the condition of the body?
5. Flaws will show up more with a dark color than a light color and will require much more body work to make it look like anything.
6. What type paint are you going to use? That is a factor.
7. This body is very complex. Dark colors will not show up the body lines and facets as well as a light color with shadows that highlight them . Look.
8. Is your car A/C. A dark color will make a difference if it is not A/C.
I drive A bodies of different colors and can tell you it does make a difference on hot days in the south. (Iowa? Eh not so much, maybe)
9. A light color will be harder to keep clean. I like brown shades for daily drives. Dirt does not show.
10. Are you going to paint the engine bay body color? A light color will show dirt. Try keeping it clean with Y3. It's a battle.
11. I'm sure that you are going to paint the trunk body color. Good.
12. And just to make an even dozen, I want to emphasize how HARD this body is to do. I fought this one. And it was fairly straight to begin with.The lines are straight. But the paint could still use some finishing work.
In all of the above I speak from years of experience.. It is not theoretical but it is, ultimately, your choice.
I strongly suggest the KISS rule.
Unless money or time isn't an object. In that case, never mind.
I need to add that the cowls are a ticking time bomb on all these old cars.
Yes, even Mustangs.
If you are going to do this, I would check it first thing. Use a boroscope if you have to.
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