Need Paint...what color?

[raytheon_liszt]

Hey everyone. I was looking to get a new paint job for my '91 Accord (it really needs one, esp. the front. Damn debris chipped off the paint over the years in a lot of places, making the metal rust!), but I couldn't decide what color would match my brown interior. I really don't want to keep the ourside brown (as it is now). Does anyone have any suggestions? And what would be a "good" price? --you know...like what should the price range be?

Here are some pics for reference:

This is a pic of the interior and the outside color together. Ya i know its dirty. I was gonna give it a wash today.



Heres a pic of my interior:



And heres a pic of some of the "large" damage. Some jerk hit my car a few years ago in a parking lot and drove off ( I wasn't there of course) and look at this crap!



So yeah thanks for your input guys!

Later

[CustomLowz]

Pastel pink, or purple...












But really, maybe an ivory or cream color?

[cb7rice]

no idea what color looks pretty sweet though

[crisqo]

championship white or the dark gray from the ram1500 looks nice as well.

forget trying to match it to your interior, you can always replace that later. and if the only damage is on that fender you can grab a good one from a wrecker instead of paying to have that one repaired.

[raytheon_liszt]

championship white or the dark gray from the ram1500 looks nice as well.

forget trying to match it to your interior, you can always replace that later. and if the only damage is on that fender you can grab a good one from a wrecker instead of paying to have that one repaired.

True true...I can always replace it later.

Thats a good idea. Is the fender easy to replace? I wish I knew more about this stuff.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! Any more?

[sackingz123]

True true...I can always replace it later.

Thats a good idea. Is the fender easy to replace? I wish I knew more about this stuff.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! Any more?

that fender aint bad, you restore it, bondo and sanding it what it takes..

[crisqo]

they're pretty easy to replace and not much at a wrecker. grab yourself a haynes manual for your car and you can do just about anything

[Prez808]

There's someone from the east cost, Jersey or PA that has the same color as you. I think it's a repaint but a variation. That car looks so HOT! I can't remember who it is right now though.

[drzachm]

same problem

I have that same problem with my fender. in fact it looks almost exactly the same, just on the other side. i was told to sand that sucker down, bend, bondo and repaint. plannin on doin that this next weekend.

[raytheon_liszt]

Hey thanks guys for the input

But one more question...on average, which paint place does a better job? Earl Sheib or Maaco? This site has a lot on Maaco, but I can hardly find anything on sheib. Any reccomendations?

And I will have to fix the rust myself right?

Thanks.

[raytheon_liszt]

bump

[maroonaccord2.2]

Have you browsed through here at all?

Good paint jobs are expensive. Example, MAACO paint jobs start very cheap....like around $200. On the other end of the spectrum I have a co-worker that's building a show car ('66 Chevelle) and his paint job w/body work is going to cost about $10,000.....he just dropped $30,000 on his motor. It dynoed at about 1300 hp.

Good materials without labor or bodywork, about $1000.

[raytheon_liszt]

Have you browsed through here at all?

Good paint jobs are expensive. Example, MAACO paint jobs start very cheap....like around $200. On the other end of the spectrum I have a co-worker that's building a show car ('66 Chevelle) and his paint job w/body work is going to cost about $10,000.....he just dropped $30,000 on his motor. It dynoed at about 1300 hp.

Good materials without labor or bodywork, about $1000.

Yeah I did browse through there. But all they talked about is what type of paint to use, etc. And I only saw Maaco mentioned. Unless I missed something, in which case I'm sorry.
But I would like to know how Earl Sheib is in comparison. Do they do a better job on average?

Anyways yeah thanks for responding though. Thats a helluva lot of $$, but for a show car, it may be reasonable. But I dont know much about this so yeah.

Ok, so for a quality paint job, I need to be prepared to shell out $1,000+. Damn...
Thanks again

[TypeG]

i'd paint it the same color. it looks good when clean. most people who have that color don't wash it and keep it clean, but the ones who do make that color look really nice. later.

[cb7boy]

I love the color of my Maroon CB7..

But if i had a choice it would prolly be black..