Paint

[pimpjester]

Just wandering if u all have good ideas for paint on a 240 Z i am wanting ideas and looking into all possibilities it is white right now with gray primer for work i have been doing to it and need help deciding when i am ready to paint.

[pimpjester]

pics of my car and yes i know it needs more work before paint but trying to get idea for when it comes time.

[AndysPlit]

Follow the original paint code. At least that's what I did. Persoanlly, I'm very picky about selecting colors outside what Datsun used.

#306 Baby!

[geezer]

What I find helpful is looking through the gallery pics for inspiration and ideas. Different people have different tastes and ideas of what looks good, so in the end you will choose what is appealing to you. I change my mind every week, because they look good in every color of the rainbow. Unless you are a purist, then you only have the original colors to choose from. That's still a tough choice for me.

[Walter Moore]

Follow the original paint code. At least that's what I did. Persoanlly, I'm very picky about selecting colors outside what Datsun used.

#306 Baby!

I guess I'm not...

But to each his own.

[Hrududu]

Follow the original paint code. At least that's what I did. Persoanlly, I'm very picky about selecting colors outside what Datsun used.

#306 Baby!

As long as it wasn't originally brown.

[AndysPlit]

As long as it wasn't originally brown.

.....Yeah, you got me on that one.

[Carl Beck]

Come on guys.... that original Metallic Brown in 72 with the buckskin interior was beautiful. Equipped with Appliance Wire Mags, and bright yellow accents and pin-striping it was a knock-out!! Granted it didn't look too good 30+ years later.. all faded and weathered... Super rare color too...

FWIW,

Carl

I was waiting for a Metallic Brown Z for 72 -but then I saw the Metallic Blue with the white interior...

[Carl Beck]

If you can't make up your mind as to what you want - then think future resale value... OEM Metallic Silver, Red, Lime Green, Persimmon....Resell the fastest and bring the most money... Of course if you change the original color - do a COMPLETE color change (inside/outside and under the hood)..

FWIW,

Carl B.

you never know what the future will bring - but that doesn't mean you shouldn't prepare for it...

[kurtwwalters]

My 72 is originally white with red interior. I'm changing the interior to white - a little off-white actually. I want to go with a pearl slightly off-white, kind of like what is on the 200x Cadillacs, using the 240Z black decal stripe across the bottom. I think it would go better with the off-white interior. I have a 70 that I am holding on to that I will go the purist route with (originally red).