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Thread: Should i paint my car charcoal? what does it look like?

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    Should i paint my car charcoal? what does it look like?

    I don't know what charcoal looks like, but my friend keeps telling me to paint it that color. right now, it's painted deep metallic blue, which looks black at night, and blueish purplish at day time, depending on the angle.

    So does anyone have a pic of a charcoal car? and i've never messed with photoshop, and i dont' even have it, so i don't know how long it takes to change the color in it, but if it doesn't take to long, and someone would be willing, then i'd appreciate it much. just let me know and i'll email a pic. thanks



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    DONT... that color you have no sounds pretty phat.. and charcoal would suck.. its like a really dark grey
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    almost black
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    My car is stock a stock grey color, and i love it, i dont know if thats anything like charcoal its probably lighter ~Spertnick

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    i had a Charcoal 300Z up until about 2 weeks ago, and I LOVE the color. I would love to see a clean 3G with a glossy Charcoal finish with a heavy clearcoat. It plays tricks on ur eyes at night. You think it's black, but ur able to see every detail, curve, and angle about the car... ...much unlike Blah Black.

    Go for it!
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    hmmm, i'm really not sure. people are telling me that it looks too much like the stock color, and other people are telling me that i'll never regret it. i'll just have to see what colors they got at the shop when i take it to get painted

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    isn't the Lxi coupe with the 95 headlights charchoal... or is it gunmetal? I;m not sure. but charchoal isn't that black... it's a dark grey.
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    MY car is that color its like a really dark grey I think it would look sweet re-painted, which I'm going to do. It will be really close to a black color with a fresh paint job I think.
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    could you post a pic please? =)

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    Why dont you paint it the color that you want it and not the colors that other want it.....

    Your obviously modding your car to please others.

    Nate.

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    Originally posted by 89AccordNate
    Why dont you paint it the color that you want it and not the colors that other want it.....

    Your obviously modding your car to please others.

    Nate.
    i'm not modding my car to please others. someone told me that charcoal would look good, and i just wanted to see what it would look like. if i liked it, i would do it that color, if i didn't like it, i would paint it some other color.

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    charcoal grey is just a little darker than the stock graphite gray, my car is graphite grey

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    sorry the car was S2000 silver not charchoal.

    medium dark silver though.
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