what colour ?

shaned Casual Dubber

41 posts · joined Sep 2011 · 29 Oct 2011, 4:56 pm

#869272

Hi Guys
I am almost ready to paint my convertable baja but not shore on the colour . I want to paint it metalic orange like the ford focus xr5 but i dont know if i would be better of with a blue or red what do you guys think

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 29 Oct 2011, 5:24 pm

#869275

Orange all the way.

62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

shaned Casual Dubber

41 posts · joined Sep 2011 · 15 Dec 2011, 3:37 pm

#877163

I have chosen the lambo orange pearl to paint the baja it is not a cheap paint but i think it will look gr8 will prob put a bit more pearl in than the lambos .

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 15 Dec 2011, 3:52 pm

#877167

yep orange is good👍
just remember its a baja, if you put a nice paint job on it you wont like taking it through bush tracks etc

1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 15 Dec 2011, 4:50 pm

#877169

vwsteve wrote:if you put a nice paint job on it you wont like taking it through bush tracks etc

Don't be so sure!

It just means you cringe more when you hear the scraping and scratching noises

Smiley 🙂

If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.

shaned Casual Dubber

41 posts · joined Sep 2011 · 15 Dec 2011, 6:21 pm

#877179

Yeh thats what the clear coat is for will have a good coat .
This is the colour

bluebaja Officially Full-On Dubber

233 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 16 Dec 2011, 4:16 pm

#877312

Why not go all out and paint in Aussy camoflage?
Then you can go stealth mode in the bush!!

Dont forget to paint a big yellow circle under the pan for when you roll it in the scrub so the rescue chopper can find you. 😂

(Ok I'm bored at work)

Any bright colour looks good on a baja, orange and yellow always good.

DubCrazy Custom Title Time!

1,295 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 16 Dec 2011, 6:50 pm

#877330

thats the lambo orange u r talking about and in the background is the lambo green from the same fold on my old baja!!!!

if you use a scratch resistance clear it will hold up very well, i did mine in PPG cerami clear and many times it had stuff drag down the side and very very little if any damage was done, no white scrap marks ever, a few chips but u can never stop them.. when i sold it it still looked good, just as smily he saw it just before it left and it had a few years of abuse

like this :o)

steff...............

Life with out a v-dub is no life at all!!!!!

nils Fahrvergnugen

971 posts · joined Jan 2008 · 16 Dec 2011, 8:03 pm

#877339

You can also tint your primer so that scratches aren't so obvious🤘

Quit calling rust patina

Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 17 Dec 2011, 8:10 am

#877383

DubCrazy wrote:just as smiley he saw it just before it left and it had a few years of abuse

I can definitely vouch for Steff's paintjob. It certainly did not look a few years old when I saw it. And has held up quite well given the way that someone treated that car 😂

Smiley 🙂

If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 17 Dec 2011, 11:27 am

#877408

I got 2 tins of that Lambo pearl orange in the shed to paint mine, except now every 2nd bug is getting painted that colour 😂.