What color ...

[Coyoteduster]

... hides bodywork imperfections the best?

 

[Propwash]

White

 

[Coyoteduster]

I should have clarified ..., besides white?

 

[Propwash]

As light as a color as you can get. The darker the color, the more predominant imperfections will be. That's why with a black car, you'll be block sanding till your arms fall off......believe me! LOL. Metallic's/Pearl also enhance imperfections in most cases. Glossy paint also makes them worse.

 

[Coyoteduster]

Yeah, I know about black and white, it's the inbetween that I'm trying to find. I'm leaning toward yellow, but not lemon twist or a pale yellow, more like a 90's viper yellow, bright, but almost flat.

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I really like this look, where would this color fall on the scale between black and white?

BTW, your '69 is killer, mine just doesn't have the body for black.

 

[Propwash]

Thanks man! It's the last black car i'll ever do! LOL. Anyways...thank you!

That's a pretty mean looking bird! I'd think that yellow would mask some unwanted eye catcher's pretty nice. Sharp looking color on top of it.

Here's a shot of my Coronet. Hate to say it, but the color is 1974 Corvette yellow (not my idea). Anyways, this is a single stage paint, wet sanded/buffed out pretty hard. It might possibly give you an idea how the glare reflects the body surface in the color yellow.

 

[Coyoteduster]

Wow, thats a mirror finish! Nice Coronet, you damn sure won't lose her in a parking lot. :hello2:

 

[Propwash]

Wow, thats a mirror finish! Nice Coronet, you damn sure won't lose her in a parking lot. :hello2:

Hehehehe! No doubt!

 

[eric383]

A flat finish does make imperfections less noticeable but depending how bad the imperfections are you will still see them but just not as bad as a glossy finish.

 

[wannadrag]

Spray more high build and keep blocking,it sucks but the end result is worth it.

 

[Lionized]

Why not just repair the bodywork?

 

[Sonny Black]

White/ with a bit of orange peel....don't knock it all down (wet)...

&wheel....compound will not restore full gloss but a sheen like a new car.....


also; if you build up too much base" it" can crack


.........i think, says sonny:icon_pale:

 

[Coyoteduster]

Why not just repair the bodywork?

It's the bird in my signature and while she's pretty straight, she's not perfect. The paint is showing it's age and I don't have the time or resources right now for a full restoration as I have several projects going on at once. I was thinking just a quick refresh and respray, but I would kind of like a color change too.

So much to do, so little time ... :bom:

 

[wannadrag]

I've had light yellow and sublime cars that had marginal body work and was hidden with the color.They were just a non polished single stage paint.

 

[chad]

Spring time yellow hides some marks. But do yourself a favor. Just block it out until it's right. If your gonna scuff it to reshoot it, just block it a few times after the scuffing and be done.