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Old 11-25-11, 09:37 AM
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Default Painting my car blue, any suggestions?

I'm getting a whole new paint job on my IS250, i will be changing the color to a different blue, the best color came up with so far is the IS-F blue.
Please send me some suggestion with color code if possible, need to keep some kind of blue because i dont want to change the color on the title....pic attach of how the car looks now.
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Old 11-25-11, 11:17 AM
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Ultra Sonic Blue

Spectra Blue Mica

Daytona Blue

World Rally Blue Pearl

Laguna Blue

Sazuka Blue

Apex Blue Pearl
Old 11-25-11, 11:42 AM
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I've always said that if I paint a car again I want people to KNOW that it's a custom paint job. If you paint it IS F blue, then you're just gonna look like a new IS. May I suggest a completely different blue. So you're looking to paint it a bright blue? The Corvette had a really nice color in 06'
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Have you checked the Color thread? it contains Ultrasonic Blue, Breakwater blue, and some others. There is also a thread about custom colors for the IS, check it out.

So please let's talk about custom colors since there are already some threads for the IS.

Anyways,



I love Audi's Sepang blue.
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I'd have to go with Apex Blue Pearl. There were less than 200 made on the CR. Looks like a crazy smurf blue in the sun light. Get's a whole lot of attention. I regret selling my ABP CR the most out of any car. I will paint a car that color one day again!

It can look like this in my garage lighting...


Or this is direct sun light!

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^ I like Grabber blue better.



This car + color always makes me feel jealous.
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Yeah it reminds me a lot of Apex Blue Pearl in the sunlight. It is lighter and more of a smurf look with the grabber blue!
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I've always been a fan of BMW's Laguna Seca Blue:
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Caribbean Blue on the Infiniti G35



Fiji Blue


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I like the Athens Blue on the new G37s. This color looks so shiny in person.

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Make your own blue
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i like apex and grabber blue best. if you gona go custom blue might as well stand out like a sore thumb! (in a good way though). and dont go ultrasonic blue on the isf, its just gona look stock and ordinary imo.
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Love the LSB from the M3.
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Other than BSP, I prefer my blue (8T5) since it appears purple under some florescent lights. My ideal mix would be 8T5 with larger flake and a slight purple tone to it so it appears slightly purple under natural light as well

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always loved the daytona blue on the Z ..


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