In my pursuit to restore my SC to show car quality, I need to start thinking about getting a new paint job. As of now, the paint looks good at a distance but up close you can see a few spots where its starting to fade. I definitely want to keep it red but I saw a picture of that new Scion FRS (I think thats what its called) and thought this color might look good on my car. What do you guys think? Also, any suggestions are welcome.

Here's my car now in its original garnet pearl:



And here's the new color Im thinking of:

 

Keep existing color but add more pearl or metallic to it... Not a fan of the tail lights but that's your preference..

 

the paint still looks like its in real good condition. have you tried buffing?

 

Matador Red Mica 3R1 from 3rd gen Lexus =)

 

I like non metallic red the most. Something like the Ferrari red, but put clearcoat on top of it (something the Ferrari don't have on that old school red paint) so that id doesn't scratch as easily.

 

+1 looks awesome

 

your paint didnt even look bad at all.

All you need is a good buff or onebetter would be a good clear coat all around.

Also your red is nicer then the red your thinking of getting.

 

the red your have on now is super sharp. id get it redone, or have you tried to buff it or anything? thats a gorgeous colour. id keep it.

 

I would definitely do a paint correction before a respray. I've done a few full corrections (not on my SC), but you would be absolutely blown away what a 2-3 stage polish can do to an otherwise imperfect paint that at one point was swirled, oxidized, marred, or scratched.

If you can get your hands on a buffer with some compound, polish, and a few pads that car will look alot better guaranteed.

 

Your paint still looks really good. Honestly, the garnett red looks a lot better than the red on the Scion FRS. It's rich and dark.

Like others have said, try correcting the paint first. If you don't know how to properly do that... there are a LOT of very competent detailers that could.

Coughing up a couple hundred for some paint correction is going to be much more affordable than getting a full respray which might be in the thousands if you want it done right.

 

i love the Matador Red Mica, but have you looked at tinting ur clear coat. i seen a few cars have that done and it makes the paint look so deep. one guy i know has a white tc and did a fine blue pearl over it so u see hints of blue were the sun shines

 

A week after I bought my SC, a girl decided to sit on my hood with a studded belt, needless to say, I really liked her so I didnt have it in me to say something to her about it But while I was buffing out the scratches I went through the clear coat, and again while I was removing the pin stripes, leaving 4 little dime to quarter sized spots of orange on the hood and passenger side fenders. Also, if you notice in the first pic, the areas where I repainted the trunk and bumper (with pro-grade 3k3 paint) to cover up the holes where the badges were, its darker than the rest of the car. I am going give my car a new coat of clear but I'm afraid that when I repaint the rear LH fender to cover up the antennae hole that the newer and darker paint will be too noticeable. What do you guys think?
Do you have pics of that?

 

sorry dont have a pic