Paint decision help

[tim21391]

ok heres the scoop...im 17 years old..dad lost interest in truck couple years ago..i got a 1972 chevy..it needs new rockers.cab corners..bottom of the door needs cut out and new patch panels...and a little other rust issues on other places...no biggy they are small...ok i talked to a guy that owns a place called brians paint shop (its a body shop)...and i am in the thing called apprenticship or something like that...we are going to start restoring a 67 camaro ss monday... and im thinkin he will let me do some work on my truck....but after all this is done i want to paint it a different color...mines the two tone with the trim on top and bottom of truck....what would be a cool color...im thinking a dark metallic blue then have the white middle go down the side?? any body have some cool ideas..i also want to put some chrome on it as accents...and kinda on a budget too..

[PanelDeland]

My suggestion is to work hard at the appreticeship.learning the skill will be a better investment than having a cool truck though if you work hard at the apprenticeship you will probably gain both.Bodywork can be traded for almost any other facet of truck building.If you have the chance learn to paint.Watch the vehicles coming thru the shop and see what you like.Build and paint the truck to suit you.Enjoy the ride.(Life should be about the journey not the destination)

[tim21391]

thanks my dad and i were just throwing out ideas hes like after you get your truck done what color you want and i havent thought about that at all so i wanted to get some opinion...we start monday gutting the 67 camaro

[calvinator]

You mentioned you're considering a dark blue metallic. My dad and I got our 74 Nova painted with this blue and I love it. Its from a Mini Cooper. Just giving you an idea...

[MrGoodpliers]

My opinion is almost any factory color. 2 tones are perfect for '72s also, but if it's a longbed, you might want to only paint the top white as the horizontal lines tend to make them look even longer. Get it bullet straight, use base/clear, and buff it. Can't go wrong with a factory color, even if it's a highly modified truck.

[babyJay]

Mines orange (not hugger) and white in the center blue would be kewl too...

[straitnate14]

dump as much money into it as you possibly can when your young and stupid like me... I watched my dad's project get put on the back burner for years when he had my brother, sister and I in the house to pay for. So I decided to get it done before any of that hits my wallet. Paint is still going to be the last thing I do, but get it done. MY vote is for blue and silver tho

[tim21391]

thanks guys i appreciate it..i used to have a 73 nova bought it for 800 bucks..all the body work was done on it ready for paint..then boat engine blew up so dad sold it for a grand and then the dude that bought it painted it white and dropped a 454 in it...i miss that car but anyways u guys remember me saying how im an apprentice at the local body shop....anyways day 1 was today of tear down...i took all the exterior thing off so its just the cars metal now on the outside...took the badges off..took the chrome pieces off..took the grille out..lights out all that good stuff... now its ready for some body work that needs done to it..heres some pics..tell me what you guys think please!!..

[tim21391]

[tim21391]

mom thought it would be neat to take a picture of me after my first day of tear down since i was the only one working on it today

[tim21391]

tell me your guys opinions please.... and is this camaro an rs/ss combo? because the front grille looks like rs but the badges say ss the steering wheel says ss and the gas cap says rs....

[tim21391]

gas cap says ss*** my mistake

[special-K]

Here`s what I do when it comes to color.I get everything done and ready for paint before deciding.I decide when it`s time to buy the paint.Of course I`m thinking like crazy the whole time before and while I`m doing the bodywork/build.I look at every color wondering how it would look.I always start with an idea,but let other options in.If you say,now,what color it`ll be most likely you`ll change your mind 10 times.Or,you`ll stick to the midnight blue and after you paint it find yourself wondering what your truck would look like this color or that.
Personally,I think the two-tone is a factory look that looks best in factory colors.I like solid paint when getting away from factory paint.

[tim21391]

yeah your exactly right because today i was thinkin about yellow or red...im keeping the factory 2 tone though thats a must because my dad and i like two tone...but does the roof on the camaro looks like its gonna be a big job dont it

[Eddie H.]

Are you thinking about painting it something like this?

[tim21391]

something like that i like the two tone like that so im keeping that but i want a dark navy blue with metallic in it so it shines in the sun

[Premium72]

id say for now..work your balls off at the shop. if you got someone whos worth a damn at it thats willing to teach you. learn as much as you can. its a hard thing to come by these days. learn metal work and prep some body filler tech and how to lay some paint. youll beable to make a living off it latter. that pickup aint goin any where any time soon. learn the ish and work on the truck latter. i say keep it green!!.. and i thought that was a RS camaro cause the grill but im not an expert on em. good luck i hope it goes well for youj.

[tim21391]

thats what i was saying..i asked the owner of the camaro..im like im confused..the grille is on rs's but everywhere else it says ss

[IvelDesigns]

i don't know much about camaro's, but can't you use the VIN number to find out if it's an SS car? what about the SPID?

[tim21391]

[tim21391]

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[tim21391]

whats spid?

[88JRFAN]

Looks like your going to stay busy with that car Tim. The spid is the paper that is on the glove box door. Your truck has one. Which one of the guys are working with you on the car? Your truck looks good with the green and white. Daren

[67_C-30]

The Camaro (if original) is an RS/SS. Super Sport was a performance package and Rally Sport was an appearance package. They are in no way related. There are SS cars with the standard grill and there are SS cars with the RS appearance package. Its the same with Z28 package as well. My dad had a std '69 Z28 and a '68 with a factory 250 L6/3 speed with the RS package when I was a kid.