mike4444244 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Hi Guys I have a 110 HT 3 dr, following an extensive rebuild every panel is a different shade of white or primer, I have been trying to decide what colour to spray it for about 6 months now ... I have a 2 week window to get it done and plenty of dry (ish) workshop to paint it in so its needs doing! Problem is I dont want to make it look too nice or 'stand outy' as it will get nicked , i dont want to redo the original white because people kept shouting at me when i was waiting at roadworks , and i dont want to go down the NATO route because i want to go travelling in it and i heard it was a good idea to make it look non-military? Help! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Repainting it in anything but white means when you open the doors / bonnet / rear door / lift mats etc etc it will be white, .... .....and if the "Outside" colour is different it just looks a mess IMHO Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-rover Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 White is the new -----* *insert colour here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 Hi Nige, Not a problem, everything inside is covered by my super bling custom interior, or is relatively easy to get at with a spray gun... mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OilIT Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Hi Nige,Not a problem, everything inside is covered by my super bling custom interior, or is relatively easy to get at with a spray gun... mike if you really cant make up your mind - you could do a groovy austin powers red white and blue job - thus elimating the need to worry about white door jams like the 'shaguar' below: (maybe you could call it the shagover) or i too would stick with white - its all the underbonet areas that show youve changed the colour unless your going to take all the panels off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 lol well no one would nick it i suppose! the bulkheads already a different colour, i suppose white plus stickers to carefully 'repair' the dents would stop it looking too buildery... I actually think they look good in white as long as its not buildery looking.... hmm... its cheap too cos i can use truck paint.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I would go with something in keeping with the truck... Bronze green is always a classic, or my personal favorite is the original Land Rover Light Green. A Satin finish would be sufficiently anit-bling, but gloss is so much easier to clean. Here's my IIa in LR Light Green (on the right... ): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 hmm I like the light green, and the other classic colours like limestone (this is what my sisters 109 is) but they make a classic car like a series look classic, I dont think a defender would pull it off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntus Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Oslo Metallic Blue, nice colour not too sparkly and looks nice with the sun on it (not that we get much up here) My series 3 was gold (real bling B) ) before I repainted it, wipped the roof off and hauled the seats out and managed to cover pretty much eveything in blue. Done the whole thing in less than a week (some of it outside) I have some photos somewhere of before and after if you want to see it. Cheers G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 hmm I like the light green, and the other classic colours like limestone (this is what my sisters 109 is) but they make a classic car like a series look classic, I dont think a defender would pull it off... On the contrary, I think the Heritage LR's look superb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exmoor Beast Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Limestone? I agree about the heritage green as well. I like Marine blue as well on Defenders I like Red best though Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael calvert Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 zambesi silver java black both are timeless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exmoor Beast Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Black on a dented Defender are you barmy? Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 not too keen on the heritage defenders, never really liked them cant have red, cat doesnt like it , silver and black are really nic but both too nickable, i really like the oslo blue , i might get that made in none metallic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OilIT Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 On the contrary, I think the Heritage LR's look superb: now that does look nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1G UP Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Dyna a rod orange! Keep it white but go for a ford shade,our the new audi shade very bright! Could spice it up abit with a coloured roof bonnet etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pux Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Pink cheers WALFY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 Pink Dont start! I've already had to put my foot down, SWMBO is already painting her mini dark pink metallic!!! she wanted pink with flowers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I would say that the more loud the paint job - the less likely it is to get nicked. The panels would be worthless unless they were re-sprayed, and the vehicle is easily identifiable. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top90 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I'd agree with Les. My offroader is bright orange. Very easy to describe if it went missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Mike, May I recommend Coniston Green, a classic "modern land rover" colour. Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Noooooooo anything but f***ing bronze/dark/coniston/whatever it's called this week green! Metallic sounds nice until you need to touch it up later or spray a new panel to match, then it's a nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 Thanks for all the replies chaps, This will be my first attempt at spraying with a compressor so I think metallic is beyond me, I do like the look of the bright colours orange etc but whilst these colours may make it comercially less desirable, they do draw attention to the car, round where I live a bright colour would probably be a magnet to all the local pond life kids to come and vandalise it looks like the choice is down to white, whether thats arctic white, mint white, white white, snowdrop white, cliffs of dover white, blizzard white or mighty white or oslo blue or something bright (thought maybe JCB yellow.... then it could get nicked AND used to pull out an ATM ) Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrode Finger Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Go distinctive....... people have an opinion then no matter which way that is. But do it subtle, like mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Attryde Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I reckon Austin rovers Vermillion would be a nice subtle choice. Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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