Grand Moff Joseph Posted October 27, 2009 Report Posted October 27, 2009 OK, so I'm looking to paint the Lumina, sooner rather than later. I'm going to keep it gray in color, but I'm pretty intent on using a different shade of gray, hopefully one with more metallic "pop". (direct OE color code is always a safe fallback, of course) So, I'd like some opinions/ideas on gray paints that are similar in shade to what the car has now. So far, I've got the following ideas: 1. Magnetic gray from G8s 2. Dark gray from Acura TL 3. Meteor Gray (pearl) from Audi line 4. Dark gray used on later model Montes Reference pic for current color of car: Quote
RobertISaar Posted October 27, 2009 Report Posted October 27, 2009 need reference pics of the other colors.... Quote
89SupremeCutty Posted October 27, 2009 Report Posted October 27, 2009 need reference pics of the other colors.... x2. Quote
jake91 Posted October 27, 2009 Report Posted October 27, 2009 the audi meteor gray or audi quartz gray Quote
RobertISaar Posted October 27, 2009 Report Posted October 27, 2009 maybe i'm slightly colorblind, but they all look damn near the same to me. the lumi is a slightly lighter shade than the rest, but the other options look identical. at least on camera they do. Quote
Leadfoot Posted October 27, 2009 Report Posted October 27, 2009 I like the Audi. Personally I am a fan of the dark gray used by BMW and Porsche. Quote
89SupremeCutty Posted October 27, 2009 Report Posted October 27, 2009 i'd have to say audi or acura. Quote
Twenty Posted October 28, 2009 Report Posted October 28, 2009 I like Audi's Quartz Gray, posted by 94CutlassVert. Quote
bodeen2007 Posted October 30, 2009 Report Posted October 30, 2009 you should paint it this color its called cool grey metallic Quote
1tinindian Posted October 31, 2009 Report Posted October 31, 2009 I like the G8 or the later MC color. Quote
MonteCarloChick Posted October 31, 2009 Report Posted October 31, 2009 #1 hands down. The others are either too blah or too blue/purple Quote
ZoomZoomFan Posted October 31, 2009 Report Posted October 31, 2009 #1 hands down. The others are either too blah or too blue/purple I must agree. I keep seeing a hint of blue in all but the G8 (and the current Lumina color ). Quote
Grand Moff Joseph Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Posted November 10, 2009 UPDATE: I had a chance to take a look at all three of the cars shown personally. After looking at them... -the G8 is out, as the color looks to have some brown undertones in it -Audi is out too, as the color is way too dark for the shape of the car, and would clash horribly with the red moldings -TL looks great, would be a good choice. HOWEVER, I wanted to investigate the factory color as well, and here is where I need some help: I had a GM dealer run my VIN, and my car's OEM paint code is WA9235 - Medium Slate Grey Metallic I also had them run the VIN on a 92 Lumina I saw recently that looked to have good paint of the same color (more on that car later). This VIN came up as: WA5328, 87U - Gunmetal Metallic. QUESTION: Did Luminas ever come in this gunmetal color? If not, what car(s) got this paint code? Quote
5speedz34 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Posted November 10, 2009 I'm pretty sure the dark gray Z34's are the Gunmental Metallic color you are talking about. Chances are it's slightly different than Medium Slate Grey Metallic your '90 has. GM always changes little things like that and '90 Lumina's are very different from the 91-94 cars. Quote
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