The Frankenwagon is finally getting paint! !! PHOTOS ADDED!!

[impreza_GC8]

I have a good family friend at Maaco who said he would paint the car for $300. Any color I want. I trust the guy, hes a family friend so I will not be getting the "regular" $300 treatment. The guy will do a good job. So now the question is not only what color do I paint it, but should I also have him peel off the two tone gray Outback lower door stickers and paint it all one color? I do not want the bumpers painted so they will be staying black. But beyond that I cannot make up my mind. Here are some of my thoughts.
-flat green (if so, which color green? Light or Dark?) I really like this idea.
-flat black
-shiny black
-white (to match the back) I really like white wagons for some reason. It would look really good splattered with mud.
-red (to match the drivers door)
-any other color I want.

Should I remove the two tone stickers or leave them?

Please help me decide SL-i. Most of you know the car and what I use it for, what paintjob would match its character the best?


https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/01/_MG_1039_JLD-1.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/01/_MG_1007_JLD-1.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/10/0921_3321_e-1.jpg

[decke48]

i love white. but it think you should leave the two tone

[Huffer]

You rally, right? Then you should go to a visible red. Red & black is badass.

[Brockley]

Paint the whole thing Olive Drab Green.... matte finish....

[99SUS SFD]

It's tough. I like the white from the back but I like the darker color up front since it gives it a more sinister look, which I think is fitting for your car because of what's under the hood...sleeper status.

So I would say a dark color would look best, either flat green or black. The flat color would have a more rugged look IMO.

[2.5GT]

flat black so you dont have to wash it :lol:

[Benfolio]

flat black so you dont have to wash it :lol:
You mean brown?

[BenO]

Paint the whole thing Olive Drab Green.... matte finish....


I second this

[chuckthefuk]

flat black so you dont have to wash it :lol:

Looks damn good when you do wash it. Even better in the rain!

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

Gunmetal is a nice choice if that floats your boat.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/05/754610233_fd46296981-1.jpg

And get rid of the two tone.. That sticker has to go.

-Chuck

[impreza_GC8]

POST MORE PICTURES OF THAT FLAT BLACK LEGACY!

[chuckthefuk]

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10911 (http://www.sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10911)

[TheAngryPidgeon]

If the Stig drove a wagon, it would be white.

[impreza_GC8]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/05/mmfp_0812_01_z2007_mustang_gt_agent_47fr-1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y214/slopoke752/9908061268256424483IM107565x421_A56.jpg

http://img139.exs.cx/img139/6739/will98qa.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/05/IMG_4554copy-1.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/05/2outback069_PS-1.jpg

[Huffer]

You rally, right? Then you should go to a visible red. Red & black is badass.

FLAT Red + FLAT Black.

[jey]

PAINT IT WHITE! Then we can roll together in our white turbo BKs.

No really, I love my white wagon. It keeps cool in the summer even without any tint compared to my red car, and it's easy to fix dings and nicks in the paint. I think the Outback two-tone white would be even easier to maintain and match your black/dark bumpers.

[dodik]

it totally depends if you want the car to stick out or to blend in if you want attention paint it none stock color there are few combos you can do like black and red, black and orange, black and green. if you want to stay stockish then paint it same color as in the title so you dont have to change it. i personally would paint it something more unique than stock or white.

[Plays_with_Toys]

Here's my vote:

remove stickers
Paint some color (this really is a personal choice, a good paint could really add value, but a flat paint or something might be more durable and easier to fix)
on the bumpers and lower trim, where the stickers are, retain that look by applying a thin rhino-line. This will keep it fresh even after being slammed with rocks and dirt.

I think white with a grey rhino-line would look good. Or if you really wanted to go bold, bio-hazard orange w/pearl top coat. I did that color on an RC rock crawler, and it looked really awesome. Then throw on the black rhino line to finish it off :twisted:

[8baal]

i like what brockley said, definitely a matte finish but im not sure the color maybe a matte black with two red stripes on the driver side..it'll sweet :grin:

[impreza_GC8]

i like what brockley said, definitely a matte finish but im not sure the color maybe a matte black with two red stripes on the driver side..it'll sweet :grin:
Two red stripes on the drivers side?????

The car is being painted right now. I'll post pics when its done. They are painting the whole car, bumpers, mirrors, handles, moldings, the whole thing.

[chuckthefuk]

The car is being painted right now. I'll post pics when its done. They are painting the whole car, bumpers, mirrors, handles, moldings, the whole thing.

doorjams? trunk? engine bay?>

[aznguy0087]

theres that one dupant bed liner, helps get all that mud off i think its somewhere on nasioc, if that helps...

[impreza_GC8]

The car is being painted right now. I'll post pics when its done. They are painting the whole car, bumpers, mirrors, handles, moldings, the whole thing.

doorjams? trunk? engine bay?>

OK fine, not the WHOLE thing. But the whole exterior.

[T_F_E]

you said it was done in another thread?? pics!!!

[impreza_GC8]

Well, its done:
Talk about murdered out. I need to repaint the wheels now. Everything on the car is black, right down to the skidplate. It is a Satin Black single stage paint that is very very tough. I had them debage it as well, except for the Legacy badge which has holes in the trunk. I've got a special badge that will have a place of honor back there. Just picked it up from Japanland today, an authentic 1996 FIA WRC championship badge that came on the 1996 STI Limited models.
Also, it looks like blacked out JDM headlights might have to be next on the list of mods.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/subaruoutback005_JLD-1.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/subaruoutback003_JLD-1.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/subaruoutback002_JLD-1.jpg

[99SUS SFD]

Looks good, like a totally different ride. Reminds me of Legacy's wagon but it looks good!

[Huffer]

Wow. That's stunning in the rain. Any closeups of the paint?

[8baal]

Dam that looks sick.. looking forward to more photos

[2.5GT]

Looking good :smt023

[T_F_E]

lookss awesome

[anothernord]

Looks great!

[Plays_with_Toys]

Looks great! Blacked out JDM lights? Since they only pop up from time to time, it's really easy to bake them and poll them apart. The highbeam reflector and the low beam projector remain on one half, while the headlight cover and the main chrome part comes off together. So painting that reflector black would be cake.

Also, something you might consider is tinting your corners and doing something like this for the center garnish:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/06/188156155M-1.jpg
Original nasioc post (http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=19532795&postcount=16325)
:smt023

[chuckthefuk]

A+

[Shale]

That looks absolutely devilish! Never thought I'd like a matte/satin black, but that just makes the curves pop like you wouldn't believe. Good choice for a rally car. :)


Unrelated:




Gunmetal is a nice choice if that floats your boat.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/05/754610233_fd46296981-1.jpg
-Chuck

That's not gunmetal. :smt012 *HIISSSSS*

(Sorry, that's a knee-jerk reflex...I own a car in that very rare colour, and it's Blue Steel...a LOT lighter than Gunmetal! :grin:)

[chuckthefuk]

That's not gunmetal. :smt012 *HIISSSSS*

(Sorry, that's a knee-jerk reflex...I own a car in that very rare colour, and it's Blue Steel...a LOT lighter than Gunmetal! :grin:)

Actually this is Blue Steel.

http://www.lacrosseallstars.com/storage/bluesteel.jpg

But enough about color, GC8's wagon is very devilish! more PIX!!!

-Chuck

[impreza_GC8]

^ Haha I forgot about that line. Blue Steel indeed.
I am 700 miles away from the car right now and will be until August so a proper photoshoot will have to wait. I'm collecting parts in the meantime. By the time I get a shoot done the car will have black JDM projectors, hopefully a non-tweaked bumper beam, a reworked lightbar and will have finally been put on the dyno. I hope to run 15-18psi with it as well. It will be a completely different car in the fall, I can't wait.

[Reason]

Booo!!! I miss the multi colored uniqueness of it before :-(

[impreza_GC8]

I agree man but I think of it this way. I am opening a whole new chapter in that cars life. It has lived several lives and this is the start of its newer, faster, sexier life.

[d1giPhux]

wicked nice man! wish i would have a friend spray my car for $300! haha.