So I have needed a new paint job for a while. I purchased my G a few years ago and it needed some paint on the front bumper, which I was able to work into the deal. Well, the dealer basically f-'d me by doing a crappy job, which started peeling months down the line. Understanding they would likely keep giving me sh*tty paint jobs, I just figured I would wait until I graduated from college and get the car repainted myself.

Well, that time is finally upon me. But here's the twist:

A friend of mines owns a shop and his friend works for a Mazda dealerships paint shop and is willing to paint the car for $500. And he does GREAT work. He did my friends 300ZX in a Mazda silver that was better looking than the original Nissan silver. And there has been no chipping or peeling even after a year on the car.

Now before anyone starts talking about resale, my G isn't going ANYWHERE! I'm literally rockin it til the wheels fall off, as my next car will be something of an M5 and I will be keeping the G as my play car.

The question I'm asking is what color? Currently, I'm Brilliant Silver. But I was thinking of changing up completely and doing the Black Cherry color you see on RX8s.

Thoughts?

Are you planning on modding the body at all? aero kit? Does that $500 include door jambs, underside of hood, engine bay, trunk?

damn wish i could get the hook up like that over here you should look into a color book i just sent my car off the the painter and its costing a $hit load we are now in the 1600 euro range and thats with the hook up im getting the same color so you will have to change...... lol the color i chose was aston martin royal cherry but it didnt have a flake in it .... so i looked through all the colors again and i found one just like it same tint with a flake and it was a hyundai color I know what your thinking but it looks great...... i post pics when I get it all back together...... if your not familiar with painting or prepping a car plz for gods sake let the pros do it i will post pics of me Effing up my car and then taking it to them and having them tell me that i screwed up big time....

Honestly, I don't know if I am doing any body modding. But the decision will be made prior to painting. If anything, I liked Shanes setup.

I'm sure he doesn't have a problem doing whatever I need to have done. He even suggested I wait until I decide what I am doing to the body beforehand. I'm still not sure if I want to do it, or if I want to keep it silver with flakes.