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projekakkord
June 7th, 2003, 12:12 PM
Sup guys, I'm painting my moldings this weekend but I'm gonna do them a lil different. I'm gonna paint the top moldings body color, and the bottom ones silver. Do ya'll think it'll look aiight? Dont flame me for asking, I know its my car, just wanted some opinions, lemme know what u think. I did a garbage photochop on MS Paint just to give an idea of what it would look like.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid64/p9a7ba5f0ce12ac8023badd53437629ed/fbfbcc96.jpg

i kno it aint the best, but u get the idea
flooredaccord
June 7th, 2003, 12:23 PM
i like them all body colored jus my .02 though
ZigenBallz
June 7th, 2003, 12:27 PM
Hmmmm, be careful when you ask for opinions.... you just might get em....

I dunno man... it's your car and all but I think all the same color would look better. I can't tell you what a difference it makes to have it all the same color, I remember when i first got mine done...brings a tear to the eye. but back to the question, I've seen all kinds of things like that and it always seems to look cheap and/or ghetto to me. Kind of riceboyish.... like the owner had some extra pain and some spare time... Maybe just paint the moldings body color and leave the skirts and lip black. SE style...

just do whatever you like...after all you have to live with it and look at it everyday. Don't let us talk you into it or out of it.

On a sidenote: I saw a green 92-95 Civic coupe the other night with white painted moldings and skirts, and I'll just say it looked blah...
flooredaccord
June 7th, 2003, 12:43 PM
ive seen grey accord with white moldings and door handles...a green intrepid with yellow sides.... BODY COLORED IS CLASSY
ChrisB
June 7th, 2003, 12:55 PM
Done correctly is could be classy. Done quick and cheap it will be ricey.
docta_twista
June 7th, 2003, 02:58 PM
i think that if it ties into your rims, it might look real nice, but it also might look not as good as body colored. either way its better than black i think
bumski667
June 7th, 2003, 03:09 PM
no! don't do it! keep it body color ::biggrin:
92Jr
June 7th, 2003, 04:40 PM
Originally posted by bumski667
no! don't do it! keep it body color ::biggrin: :)^

keep it all 1 color looks alot better
cpmike
June 8th, 2003, 12:40 AM
i understand the thought, and the silver molding would accent ur rims and projectors. but i gotta go with everyone else and say keep it all one color, it looks a ton neater, planned, organized, and classy. if u start changing colors of different things it starts to look ricey. u dont necessarily need to paint the skirt moldings tho, u can leave them black and paint just the sides. that would look real nice w/ a dark green car, like stated above. if u do decide to paint them silver, feel free, its ur car, and u make it look exactly how u want it to look. im sure ur not gonna get flamed for having a silver trim.
patastinky
June 8th, 2003, 02:16 PM
ah homie dont do that .. i never like that diff color scheme.. either paint them the same color of the car or dont paint them at all . .is my opinion...
HighRevs22
June 8th, 2003, 06:01 PM
my boy StrikingAchord did it to his 5th gen, same color as yours and in all honesty, it looked like trash. I told him how easy it was to make it body color, and he did it body color. He told me afterwards..." I don't know that i was thinking with the silver moldings"
ninjapwrdaccord
July 9th, 2003, 11:12 AM
Well, if you DO paint them silver, just make sure not to drip paint on your rims, like you did in the photochop! Haha, just playin withca.
CustomLowz
July 9th, 2003, 12:12 PM
Same color, or just dont do it.
AznBadAss92LX
July 9th, 2003, 03:25 PM
haha that has got to be the shittiest photochop ive ever seen....lol jus playin.....

keep it all one color...IMHO
if your goin for the 2 tone look...i think it looks terrible i see dark green civics wit like white skirts all the time.....total gayness...
fergshonda
July 9th, 2003, 03:48 PM
i see you have the same problem i have with your front bumper, it kinda hangs down on the driver side...

as for the paint, i say body color
Go-N-Low
July 9th, 2003, 04:05 PM
Before you do...please look at this...

Yes that is my car......in the dark dark times of its life.....It is much cleaner to just paint everything one color.

http://www.honda.pulledover.org/testing/Back.JPG

http://www.honda.pulledover.org/testing/Side.JPG
uncle_el
July 9th, 2003, 05:24 PM
damn, your car looks much better now go-n-low! i think that's great evidence that you should keep it all one color!!!!!!!!!
CustomLowz
July 9th, 2003, 05:33 PM
Originally posted by Go-N-Low
Before you do...please look at this...

Yes that is my car......in the dark dark times of its life.....It is much cleaner to just paint everything one color.

http://www.honda.pulledover.org/testing/Back.JPG

http://www.honda.pulledover.org/testing/Side.JPG

AHH MY EYES, MY EYES!!!


The proof is in the pudding (MMMmmmm Pudding) just go with one color!
bumski667
July 9th, 2003, 05:34 PM
yes...one color!!!
ZigenBallz
July 9th, 2003, 05:52 PM
Did someone say pudding???













I think you might've actually pulled the color scheme off Go n low if you had body color moldings and white rims...


But the white mudflaps was a nice touch...sorry I couldn't resist...
Go-N-Low
July 9th, 2003, 06:30 PM
ummm pudding....

Sure sure...Go a head have your fun....like I said it was a dark dark dark time in the life of my accord::biggrin: ::biggrin:
uncle_el
July 9th, 2003, 06:47 PM
damn, i got jello cheesecake pudding in the fridge! i might have to go there, hold on...

maybe this thread, or at least the pics should be stickied in this forum or in the imagery forum as something not to do!

go-n-low, glad you've come out of the darker days!
Go-N-Low
July 9th, 2003, 07:10 PM
Just what I wanted....To be the poster child of what not to do;~ ;~
ZigenBallz
July 9th, 2003, 07:14 PM
Originally posted by Go-N-Low
Just what I wanted....To be the poster child of what not to do;~ ;~


heh heh... no shit huh...

Request for sticky DENIED!!!
anticrombie171
July 9th, 2003, 07:34 PM
body color ::tu::
uncle_el
July 9th, 2003, 07:54 PM
Originally posted by Go-N-Low
Just what I wanted....To be the poster child of what not to do;~ ;~

it could be a what not to do/what to do... a transition of sorts. if you've got pics of painted white trim, i'm sure you've got plenty of pics in b/w. it might really help some folks out there!:()
projekakkord
July 9th, 2003, 09:41 PM
Originally posted by AznBadAss92LX
haha that has got to be the shittiest photochop ive ever seen....lol jus playin.....

yea, thats my MS Paint skillz!!! dont hate...lol::biggrin:

Anywayz, just an update, I painted my moldings body color and left the skirts black like an SE (i got lazy). didnt turn out quite as great as I hoped so I'll prolly have to do it over if i ever feel like it. here's a few pics to see how it turned out....


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid65/p70294e998a022230481ae4bf2f3a4ddc/fbf172fe.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid65/pb0ac8f2f82fde667be9bf7248b9127b6/fbf17300.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid65/p51c66f4091d2dadf97a9886bedd87293/fbf30c63.jpg
Go-N-Low
July 9th, 2003, 10:02 PM
::tu:: :drive: :drive:

Looks good
uncle_el
July 9th, 2003, 10:04 PM
nice and clean!!!!!
CustomLowz
July 9th, 2003, 10:11 PM
Originally posted by Go-N-Low
::tu:: :drive: :drive:

Looks good
accordfreak93
July 12th, 2003, 12:23 PM
looks pretty good. if i do mine tho, ill prolly get shop to do it so if they mess up, they will have to do it again.
ZigenBallz
July 12th, 2003, 03:47 PM
Looks good projek,

I had all my trim painted white, (moldings and skirts) but I had my Mugen Lip painted black and it clashed too much so I painted the skirts black to match... much better, more sleeper-like...

I just love it when another 4thGen with a clue pulls up next to me and thinks I have an auto SE and revs on me....
bumski667
July 12th, 2003, 07:01 PM
nice work man!
TSA
July 12th, 2003, 07:14 PM
Where'd you get your paint mixed?

Looks good. :)^
cokinut
July 13th, 2003, 12:52 AM
i think it looks good. is it dull from far away or something? (<-cause you said you're not satisfied)
projekakkord
July 15th, 2003, 08:44 AM
Originally posted by TSA
Where'd you get your paint mixed?

It's not mixed, just used some paint they had at Advanced Auto Parts, looks the same from about a foot away, but when you get close, there's a slight difference.

And I want to do it again, cuz I didnt sand the rear bumper as smoothly as I could have. I may, I may not, just depends.
flooredaccord
July 15th, 2003, 12:14 PM
Originally posted by ZigenBallz
I just love it when another 4thGen with a clue pulls up next to me and thinks I have an auto SE and revs on me....

they have a clue but think youre white9293 is an se? i think they wouldnt have a clue then.

BLAH SMOKE EM!
dookie320
July 15th, 2003, 12:22 PM
go with one color bc i havent seen a car yet that can pull off lips with a diffent color
bacal36
July 15th, 2003, 04:00 PM
copy kat