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compinsating 02-05-2016 05:55 AM

where is the exotic paint jobs for porsche's
 
don't take me wrong I'm not for or against a wild paint job. i will be painting my Porsche soon and having been looking for idea and nothing really pops up for image searches for custom, exotic or wild/crazy paint jobs on porches.

I was thinking about getting a little bold with mine but I'm thinking I'll stick out like sore thumb among Porsche's lol I'm assuming its because its a mature sports car that purist's just don't dare mess with ? I say this cuz my son and I have created a really cool paint job for the Porsche on his need for speed game that would look really neat on my boxster lolololol

just thinking out loud guys. any thoughts?

jdraupp 02-05-2016 06:21 AM

If you mean exotic in the Honda civic street racing sense then, no there aren't many out there that look like this and I do feel it is because porsche is a more mature purist owned brand. 16 year olds can afford to put decals and a fart can muffler on their 91 del sol, but maintaining a Porsche probably isn't in that budget.

If you meant exotic in the Porsche color wheel, check out Mexico blue or signal green. There was also the orange color that was featured on the 08 special edition boxster. I love Mexico blue myself.

In the end it's your car, do with it what you will. But don't be surprised if many porsche owners think it's loud and tacky.

78F350 02-05-2016 06:31 AM

What do you have in mind?
http://www.sharkwerks.com/forum_phot..._tuning_06.JPG
http://i.imgur.com/Z4bxneU.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...047370ae51.jpg

stelan 02-05-2016 06:37 AM

If I had to do something wild I would do a porsche racing inspired theme, nor the fast and furious or the hot rod flames are a good fit for a porsche, the only porsche that I ever seen with flames and looked good was a satin black outlaw 356 speedster

compinsating 02-05-2016 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jdraupp (Post 482740)
If you mean exotic in the Honda civic street racing sense then, no there aren't many out there that look like this and I do feel it is because porsche is a more mature purist owned brand. 16 year olds can afford to put decals and a fart can muffler on their 91 del sol, but maintaining a Porsche probably isn't in that budget.

If you meant exotic in the Porsche color wheel, check out Mexico blue or signal green. There was also the orange color that was featured on the 08 special edition boxster. I love Mexico blue myself.

In the end it's your car, do with it what you will. But don't be surprised if many porsche owners think it's loud and tacky.

no not the tuner scene. i just mean like lambos can be seen in many neat colors, vettes, ferraris.. well no not those, red, black and yellow and that's about it lol. i do see how there a more mature sports car but it would be nice to see some creativity.

as far as porsche community purists... ya i learned in my first post on this forum that porsche guys like there porsche untouched lol its a sin to rock the boat here ... i get it lol i just figured most were over 60yrs old here lololol dont get mad guys just giving ya a hard time about your tudes with porsches ;)

as far as what i meant color wise... candy metallic green looks great on the old muscle cars. lambo orange is a beautiful color and looks good on any car etc. i just dont see anything that catches the eye on porsches. i just bought silver metallic for my porsche but was thinking.. just thinking about maybe switching it up for something a little more fun.

lolololololol not at all what i meant ;) lol the horns rock though ;) lol

compinsating 02-05-2016 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by stelan (Post 482745)
If I had to do something wild I would do a porsche racing inspired theme, nor the fast and furious or the hot rod flames are a good fit for a porsche, the only porsche that I ever seen with flames and looked good was a satin black outlaw 356 speedster


ya something subtle is more along what i was thinking. maybe a non stock color lol with ghosting or some off color accents. just thinking out loud.

compinsating 02-05-2016 06:48 AM

i just read a thread on here about a guy who posted up pics of his 20' wheel and a "poke and stick" something... man this forum tore him up:eek: i mentioned a motor swap when i first joined and i thought i was going to get banned lol

say it with me... change is ok ;) to each their own.

compinsating 02-05-2016 06:53 AM

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not saying i would paint my porsche this color but it would be interesting to see. just kind of what i meant by my first post.

dsallean 02-05-2016 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by compinsating (Post 482752)
not saying i would paint my porsche this color but it would be interesting to see. just kind of what i meant by my first post.

I saw a 987 in front of Petco earlier this week that was a very similar color to that. Perhaps slightly less copper and more brown. But striking and not something you see every day.

compinsating 02-05-2016 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by dsallean (Post 482759)
I saw a 987 in front of Petco earlier this week that was a very similar color to that. Perhaps slightly less copper and more brown. But striking and not something you see every day.

i had a Colorado that was burnt copper and looked pretty sharp. i think a copper genre might look nice on a boxster.

boxxster 02-05-2016 07:42 AM

Well if you want to be different here are a couple unique colors

Thunder blue metallic:

http://germancarsforsaleblog.com/wp-...pse84d5221.jpg

Spice orange (similar to what you posted above):

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....-cooper-fd.jpg

Laguna seca blue:

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7258/7...d53caf08_b.jpg

Phoenix yellow:

http://www.rarecarsforsaleblog.com/w...lowmiles1d.jpg

Blue turqoise:

http://rennlist.com/forums/attachmen...d-dsc03048.jpg

Riviera blue:

http://www.germansportscars.net/_con...tent_552dt.jpg

Rosso dino:

http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/...a0b2b804_h.jpg

rexcramer 02-05-2016 07:46 AM

I like the Lava Orange that is on a small number of new cars. It is a very bold color. The other 'out there' livery I like is from the '84 Rothmans 953's that won Paris-Dakar that year. Two tone paint with stripes.

The Radium King 02-05-2016 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by compinsating (Post 482750)
i just read a thread on here about a guy who posted up pics of his 20' wheel and a "poke and stick" something... man this forum tore him up:eek: i mentioned a motor swap when i first joined and i thought i was going to get banned lol

say it with me... change is ok ;) to each their own.

meh. I got called a hairdresser for considering a Porsche 'clubsport' logo on my car as it is pretty much a track whore at this point. apparently the new gt4 clubsport is for sissies. here is a thread that looks at an 'outlaw' approach to boxster paint:

http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/54708-silver-car-red-hood.html

and some of the recent special edition porsches have the ghosting thing happening with stripes and logos:

http://ag-spots-2013.o.auroraobjects...13163334_2.jpg

http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims...er-ed2-web.jpg

if you don't want to do permanent, here's a fun place to look for some race-inspired vinyl ...

https://magnagrafik.com/WholeCatalogue.pdf

and here are the sport edition colours available on caymans a few years back ...

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...9a62129195.jpg

compinsating 02-05-2016 08:43 AM

good pics, thanks guys.

CoBeerToad 02-05-2016 09:48 AM

Love the Mexico blue.

For my silver 986, I really want to ghost the 986 on the rear trunk. Not sure who to see about this or exactly what I want, but it is in my project list.

husker boxster 02-05-2016 01:09 PM

Hmmm... not sure where all the exotic colored cars are either.

My 2008 Boxster S Limited Edition #5 of 250 in GT3 Orange
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1454709730.jpg

My 2008 Cayman S Sport in Signal Green (with Hans Peter Porsche standing next to it at 2014 Porsche Parade)
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01/HPP1454709759.jpg

2007 Cayman S in Carmen Red (sold this car when I bought my CSS)
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1454709865.jpg

Exotic colors are out there, you just have to look for them.

The Radium King 02-05-2016 01:25 PM

I thought of you when I put up that pic of the caymans. love those colours. science says that the human eye sees bright colours as moving faster than they really are - good for impressing girls, bad for attracting law enforcement.

pony13ca 02-05-2016 01:54 PM

[QUOTE=husker boxster;482807]Hmmm... not sure where all the exotic colored cars are either.

My 2008 Boxster S Limited Edition #5 of 250 in GT3 Orange
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1454709730.jpg

I love this colour!! Every time I see a pic of your ride, I wonder how much it would cost to paint mine!

Fintro11 02-05-2016 01:58 PM

http://allracingcars.com/gallery/por...986-racing.jpg

This

Nine8Six 02-05-2016 02:43 PM

^ sweet. Tasteful


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