TOPIC: Color choices any ideas?

I am stuck again. Sometimes I see bright red on top and white bottom, Then a blue bottom with off white top, Then red bottom with metal flake white..............Or all the same color with fin inlay different. Then I think get rid of the exterior fin moldings.
Any ideas? Thanks Dave

seafoam green top with off white bottom and off white fin insearts. just what I like. but it is your boat, so go with what you like. frog

I like Greg's idea. Also an Aqua top, with white or cram inserts and white bottom would looke good, but like Greg said, your boat your colors. I'm not that greta with Photoshop or I'd show you how it looks.

Bob

I did an .jpg "open with" and I had a choice of "paint"

with my poor computer skills, I'd do it old school.....print off some pics, get out the colored pencils-play with it for a while,,hang them on a wall,,,,have a rum and coke,see which one I don't throw away john

I like this idea. I am thinking a silver bottom now.

I have a system, such as it is. First, decide what colors you want. You can look at a color wheel: Red, yellow blue primaries; orange, green, purple secondaries. After you decide, drive around looking at cars and see what shade you like. Find out the make, year and model and you'll have your color. Then decide what you want for an accent color...stripes, two-tone, whatever. You can go with two-tone or a complimentary color. Generally, a boat seems to look better (to me) with off-white topsides and a color on the hull with accent striping. The bottom should be either white or my old standby, black below the waterline. The darker the hull color, the lower the boat looks like it's sitting in the water. Never but a dark color on the topsides and a light color on the hull. It will look top-heavy.

I'm going to be painting 1969 Ski Nautique 1955 Lincoln Wisteria with small purple accents and striping, off-white topsides....very classy but different.

Personally, I'd go with 1956 Chevy Tropical Turquoise over seafoam green any day. I also have a list of color codes that are my favorites for baby blue, deep green, off white, maroon, etc.

By the way, I have PPG color codes for any Big Three automotive color prior to about 1990.

Best advice? Use your own discretion...just don't screw it up!

Hi Dave,, I use color library of all the automotive colors of the correct year you could do an ole chrysler tri tone ,,or just what ever you want,,I have been second guessing my self on colors for a long time,,after you are done you will think of something different then just do another boat,,,,looks good you will be fine but I keep looking at cars of the year ,56 ford 57 chevy on second one see ya Bill

Best advice? Use your own discretion...just don't screw it up! LOL
I really like the dark and light blue.

Dave the Wave wrote:

I really like the dark and light blue.

I do too Dave!

I vote sea-foam or turquoise and white.

I with the turquoise and white crowd

Top Maroon Bottom White and fill inside the trim with Forest Green.

Then take it to Bryan/College Station

Gig'em

How about baby blue and white?

Dave the Wave et. al.,

Inasmuch as "our resident Texas Aggie" has checked in with the recommendation of MAROON over WHITE, as "the resident UT Tea-sipper" must simply suggest BURNT ORANGE over WHITE.
(CHUCKLE)

yours, satx

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frog wrote:

seafoam green top with off white bottom and off white fin insearts. just what I like. but it is your boat, so go with what you like. frog

I agree with you, really green and white combination are good, but if you try yellow instead of while looks Awesome ..

Friday night beers....Corona Boat.....Dark blue bottom light yellow top. Bottoms up!!!! Hopefully paint bottom next week.
Thank You for all of the suggestions finally getting to the fun part of this long over due project!

sanikaorient,

WELCOME ABOARD.

yours, satx

petit bikini blue and blue ice... ;

Oh crap....I told myself no more boats after the Playmaster but now....I need to find one of these cats! Looks great.

A friend who has the patience to play with software came over. I think we are going yellow.First pic is of SS Corona Boat.

dave, that is the same color combo that my wife picked out for my rocket. if I ever get it done. lol. frog