# Should I paint my hood?? \*pics\* **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [February 2, 2006, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-paint-my-hood-pics/7674 "2006-02-02T16:26:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-paint-my-hood-pics/7674/61 "2006-02-03T20:57:31Z")
> [@AKA-FERRARI](#): > > u know they make c.f. hoods with colored hue’s like that for this reason alone > and if u dont have exp. painting, i wouldnt advise doing it yourself i have a decent amount of experience painting. nothing major but i painted the first car i’ve owned, a few kits for ppl, as well as the one thats on my car now. so i at least trust myself. in all honesty it just doesn’t seem like it would look good to have c/f and red on the same part. idk…maybe i’ll play around with p/s some more and see what i come up wiht. right now it kinda seems like leavin the hood and painting the roof and pillars black is winning. but who knows. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-paint-my-hood-pics/7674/62 "2006-02-03T21:12:42Z")
Rattle can the whole car flat black! I dunno, it’d be a shame to cover up the carbon fiber, but I’m also not a fan of the mismatch. Paint the rest of the car a glossy gray/black? Your wheel looks bent in the pic. Bad pic or did you hit something? ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-paint-my-hood-pics/7674/63 "2006-02-03T22:56:30Z")
I’d paint the hood red and the rest of the car black ---
**Author:** ![AKA-FERRARI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aka-ferrari/32/7260_2.png) [@AKA-FERRARI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AKA-FERRARI)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-paint-my-hood-pics/7674/64 "2006-02-04T01:11:38Z")
do what u will…im just speaking from a professional"s point of veiw. ---
**Author:** ![AKA-FERRARI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aka-ferrari/32/7260_2.png) [@AKA-FERRARI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AKA-FERRARI)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-paint-my-hood-pics/7674/65 "2006-02-04T01:12:02Z")
iv’e seen it all ---
**Author:** ![d3x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@d3x](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d3x)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-paint-my-hood-pics/7674/66 "2006-02-04T05:57:34Z")
paint the hood… having one body panel on the car a different color than the rest is the ricer thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![Estorvito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/estorvito/32/7234_2.png) [@Estorvito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Estorvito)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-paint-my-hood-pics/7674/67 "2006-02-04T06:41:46Z")
I would leave it the way it is now…It looks hott…even though thats a GIrly car…lol…jk… **NIce Car** …:tspry: :tspry: ---
**Author:** ![kingsario](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kingsario/32/7572_2.png) [@kingsario](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kingsario)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-paint-my-hood-pics/7674/68 "2006-02-04T06:59:02Z")
i would paint it ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-paint-my-hood-pics/7674/69 "2006-02-04T08:19:51Z")
> [@BikerFry](#): > > Your wheel looks bent in the pic. Bad pic or did you hit something? UB Parking lot \> rim it got bent right nere governors complex. i was piiiiissssed. hopefully i’ll have it taken care of b4 the car goes back on the road. i just need the $$ ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-paint-my-hood-pics/7674/70 "2006-02-04T08:20:58Z")
> [@AKA-FERRARI](#): > > do what u will…im just speaking from a professional"s point of veiw. i know what u mean. i just like doing things myself. mostly to get the experience…do u paint cars? ---
**Author:** ![AKA-FERRARI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aka-ferrari/32/7260_2.png) [@AKA-FERRARI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AKA-FERRARI)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-paint-my-hood-pics/7674/71 "2006-02-04T09:11:17Z")
> [@93z24](#): > > i know what u mean. i just like doing things myself. mostly to get the experience…do u paint cars? used to, its tricky at first, practice on a piece of shit first. get a used old panel and paint that like a hood or fender, if u have your old hood that would work perfect. and learn how to buff. but in all honesty the paint on ya car looks pretty damn good for a 93. i would just try to wetsand and buff the car to bring the shine back, i wouldnt get into painting it if u dont have to. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-paint-my-hood-pics/7674/72 "2006-02-04T11:50:22Z")
yeah that’s the prob. i don’t mind the paint at all…but the new sideskirts i have dont cover the studs that used to hold on my old sides. so i have to grind them off and paint half the car anyway, so i figure i might as well go with a nicer red. something a little darker with a metallic in it. like a candyapple. if i didn’t have to do that i’d def leave the paint the way it is. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-i-paint-my-hood-pics/7674.md?page=3)