Finally time to choose my paint,somebody help me choose between these 2 colors

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  1. lynhrt210

    lynhrt210 Member

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    Ok so im gonna go buy paint this friday and was wondering which color should I go with.its either between grabber blue or sonic blue,ive already did the search and love how they both look but want to get other opinions:)
     
    lynhrt210, Jun 28, 2011
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  2. blugene

    blugene Senior member Supporting Member

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    I am thinking that the Grabber blue will be easier to work with and maintain. They are both great colors so I had to think of reasons to exclude one or the other. For example: I could not use the Grabber blue cause I have a Comet lol.
    I keep switching it in my mind what I want. Lately I been likeing the new Ford truck blue. Not sure what it's called..
     
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    55crownvic Member

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    My choice would have to be........................wait for it..............................................................


    Grabber blue:thumbs2:
     
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  4. 72MAVGRABHER

    72MAVGRABHER Maverick Mechanic

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    im gonna agree with blugene. grabber blue is gonna be easier to keep clean, and wont show as many imperfections as the darker sonic blue. but..... the sonic blue does look good on the mustangs, so either way, you're gonna have a good looking maverick.
     
    72MAVGRABHER, Jun 28, 2011
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  5. Mavman72

    Mavman72 Gone backwards but lookin' forward

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    Ok...I'll be different, Sonic blue. lots of grabber blue ones running around.
     
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    rustymav1974 Livin' The Dream

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    Sonic blue with grabber blue racing stripes or vice versa :rofl2:
    But seriously sonic blue looks awesome better than grabber blue imo.
     
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  7. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    I'm not a fan of Grabber Blue, one of the biggest cab companies in town, paints their cars that color. Around here it's a joke if your car is taxi-cab-blue....
     
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  8. maverick75

    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    Sonic blue, just look at RASelkirsk's maverick:

    100_1071s_original.jpg

    It looks awesome!
     
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    personally..niether. there are too many colors out there to paint my car the same color as another maverick, grabber blue is kinda boring to me.

    go to a body shop and ask for their paint books or walk into a new car dealership and check out some colors there. luxury cars typically have the nicest metallics and pearls. lexus, mercedes, bmw etc...they all have nice tastefull colors. maybe like a corvette Z06 or viper blue and remember you can always tint a color, add some silver or white or darken it up. the options are endless why not be original. i have my eye on a ferrari color that few people have seen before and the paint code is fairly basic to mix.
     
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  10. justin has a 74

    justin has a 74 Maverick bandit official

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    Medium ivy bronze non polish METALLIC!!!!
     
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    classic ccg i like cars older than me

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    I love the sonic blue:D
     
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    Blue is blue the color looks great on mavericks hahaha. I think grabber blue tho would have to be my choice......:thumbs2:
     
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    Good thought!:)
     
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    Grabber Blue cause I loved it since a kid but its your choice. I like my Grabber Blue in Urethane. No clear. Its real easy to touch up and/or repair. Being a solid color has its benefits. My quarter got smacked by something that came up off the tire. We fixed it at work and re-painted the bottom couple of inches of the quarter. You really had to look for the new paint line. You couldnt see it unless you knew it was there. I did a light chip guard clear over it anyhow but I didnt have to. That sold me on the solid color urethane and proved my painters point as to its benefits for a driver car. Once again its a personal preference in the end.
     
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    bmcdaniel Senile Member

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    Why not chartruse with pink strips? :huh:

    Sorry, that wasn't one of the options...
    I'm no help, I like them both.
     
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