The GREAT Colour debate!!!
Discussion
Oh Wayne,
Somehow I knew you could not resist old chum!
Actually it's GREY......did I say GRAY..gel-coat!
You see...I suffer from that serious ailment called 'Indecision Syndrome', and indeed...fence sitting is my second passtime!
.. So I figured that rather than having a colour...that means making a decision don't it! ....I would do something better and have no colour at all, but....the factory appeared not to be able to supply my first choice, ie see-through gel-coat!
Based on the above, it is clear that the initial choice I have arrived at has been carefully calculated using pure logical deduction rather than emotional choice.
As to the final colour....ahhhh now there is a thing! I think more procrastination is called for!
So my respected friends, the floor is officially now open for suggestions!
.... However please can you add some short, carefully considered justification for each suggestion?
The winner gets free care in their old age!
Keef
Somehow I knew you could not resist old chum!
Actually it's GREY......did I say GRAY..gel-coat!
You see...I suffer from that serious ailment called 'Indecision Syndrome', and indeed...fence sitting is my second passtime!
.. So I figured that rather than having a colour...that means making a decision don't it! ....I would do something better and have no colour at all, but....the factory appeared not to be able to supply my first choice, ie see-through gel-coat!
Based on the above, it is clear that the initial choice I have arrived at has been carefully calculated using pure logical deduction rather than emotional choice.
As to the final colour....ahhhh now there is a thing! I think more procrastination is called for!
So my respected friends, the floor is officially now open for suggestions!
.... However please can you add some short, carefully considered justification for each suggestion?
The winner gets free care in their old age!
Keef
V8 VUM said:
Oh Wayne,Somehow I knew you could not resist old chum!
Did you really expect anything else?
V8 VUM said:
The winner gets free care in their old age
As long as I behave myself for the rest of my natural life, I already have that covered so this prize has no practical use for me but as a fellow Ultima owner, a prize or reward is not necessary, just glad to assist wherever.
On the one hand, as you know, I myself am rather partial in just one area pertaining to colour choice and if my constant statements and ramblings have done nothing by way of opening your eyes, unfortunately, I have little choice but to regard you as a lost cause. You can lead a horse and all that.......
But then again, as right as a colour choice can be, if EVERYONE were to colour their cars in the correct fashion, it is likely to dull the specialness and make said hue 'common', and we don't want that do we, and so my choice has been based on this theory.
Although I said 'please don't tell me that it is going to be Grey', upon reflection, this could be quite smart ( I was going to say 'cool' but that is a younger persons word and as such does not appeal to the older generation
) ala Lambo and Paganis of late. I reckon dark Grey and because you already have your rims, strip them apart, powder coat the centres black and anodise the rims silver or maybe gold? Ideally I would sell the rims and buy a set of CF Dymags, the car in grey, black Magnesium centres and CF rims....Mmmmmm........spot on. Gun-metal GRAY? Perhaps with an underlying candy orange or pink hue? 
Ohhh...sorry Hugh?
Now then Wayne....You may think you won't need help in your old age, but someone has to bottle-feed you when your brain has worn out after all this high living, and roll you into that box when the time comes! That's unless you have come up with a cunning DIY gizmo of course!
Comes to us all old fruit, and before you say it....yes! it's marginally possible that I might get there before youu-hoo, although I have plans!!!!!
Now to the final finish....well...eeerr!
maybe NOT!
Keef
Ohhh...sorry Hugh?
Now then Wayne....You may think you won't need help in your old age, but someone has to bottle-feed you when your brain has worn out after all this high living, and roll you into that box when the time comes! That's unless you have come up with a cunning DIY gizmo of course!
Comes to us all old fruit, and before you say it....yes! it's marginally possible that I might get there before youu-hoo, although I have plans!!!!!
Now to the final finish....well...eeerr!
maybe NOT!
Keef
V8 VUM said:
when your brain has worn out
Keith, if I had a brain do you HONESTLY think that I would on here as much as I am?
And as for the bottle feeding remark......Mrs.GT and I have often been tempted to get.......oh hang on a minute....wrong site
And as for the picture of the
wagon at the bottom of the page, the more that you skirt the colour issue, the harder it will be to decide. I am very much the type of person that likes to make a decision and stick to it, right or wrong ( I realise that I was fortunate in choosing the right colour and that is why I champion it as much as I do ). This approach can bite you in the arse occasionally but I seem to have escaped relatively unscathed for most of my life and come to think of it have often been referred to as a 'lucky w@nker'; Maybe I should change my handle to luckyW?
Edited by GTWayne on Friday 9th March 11:17
stick to it, right or wrong
That reminds me.....Actually Wayne I was thinking of resurrecting (oh that age thing again! _ Sorry!)a paint job I saw in the 70's (now! Now!...don't!)
It was a ford Escort Mk1 that had a special undercoat (GREY) applied that holds a static charge...then they blew red nylon fibres all over which stuck up on end, giving a hush-puppy look!
cant find any piccy though!
hey..cool!
Problem was the idea never really caught on cos eventually bald patches started to show....not that I am follicley challenged yet you must understand!
Keef
That reminds me.....Actually Wayne I was thinking of resurrecting (oh that age thing again! _ Sorry!)a paint job I saw in the 70's (now! Now!...don't!)
It was a ford Escort Mk1 that had a special undercoat (GREY) applied that holds a static charge...then they blew red nylon fibres all over which stuck up on end, giving a hush-puppy look!
cant find any piccy though!
hey..cool!
Problem was the idea never really caught on cos eventually bald patches started to show....not that I am follicley challenged yet you must understand!
Keef
V8 VUM said:
stick to it, right or wrong
That's the idea
V8 VUM said:
a paint job I saw in the 70's (now! Now!...don't!)
If you were able to remember any of the '70's, you obviously didn't go to far in the '60's
Who said that you can't teach an old dog new tricks?
[quote=V8 VUM]I am follicley challenged
If you were able to remember any of the '70's, you obviously didn't go to far in the '60's
V8 VUM said:
hey..cool!
Who said that you can't teach an old dog new tricks?
[quote=V8 VUM]I am follicley challenged
Hair is an outdated concept and far too much is made out of it in my opinion. Surely the Einstein theory is relevant here ( no, not that one, I wouldn't know where to begin ), the less inconsequential nonsense that you have to deal with from day to day leaves your brain less cluttered and therefor more suitable for dealing with important stuff, like choosing a colour for your Ultima
I like having very little hair
Edited by GTWayne on Friday 9th March 11:48
Edited by GTWayne on Friday 9th March 11:50
Wayne,
I am curious!
What precisely Do you do during the day - work-wise that is?
I kinda wondered if you had any time at all, considering the number of comprehensive and obviously heavily thought out contributions you make to this site every day!!!!!!
I would guess maybe a tad more that Crafty, anyway!!! Especially as he seems to be on the funny-stuff most of the time!!!!
Keef
I am curious!
What precisely Do you do during the day - work-wise that is?
I kinda wondered if you had any time at all, considering the number of comprehensive and obviously heavily thought out contributions you make to this site every day!!!!!!
I would guess maybe a tad more that Crafty, anyway!!! Especially as he seems to be on the funny-stuff most of the time!!!!
Keef
Work is very slow at the moment so I seem to have time on my hands but funnily enough, I have been thinking of knocking this PH thing on the head for a while so I think that now may be the time to bow out. I have enjoyed being involved with you all on here but this is to be my last post, thank you and goodbye 
GTWayne said:
Work is very slow at the moment so I seem to have time on my hands but funnily enough, I have been thinking of knocking this PH thing on the head for a while so I think that now may be the time to bow out. I have enjoyed being involved with you all on here but this is to be my last post, thank you and goodbye
price of bacon is going up
V8 VUM said:
What precisely Do you do during the day - work-wise that is?
I heard he's a part time hairdresser and full time colour anal-yst.
As for me...... Chris... dont you dare ask how much!
Edited by crafty on Friday 9th March 15:38
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