I am getting ready to paint my Vette. Having a shop paint it that is family owned. They all have or do own Vettes. So I am fairly confident it will be done right. The owner talked me out of the big rear flares saying it might take away from the resale value. Still going with the L88 hood, got to have it. I love the look and will probably need the room under the hood in the future.
   Anyway still trying to decide on what color of Red to use. I went to the showroom and saw the Crystal Red Tint Coat on a 2008. Does anybody here have an opinion on this color?
   I have contacted a few members about the color of their car. This is my chance to personalize my Vette. Anybody have any trick paint job suggestions? Without going way over my budget.

Several Vette folks have commented that when the time comes I should repaint "The Toy" in Torch Red (the current Monza Red has a little too much orange in it for my liking).  While I like a bright red I also like it to have some depth, which most of the 'straight' colors do not have IMO.

Norsky-
             Thanks for the input. I also like the bright red. Except I am looking for a deep looking color. The painter told me he really does not want to do a candy or pearl. He says it would be harder to match on touch ups and repainting in spots. I guess this could save me money in the future.
    He said any stock factory color would be fine. That is why I am seriously considering the 2008 Crystal Red Metallic Tintcoat. It is offered on Corvettes and Cadillacs. I think the clear coat is tinted which helps with the depth. The Vette in the showroom looked pretty good even under the fluorescent lights.
    I have the Ruby Red Metallic on my 2007 Colorado, nice color when it is in direct sunlight. I think both of these colors are 2 stage.
   I had considered trying to paint it myself, but the painter is going to realign the front end ( wasn't put together right when the previous owner put a new front clip on). The shop seems to be cutting me a good price or deal. I have a month before he will take the car and another month he wants to paint it.
    My wife thinks I have paint and color on the brain.
    

Reds are hard to figure out. Some that look good in the sun look bad in parking lot lights after dark. Mine is the Mili Miglia Red from the 70's and it looks real orange at night. I like the red that Terry (my7T1) painted his 71.

If there is one thing that is highly personal, it is color.

I seen a red candy over a silver metalflake on this car and it looked really good! I don't know squat about paint but it looked pretty cool to me.  http://picasaweb.google.com/minnickjason/OneGoodOneBad/photo#5146562510244192114

79rebuild2008-01-22 17:21:07

Mine has a LITTLE gold pearl in the base coat, according to the paint formula. It looks it's best in the bright sunlight, around noon to 1pm...awesome! Any other time, it just doesn't look the same. It shows best outdoors...at some of the indoor competitions, it don't do so well... The 50th Anniv paint is almost the exact same hue as my car, except the 50th has actual glass beads in it...
The '72 drag car we had was custom Candy red over silver metallic...it looked good all the time, regardless of the lighting. Go figure!

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The nice thing about painting your car is that you can't be wrong.  Pick the color you like.  I like the colors Norsky mentioned, but it is not my car.

I had a candy brandywine on my '62, which was sharp. It looked dark ruby at night. Here's a link to a C3 that's painted the same color:

http://www.vetteweb.com/features/vemp_0704_1975_chevrolet_corvette_can_am/index.html