obas

I need to get some repair work done on the back of the car so I am thinking of changing the paint scheme. Currently I am considering either painting the tail black or go black with everything behind the doors with something to break up the transition. My creativity abilities are limited so please provide your thoughts.

The pictures are:

1. Current
2. Photoshop, but would add detail line
3. Example car
4. Bring the C6R to C3 with black back. I like this but not sure of the transition.

P-Tree

IMO, I think it looks a lot cleaner without the black bumper.

JimmyS5600

I really like the look of the middle pic.

mad pad house

Myself,I went with this look.

blunblk68

i like the black wrapped tail but i may be biased!

shmoky

#2 looks best.

shmoky

Mooser

Trying to convince myself to do this for several years (last time the car went into a paint shop it took 8 years to be back on the road...)

Sunstroked

Somehow you should explore the C6 paint scheme. Maybe some photoshopping.

ddawson

What blunblk68 did otherwise it looks like you replaced the bumper and was too cheap to paint it.

mad pad house

IT has taken about 5 years to get to this point.I just got it painted last September and was put away in Oct.
I would try it in vinyl first to see if you like it on the car,if you don't you can have it taken off.

bmans vette

I like this look myself.

I have the Stinger hood and will be doing this style when completed.
I have also seen where the stripe coming over the top to the back deck flares out to meet the tail rather than a hard turn like this one.

Nice car, btw

Bman

Mooser

That's sort of what I was thinking as well. I've never figured out where / how to end it on the front hood (BB/LT hood so I don't quite have the side area or the L88)
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minitech

Could do vinyl to be sure you like it or go with plastidip spray and the plastidip glossifier, can peel that right off and it doesn't hurt the paint. look at you tubes of plastidip cars

obas

Beautiful cars blunblk68 and mad pad house, thanks for sharing! I would be very happy to have it turn out close to either.

One of the challenges doing the tail paint on my '75 is the bumper seam. Where would the detail line be in relation to the bumper seam?
I could have the bumper black, seam yellow then the black detail line but ddawson makes a good point "looks like you replaced the bumper and was too cheap to paint it".

Else the tail and seam could both be black similar to the pic below but add the detail line. May have to try the plastic dip.

blunblk68

thats why i had my buddy fill the seam on mine i hated the seam look and then the 2 tone tail would have just made it worse. dont plan on takeing it off so why not loose the seam!!!

obas

Excellent idea to fill the seam. I think that looks much better and the stripe will be the new theme.

Thanks

ChaosPhoenixFix

While I like the look, I think you car would look best if you just extended your black stripe down to just above the "CORVETTE" emblems on the back bumper. If you wanted the Balwin Motion look, I would put the line either before, or behind the bumper seam. Not at the bumper seam. One way to solve the "unpainted bumper" look, glass in the bumper to the body!

gdh

Here's one with just the rear panel painted.

obas

Sharing the final result. I was a bit nervous, but I am very happy the way it turned out. Thanks for everybody's feedback!

Capkunu

Looks great to me.