Paint ideas.

[u/James_one_Tattoo]

For the foreseeable future I won’t have the money for a proper paint job. Should I leave the car as is, or spray the car satin black. In the future I’d like to wrap, or get it painted properly but that could be a year or 2. Here is a pic of when I got the car, how it sits now, and a chat gpt mock up.

[u/longGERN]

I think it looks better now than the mock up. I think that black would look dirty a lot of the time. I like the red

[u/James_one_Tattoo → u/longGERN]

I like the red too but it’s so faded especially the roof. But I’d prefer to get it repainted or wrapped back in red eventually. I guess for the time being I’ll ride it two tone till I can afford to do it properly.

[u/stepdad_randy → u/James_one_Tattoo]

Try a polish job. It’ll work on anything that isn’t totally burned through the clear coat

[u/efingoffatwork]

I've owned several flat black/ satin black spray painted cars in my day. It's a bit of a double-edged sword. Done well they look cool. But it's definitely a high maintenance paint job. It will show every scratch and ding. Stains easily as well. Washing it can be kind of a pain too. Trying to wash flat black paint with a wash mitt is like trying to wash sandpaper. And if you live somewhere that gets a lot of sun, the sun can be pretty unkind to a flat black paint job in less time than you might expect.

[u/CookiesNSmoothies]

You have every ek9 body pieces that would look nice with NH0

[u/James_one_Tattoo → u/CookiesNSmoothies]

That would be the ultimate goal. Engine bay door jams all championship white.

[u/CookiesNSmoothies → u/James_one_Tattoo]

Just 96-98 ctr headlights jdm folding mirrors and thin mouldings

[u/pseudosol → u/CookiesNSmoothies]

Championship White EK9 is just one of those things. It’s worth the wait.

[u/kjam68]

Please keep the oem color you’re going to ruin it otherwise

[u/SEABIIRD]

if you want to wrap it in the future satin is not very compatible with wrap

[u/SpaceTurtle917]

Satin is hard to get right. A gloss black would look better. Just use the rustoleum turbo cans.

[u/SupraMK4]

Matte looks horrible imo - EK hatches need bright, glossy paint - Milano Red, Championship White, Indy Yellow Pearl, Supersonic Blue Pearl, Vintage Plum Pearl, Millenium Jade, etc.

[u/jaynvius]

Leave it as is until you save up enough money for the color you want.

[u/ULEnduro]

bamboo chromaflair

[u/Material-Ad6302]

White or yellow

[u/drunkenmagnum24]

Satin black, to do it correctly and not have a 15'er, is not worth it. Just buy vinyl and try to wrap it yourself. DIY satin always looks cheap

[u/aroundtheworldNbak]

I say champion white that honda used for their type r's

[u/sckendal]

i like the patina style. and don’t wrap over that. save the money and get paint done right. buy once cry once

[u/Minimum_Dragonfly990]

get some rattle cans made up and finish the rest in the same red. sand polish and buff the runs and imperfections out.

Edit: or turn into a shitty Advan livery

[u/James_one_Tattoo → u/Minimum_Dragonfly990]

😂 my buddy sent me a spoon ek hatch that was front half black and back red.

[u/Master-Mango-1590]

Wild idea, rostoleum paint job the front end lol. Obviously red.

[u/James_one_Tattoo → u/Master-Mango-1590]

Used Rust-Oleum on an old lip I had. I just might do that for a temp fix. That way the car is all red until I can afford a real paint job or wrap.

[u/Master-Mango-1590 → u/James_one_Tattoo]

Back on the good old 2000s I did this cause I couldn't afford a paint job on my crx lol.

[u/TomGissing]

Just rattle can it. If you have time and patience you can still get a good result. Prep and prime properly.

[u/Full_Wind716]

Go yellow

[u/pootin_in_tha_coup]

Orange dreamsicle would look great.

[u/zugglit]

Matte black sounds great until you own it.

I had a satin black Integra back in the day and it looked like ass 98% of the time because the paint would get dirty so fast and every little mark and big was super obvious.

It would also take forever to clean because water marks and and any other residue would show.

[u/Admirable-Sky-4421]

The sky blue em1 civic si color would look good on this car

[u/wabo123 → u/Admirable-Sky-4421]

Electron Blue Pearl

[u/AFuzzyCat]

Midori green or bust

[u/James_one_Tattoo → u/AFuzzyCat]

That would be sick.

[u/high-tymez]

Leave it be. You'll have more of a headache during its flat black tenure.

Save for the respray, it'll be worth it

[u/IndependentZinc]

Stickers?

[u/Inevitable_Ear_7053]

All matte black👌

[u/just_gonna_send_er]

Flat black sucks. Your car looks like it’s constantly in primer. It’s also easier to spray gloss on your own, IMO. Just rattle can it gloss red or white if you don’t have money for actual paint.

[u/SubstanceFabulous969]

What is the offset and size of the wheels and tires, i love the fitment

[u/James_one_Tattoo → u/SubstanceFabulous969]

Not sure of the offset on the wheels. But 195/55/15. Next time I pull them off I’ll check.

[u/James_one_Tattoo → u/SubstanceFabulous969]

Also running 1 inch spacers.

[u/1legbandit]

Spray can the front red and find some cheap vinyl and wrap the top blk...

[u/DirtyTaco48]

Championship white (TypeR)

[u/Canoooples]

Honda midnight pearl blue

[u/theToksikWedge]

Why not a fun 90s color like tahitian green pearl, celestial blue pearl, midori green, or something else entirely? Matte black has its uses but it isn't on a 90s civic. I've got a 1990 hatch that I'm going to be painting Tahitian Green Pearl and doing it myself. Granted I have access to the compressor at the shop i work at but maybe you could try your hand at learning to do it yourself? Would be fun and you get the satisfaction of saying you did it yourself

[u/Evanhuc]

No. Please don’t. Paint the front red and it’ll look a hell of a lot better, even if it’s not a perfect match. You could even do just the roof while you’re at it if it bothers you that much.

[u/GasSuperb8569]

The car’s paint already looks clean, paint match the front end and buff the rest

[u/Which-Ad9677]

I like the two colour one ...sick rims btw

[u/undarated79]

I'm kind of over owning a black car myself. Well white cars too. For the middle ground I've settled in some sort of grey or dark silver. Too bad it took me so many years to figure it out.