Hey all -
Longish time member (7 years is a long time, right?), mostly a lurker, benefiting from other's experiences.
So as per usual; I want to benefit from your experiences
My 2005 Xterra is rusting... and I keep finding more and more rust spots. Nothing rusted through yet; but it is becoming more and more apparent that it needs a total strip down and repaint. Well... "needs" is a strong word... but I am intending to fully re-paint my Xterra.
I am considering keeping it silver; but am more considering a complete change.
I am not worried about the labor/time/money that goes into it; I've successfully painted a vehicle before, and my Xterra is no longer my daily driver. We want to keep it alive for as many years as possible; and it's not a great commuter (fuel economy), and wide spread rust obviously puts a damper on a long life.
So here is where you guys come in: What colors have worked well for your Xterra? Anyone have a regret on a color they chose when buying/repainting? Anyone have a color they absolutely love?
I'm planning to continue using it for off-roading and camping, but I don't do anything SERIOUS, I'm not a rock crawler or anything (yet), so I'm not planning to do major line-x, Herculiner, etc; except maybe on the plastic parts/lower sections.
I searched the forum for any similar conversation, but wasn't finding anything.
So... thoughts? Experiences?
Time-frame is either this fall or next Spring, so I'm in no hurry
Longish time member (7 years is a long time, right?), mostly a lurker, benefiting from other's experiences.
So as per usual; I want to benefit from your experiences
My 2005 Xterra is rusting... and I keep finding more and more rust spots. Nothing rusted through yet; but it is becoming more and more apparent that it needs a total strip down and repaint. Well... "needs" is a strong word... but I am intending to fully re-paint my Xterra.
I am considering keeping it silver; but am more considering a complete change.
I am not worried about the labor/time/money that goes into it; I've successfully painted a vehicle before, and my Xterra is no longer my daily driver. We want to keep it alive for as many years as possible; and it's not a great commuter (fuel economy), and wide spread rust obviously puts a damper on a long life.
So here is where you guys come in: What colors have worked well for your Xterra? Anyone have a regret on a color they chose when buying/repainting? Anyone have a color they absolutely love?
I'm planning to continue using it for off-roading and camping, but I don't do anything SERIOUS, I'm not a rock crawler or anything (yet), so I'm not planning to do major line-x, Herculiner, etc; except maybe on the plastic parts/lower sections.
I searched the forum for any similar conversation, but wasn't finding anything.
So... thoughts? Experiences?
Time-frame is either this fall or next Spring, so I'm in no hurry