What would look good with turqoise

Ive got a 55 belair 2 door sedan, It is turqoise and white and needs a paint job but the interior paint etc. is pretty good. anybody got any paint color suggestions that goes good with turqoise (other than white)so I can keep part of the body color turqoise.
Also, anybody got any turqoise tri five pictures they would share, 55s sittin high would even be better?

 

We have a 59 Edsel we want to paint..we (my wife) have kinda settled on jet black with turquoise accent, side stripe and roof. There is nothing subtle about Edsels and this combo would'nt look out of place, might be a little rad for 55 Chevy..Have you ever seen copper that has oxidized? it turns a nice turquoise....

 

GM had at least 4 shades of "Green" and a few Blues so If you are talking about the one that most '57 Chevy Convertibles are "restored" to along with the Ivory White of the time, or the Green that is only slightly "Greener," I think you could do a Zuni Indian Jewelery thing with it by combining it with a Coral Red and Silver, or let the stainless be the silver part.

 

I did a 79 Ford truck, trailer and forklift of mine in Seychelles Isuzu green (turquoise) with black and red accents. Looked real sharp!

 

What about just doing a shade of the same color but either lighter or darker by a few shades. The chrome might set it off real nice.

 

Here's my Ford. I've been kicking around the same paint ideas too. I think it's light blue, but it's been called everything from green to teal, to turquiose. I haven't really seen any other paint schemes I like. The local tire place has a wheel computer that has cars in it, the idea is that you pull up your car, change the color to match yours, adjust the ride height, and you can see what different tire wheel combos look like on it. For some odd reason it has a 58 Ford with my trim style in it. I spent some time in there looking at different color schemes. I think I finally settled on doing the same colors, but to redo the white in metal flake when the time comes.

 

Black, Dark grey metallic, some shades of Forest green have a blue tinge to them, kinda like a darker version of the turquoise.

or (said with a lisp)
I find that a white t-shirt that shows off the midrift with a nice rainbow applique on the front... Looks FAB-U-LOUS with turquoise.

 

Black or cream. NOT PINK!!

 

Black looks good...IMHO.

 

Just a thought.

 

BLACKBLACKBLACK. I am doing mt 57 ranch wagon in turquoise and black. black would be good, use black. black.

 

!980's Caddy Firemist Lime Green with 1956 Packard Caribbean Turquoise scallops...

R-

 

Thanks!....anymore cool ideas out there?

 

Shit Brindle Brown always goes with everything.

 

Pink,with a gray tweed int.,and billet wheels.
OOPS, wrong century and fourm, bad trip, sorry.


Back to our regular programming.

 

Turquoise with cream....................

 

Turquoise can be a tough match, other than white, cream, or black.
Some colors called turquoise run toward the blues and others toward the greens. And the intensity of the colors should be the same or close, otherwise one color can dominate the car.

One way to get a nice match is to pull factory two tones from another manufacturer. For example, check out mid-fifties Mercury or Dodge. If you find a mix you like, PPG can match the colors in a modern paint. Then the colors will look right for the period, but be sufficiently different on your car.

 

I know it sounds awful, But turquoise and salmon were a real nice 50's combination.

 

Everything goes with silver flake

 

cream same combo they used on harleys

 

Turquoise with a metallic charcoal grey, like a mid 80's Chevy Wrangler truck grey, would do it. Or go different - black on the main body, turquoise on the rear 1/4 and roof

 

Not many colors work well with Turquise - black, grey, white, cream all stated. Depending on the shade, some other pastels work - I've seen a few cars in turquise and purple that worked okay. Dark blue might work.

Best bet would be to go to a paint store, get a bunch of sample cards, bring them home and see what you like.

What were the tri-tones in 58 Impala interior combos that were turquise? Probably black seats with turquise, grey and white inserts.

 

Get the color wheel out and see what is opposite turqoise. That usually works.

 

Here is a way to play with the colors a little for FREE. There is a 56 that can be used to play with. Click on the paint shop button
http://pc.dupont.com/HotHues/webengine/hothues/Controller

Kael

 

Thanks Kael, I havent heard from you in a while.
You ever get a chance to get your ole 55 out and get it back on the road?
I remember you from chevy talk I am low budget 55 on there.

 

I like the cream idea, or almost like a khaki color.

 

Black!

 

White, Black, and almost all the grays.
My choice would be a Silver.

 

I need to strap on bib for my drool when I look at this turquoise job.

 

go with the cream or a light shade of brown, a lot of different shades of brown go well with the turquoise


Jesse
---------------
Goonz, c.c.