Which Color?

I want a new paint job for the Tundra and I was thinking raptor lining it either army green/ black or all black what do y’all think?

 

Green is the best color, but i think theres already an army green first gen here. So, i vote grabber green.

 

My vote is Black... Subtle and sleek.

 

Neither is a bad choice really, you can't go wrong.

 

Army green would be real cool. But you’ll never get tired of all black.

 

Grey. Black will look real dirty

 

Grey or flat black would look good.

 

My advice, painting or Raptor lining a vehicle will devalue it if it currently has a decent paint job. Wrapping it would get you your color change and protect the paint to a point. Easy to peel off and present the original finish to a potential buyer. This is why Supercar owners wrap instead of paint their cars. Wrapping if you do it yourself is <$500.
If she is a little skint up already, I vote Army Green.

 

Black to me would be cool if it was a $4K paint job with a mirror finish, otherwise go with Army Green.

 

Give monstaliner a look. I had my 06 painted with it and love it

 

Raptor liner, on a full size truck will probably add 60lb to the truck

 

AG

 

I agree with two things in this thread: Grey (and) Wrap.

Non-metallic grey like the color of @empty_lord 's truck, and wrap because - while I appreciate the liner'd look - unless you're planning on keeping this truck and offroading it until you die, having anything easily reversible is going to benefit you on resale later. Not only that, but if a body panel gets damaged, it's a no-brainer to get a new panel and re-wrap the same color later if necessary.

However I realize I don't know your motivation behind liner. Maybe you like the textured look or something. I personally don't love it, but it's your truck. Textured coating does hide mild damage, dents, dings which could be a plus.

 

There’s a bit of metallic in the cement grey. But it’s a flat color compared to most metallics

 

Such a looker!

 

The concern for resale always comes up, but that goes further than color. If I bought a truck I wouldn't want one somebody had lifted, or installed a stereo in, or did a headlight retro on, etc. Mostly because I would rather start with a clean, stock, truck rather than mess with potentially badly done mods.

On the other hand, if I ever went to sell my truck and the buyer didn't like what was done to it, they can look elsewhere. Somebody will like it and will buy it. If your mods are done right you won't hurt the sale but you will narrow the buyers who want it.

That said, monstaliner looks pretty damn good. I've seen a few raptor liner trucks too, very similar products but monsta seems easier for diy applications since it rolls on well, no spray guns or compressor needed.

 

BTW, For anyone who does wrap their vehicles, metallic satin finishes tend to show brush marks really bad.

 

I grabbed this picture online to show what a well done raptor lined tundra can look like. I vote army green!

 

I'm a huge fan of the Green on the 2020 and 2021 trucks. I had an OEM black tundra and personally I like the white on my newer one better.

 

That looks killer. I've said it a few times here, if my paint gets bad enough I'll be going OD green. Probably the monstaliner route since I'm too cheap to pay for paint and don't care about resale.

 

Plum Crazy C7 DT3358 ! You will have the only one.

 

I would think twice about Raptor lining an entire vehicle. ....or even a hood. I Raptor lined the side door guards and fender flares because they had so faded out they were nearly white. No amount of Armor All, Back to Black or any other such product would keep them black for more than a week. Anyway, they turned out GREAT and look fantastic! .....when they are clean and dry. Get them wet and they are like a giant filter that grabs EVERY tiny speck of dust and dirt that contacts it. I can only imaging what a hood would look like after a day on the road.

I was planning to do the back chrome of my sideview mirrors with Raptor, but that idea is on HOLD.

 

Is that a before and after photo of the same Super Bee?

 

I have seen quite a few Rhino lined vehicles that are terminally dull, faded, and dirty looking.

 

Paint it super metalflake like a bass boat. I am appalled how many people judge trucks by their color.

 

If my 06’s paint wasn’t pristine, I’d be going Cement.

 

It’s a lovely color. Lol