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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 08:26 PM
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Paint Ideas!

So I'm just messing around on Windows Paint trying to see what will look good on my car when I paint it. I know it's not the best quality but it gives me some sort of an idea. Please let me know what you think and any ideas are welcome(: Here is my first one.
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 12:16 AM
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Re: Paint Ideas!

Looks good but i have a suggestion. Go to google and look up Gimp. It is a free photoshop like program and you can make things look more realistic. Add a new layer and mess with the color balance then erase the background to the old one and it looks like your car is a completely different color. I do it all the time wondering what my car would look like in a different color. but i like the black and red theme you have going on looks sick
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 10:37 AM
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Re: Paint Ideas!

I like the look of either the whole car one colour or just paint the gfx.
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 11:08 AM
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Re: Paint Ideas!

Thanks for the input and yea I'll check that out. Any ideas on what colors I should try next??
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 07:37 PM
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Re: Paint Ideas!

Black body with silver or dark grey gfx

Red body with dark grey or black gfx.

Those would be my choices. Understated combinations that stand out,
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 09:39 PM
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Id like to see black with red hockey stripes. I always see it the other way around
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 11:02 PM
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I downloaded GIMP so I'll see what I can do
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 11:45 PM
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Red w/ Black GFX
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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Re: Paint Ideas!

I like the black over red look in the OP. If you daily your car at all even just for the summer, DON'T go with black on top. I'll tell you form experiance if you like your car to look clean at least most of the time (which I do) the ease at which the dirt shows up on the black will get annoying. I love the look of the black and will keep my car black but I no longer use it as my daily for the summer for a number of reasons one being that I hated seeing it dirty all the time.
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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Re: Paint Ideas!

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I like the black over red look in the OP. If you daily your car at all even just for the summer, DON'T go with black on top. I'll tell you form experiance if you like your car to look clean at least most of the time (which I do) the ease at which the dirt shows up on the black will get annoying. I love the look of the black and will keep my car black but I no longer use it as my daily for the summer for a number of reasons one being that I hated seeing it dirty all the time.
I know someone who has LOTS of Mothers product.
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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 03:21 PM
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Re: Paint Ideas!

Originally Posted by The Project
I know someone who has LOTS of Mothers product.
And a tooth brush specifically for cleaning wheels. It takes me about 3 hours to clean the outside alone on average. Black paint's a bitch to keep clean, but when it is clean it looks sooooo good.
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