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Old 11-05-2004, 07:23 PM
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Here is a quick sloppy job.

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<---Has an almost black rig...except for the rear bumper. Black is awesome, but unless you're willing to undertake the maint. on it, I say stick with red.
Old 11-05-2004, 09:06 PM
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sCOfCO, I would stay with the same basic color however adding a pearl in the mix!!
[img] http://www.elisetalk.com/bordeaux_red.html [/img]
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If/when I ever paint my beast....it'll look like I just drove outta mud pit....
Old 11-06-2004, 12:31 AM
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I have to side with Gangus I think Flat Black would look pretty nice.
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Go flat black or od green. If you wanna go crazy try the new digital camo patterns like MARPAT.
Old 11-06-2004, 12:18 PM
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baby blue. shaaa right
Metallic all the way for life.
Old 11-06-2004, 05:39 PM
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One thing about black, it looks dirty faster than anything. It doesn't bother me much (the heat, on the other hand, does), but its something you might want to consider.
Old 11-06-2004, 10:41 PM
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You could do a semigloss black... like just paint it a black primer and put a satin clearcoat on it... if done good.. it looks really nice... plus it looks tough, yet, classy. My gixxer is kind of that color... I just shot krylon fusion black on it... the put a thin coat of krylon crystal clear... it looks pretty nice!
Old 11-07-2004, 12:49 AM
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The red is a really sweet color. Black is another good way to go. I have always wanted to paint mine dark green with bright sparkles.
Black:
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Cool

5 minutes in PSP, so it's not the greatest, but...

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Old 11-07-2004, 10:11 AM
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Way to go, it looks just like mine
Old 11-07-2004, 12:11 PM
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DAMN DAMN DAMN!

So many ideas....

You may know that I'm in the process of de-chroming (see my sig... ) and I'm taking care of the door handles and their surrounds today. Next week, I'm having the bumpers powdercoated and I have the Bushwackers flares (blacK) coming in next week, too.

I know that black is a PITA to keep clean, but I still think that all black is kewl as hell. BTW, the chrome trim rings on the wheels are a thing of the past. I took them off a while back...so I should take some new pics.

As it stands now, the only chrome left is the F/R bumpers and the running boards, which like I said, I'm not sure I'm going to keep them on. I like them and they provide the functionality I like. Wheeling with them (which I haven't done YET, except for lots of snow action in and around Chicago when I lived there) is another story. I like how they look, though, but the chrome has to go. I may powdercoat them the same as the bumpers...just haven't decided yet.

I'm definitely leaning towards black...gonna head to the paint shop tomorrow...w00t!

Thanks for all the great input...!

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I found that heat wasn't a factor wit a black rig after tinting my windows. That is always everyones biggest complaint about black.
Old 11-07-2004, 06:22 PM
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um have you seen the house of Kolors (spelled all weird) candy red mmmmmm. their was a 330 ci widebody on ebay last week that was an ex show car that was painted that color and it looked amazing, it would look great and you wouldnt have to stress the engine and other parts so much
Old 11-22-2004, 11:54 AM
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I was lookin back on my posts and ran across this one again... so, here's one more, with the wheels, fenders, and running boards done in black.
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Blackout, black paint, black wheels, black bumpers, black grill, black window trim, black mirrors, tinted windows. Then do clear corners and signals find some decent looking aftermarket taillights take them apart and paint the surrounds (usually chrome or "carbon fiber") with the same black as the body.
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