Paint Ideas????

[monte0185]

Need ideas for paint. Was thinking something like these. Sorry for the crappy photoshop pics. Im not very good at it. Any suggestions would be great. My truck is red now by the way.

[Toxic Redline]

personally i like the gray on top

[monte0185]

Im kinda leaning that way myself. Rims show up better with the red bottom. So far the paint guy is thinking Candy apple red and gun metal grey with a silver line along the upper bodyline i call it. Going tomorrow to talk to the guy so Ill see then.

[SeanPaintsFlames]

Yeah, I like the red on the top.

I'd suggest Ford CX "Dark Shadow Gray" on the top because it looks the most "alive" in the sun and has a nice dark-to-light variation

Dodge PRH "Blaze Red Crystal" because it looks like a candy, but is a two-stage base coat that covers fairly quickly. Be warned, though- pearl reds are the most expensive of all the colors.

Any silver will do. Your painter guy could even scotch brite over the silver base coat before he clears it to make it look like brushed stainless.

Are you carrying the stripe and two-tone into the jambs, or are you going to keep one color in the jambs? Something to think about...
Looks good! I'm a bit biased to those colors...!

[monte0185]

Originally Posted by SeanPaintsFlames

Yeah, I like the red on the top.

I'd suggest Ford CX "Dark Shadow Gray" on the top because it looks the most "alive" in the sun and has a nice dark-to-light variation

Dodge PRH "Blaze Red Crystal" because it looks like a candy, but is a two-stage base coat that covers fairly quickly. Be warned, though- pearl reds are the most expensive of all the colors.

Any silver will do. Your painter guy could even scotch brite over the silver base coat before he clears it to make it look like brushed stainless.

Are you carrying the stripe and two-tone into the jambs, or are you going to keep one color in the jambs? Something to think about...
Looks good! I'm a bit biased to those colors...!

I love the brushed stainless Idea!! And your car is awesome. I just wish i was as creatively inspired as you. I love the clean and simple look of yours but at the same time it says hey look at me!! Very impressive. Chip Foose himself i dont think could have done better.

[Billetmaster]

Put the darker color on top and spend the time, effort, and cash and paint the wheels to match the top color.

[mooseknuckles]

allways run the darker colour on top!......personally I'd loose the bowtie.

[smashingchuck]

grey on top, break it at the body line, smaller stripe, LOSE the bowtie.

[monte0185]

Well talking to the paint guy didnt go as expected. It went way better. We decided on my all time favorite color. apparently it can be done as easy as the other can be. truck will be painted inside and out in the new color. Here is an example i found online. what do yall think?? the square body pic is what made me think of it. Loved this color since it came out on the monte carlos back in the 80's.

[justinburnett]

I'm partial to solid colors myself, but everyone has their own opinion. Do like the idea of a "brushed stainless" effect though. Might use that sometime.

[SeanPaintsFlames]

So which of those two colors are you using? Is it a modern factory color? Those both look like candies.

[monte0185]

Originally Posted by SeanPaintsFlames

So which of those two colors are you using? Is it a modern factory color? Those both look like candies.

The top one is the one I chose but its still kinda up in the air. Hes gonna shoot some test panels and were going to go from there. They are both candies. As best we can tell the top one is brandywine over a Black base and the bottom one is brandywine over silver base. It will have micro metal flake in it as well so from a distance it should look like a solid color till you get close and see it in the sun.

Now you have to remember I can do body work to a point but i know nothing about painting stuff like this so all this is coming from the painter as best i can remember.

[Stroked87K10]

I like the top one. Similar to what i did to my old dakota...



But i also like the solid color you decided on as well. Should look sweet either way...

[SeanPaintsFlames]

Oh, I get you. He's going to two-tone your truck in black and silver, then cover the whole thing in brandywine candy with some flake in it. That'll be nice. Makes sense.