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Old May 25, 2010 | 12:52 AM
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i'm not going for any set style, but if i have to label it, still gonna be rat/old school. If i do a solid, i'll lay down some Von Dutch style striping I think. Then start working on some body mods. Not sure, I just know i want to get all the chalkboard paint off. I sanded the hatch for 2 hours taking it all off. It's on hella thick, and it's tough stuff.
Old May 25, 2010 | 01:02 AM
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ok, thats what i though you where going for. and i second the pin striping. if thats the style that you are going for, the first color might work best. you can really do some good accent striping on that.



or if you keep the darker blue.
Old May 25, 2010 | 01:30 AM
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I like the last one! i need to get my stuff out and start practicing again.
Old May 25, 2010 | 01:45 AM
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Oh man, if you're pinstriping I change my answer to the lighter blue color. That'd be an awesome base for some nice pinstripes!
Old May 25, 2010 | 02:40 AM
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^see i'm not the only one. the light blue will really give you a lot of pin striping options. i think that some glow in the dark pinstripes would be awesome.
Old May 25, 2010 | 04:15 AM
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cliff... with all the pain re-do's you do.. you should invest in a sand or baking soda blaster kit.. probly be way quicker than sanding
Old May 25, 2010 | 04:27 AM
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standing by my original color choice.
Old May 25, 2010 | 11:26 AM
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KK, that would be nice, I've never looked into them though, just may. Eastwood should have them right? I played with the darker blue some more last night and I think it's the winner. I may bring the light blue in somehow though.....
Old May 25, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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harbor frieght has i think... otherwise google it
Old May 25, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by kkawana
harbor frieght has i think... otherwise google it
Clearly you meant to say "Bing it," duh...



You're killing me dude...pick one! Would you do pinstriping on the darker color too or was that just for the lighter blue? My take on it is that pinstriping would be awesome on the lighter blue and the darker blue would be awesome by itself with all the dark/black accents you have.

Still planning on doing the white roof?
Old May 25, 2010 | 04:01 PM
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i stick with my original color choice

and no he meant "Google" =)
Old May 25, 2010 | 04:18 PM
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i coulda gone old school and said.. "alta vista search" it...
Old May 25, 2010 | 05:26 PM
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I'm not gonna lie, my favorite search engine used to be mamma.com ...although I suppose it sounds a little creepy now that I say it out loud. Bing has supplanted all other search engines in my life; can't say I'd ever go back.

white roof...yay, nay?
Old May 25, 2010 | 06:34 PM
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LOL. no white roof, but probably gonna do some striping.
Old May 25, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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then i guess you better start painting. haha. you can use the light blue as a striping color.
Old May 25, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by bbszero
LOL. no white roof, but probably gonna do some striping.
I read that quickly and totally thought you said you were going to start stripping...I was confused








...and looking for $1's in my wallet
Old May 25, 2010 | 09:21 PM
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LOL, if women would pay to see this, i'd do the stripping to pay for the striping.....
Old May 25, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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ha ha ha

cliff, are you painting outside? are you using a sprayer & compressor?
Old May 25, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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Thats sig. worthy there lol. I like the idea of 2-tone w/ pin-striping, and there are several examples locally to get ideas from! Not gonna lie I think a "woody" kit would look awesome too.
Old May 26, 2010 | 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by ratcityrain
ha ha ha

cliff, are you painting outside? are you using a sprayer & compressor?
painting inside. the 2 blues were rattle canned and wet sanded. if i do the green primer, that'll have to be sprayed, it's a 2 part mix. i have a gun and compressor, but i usually get good results from a can. It's all in the prep and post work.
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