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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:02 AM
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ok so im painting my jada tC that used to look like this....



but i cant decide which color...

i also got rid of the rediculous wing.... i just gotta fill the 2 little holes with somethin.


so which color should i do... i already sanded the car down to the metal (nice shiny silver lol) and i put a coat of LIGHT grey primer so that pretty much any color would show up...

just start throwing out ideas...


also note that i will be throwing LEDs in it once i figure out what im doin (ill go with white headlights, red tails, and yellow fogs (i love the yellow fog look)...

i have some colors on my mind...

either

Orange (like hot lava)
Dark Grey (like flint mica)
or Black (sand pearl)

i also thought about doin it 2-tone.

what color(s) would look good :D

help a bored college student out
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:05 AM
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yellow.

make it a color that the toy tC's aren't made in (unique!)

a black/grey hood would look cool. hell, a grey/yellow two-tone would match nicely (think bumble bee!)
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:07 AM
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im not a fan of yellow... infact i hate it lol..

but now that i think of it... i think a 2 tone, silver up front and dark grey in the back would be cool... (like my dream tC SSM up front fading to FM)!!
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:09 AM
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hmmmm dark grey the whole car, let it dry, and then from a longerish distance away, spray it with silver.

dark grey w/ silver speckles would look cool :-P
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:12 AM
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hmmm i think i might do that.... but dark grey and gold flakes or black with redish flakes?


haha


but then again i can always get the mirage paint, and make the car cameleon color
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:17 AM
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or just go to a crafts store and get some glitter and sprinkle it onto the car while the black paint is still wet. clear it and you'll be good to go!
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:24 AM
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ahh, your a genious!!

now.... where is there a crafts store near me

ugh sometimes it sucks to live in the boonies

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dood, walmart will have glitter, and walmart is EVERYWHERE.
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:28 AM
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hmm....
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:39 AM
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just do it!

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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 12:07 PM
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i vote for yellow!
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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I vote dark grey and black....two tone! have fun!
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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if i do, do 2tone, its not gonna be the regular one, top/bottom its going to be front = ligher color ---> back darker color, with a diagonal line coming from the corner behind the front wheels.
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Dave...I thought the thread was for yr car
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:17 PM
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hahaha naahhh. i wish!
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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hmm.. anyone think dark grey/orange would look good?
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:22 PM
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too bad you dont have the cF hood and hatch from the limited edition one. Ive been menaing to take my silver apart, and put the cF stuff from red one onto silver.
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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yes, i've seen that color combo on a number of SRT-4's.

i looks pretty good
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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i think that might be the combo im gonna go for, orange in front and dark grey in back.
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:31 PM
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uhuh!!! how about a green, a white and a red stripe?



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