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Old 09-26-2006, 04:02 AM
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Default i need some color opinions...

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
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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!)
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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)!!
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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
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Old 09-26-2006, 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
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Old 09-26-2006, 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!
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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.
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hmm....
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Old 09-26-2006, 04:39 AM
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just do it!

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i vote for yellow!
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I vote dark grey and black....two tone! have fun!
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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
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hahaha naahhh. i wish!
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hmm.. anyone think dark grey/orange would look good?
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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.
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yes, i've seen that color combo on a number of SRT-4's.

i looks pretty good
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i think that might be the combo im gonna go for, orange in front and dark grey in back.
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uhuh!!! how about a green, a white and a red stripe?
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