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 posted on August 22nd, 2005 at 05:21 PM |
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Ratty paint job? (deliberate)
I'm starting to get some crazy ideas about paint for the bug. At the moment I'm entertaining the possibility of perhaps a lightish khaki, like the
fatiges you can get from army surplus places from the 70s conflicts (Vietnam etc).
note: only using that as a reference - don't mean any offence to anyone.
I'm thinking at the moment that I prefer the look of 'worn' paint over the hyper glossy look of most new paint jobs. Ideally I'd love a green that
appears worn in the logical places rather than an even overall finish. The hope is that this would make a nice contrast to selected items of bling
So is this idea completely stupid in terms of practicality, or is there a good chance it could be done without being hellishly expensive/time
intensive?nn[ Edited on 22-8-2005 by ruckus ] |
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| posted on August 22nd, 2005 at 06:00 PM |
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a month ago, I was a paint moron, now the fogs clearing thanks to the help of people here and on DSK.....managed to make a decent start and honestly
it's not that hard, but a lot of rubbing.....
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| posted on August 22nd, 2005 at 10:30 PM |
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Are you talking paint in general or this idea specifically? |
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| posted on August 23rd, 2005 at 08:28 AM |
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This is my FC van i sold about 12 months ago.
This was lime green with side windows when i bought it. All the paint and signage has been added.
I made a stencil then painted this on. Name is made from three different adds
 from 1951 HotRod magazine.
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| posted on August 23rd, 2005 at 08:43 AM |
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Very cool Dame. 
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| posted on August 23rd, 2005 at 04:29 PM |
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Nice work. Do you think kit'd show up with the type of green I'm looking at? Is the best idea to have a lighter green underneath with a darker coat
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| posted on August 23rd, 2005 at 05:53 PM |
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noice look man..
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| posted on August 23rd, 2005 at 06:09 PM |
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darker color underneather lighter colur on top  if you use solids 4 both
you wont need to lcear it after you've sanded it back, thats on the assumption you sand through with a smoothish paper, like 1200 or 1500 
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| posted on August 23rd, 2005 at 10:10 PM |
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Please forgive the dodgy photoshop, but this might give a bit more of an idea:
So not full-blown rat, but really weathered paint.nn[ Edited on 23-8-2005 by ruckus ] |
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| posted on August 24th, 2005 at 06:12 PM |
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Where the hell is Hellbus when you need him  ? |
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| posted on August 24th, 2005 at 09:16 PM |
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What pyro said..........
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| posted on August 25th, 2005 at 10:07 PM |
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yanno i'll lend a hand - make it hella cheap
im buying a 'De Vilbiss Gti' soon! can't wait!!
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| posted on August 26th, 2005 at 12:22 AM |
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Thanks Damo. You're buying a what? |
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| posted on August 26th, 2005 at 06:02 PM |
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an awesome topcoat gun 
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| posted on August 31st, 2005 at 08:25 PM |
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some of my current inspiration:..........
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