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Jan 24, 2020 16:41:05 GMT
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I've never been in this position in my life and its equally daunting and really exciting at the same time. Next week my Trekker will be painted, I take absolutely no credit for its current condition, it's been lovingly brought back from a rust bucket to basically a new vehicle, it's why I bought it. So, whilst I fully get the 'it's your car paint it what colour you like' I'd love some input from like minded individuals, to help it will not be going Red as I dislike red cars, and it won't be going a crazy lime green or tango orange. I'm aiming for a timeless colour if possible, I'll be looking on pre67 for inspo too Suggest away please  |
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Jan 24, 2020 16:45:07 GMT
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I think that photo is heavily filtered, if anyone can photoshop colours to give me an idea of end result I'll happily pay for their time too.  |
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Jan 24, 2020 16:51:44 GMT
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Jan 24, 2020 16:52:56 GMT
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Jan 24, 2020 16:54:35 GMT
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A 1970’s yellow, the car says look at me, the colour might as well.
Or if you cant stand a primary colour a nice gunmetal/steel grey?
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Jan 24, 2020 16:57:52 GMT
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A nice period mid / medium grey or you could do the main body in the mid grey and do the 4 wings in a darker grey to really make it stand alone from the rest
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Jan 24, 2020 17:08:36 GMT
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The greys are very in at the moment, for how long who knows. Is L360 Sea Blue too predicable ??
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Jan 24, 2020 17:22:04 GMT
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Grey would be cool, but it does seem very popular ATM, I can see that in a dirty beige colour, almost like BL sandglow, but less yellow. I just looked on a list and found Cashmire beige. I like that.  |
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vitessetony
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Jan 24, 2020 17:39:20 GMT
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I think this would look just right.  |
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Jan 24, 2020 17:49:13 GMT
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If I was painting a trekker, I hate to be boring, but it’s black or nothin for me.
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Jan 24, 2020 18:01:08 GMT
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If I was painting a trekker, I hate to be boring, but it’s black or nothin for me. Black would be nice! Don't think I've seen many in black. I think they look better in a darker colour. What was the original colour? |
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Jan 24, 2020 18:23:05 GMT
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Everything looks better in black.  |
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Jan 24, 2020 18:30:59 GMT
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Everything looks better in matt black. FTFY |
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Jan 24, 2020 18:34:03 GMT
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 Maybe a little clichéd? |
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Jan 24, 2020 18:48:18 GMT
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orange....  ooooops....just re-read o/p... hey ho , it'll brighten the thread up anyway! |
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Last Edit: Jan 24, 2020 18:49:33 GMT by strikey
'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Jan 24, 2020 18:55:56 GMT
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Harvest moon beige was going to be my suggestion so not far off the Porsche above ^^^
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Jan 24, 2020 18:57:16 GMT
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Everything looks better in matt black. FTFY No man, Matt black is for chalkboards. This needs need glossy, endless black hole black. |
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Jan 24, 2020 19:08:17 GMT
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Nardo Grey would suit that IMO. A bang up to date colour that wouldn’t look out of date on anything from the 50s, so think it’d work well.
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Jan 24, 2020 20:11:33 GMT
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Anything but camouflage. Something about a VW (even though it's not a 40s model) in military colours sets alarm bells ringing for me. Matt black has been done to death too. It's clearly a road car only with that stance so it justifies a nice shiny paint job.
Interesting game of Jenga by the way
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vulgalour
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Jan 24, 2020 20:17:14 GMT
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What's more timeless than safari park zebra print?  If you must be sensible, how about milky coffee.  Or a nice metallic blue.  |
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