Paint scheme for money pit. Need some input

Reds Rod Shop · Post by **Reds Rod Shop** » August 18, 2010, 5:01 pm

Ok, so I'm new at this poll thing so here goes my first shot at it. I've got a couple of colors in mind but can't seem to make up my mind so I figured that I would ask for some input. What's your taste???

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » August 18, 2010, 5:06 pm

Red.
Grey over aqua, but I'd go just a little lighter on the grey.... say something in the range of the color on the new BMW's.
The silver and red is nice too, but its been done before.
I like you thinking outside the box.

U@ss

Brian Taylor · Post by **Brian Taylor** » August 18, 2010, 5:09 pm

I see too many red vehicles the second is more unique.

unibody madness · Post by **unibody madness** » August 18, 2010, 5:30 pm

Love the whole look of the truck I am partial to the aqua ..mine will be turqois and probably silver

craighill74 · Post by **craighill74** » August 18, 2010, 5:52 pm

I would have to agree with the others. I like the Aqua and maybe a lighter grey.

I better be careful ... my slick may get mad at me and decide to throw a rod or something for not going with the red.

Rusty 63 · Post by **Rusty 63** » August 18, 2010, 6:05 pm

I'd vote white on the roof & lower sides - red on the hood / upper body segment.

White roof is good for helping to keep heat out of the cab, but the white hood is great for making you squint in the sunlight! Silver, too.

That's what I want to do on mine, just haven't figured out an attractive way to two-tone a flareside!

oldtrucks · Post by **oldtrucks** » August 18, 2010, 6:21 pm

I like the Grey over Red but as has been said there are too many red trucks. I like the new Copper colors so I would go with that instead of red. The Grey will go with a lot of colors.

Nice photo shop by the way. I need to learn how to do that. What program are you using. I said photo shop as a generic term.

Brian Taylor · Post by **Brian Taylor** » August 18, 2010, 6:28 pm

I too love the copper and would like to paint mine all copper with satin black stripes and accents.
But stay with the aqua and grey.

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » August 18, 2010, 6:47 pm

Rusty.
I drew a picture, copied a bunch of copies and colored them in.
In fact, that drawing is probably on this site somewhere.
If you look at your cab, the body line of the hood and doors goes down the back of the cab in a beautiful scallop. This is the line I'm talking about.
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Paint the hood and upper body silver, following the body line down the back of the cab.
Paint everything below that body line red, or what ever color you want, including all the flairside.
You're going to be surprised how good it looks like that.
U@ss

MadMaxetc · Post by **MadMaxetc** » August 18, 2010, 6:57 pm

I like the Red.

Can you email me the photoshop file? I want to see what it would look like all red and a few mods to the grille. Thanks

66fordtrucknut · Post by **66fordtrucknut** » August 18, 2010, 7:05 pm

I kinda partial to red, like a painter guy I know says, "red wins car shows".
Charlie

Reds Rod Shop · Post by **Reds Rod Shop** » August 18, 2010, 7:24 pm

oldtrucks wrote: Nice photo shop by the way. I need to learn how to do that. What program are you using. I said photo shop as a generic term.

I wish that I had those skills but to be honest, I've got a guy in Atlanta that is doing this for me. It's a lot cheaper to work out the details of color before the paint is purchased. lol

Reds Rod Shop · Post by **Reds Rod Shop** » August 18, 2010, 7:28 pm

MadMaxetc wrote:Can you email me the photoshop file? I want to see what it would look like all red and a few mods to the grille. Thanks

Sorry man, I only have the .jpg file.

fire truck · Post by **fire truck** » August 18, 2010, 8:06 pm

Both look great, I would go Aqua, with the gray you have. I love firetrucks and red truck, but there's too many red trucks IMO...

1961 slickwilly · Post by **1961 slickwilly** » August 18, 2010, 8:42 pm

love the grey over aqua lighter grey though maybe the color offered on some 04 05 f150s

olliesshop · Post by **olliesshop** » August 19, 2010, 6:30 am

I'm a big fan of Red, if it's the right shade. But I have to agree the aqua looks more up to date.

tray · Post by **tray** » August 19, 2010, 11:16 am

Like them both really like the charcoal/aqua.

TxSlick66 · Post by **TxSlick66** » August 19, 2010, 6:12 pm

Thanks for posting this. It will help with mine also. Whay about black lower and lark blue on top? There is a later model brand X running around here and it looks pretty sharp! But HOT if you have hot weather...

I relly like the post with the truck shown. Don't know how you did it, but looks great.

I keep wanting to use Grabber blue, but that is really stepping out...

ABA · Post by **ABA** » August 19, 2010, 6:16 pm

Brian Taylor wrote:I see too many red vehicles the second is more unique.

DukeRoche · Post by **DukeRoche** » August 19, 2010, 6:31 pm

The second one to me is more unique.

Paint scheme for money pit. Need some input

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Paint scheme for money pit. Need some input