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paint time

Post by timwilks13 » Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:32 pm

ok i will bite the bullet and over the next few weeks finally paint my SJ, not going to try and colour match as its impossible, so going to go new colour all over, which begs the big question, what color should i paint it?! I had always envisioned that army green but that sj popped up the other day in that color, so thats out, what color has NOT been used, very generic question i know, but just after ideas i may not have though of!
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Re: paint time

Post by ScottieJ » Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:40 pm

well most common seem to be

black
blue
red
green
olive drab
yellow
nato green
desert sand
orange

so anything that's not those :lol:
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Re: paint time

Post by turbo-tom » Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:41 pm

pink is getting common and matt black is aswell :sleep:
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Re: paint time

Post by timwilks13 » Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:59 pm

yea i was hoping for matt black but again, gettin popular, im tempted to go clarkson esque and paint it in black board paint then just draw on a design and change it as and when!
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Re: paint time

Post by ScottieJ » Fri Sep 13, 2013 1:01 pm

timwilks13 wrote:yea i was hoping for matt black but again, gettin popular, im tempted to go clarkson esque and paint it in black board paint then just draw on a design and change it as and when!
:lol: One of Dan's mates used to have a panda 4x4 that was painted in chalkboard paint, was ace!
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Re: paint time

Post by dan_2k_uk » Fri Sep 13, 2013 2:32 pm

Yeah. That paint was cheaper and harder than hammerite too!

I painted mine black the first time round. Its soon starts to look scruffy.
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Re: paint time

Post by timwilks13 » Fri Sep 13, 2013 2:37 pm

dan_2k_uk wrote:Yeah. That paint was cheaper and harder than hammerite too!

I painted mine black the first time round. Its soon starts to look scruffy.
do you not remember my sj? scruffy doesnt really matter lol, i just want it to be 1 colour, and would rather it was 1 colour scruffy than multicoloured scruffy!
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Re: paint time

Post by OllieSJ » Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:00 pm

Do it properly don't just paint it but original colour is the best though !
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Re: paint time

Post by timwilks13 » Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:03 pm

by properly you mean clean it, sand it, roll it?
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Re: paint time

Post by turbo-tom » Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:07 pm

Bit of emry cloth pre paint wipe and paint your good to go!
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