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mjrmn · 08-13-2005, 10:08 PM

A few pictures of my daily driver AFTER the 14yr olds gave it their version of a "custom" paint job while it was parked in a large lot during a baseball game.

NOT pretty, NOT well done, but it is different.
I now have no worries about finding my truck in a crowded parking lot!

Oh well-it needed a new paint job anyway I guess I will have to move "paint truck" a little higher up on my to do list.

matthufham · 08-13-2005, 10:12 PM

they should of converted it to the general lee, that couldn't have been hard with a base orange.

mjrmn · 08-13-2005, 10:20 PM

Your right that would have been easy and probably would have looked a lot better too. I guess they were in too much of a hurry to do anything really nice or creative. At least the truck doesn't have any chrome that will have to be cleaned.

Jakes-66-K10 · 08-13-2005, 10:21 PM

Dude that sucks! But also pretty dang funny.

mjrmn · 08-13-2005, 10:26 PM

Well seeing as I need a new paint job can anyone recommend a nice looking orange color? I am thinking maybe a very bright orange metal flake would be nice.

68haywagon · 08-13-2005, 10:48 PM

I love those flames

Mike

HeavyD · 08-13-2005, 10:54 PM

I like both Hugger Orange and the lighter orange found on these trucks. GM Vista Orange is really bright, and a board member here (can't remember who

) painted their truck this color. IIRC it was offered on city work trucks in the 80's. If you don't mind straying off the GM line, Ford Calypso Coral is really nice. As for metallic oranges, I have seen some real nice ones at car shows, but not on production vehicles..the ones offered seem to be more copperish than orange. Maybe a trip to an auto paint store to look at some chip books would help?

71HUGGER396 · 08-13-2005, 11:23 PM

I like that orange on the new Dodges, anybody see it?

**clay68c10** · 08-13-2005, 11:45 PM

If you want to float the big $$, House of Kolor Tangello pearl is the ticket. That new Dodge truck orange is cool too. I think there's some new Mitsu Eclipse orange out there also.

HeavyD · 08-14-2005, 12:39 AM

Is the tangello quite bright? Is it a true orange or does it have a copper look to it?

gonebad2 · 08-14-2005, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjrmn

Well seeing as I need a new paint job can anyone recommend a nice looking orange color? I am thinking maybe a very bright orange metal flake would be nice.

Try Vitamin C orange....Dodge used it on the Roadrunner in the early seventies...It really screams orange.

masterbeavis · 08-14-2005, 01:31 PM

rubbing compound will take your "new" fancy paint right off. Might work wonders on the old paint as well. If you dont have that much ambition, brake cleaner will work 100 times faster :P

matthufham · 08-14-2005, 02:35 PM

copperhead orange, it has a little flake to it.

08-13-2005, 10:08 PM	#1
mjrmn '67 K10 Work In Process Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Delano MN Posts: 163	Rattle can blues A few pictures of my daily driver AFTER the 14yr olds gave it their version of a "custom" paint job while it was parked in a large lot during a baseball game. NOT pretty, NOT well done, but it is different. I now have no worries about finding my truck in a crowded parking lot! Oh well-it needed a new paint job anyway I guess I will have to move "paint truck" a little higher up on my to do list. Attached Images

08-13-2005, 10:48 PM	#6
68haywagon I'm watching you! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Levittown, PA Posts: 1,822	I love those flames Mike __________________ 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 4WD 1993 Chevrolet C-1500 W/T - Blue - 4.3L V-6, 4 speed auto - Dad's (RIP) 1992 Chevrolet S10 - LS swap project 1968 Chevrolet C-10 longbed fleetside - sold

08-13-2005, 10:54 PM	#7
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	I like both Hugger Orange and the lighter orange found on these trucks. GM Vista Orange is really bright, and a board member here (can't remember who ) painted their truck this color. IIRC it was offered on city work trucks in the 80's. If you don't mind straying off the GM line, Ford Calypso Coral is really nice. As for metallic oranges, I have seen some real nice ones at car shows, but not on production vehicles..the ones offered seem to be more copperish than orange. Maybe a trip to an auto paint store to look at some chip books would help? __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

08-13-2005, 11:23 PM	#8
71HUGGER396 Confirmed Truckaholic Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Sarver,PA 16055 Posts: 732	I like that orange on the new Dodges, anybody see it? __________________ 1968 50th STEP SIDE SHORTY, 350/350, a/c, ps, p,b Daily Driver, 1970 Cst short fleet, all black, 350/350, 1970 2wd Blazer, 2wd, 6 cyl. 3 spd, original, now a 454, 350turbo, 3.73 posi, on the road 1971 2wd fleet shorty, 454, 700r4, 3.73 posi, SOLD to 67OLDSTYLE72 "My rig's a little old but that don't mean she's slow" - SAWYER BROWN's Six Days On The Road SEMPER FI "I use to be a lean mean fighting machine, but now I'm a huffin, puffin, over stuffin love muffin"

08-13-2005, 11:45 PM	#9
clay68c10 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 2,995	If you want to float the big $$, House of Kolor Tangello pearl is the ticket. That new Dodge truck orange is cool too. I think there's some new Mitsu Eclipse orange out there also. __________________ ClusterTruck: 68 C10 Bought in 89, wrecked in 03. Slow low $ rebuild started '17. 6.0 & TKO http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=788602 93 K1500 Short Step, 350, NV4500, EBL flash ECU. Vortec heads & roller cam someday... 05 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. 3” lift & 6-speed 02 E320 the insurance total “free car” 13 Tahoe LTZ

08-13-2005, 10:12 PM	#2
matthufham Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Carl Junction, Missouri Posts: 2,061	they should of converted it to the general lee, that couldn't have been hard with a base orange.

08-13-2005, 10:20 PM	#3
mjrmn '67 K10 Work In Process Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Delano MN Posts: 163	Your right that would have been easy and probably would have looked a lot better too. I guess they were in too much of a hurry to do anything really nice or creative. At least the truck doesn't have any chrome that will have to be cleaned.

08-13-2005, 10:21 PM	#4
Jakes-66-K10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 640	Dude that sucks! But also pretty dang funny.

08-13-2005, 10:26 PM	#5
mjrmn '67 K10 Work In Process Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Delano MN Posts: 163	Well seeing as I need a new paint job can anyone recommend a nice looking orange color? I am thinking maybe a very bright orange metal flake would be nice.

08-14-2005, 12:39 AM	#10
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	Is the tangello quite bright? Is it a true orange or does it have a copper look to it? __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

08-14-2005, 01:31 PM	#12
masterbeavis Having issues Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eldorado Ca, an hour east of sacramento Posts: 696	rubbing compound will take your "new" fancy paint right off. Might work wonders on the old paint as well. If you dont have that much ambition, brake cleaner will work 100 times faster :P __________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati. The Man's Prayer: "I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess."

08-14-2005, 02:35 PM	#13
matthufham Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Carl Junction, Missouri Posts: 2,061	copperhead orange, it has a little flake to it.



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