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**WIDESIDE72** · 03-17-2012, 02:39 AM

Does anyone have any links to non factory 2 tone color combos? Dad and I are going to paint our 72 sbw stepside PPG candy apple red. I was thinkng of going with silver on the top of the hood, door from below the windows up incluing the top of the cab.

**WIDESIDE72** · 03-17-2012, 02:45 AM

I thought I saw that Year One had a 67-72 project truck with the color scheme I am talking about... Here is their 67 Chevelle.

http://ghostworks.yearone.com/1967-chevelle

**WIDESIDE72** · 04-07-2012, 12:39 AM

I found a truck with the color break where I wanted...

**WIDESIDE72** · 04-07-2012, 12:47 AM

The painter thought it needed a "stripe" to separate the colors, but we told him it wouldn;t work on the hood, since it is a haorizontal surface, not vertical like the cowl, doors and back of cab... I am starting to wonder about the two tone with the silver over red... I am thinking it would have been better with red over silver... or solid red...ARGH!!!

**WIDESIDE72** · 04-07-2012, 12:51 AM

any opinions would be appreciated...

PAWS 72 · 04-07-2012, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by WIDESIDE72

The painter thought it needed a "stripe" to separate the colors, but we told him it wouldn;t work on the hood, since it is a haorizontal surface, not vertical like the cowl, doors and back of cab... I am starting to wonder about the two tone with the silver over red... I am thinking it would have been better with red over silver... or solid red...ARGH!!!

Silver over Red looks good.I like the pinstripe.

big d's red67 · 04-07-2012, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by WIDESIDE72

The painter thought it needed a "stripe" to separate the colors, but we told him it wouldn;t work on the hood, since it is a haorizontal surface, not vertical like the cowl, doors and back of cab... I am starting to wonder about the two tone with the silver over red... I am thinking it would have been better with red over silver... or solid red...ARGH!!!

I am right there with you on that, I have changed my mind three times on my color combo.

**WIDESIDE72** · 04-07-2012, 01:02 PM

I was watching Musclecar on Spike and they were painting a Mustang and mentioned that a dark color over a light color makes the vehicle appear lower....that is what we are going for...so...our light over dark would defeat the purpose...so...it looks like solid red....maybe we will figure in a silver stripe somewhere...Thanks for the input so far...

big mike71 · 04-07-2012, 01:07 PM

If I ever do a two tone, I would do silver over black with about a 1" burgundy stripe as a divider.

03-17-2012, 02:39 AM	#1
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,500	custom 72 2 tone combos Does anyone have any links to non factory 2 tone color combos? Dad and I are going to paint our 72 sbw stepside PPG candy apple red. I was thinkng of going with silver on the top of the hood, door from below the windows up incluing the top of the cab. Last edited by WIDESIDE72; 04-07-2012 at 01:03 PM.

03-17-2012, 02:45 AM	#2
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,500	Re: custom 72 2 tone combos I thought I saw that Year One had a 67-72 project truck with the color scheme I am talking about... Here is their 67 Chevelle. http://ghostworks.yearone.com/1967-chevelle

04-07-2012, 12:39 AM	#3
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,500	Re: custom 72 2 tone combos I found a truck with the color break where I wanted... Attached Images

04-07-2012, 12:47 AM	#4
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,500	Re: custom 72 2 tone combos The painter thought it needed a "stripe" to separate the colors, but we told him it wouldn;t work on the hood, since it is a haorizontal surface, not vertical like the cowl, doors and back of cab... I am starting to wonder about the two tone with the silver over red... I am thinking it would have been better with red over silver... or solid red...ARGH!!! Attached Images

04-07-2012, 12:51 AM	#5
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,500	Re: custom 72 2 tone combos any opinions would be appreciated...

04-07-2012, 01:02 PM	#8
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,500	Re: custom 72 2 tone combos I was watching Musclecar on Spike and they were painting a Mustang and mentioned that a dark color over a light color makes the vehicle appear lower....that is what we are going for...so...our light over dark would defeat the purpose...so...it looks like solid red....maybe we will figure in a silver stripe somewhere...Thanks for the input so far...

04-07-2012, 01:07 PM	#9
big mike71 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: independence mo Posts: 2,111	Re: custom 72 2 tone combos If I ever do a two tone, I would do silver over black with about a 1" burgundy stripe as a divider. __________________ I'm not as good as I once was, But I'm as good once as I ever was.



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