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19mike69 · 01-26-2004, 06:09 PM

i have a 69 lwb that is in the process of being completed,just need to paint it...am planning on doing a 2 tone,blue and white i guess....except thats the problem...there are a few blue and white ones running around here and i want something a bit different...im using the 1970 med blue and the other color will be inbetween the upper and lower trim and on the top of the cab....what other color besides white would work and not look hokey?...i thought of maybe an off white or maybe that champagne color everyone has been using nowadays....anybody got any ideas?

smokekiki · 01-26-2004, 06:16 PM

Pewter,or dark met.gray,or met.silver,lighter blue.That champagne should look good to!

Tx Firefighter · 01-26-2004, 06:18 PM

silver

MMGOODIE · 01-26-2004, 06:19 PM

pearl white. I have always planned on usiing white racing stripes on hugger orange but wanted to be different then all of the cameros around here so i just figured...Hey make it pearl white.

MrGoodpliers · 01-26-2004, 06:54 PM

If you want blue and white, go blue and white. Who cares if there are some like it? It's actually my favorite scheme on 71/72s. I'm doin a '69 right now and thought of a white/color/white/color but decided not to do it because imo 69/70s don't look as good with the white on the side. Bottom line, do what you REALLY want. Don't settle, cause painting is a lot of work and expensive!

Blue Beard · 01-26-2004, 10:39 PM

Post a pic of your truck and have someone photo shop it with the different ideas......

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 01-26-2004, 10:42 PM

I 2nd silver..

Bryan68custom · 01-26-2004, 11:44 PM

I have also seen a silver & blue one in Sherman a few weeks ago while I was on lunch. I'd go two tone blue I have only seen one truck in person that was painted factory that way and the guy had it redone in red go figure

19mike69 · 01-26-2004, 11:59 PM

blue beard....i cant post a pic because its not all together :p

bryan....ive seen a blue and white in denison exactally the same as i was going to do mine....and it looked cool,i just wanted something a little bit different....mine was red with a white top but ive decided to go to blue since ive never had a blue vehicle...and i got a hellova deal on a seat off of a fellow board member that is blue

MrGoodpliers · 01-27-2004, 10:43 AM

One more thing to consider... A few years back I had a 72 lwb highlander (mariner blue/white top). When I painted it I put the white on the side, too. It looked good, but all of those horizontal breaks in the color make a longbed look really long. When I paint my current work truck (lwb), I'm just going to put white on the top. Just my .02

67dragtruck · 01-27-2004, 10:55 AM

I think the silver would look killer. I would just make sure that the silver is light enough to be a good contrast or it might just run together.

Tom

Short-Fuse 72' · 01-27-2004, 11:03 AM

I think Silver or a grey would look good.

19mike69 · 01-27-2004, 07:35 PM

has anyone ever seen a pic of one blue and silver on here?

kens71gmc · 01-27-2004, 09:35 PM

was thinking about a very light silver metallic or a very light grey, but decided it will be blue and white. whatever it'll look good. join the blue and white club!

71swb4x4 · 01-27-2004, 09:48 PM

We had a Blue and Light Blue one in town and it looked really sharp.

Shawn

01-26-2004, 06:09 PM	#1
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	tell me what ya'll think... i have a 69 lwb that is in the process of being completed,just need to paint it...am planning on doing a 2 tone,blue and white i guess....except thats the problem...there are a few blue and white ones running around here and i want something a bit different...im using the 1970 med blue and the other color will be inbetween the upper and lower trim and on the top of the cab....what other color besides white would work and not look hokey?...i thought of maybe an off white or maybe that champagne color everyone has been using nowadays....anybody got any ideas? __________________ he who dies with the most toys wins...

01-26-2004, 06:16 PM	#2
smokekiki Mike Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: west chester pa Posts: 2,474	Pewter,or dark met.gray,or met.silver,lighter blue.That champagne should look good to! __________________ 70'c/10, 71 suburban4x4 402bb, 72suburban 4/6 drop, 72k/5 4x4 blazer 4" lift 35 tires

01-26-2004, 06:18 PM	#3
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	silver __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

01-26-2004, 06:19 PM	#4
MMGOODIE I love doing it topless Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: MossyRock, WA Posts: 493	pearl white. I have always planned on usiing white racing stripes on hugger orange but wanted to be different then all of the cameros around here so i just figured...Hey make it pearl white. __________________ Mikey "If you can read this, thank a teacher; If you are reading it in English, thank a soldier."

01-26-2004, 06:54 PM	#5
MrGoodpliers Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Gainesville, Georgia Posts: 704	If you want blue and white, go blue and white. Who cares if there are some like it? It's actually my favorite scheme on 71/72s. I'm doin a '69 right now and thought of a white/color/white/color but decided not to do it because imo 69/70s don't look as good with the white on the side. Bottom line, do what you REALLY want. Don't settle, cause painting is a lot of work and expensive! __________________ We made Oklahoma a little after 3, Randy & his brother Bob & my old GMC...

01-26-2004, 10:39 PM	#6
Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,834	Post a pic of your truck and have someone photo shop it with the different ideas...... __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo

01-26-2004, 10:42 PM	#7
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	I 2nd silver.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

01-26-2004, 11:44 PM	#8
Bryan68custom Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denison, Tx. Posts: 189	I have also seen a silver & blue one in Sherman a few weeks ago while I was on lunch. I'd go two tone blue I have only seen one truck in person that was painted factory that way and the guy had it redone in red go figure __________________ 2004 Extended cab LS silverado 2001 Buick Lesabre 1968 Chevy Custom 10 LWB Anniversery model 2008 crew cab lt (rolling on dubs) "The nice part about living in a small town is when you don't know what you're doing, someone else always does"

01-26-2004, 11:59 PM	#9
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	blue beard....i cant post a pic because its not all together :p bryan....ive seen a blue and white in denison exactally the same as i was going to do mine....and it looked cool,i just wanted something a little bit different....mine was red with a white top but ive decided to go to blue since ive never had a blue vehicle...and i got a hellova deal on a seat off of a fellow board member that is blue __________________ he who dies with the most toys wins...

01-27-2004, 10:43 AM	#10
MrGoodpliers Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Gainesville, Georgia Posts: 704	One more thing to consider... A few years back I had a 72 lwb highlander (mariner blue/white top). When I painted it I put the white on the side, too. It looked good, but all of those horizontal breaks in the color make a longbed look really long. When I paint my current work truck (lwb), I'm just going to put white on the top. Just my .02 __________________ We made Oklahoma a little after 3, Randy & his brother Bob & my old GMC...

01-27-2004, 10:55 AM	#11
67dragtruck Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bethlehem, GA, USA Posts: 389	color choice I think the silver would look killer. I would just make sure that the silver is light enough to be a good contrast or it might just run together. Tom

01-27-2004, 11:03 AM	#12
Short-Fuse 72' Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 51	I think Silver or a grey would look good. __________________ Ya'll hear that? We's usin' codenames.

01-27-2004, 07:35 PM	#13
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	has anyone ever seen a pic of one blue and silver on here? __________________ he who dies with the most toys wins...

01-27-2004, 09:35 PM	#14
kens71gmc Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Miamisburg, Ohio Posts: 20	was thinking about a very light silver metallic or a very light grey, but decided it will be blue and white. whatever it'll look good. join the blue and white club! __________________ I have been working on 71 GMC 1/2 ton, lwb. frame off resto. 383 sb/350 turbo, dynomax ceramic headers, Flowmaster 50's, summit HEI, JET tuned Q-jet, BE COOL radiator, soon to be installled Vintage Air, tank in frame, painless wiring (love it but a couple minor problems), 2 1/2 in. drop front, 3 in. drop rear. THAT ENGINE IS NOW BORN AND HOWLING LOUDLY!

01-27-2004, 09:48 PM	#15
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	We had a Blue and Light Blue one in town and it looked really sharp. Shawn __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.



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