Help me pick a color combo for my truck

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kevsLX

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I can't make up my freakin mind!
What I have is a lowered 90 Chevy regular cab shortbed fullsize. Factory color was black, and it has a dark red interior. Budget constriants are forcing me to keep the red interior. I don't think I want to go back with black just because I probably won't have the time to keep it super clean, and the doorjamb paint is scratched up pretty good so either way it'll need to have the jambs re-shot.
I have a rollpan, grill has beem converted to the 94 and up style, chrome, and I also bought a chrome "smoothie" front bumper. I kind of want to do it two tone, maybe white or silver as the main color, and a bright metallic red from the body line up (body line runs just under the side windows, would be about 5" tall along the side profile). But I want to so some kind of flames or something and I don't know if I can incorporate some cool graphics with the two tone scheme.
I would like to hear some opinions from you folks.
I used my tailgate as a test panel and tried a pewter color as the main with met. red up top and had them turn into tribal flames (sorry about the pic size)
I liked it at first but now it's "just OK":
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Jim

Member
Since I saw it,I've always liked the pewter.If you could incorporate the interior red color somewhere in your graphics Like the outline or flame tips or wherever,it wouldn't look out of place.I'd find some flames or graphics I could live with and do the sides,Since your good with an airbrush,save the murals for the tailgate and hood,this way you could change them whenever you get sick of them without redoin the whole truck.Like to see a pic of the flames.Nice work
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kevsLX

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Thansk Jim. i edited my original post to show a complete pic of the tailgate.
Do you think a Pearl tangerine would look too out of place with a dark red interior? Not alot of tangerine, maybe a silver main color with the tangerine used for flames or something.
 

rex

New member
I think it would look sharp myself.Let me ask you something about pix.I encased the address in the url tag and the pix are on an open Yahoo album but when it posts the address is in plain black lettering like this.It's typed and copy and pasted just like the example or done by clicking on the image tag but it won't come thru for nothing.Any ideas?All I can do is link to the album.
 

Jim

Member
Kev,I think that would look good I would still incorporate a little red somewhere to match the interior,this way,it would match and not seem out of place!Again,nice work!
 
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kevsLX

Guest
Thanks fellas.
Rex, I think Yahoo gets all funky when you try and link an image from an album to another site, that may be why you're having problems. Do you still have my email address? Send your pics on to me and I can stick 'em up on the web for you.
 

rex

New member
Kev,I believe it.Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't,I guess it's time to find a better album to use.I still have your address so I'll throw them your way.Thanx man
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