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Donny B.
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« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2007, 02:30:08 am » |
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Yes. Gary Berg's car is Porsche Minerva Blue and that is a metalic color. Wasn't Art Gutierrez's car metalic green? I think it would depend on the color. It would have to be in good taste, but then who defines good taste?
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« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2007, 02:42:44 am » |
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Hi Lee there were Quite A Few Car's Painted Metallic In The 70's But Most were Painted Porsche, BMW, or Mercedes Colors Even The Solid Color's that were Used were Colors of High End Cars$$$ Only Certian Metallic Colors look good On Bugs
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Jim M
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« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2007, 03:57:46 am » |
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I think we should leave this up to the "CALLOOK POLICE"
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« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2007, 05:18:07 am » |
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I think it would depend on the color. Some of the modern metalic paints probably not so much. Stick close to basic colors and I think you would be okay. Or Like Shubee says, look at colors from high end cars like Porsche. --louis |
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« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2007, 07:21:29 am » |
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the colours came off Porsche, BMW or even Mercedes colour charts
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« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2007, 08:16:19 am » |
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it depend of the colour
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« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2007, 11:29:01 am » |
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mine is metallic and it is callook. a nice burgundy metallic paint or blue is very nice. or a black with a little blue in it ( subaru WRX colour) would look good too. my friend has that and ask Flatfire what he thought of the car at EBI when he was on the campsite at Camargue...
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« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2007, 12:15:36 pm » |
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definitely yes
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« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2007, 12:21:46 pm » |
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« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2007, 13:29:44 pm » |
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I prefer the solid colors nonmetalic. My preference.
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« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2007, 14:56:04 pm » |
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The right metallic brown would be excellent on a dechromed car.
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« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2007, 15:40:32 pm » |
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The right metallic brown would be excellent on a dechromed car.
There was a '70s Ford Metallic Brown that looks bitchin on bugs. Sort of a Chocolate color. --louis |
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« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2007, 15:49:40 pm » |
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metallic brown looks great...  |
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LUFTKRAFT Hopped-Up Vee Dubs since 1998 LOWTECH Traditional Hot Rods and Customs Online ...because stock sucks.
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« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2007, 18:07:49 pm » |
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remember the mark thurber brown metaliic sedan  |
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« Reply #15 on: December 10, 2007, 18:12:16 pm » |
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Metallic, yes. Metalflake, no.
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Born in the '80s, stuck in the '70s.
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« Reply #16 on: December 10, 2007, 18:14:20 pm » |
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My car is barely metallic, has a mica in the base coat. Not sure if the original Porsche Adriatic blue was metallic or not, but the guy that painted my car in 1989 thought the mica would be a subtle and tasetful touch. I like it. Not sure if it qualifies as CAL LOOK or not.
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« Reply #17 on: December 10, 2007, 19:12:42 pm » |
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Like Zach says metallic pain is callook but not metalflake |
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« Reply #18 on: December 10, 2007, 19:21:19 pm » |
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The right metallic brown would be excellent on a dechromed car.
There was a '70s Ford Metallic Brown that looks bitchin on bugs. Sort of a Chocolate color. --louis Right, also Chrysler had a metallic brown in the early '70s that would work. Think "rootbeer." |
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« Reply #19 on: December 10, 2007, 19:41:37 pm » |
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for me Art G's car is a perfect colour, as is Hector Bonilla's, but i think its very easy to get it wrong with a metallic.
maybe limited to dark burgundy reds, dark bottle greens, Thurber browns.....
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« Reply #20 on: December 10, 2007, 19:57:26 pm » |
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for me Art G's car is a perfect colour, as is Hector Bonilla's, but i think its very easy to get it wrong with a metallic.
maybe limited to dark burgundy reds, dark bottle greens, Thurber browns.....
As Jick said, Hector Bonnilla's is the perfect example off metallic and cal-look! |
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Lee.C
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« Reply #21 on: December 10, 2007, 20:16:56 pm » |
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Looks like you guys think the same as me then - YES THEY ARE   But as alot of you have said it has to be the "Right" colour Dark Reds, Browns, Dark Greens etc Oh yeah - I just LOVE Hectors ride - the Stance is PERFECT but thatr a whole other discussion |
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« Reply #22 on: December 10, 2007, 20:46:35 pm » |
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Lee.C
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« Reply #23 on: December 10, 2007, 21:00:53 pm » |
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Jim Ratto
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« Reply #24 on: December 10, 2007, 21:03:08 pm » |
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nice color....I mean colour.... |
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Lee.C
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« Reply #25 on: December 10, 2007, 21:12:38 pm » |
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nice color....I mean colour.... You do know how to spell it properly then  It is a lovely color though - what colour is Hectors by the way  |
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« Reply #26 on: December 10, 2007, 21:15:09 pm » |
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« Reply #27 on: December 10, 2007, 21:15:54 pm » |
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Some Metallic gold off a 70s Porsche can work to. Well may be. |
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« Reply #28 on: December 10, 2007, 22:08:29 pm » |
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mine is metallic and it is callook. a nice burgundy metallic paint or blue is very nice. or a black with a little blue in it ( subaru WRX colour) would look good too. my friend has that and ask Flatfire what he thought of the car at EBI when he was on the campsite at Camargue...
That car at Camargue rocked. I think because it was different, it was a refreshing change. Everytime I want to paint a bug a base colour. The devil taps me on the shoulder and says '' ignore the base and get some sparkle into your life''. I love Mark Thurbers metallic brown bug. Have a nice Christmas Nicolas |
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« Reply #29 on: December 10, 2007, 22:23:10 pm » |
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for me Art G's car is a perfect colour, as is Hector Bonilla's, but i think its very easy to get it wrong with a metallic.
maybe limited to dark burgundy reds, dark bottle greens, Thurber browns.....
As Jick said, Hector Bonnilla's is the perfect example off metallic and cal-look! Good Picture of My Old BRM's |
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