Paint Scheem Ideas

[Wagonbacker9]

I've wanted to paint a vehicle for quite a while, and my truck is the perfect candidate. The clear coat is badly damaged, there is one rust hole behind the driver's rocker on the cab extension, and I just got a cowl hood. I haven't painted before but if it doesn't come out perfect I won't cry over it. If nothing else this will help me practice for the 39 buick that I will need to paint eventually. My problem is this: I don't know what paint scheme to go with. The passenger bedside is pretty wrinkled up (I simply don't care enough to fix it.. cost/benefit isn't there), so black would look pretty bad, I'm not a fan of the OEM color, though I don't hate it. So, I've considered a full color change, but I have the red interior, and am definitely not going to put the time in to paint the inner fenders or doorjams (or bed for that matter, its got a drop-in liner). I plan to de-mold it when I paint, so I will be painting at least over the moldings, as well as probably over the body line at the waist to get the hood. I could leave the middle the factory color, and just refinish and re-clear it.

Thoughts?

 

[am92]

I vote for red/white 2 tone...thats probably my favorrite color combo on these trucks
Check out 97NCZ71's truck if you need any more convincing
http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?6528-Some-new-pictures-from-today&highlight=97ncz71

 

[Luke]

Paint the whole thing white. It will help hide the dents. It has to be a pretty bad paint job to make white look bad.

 

[Wagonbacker9]

silver is the closest to white I'll go. No real reason other than I don't want a white truck

 

[WIk1500]

I voted to keep it the same color, one, because i like that color, and two, because it looks terrible when you dont jam a vehicle for a color change.
But thats my opinion. If it doesn't bother you, then go with a color change.

 

[96k1500]

I think blue/silver two tone looks good on these trucks

 

[91Bluestreak]

I say 2 tone

 

[bluex]

I vote for red/white 2 tone...thats probably my favorrite color combo on these trucks
Check out 97NCZ71's truck if you need any more convincing
http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?6528-Some-new-pictures-from-today&highlight=97ncz71

If you don't want to paint everything else for a color change but want to break up all that red I would do this......

 

[Devs93]

black and silver but Im biased lol

 

[eg30.06]

I vote same color unless if you do change it you redo you innerdoors, jams and engine bay.