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Offline 86swb

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What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« on: March 14, 2012, 07:29:53 pm »
Just can not make up my mind which red to go with. Love the Porsche and Victory Red. Please help Forget the last two pictures. Have already taken a lot of parts off of the truck in this picture along with the pinstriping and molding, mirrors etc.
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Offline Jason S

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Re: What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2012, 10:17:41 pm »
I always liked the victory red. 

My thoughts are to go back with the stock two-tone. 
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Re: What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2012, 05:38:25 am »
     I would ask what kind of person are you ?  Are you the kind of person who likes to draw attention to yourself or are you the kind who doesn't really care about that ?
     Now you are going to have to honest with yourself here.  If you are the first one, then the brighter the more happier you would be I would think.
     If you are the second one, then it comes down to you staring for a couple of hours at different shades of red tiles in the sunlight to determine the shade you actually like the best.
     Oh course this is just my opinion, but I try to be honest and realist in the things I do, I try anyway.
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Re: What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2012, 09:17:45 am »
Quote from: bake74 on March 15, 2012, 05:38:25 am
     I would ask what kind of person are you ?  Are you the kind of person who likes to draw attention to yourself or are you the kind who doesn't really care about that ?
     Now you are going to have to honest with yourself here.  If you are the first one, then the brighter the more happier you would be I would think.
     If you are the second one, then it comes down to you staring for a couple of hours at different shades of red tiles in the sunlight to determine the shade you actually like the best.
     Oh course this is just my opinion, but I try to be honest and realist in the things I do, I try anyway.

OK then. Not really sure what you are getting at but appreciate your openion.
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Re: What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2012, 07:14:20 pm »
Here is one of the other pictures I ment to post instead of the tire (twice)
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Re: What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2012, 07:17:55 pm »
Here it is a little bigger. 
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Offline 86swb

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Re: What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2012, 07:21:06 pm »
OK, try one more time   I guess you have to click on the attachment to see it bigger. OK Sorry about that. I am slowly learning.
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Re: What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2012, 09:05:15 pm »
With the OE red you wouldn't have to worry about doing the jams...
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Re: What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2012, 10:34:19 pm »
I am not really worried about the jams. So far I am leaning towards Victory Red. I just love this color. Should I make it all one red or keep the beidge?
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Re: What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2012, 04:25:12 am »
Color is too personal for me, but since you asked...

I always felt that particular two tone combo made the truck look dirty or dull or something.  Reminds me too much of McDonald's for some reason.  It just never did it for me.  I think its the beige.  I had a dually back in the day that was all beige and I always hated it.  I'd go with the corvette red out of the choices you gave us.
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Re: What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2012, 02:16:37 pm »
They are going to repaint the door jams, under the hood, Leave the insulation off. Will also paint inside the bed bc/cc.
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Re: What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2012, 05:49:25 am »
2 tone or just one? or did i miss that
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Re: What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2012, 08:19:21 am »
Quote from: Irish_Alley on March 18, 2012, 05:49:25 am
2 tone or just one? or did i miss that

     He was questioning whether to go two tone or keep it all one color in a previous post.
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Re: What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2012, 08:27:22 am »
what did he pick lol
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Re: What color should I paint my 84 Silverado Long bed
« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2012, 08:29:34 am »
     I don't think he has said yet.
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