New paint color to be chosen by the 80 Series Tech crowd.

[ToddD]

Well since you removed my JD Blitz black vote, I'll go for pink.

It's still there! I think there's only been 2 votes for it unless I'm mistaken..

I still prefer od and rainbow of yota colors would be interesting

or an Ivan Stewart era job....white with red, orange and yellow stripes at an angle....

By trapper50cal at 2011-10-25

Now you guys are getting creative! That's what I'm talking about. As creative as I am I wouldn't have been able to come up with all these ideas...

Keep it comin!

 

[Ebag333]

As creative as I am I wouldn't have been able to come up with all these ideas...

Trapper's the creative one around here with all these photoshops.

Dang emo mac guys.

 

[Trapper50cal]

Trapper's the creative one around here with all these photoshops.

Dang emo mac guys.

(flips hair to the side again) "Screw conformity...man"

Yeah, a 41 yr old, 280lb, bowhunting emo

 

[Walking Eagle]

I can not actually believe that anyone here thinks pink is a good color. Would anyone else paint there trucks pink?

Believe it. I would totally go for the pink urban camo paint photoshoped on the thread I referenced. I just don't have the ability or money to do so, but if everyone is so hot for a pink 80 - someone else pays for it, I'll be more than happy to offer up my truck.

I don't care what people think of my truck, nor should OP. If he wants pink then by all means rock pink but does impressing the ih8mud crowd make driving a pink 80 worth it. If he wants original he could paint it rainbow colors, why is that not an option.

If he's dumb enough to let us decide on the color pink, then he deserves whatever color we choose. Relax, no one is really expecting him to paint his truck pink with a fluffy bunny on the hood and fluffy bunny tracks down the side (someone please photoshop this for me) just because that's what the vote adds up to. It's a fun way of getting ideas and opinions. Lighten up.

or an Ivan Stewart era job....white with red, orange and yellow stripes at an angle....

By trapper50cal at 2011-10-25

Make it a base coat of tan rather than white and you can paint my truck that way too, it's located at......

 

[bhmmapping]

I like this one:

https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/154508-watcha-think-my-new-vinyls.html

 

[landcruising]

Smurf blue and white, the resurrection of the smurf mobile.

 

[CreeperSleeper]

That looks good, what exactly is the product?

The exact product is John Deere Blitz Black...

BlitzBlack - The real "HotRod Black."
John Deere Blitz ( Flat ) Black Paint

 

[Ebag333]

That blitz black is pretty slick stuff.

 

[mickeyt]

How would the Blitz Black compare to Al's Liner and Linex do you think?

 

[CreeperSleeper]

How would the Blitz Black compare to Al's Liner and Linex do you think?

Well one is a liner and one is paint... Because of that I'm not sure what you are asking. Al's or Line-x will look like a spray on bedliner and the Blitz Black will look like paint. It's just an industrial paint, so it've very hard.

 

[Ebag333]

How would the Blitz Black compare to Al's Liner and Linex do you think?

In terms of look, or durability?

No way is it going to be as durable as a bed liner. Different purposes.

It'll be more durable than a typical auto paint job though.



To add some tech to this, different paint holds up differently, and is something to consider. The FJC paint, for example, hardly pinstripes at all. But the down side is that it chips when hit by gravel or other debris. (At least in my experience with an early FJC in Voodoo Blue, maybe Mr T has resolved it.)

The marine epoxy paint or John Deere paint looks like good options, both are designed to take more of a beating that your typical auto street queen.

 

[mickeyt]

I did mean durability. I figured paint may be better only b/c it ewas used on john deere product....was my assumption

 

[Walking Eagle]

also a fan of this scheme from SEMA couple years ago.

 

[CreeperSleeper]

I did mean durability. I figured paint may be better only b/c it ewas used on john deere product....was my assumption

Compared to other paint it's a lot more durable! Another nice thing is it is a lot easier to touch up / repair compared to bedlining.

 

[ToddD]

Green 6M1 = 10
Desert Tan = 9.5
Blue / White = 9.5
Pink = 5
Olive Drab = 2.5
Ebag's make over = 2
JD Blitz Black = 2
Murdered out = 2
BB Camo = 1
Nightshadow Pearl = 1
Satin Black = 1
Metallic Grey = 1
Orange = 1
Toyota Freeborn Red = 1
Seafoam Green = 1
Prius baby puke green = 1
OD Green / Tan = 1
Short bus Yellow = 1
Ivan Stewart = 1

Keep the votes coming.

 

[doughboy]

Blue/white

 

[SiRaDuDe]

You know you want it...

 

[ToddD]

You know you want it...

Wow, you found one! I've been trying and have failed. Nice work, at least now I know what it might end up looking like. I wonder if there's a way to make pink look cool...
They should have linex'd those flares!

 

[SiRaDuDe]

Wow, you found one! I've been trying and have failed. Nice work, at least now I know what it might end up looking like. I wonder if there's a way to make pink look cool...
They should have linex'd those flares!

I photoshopped it!

That's my silver LC...

 

[Brandini]

High gloss black body. Flat black fenders. Gunmetal wheels.