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01-11-2007, 07:53 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Simi Valley, CA
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|  Beat-up Paint job??? Well I was trying to do a nice orange paint job, but the color wasn't the right tint and it started to run also. So I let it dry and wet sanded it, and now it looks beaten and weatered. I think I might just leave it this way, it looks cool and I won't have to worry about scratching it crawling. I do have to say, the body is definitely smooth now! What do you guys think? I could always get another body for just show. Attachment 25901 Attachment 25902 Attachment 25903 Attachment 25904 Last edited by bluonyx; 12-15-2007 at 11:58 PM. |
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01-11-2007, 07:59 PM
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| Get off my lawn!   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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| Oh, it'll get a lot more beat up than that after you run it. The problem with "show bodies" is you're tempted to run them, just once, and that's when you get a wildass glitch that sends it under a parked car or something. So run what ya got. |
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01-11-2007, 08:00 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sin City
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| I think it looks good for a scaler!! Like you said you can always get a cherry one for the shelf..... Now take that one crawling! |
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01-11-2007, 08:11 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY
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| I think it looks pretty cool. Would be cool to get a dent in the side or something to make it looks more beat up.  |
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01-11-2007, 08:13 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lost Somewhere In New Jersey
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| nice i like the look!....i would do another color tho...but it looks good ...i would put some black paint on a tooth brush (old one duh!) and flick paint on it ... like over spray from another car  ...nice tho  |
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01-11-2007, 08:17 PM
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| I had the hottest girlfriend at the MSD Nats Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hecho en Tejas
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| looks sanded to me. maybe throw some primer on it? too new of a truck body style to be roughed up i guess. |
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01-11-2007, 09:22 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Simi Valley, CA
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| Got it, more primer and a dent somewhere... I was even thinking of puching a small hole and making it look rusted. |
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01-11-2007, 09:25 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Simi Valley, CA
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| How about painting one door and the tailgate a different color then ruff it up a little. It'll look like a pieced together, pick-your-parts truck! |
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01-11-2007, 09:26 PM
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| ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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| Camo it..... |
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01-11-2007, 09:31 PM
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| Release your anger..  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North American Union
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and if you want ,you could have the front have a dark color as a base and do a "cheap" paint job with something light so the the darker color bleeds through like it was spray painted . Last edited by ThinkTank; 01-11-2007 at 09:39 PM. | |
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01-11-2007, 11:16 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Prior Lake
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| looks good, what motor do you have with your mamba max? i hit my fridge with my high lift and you should see the sweet dent in put in the fridge haha |
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01-11-2007, 11:23 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Simi Valley, CA
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| I'm running the Mamba Max 4600 setup. I haven't decided yet if I want to put the side mirrors on or off. I remember reading about a spring mirror mod somewhere. I'm trying to find it right now... Also my 11yr old son is really good at dry brushing so I'm going to let him detail it tomorrow. Mostly on the chrome stuff because it's to bling, bling. Last edited by bluonyx; 01-11-2007 at 11:26 PM. |
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01-11-2007, 11:25 PM
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| OG Green Meat Star Man  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: *
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| i think you should leave it that way considering the motor your running in it...........all the parts will fly off and the paint will look like that once you try a high speed turn!!!!! |
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01-12-2007, 12:03 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Simi Valley, CA
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| Found a mirror mod with heat shrink tubing. Step one: cut them off. Remove the skinny section from the center of the posts. Step two: cut four short sections of 1/8 heat shrink tubing, and attach them to the mirror stubs with CA glue. Now you've got fold-away mirrors!  Attachment 25907 Attachment 25908 I'll be sure to use black on mine. Last edited by bluonyx; 12-15-2007 at 11:58 PM. |
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01-12-2007, 03:43 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Frayed ends of sanity
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| cant go wrong with flat black!!!  |
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01-12-2007, 04:17 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville
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| add rust and primer spots maybe paint a frender or door a differnet color |
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